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Trial begins for jitney driver accused of killing man, dumping body in North Versailles
Using license plate reading cameras, security camera footage and a car rental agreement, Allegheny County Police detectives were able to identify Darrel Hardy Jr. as the man they believed killed Zack “Bud” Moore within hours of the 2018 shooting. Hardy, who worked as a jitney driver, is on trial this...
Planning Commission OKs Duquesne University’s building plans for osteopathy school
Duquesne University will move forward with plans for a new school of medicine after Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission on Tuesday approved the school’s plans for a new building to house its College of Osteopathic Medicine. The five-story structure will replace the former Life Works building being demolished at Forbes Avenue and...
Planning Commission approves UPMC plan for 363-bed hospital in Oakland
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission signed off on UPMC’s plans for a new 363-bed hospital in Oakland on Tuesday, paving the way for finalized plans to go to the city’s zoning administrator for approval. UPMC said the new hospital, planned for the former Children’s Hospital site at the corner of Fifth Avenue...
Officials: 5 Pittsburgh police officers terminated after months-long investigation into death of Jim Rogers
Five Pittsburgh police officers were terminated as a result of their actions leading up to the death of Jim Rogers last year, though city officials on Wednesday offered scant information into the investigation and the decision-making process. Eight officers were recommended for discipline following the ultimately fatal interactions with Rogers...
Pittsburgh’s planning commission approves Oakland Crossings development, sends proposal to City Council
Pittsburgh’s planning commission voted 5-0 to recommend the controversial Oakland Crossings development zoning amendments to Pittsburgh City Council, which will have the ultimate vote on the measure. The recommendation comes with several conditions, including that university and college campuses are excluded from acceptable uses for the site and that City...
In surprise, Allegheny County Council rejects nominees for Alcosan, Jail Oversight Board seats
In a rare move by Allegheny County Council on Tuesday, three appointments to two county boards were rejected, leaving some council members in shock. The nominations were made by Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald to the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority board and to the Jail Oversight Board. They were expected...
Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh celebrated World Down Syndrome Day
They ate. They danced. They laughed. They wore mismatched socks. Members of the Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh — residents and staff and friends — gathered in person on March 21 for the first time in two years. They had lunch from the BRGR food truck and danced under sunny blue...
Audacy reaches agreement to acquire WAMO format
One of Pittsburgh’s biggest radio conglomerates just got bigger. And more diverse. Audacy, Inc., owners of KDKA news radio, 93.7 The Fan, Y108, and 100.7 Star, announced Tuesday it has acquired WAMO Pittsburgh’s intellectual property and format from Martz Communications Group. WAMO is considered the only urban, hip-hop station in...
Pittsburgh police: Missing child found safe
A 10-year-old boy previously reported missing by Pittsburgh police was found safe Tuesday afternoon. The child had been reported missing around 9 a.m. He’d last been seen in the Lincoln-Lemington area. Investigators said around 2:20 p.m. that he had been found and was safe....
1 dead in Hill District shooting
A man was found shot to death in an apartment in Pittsburgh’s Hill District on Tuesday morning, Pittsburgh police said. Police and paramedics responded around 8:20 a.m. to an apartment on Bedford Avenue in the city’s Middle Hill neighborhood, said police spokesman Maurice Matthews. Police found a man who had...
Wood Street and Sixth Avenue intersection closes for 4 weeks
One of Downtown Pittsburgh’s busiest intersections was closed at 6 a.m. Tuesday and will remain shut down for about a month. Port Authority officials said the entire intersection of Wood Street and Sixth Avenue has closed to allow for the replacement of the crosswalks and intersection. Sixth Avenue is closed...
Police: Rankin man charged in connection with fatal Knoxville shooting
A 23-year-old Rankin man was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting Friday in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood. Akeyba Sanchez was charged with criminal homicide and denied bail, according to court documents. Zone 3 police officers on patrol near Brownsville Road and Bausman Street heard gunshots around 2:45 a.m. on Friday,...
Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor in Strip District is for sale
Wanna buy an ice cream shop? Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor in the Strip District is for sale for $1.2 million. “Everything is laid out perfectly for the next owner,” owner Jacob Hanchar said on Monday. “We’ve put so much into Klavon’s that it’s like the perfect softball pitch right down...
Police: Pittsburgh man set fire to woman’s home after she left to get PFA
Authorities filed charges against a Pittsburgh man who they said set fire to a woman’s home last week, killing two cats, when she left with a friend to get a protection from abuse order against him. A woman called police to her Moore Street home in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood shortly...
Pittsburgh to resume street sweeping with related parking enforcement after 2 years
Pittsburgh is planning to resume street sweeping with related parking enforcement in April, after a two-year enforcement hiatus during the covid-19 pandemic. The street sweeping and related parking enforcement will begin on April 1 and continue through Nov. 30. For the past two years, the city has not implemented parking...
Picture perfect: Movie star Tom Hanks takes photo with bride and her wedding party
In true Mister Rogers’ fashion, Tom Hanks continues to do kind things. Hanks, who embraced the role of Fred Rogers in the film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” hasn’t stopped being like the late Pittsburgh icon. Last week, he took time out from shooting his latest film to wave...
Section of Pioneer Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Brookline to close through mid-July
A section of Pioneer Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood will be closed through mid-July because of gas line replacement work. Pioneer Avenue will be closed between Dunster Street and Berkshire Avenue from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, according to...
New Kensington man shot to death on South Side
Allegheny County Medical Examiner Dr. Karl Williams identified Adam Cloud, 29, of New Kensington as the man who was shot and killed on Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats on Saturday night. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Pittsburgh Zone 3 Police officers arrived at the 1000 block of Freyburg Street...
Judge denies motion to move trial in Tree of Life shooting case
A federal judge on Friday denied a request to move the trial of the man charged with killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018. Defense attorneys for Robert Bowers filed a nearly 3,900 page change-of venue motion in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh in January, alleging that...
Man dead in South Side shooting
A man was fatally shot in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood late Saturday, according to police. Officers were called to Freysburg Street around 10:30 p.m. and found the man with gunshot wounds to the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene in a residential area a few blocks back from...
What’s the origin of Fern Hollow’s name? Even Pittsburgh historians say it’s a mystery
Since the collapse of Fern Hollow Bridge in Frick Park, many Pittsburghers have been asking: What exactly is Fern Hollow? For one, it’s a ravine in Pittsburgh’s East End that has a creek running through its center. The ravine also partially marks the border between Squirrel Hill and Regent Square....
Carnegie Mellon students come to Alle-Kiski Valley to demonstrate STEM skills, also working on moon project
In just two months time, a handful of students from Carnegie Mellon University will head to the Johnson Space Center in Houston to field test the program they’ve spent months working on to assist astronauts on future missions as they explore the surface of the moon. But on Saturday, those...
Chattanooga’s tourney appearance turns out to be Klimchock family affair
As Laura Klimchock left the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh Friday afternoon with her father, Rick, she told him she felt sick. The No. 13-seeded University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, coached by Laura’s longtime boyfriend, Lamont Paris, was about to take on heavily favored No. 4 seed Illinois in a first-round...
2 stabbed in Sheraden
Two people were being treated for stab wounds after an incident just after midnight in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood, according to police. A man arrived at a hospital shortly after 12:01 a.m. Saturday with a wound to the abdomen and was taken to the operating room, authorities said. Witnesses told investigators...
Pitt professor remembers her brother who died in Ukraine aiding people in need
The way Jimmy Hill lived his life is a complete contrast to the way he lost it — amid Russian bombing in a weeks-long invasion of Ukraine. Katya Hill, a University of Pittsburgh professor, on Saturday said her brother had befriended a woman with four children who lived near the...
