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Pittsburgh establishes Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
Pittsburgh will now have an office dedicated to the city’s immigrant and refugee populations. The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs will help connect immigrants and refugees with resources and benefits offered throughout city, county, state and federal government and private organizations. It also will advise other city offices on...
Pittsburgh City Council approves $613 million operating budget
Pittsburgh City Council on Monday approved the city’s 2022 budget. The budget, compiled by Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration, was initially introduced in late September. Peduto formally introduced the $613.2 million operating budget and a $158.2 million capital budget to City Council during his final State of the City address in...
Person stable after being found shot in leg in Pittsburgh’s Homewood
A person was in stable condition after being found shot in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood Monday night, according to Pittsburgh police. Police said officers responded to a report of shots fired in Homewood just before 10 p.m. They found a male in the 7000 block of Frankstown Avenue, suffering from a...
TSA issues list of must check holiday items
Flying with gifts? The Transportation Security Administration recommends packing gifts in gift bags or gift boxes rather than wrapping them. If a wrapped gift triggers an alarm, it will have to be opened, meaning the gift wrap has to be removed. If the gift is in a bag or box,...
Pittsburgh council to vote on whether police can make minor traffic stops
City Council on Monday continued debate about a measure that would prohibit Pittsburgh police from pulling people over for minor, secondary violations. Though council was originally scheduled to vote on the legislation Monday, members delayed the final until next Tuesday at the request of Councilman Anthony Coghill, who has repeatedly...
Peduto Chief of Staff Dan Gilman to take on new role at Duquesne University
Dan Gilman, who served as Mayor Bill Peduto’s chief of staff, announced Monday that he will be taking on a new role at Duquesne University when Peduto leaves office in January. Gilman will serve as a senior advisor to Duquesne University President Ken Gormley and will move into the chief...
Pittsburgh approves spending plan for $10.8 million parks tax fund
City Council on Monday approved the spending plan for the fund holding the money collected through the Pittsburgh’s new parks tax. This will be the first year the city has the dedicated fund to use for park projects. The trust fund is projected to contain $10.8 million at the start...
Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Ed Gainey announces transition team details
Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Ed Gainey on Monday introduced new members to his transition committee as he prepares to take office next month. The announcement came virtually after he said he tested positive for covid-19 Monday morning. “This is a robust group of people that came together here,” Gainey said of his...
Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Ed Gainey tests positive for covid
Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Ed Gainey announced during a virtual press conference Monday that he has tested positive for covid-19. Gainey said he tested positive after taking a rapid test in the morning. He was holding a virtual press conference to announce his transition team. Gainey said he was exposed to the...
Pittsburgh council approves changes to hiring process for assistant directors
Pittsburgh City Council on Monday approved a measure that gives them some oversight in the process of hiring assistant and deputy directors for the city. The legislation affords City Council the opportunity to interview people who are appointed to those positions. City Council previously did not get to approve or...
Russian national gets time served in money laundering, cybercrime scheme in Western Pa.
A Russian national was sentenced to time served for his role in an international money laundering scheme on Monday. Maksim Boiko, 31, pleaded guilty on Dec. 17, 2020, to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The case was prosecuted in Pittsburgh because the funds that were attempted to...
Pittsburgh police investigate stabbing in Northview Heights
Pittsburgh police are investigating the stabbing of a man in his 30s in Northview Heights Saturday. Police said officers from Zone 1 were dispatched about 7:45 p.m. to the 200 block of Lamar Street for reports of a man with multiple stab wounds to his face, arm and back. The...
Police: Man stabbed at Tequila Cowboy bar on North Shore
A man was hospitalized late Saturday after he suffered stab wounds during a fight inside a bar on the North Shore, according to Pittsburgh police. Police responded to Tequila Cowboy on the 300 block of North Shore Drive just after 10 p.m. to investigate a fight where “a male suffered...
McKees Rocks man arrested for possession of 20 bricks of heroin after traffic stop in West End, deputies say
A 26-year-old McKees Rocks man was arrested Friday by Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies for possession of 20 “bricks” of heroin after a traffic stop in the West End. The sheriff’s department said Jaron Allen was stopped about 8:30 p.m. for driving erratically including crossing over the double-yellow line on multiple...
Experts join discussion about potential plastic bag ban in Pittsburgh
Experts weighed in on City Council’s proposal to ban plastic bags in Pittsburgh, a measure the legislation’s sponsor said will likely be held till next year. Councilwoman Erika Strassburger introduced the legislation, which would ban plastic bags in most scenarios and implement a fee for paper bags, in November. Rather...
Man shot in leg outside of Uptown bar, Pittsburgh police say
Pittsburgh police said a man is in stable condition after being shot in his leg Saturday afternoon in the 1300 block of Fifth Avenue. Police reported that officers responded to a Shotspotter alert for multiple shots fired in the area just after 2:30 p.m. Responding officers learned the wounded man...
Mistaken identity has Pittsburgh eatery taking blame for Arkansas restaurant’s unpopular tipping policy
Suzanne Hrach, owner of Downtown Pittsburgh’s Proper Brick Oven & Tap Room, was in Philadelphia last week celebrating her wedding anniversary when she got a notification that her restaurant received eight new Google reviews. They were not good. “Seven of them were ‘one-star’ reviews, and I don’t think we’ve gotten...
Volunteers lay wreaths on all 14,500 veterans’ graves in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
Green wreaths with red bows lay against the white tombstones. As they place the greenery at each of the 14,500 veterans graves at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Cecil, Washington County, this weekend, volunteers will say the deceased’s name. They will take a moment to pause and thank...
Etna man found guilty of threatening FBI agent on social media
A former student at the University of Pittsburgh was found guilty Friday of using Twitter to threaten an FBI agent who was investigating him. A jury deliberated three hours before finding Khaled Miah guilty of seven counts, including interstate threats, retaliating against a federal officer by threats and destruction of...
Family of man who died after being tased by Pittsburgh police calls for charges against officers
Family and friends of a man who died in October after being tased by Pittsburgh police in the city’s Bloomfield neighborhood gathered in front of the City-County Building on Friday to demand accountability in his death. “We’ve heard almost nothing in the months we’ve been fighting for this,” said Devon...
Carnegie Mellon to require covid-19 boosters, tests, masks for spring semester
Carnegie Mellon University said Friday that it will require everyone who will be on campus for the spring semester to get a booster dose of the covid-19 vaccine. In a letter to the campus community outlining covid protocols for the upcoming semester, university officials said they would provide further information...
Play it Forward Pittsburgh helps families with holiday gifts for their children
Stephanie Badstibner of McKeesport recalled waiting in line overnight to be one of the first moms inside the Play it Forward Pittsburgh Toy Drive. It’s a free toy store where families can peruse thousands of items from cars and trucks to dolls and blocks. The mother of five wanted to...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Dec. 17-19
We’ve made it to the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Bakery Square for the holidays Walnut Capital, which manages Bakery Square in Larimer, will host a variety of free holiday happenings from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday in the...
Pittsburgh extends and expands contract with Parks Conservancy
Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday to expand its contract with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, clearing the way for the nonprofit to work at additional city parks. The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has worked with the city since 1998 to restore and improve the city’s parks, starting with its biggest ones: Frick,...
Pittsburgh area humanities organizations among those sharing $1.4 million in recovery funds
A dozen area humanities organizations received grants of up to $16,000 to bolster their efforts. The grants were awarded by PA SHARP, it was announced Thursday. PA SHARP stands for Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan. Making the list of local organizations receiving $16,000 grants were City of...
