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Here are some happenings in Pittsburgh this weekend. Juneteenth WPA Juneteenth Pittsburgh-Allegheny Co. Freedom Days are Friday through Sunday at Point State Park. There will be food, vendors, and activities for children and live music. At 8 p.m. on Saturday, legendary hip-hop artist Rakimwill perform on the main stage. Other...

It sat for a year, idled by the pandemic. But now, with an end to the covid-19 crisis seemingly in sight, construction on Rivers Casino Pittsburgh’s $60 million, “The Landing Hotel Pittsburgh” resumed this week. Cranes from local general contractor Massaro Corp. have returned to the site. Steel beam framing...

A man wanted in connection with the murder of a North Hills honors student remained on the run Friday, but his girlfriend was charged Thursday with helping him escape the scene of the February shooting, according to police. Chayla Robinson, 40, is charged with hindering apprehension in the Feb. 21...

A Hazelwood resident who was struck by a car on the Veterans Bridge in Pittsburgh last year during a peaceful march protesting the police killing of George Floyd is suing the driver that struck them. Victoria “Vic” Costikyan, 29, filed the complaint against Dylan Dietrich, listed as being from Jefferson...

The Pittsburgh Marathon may have been canceled as in-person event for 2021, but the EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler is a go for Nov. 7. Runners will have the option of showing up at the starting line or running virtually, organizers say. The 2020 version of the race was a virtual...

Chassity Clancy was just 3 years old, but she brightened every room she entered. She loved Barbies and the song, “Let It Go.” She liked to play with hair grease — but hated having her hair done. “She could make you laugh and smile just the way she looked at...

English-speaking people sometimes take certain things for granted. For example, when they ask a question or give a command to Alexa and Siri, they can expect to get a desired response because those cloud-based voice services work great in English. But what happens when someone who speaks one of the...

On June 26, 2020, Gloria Anderson, who had a long history of mental illness, made her way to Point State Park and told a police officer on bike patrol she was going to rob a bank. She also said she was going to kill herself. Officers took the 36-year-old homeless...

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to travel to Pittsburgh on Monday, White House officials announced. Harris will be joined during her visit to Western Pennsylvania by U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, the former Boston mayor who became the final department secretary of President Biden’s cabinet to be confirmed on March...

A Polish Hill man fired four shots at another man who he said would not stop honking his horn and shouting outside his Herron Avenue home, police said. Brandon Jones, 28, is charged with assault for the Wednesday night incident. Pittsburgh police responded to a ShotSpotter alert near Herron Avenue...

The benefit of free sun rays doesn’t appear to be enough to lure experienced lifeguards into the pool of applicants for a summer job that pays as much as $15.76 per hour from the City of Pittsburgh. City Parks and Recreation Director Ross Chapman told city council members Wednesday the...

Nine vehicles were involved in a chain reaction crash on Route 28 at the 31st Street Bridge Wednesday, according to Pittsburgh police. Police, firefighters and medics responded to the crash around 5:40 p.m. Police said first responders found that there had been three collisions involving a total of nine vehicles....

A boy was taken to a hospital after being shot in the leg Wednesday evening in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood. Public Safety spokesman Cara Cruz said officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert for multiple shots fired along the 300 block of Minton Street just before 8:45 p.m. Officers found the boy...

Little Italy Days is making its return to Bloomfield. Known as the region’s largest heritage festival, it will take place this year from Aug. 19 through Aug. 22 Bloomfield native Sal Richetti is the planner of this year’s event. “I’m happy to be back,” he said. “This past year’s been...

Pittsburgh’s Polish Hill, Lawrenceville, Strip District and Bloomfield neighborhoods are converging into a residential/retail development that will be known as Brewers Block. The development is located on Liberty Avenue between 32nd and 33rd streets, just down the street from the former Iron City brewery, as well as the Church Brew...

Declaring an impasse in the dispute between the city of Pittsburgh and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America, an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge will mediate the dispute over the Schenley Park Columbus statue. Judge John McVay issued an order last week telling the parties to identify who from...

Two men were shot, one fatally, outside a bar in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood early Wednesday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. Police said a fight outside Craig’s Bar at 3122 Chartiers Ave. was reported to 911 before 1:50 a.m. As officers were heading there, they were told that shots had been...

A Crafton man who already pleaded guilty in state court to charges stemming from last year’s protests in Downtown Pittsburgh over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota entered a similar plea Tuesday in federal court. Raekwon Blankenship, 25, pleaded guilty to a single count of obstruction of law enforcement...

After more than a year of doing business remotely, Pittsburgh’s city employees will be returning to work in upcoming weeks. But council meetings and similar meetings of the city’s boards and commissions will continue to be virtual until further notice, the city said Tuesday. “We are starting to see the...

A requirement that 10% of multi-unit housing is made affordable in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood was made permanent Tuesday with approval from city council and support from Mayor Bill Peduto. The inclusionary zoning change codifies a program that started in 2019 that requires 10% of any housing project that includes 20...

MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist known for her impromptu multi-billion dollar donations to charities and racial equity causes, announced Tuesday that she has given $2.7 billion to 286 organizations. It is the third round of no-strings-attached, major philanthropic gifts Scott has made, which together rival the charitable contributions made by...