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Man who confessed from Allegheny County Jail gets 15 to 30 years for Northview Heights killing
A man who confessed to a 2015 shooting death while he was already incarcerated at Allegheny County Jail will serve 15 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday. Randy Johnson, 26, pleaded to third-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy for killing Deron McCray at his home on Chicago Street...
Officials: Elizabeth man sentenced for distributing drugs in Pittsburgh’s South Side as part of DS44 gang
An Elizabeth man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced Thursday. Dontae Gilbert, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture of heroin and fentanyl and one...
Police: Penn Hills man arrested in connection with September shooting in Homewood
A Penn Hills man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a September shooting in Homewood that left four people injured, Pittsburgh police said. Naythaniel Landry-Webb, 18, was wanted on a warrant for the Sept. 4 shooting, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. He was arrested Wednesday in the...
Black brew fest organizers accuse Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh of harassment during event
Update: Hofbrauhaus posted on social media that it has suspended the employee in question pending an investigation. “We’re deeply concerned about what we heard and are taking action.” Organizers of the Barrel and Flow Fest, an event celebrating Black brewers and artists, accused the general manager of Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh of...
Garden Theater marquee lighting signals start of long-stalled North Side development
Drivers who routinely pass the Garden Theater on North Avenue probably didn’t think they’d ever see anything like what happened on Wednesday night. After years of darkness, the Garden Theater marquee lit up the North Side block the theater has inhabited since 1915. A larger rooftop sign also lit up...
As scooter use increases, Pittsburgh officials remind people about ‘common sense’
Pittsburgh City Councilman Bruce Kraus has a simple message for people using electric scooters in the city: “You have to use common sense, for God’s sake. Please help us help you.” “You can not ride them through the Liberty Tunnels. You can’t go on the Liberty Bridge with them,” Kraus...
Man pleads guilty in plot to bomb Pittsburgh church in the name of ISISVideo
The Syrian man accused of plotting to bomb a North Side church in 2019 talked about potentially planting a second explosive device, timing its detonation to coincide with when first responders would begin to arrive, federal prosecutors said Thursday. That information came to light Thursday, as Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 23,...
Saturday night’s all right for ‘Light Up Night’ in Pittsburgh
Light Up Night returns for its 60th year in Pittsburgh, but with a new date. Traditionally held the Friday before Thanksgiving, the celebration this year will be held on the Saturday before the holiday. The date will be Nov. 20, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership announced Thursday. What is being called...
Late Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller’s mixtape coming to streaming services
Many Mac Miller fans are still mourning his death just over three years ago. But now, at least, they have a new musical release of the Pittsburgh-born rapper and record producer’s material to look forward to. On Oct. 15, Miller’s mixtape “Faces” will be available on all streaming services as...
Police: Man stabbed in Pittsburgh’s Homewood South, suspect arrested
Pittsburgh police are investigating a stabbing in city’s Homewood South neighborhood. Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda Mueller said officers responded to the incident around 1:15 p.m. along the 600 block of Hale Street. A man was treated for a non-critical stab wound to the back, and another man was taken into...
Here’s how Pittsburgh is spending $95 million in American Rescue Plan funds
It took Pittsburgh council less than three months to effectively spend all but $30 million of the $167.5 million it received in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds this year, Councilwoman Deb Gross told her colleagues Tuesday. The city should have slowed the process and held off on transferring the...
Feds seize 2 shipments of fake covid vaccination cards in Pittsburgh
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized two shipments of fake covid-19 vaccination cards in Pittsburgh. Officers intercepted the first parcel of 20 fake vaccine cards on Aug. 24 after determining the cards “presented a low-quality appearance and that they were being important by a consignee who is not...
Pittsburgh schools superintendent Hamlet’s resignation is official with $400K payout
The Pittsburgh Public Schools board on Tuesday formally accepted Superintendent Anthony Hamlet’s resignation, effective Oct. 1. The board approved measures to accept the resignation and Hamlet’s severance package of nearly $400,000 which includes one year’s salary plus the value of his benefits. Hamlet tendered his resignation Sept. 8 after the...
24th floor fire spurs evacuation of Downtown Pittsburgh hotel; no one injuredVideo
A fire broke out Tuesday night on the 24th floor of a Downtown Pittsburgh hotel, spurring a temporary evacuation of guests while firefighters knocked down the blaze. No one was injured, though multiple floors of the Westin Convention Center were exposed to possible smoke damage, public safety officials said. The...
Police: No one hurt when tractor-trailer rolls over in Downtown Pittsburgh
No one was hurt when a tractor-trailer rolled over at about 7 p.m. Tuesday on Fort Pitt Boulevard at Stanwix Street in Downtown Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials tweeted a fuel spill from the crash was contained and no one was hurt. EMS, Fire, and Police are on the scene...
Pittsburgh police, FBI investigate threats to city churches
Pittsburgh police and the FBI have launched a joint investigation to determine if there are any links between two threats to city churches last Sunday. St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church in Greenfield was evacuated after a man called 911 and threatened to harm himself and others at the church,...
Peduto proposes changes to parking rules for restaurants
Fewer people in Pittsburgh are driving their cars to restaurants, with more preferring to walk or bike instead. With that in mind, Mayor Bill Peduto is proposing sweeping changes to zoning laws requiring minimum parking and other stipulations for restaurant owners. They include requiring any individual or company proposing a...
Squirrel Hill restaurant hit with health department violations for roaches
Silk Elephant restaurant on Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill received an Allegheny County Health Department consumer alert following an inspection on Monday. The reinspection — following others in August and June — showed a number of safety violations, including cockroaches, potential for cross-contamination of food and sanitization problems. According to...
TSA stops man with gun at Pittsburgh Airport
For the second time in five days, Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a passenger with a loaded handgun at Pittsburgh International Airport. On Tuesday, TSA officers observed a loaded 9mm Glock handgun in a backpack belonging to a 44-year-old man at the airport’s main security checkpoint. The man possessed a...
Team of Carnegie Mellon students, robots to compete in search-and-rescue missionVideo
Carnegie Mellon University is sending a team of about a dozen robots to a competition testing their navigation of an unknown underground course, meant to simulate search-and-rescue scenarios. The university’s 20-person team of faculty, students and staff — along with their league of robots — will compete in a Defense...
Chaka Khan headlines Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Chaka Khan will perform at the 11th annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival this weekend. The 10-time Grammy-award winning singer will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday at the Benedum Center, Downtown. Khan’s musical repertoire encompasses rhythm and blues, pop, rock, gospel, country, world music and classical. She has released...
Steel City Big Pour returns a little smaller to Construction Junction
The Steel City Big Pour will flow again after a year off. One of the first Pittsburgh beer festivals, the 14th annual event is from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 16 at Construction Junction. The festival will feature 34 brewers, including Allegheny City Brewing Co., Dancing Gnome Brewery, East End...
ShotSpotter alert lead Pittsburgh police to shooting in Homewood
A man was seriously injured late Monday after being shot in his lower back in Homewood, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers from the city’s Zone 5 station found the victim after responding to a ShotSpotter gunfire alert for the 7100 block of Frankstown Avenue around 10:55 p.m. The man who...
Volunteers needed as Garbage Olympics returns to Pittsburgh
It’s an Olympic year in more ways than one. The City of Pittsburgh is holding its annual Garbage Olympics on Saturday, a citywide cleanup event the Department of Public Works bills as a “competitive litter pick-up event.” More than 40 Pittsburgh neighborhood teams are being pitted against one another to...
Police: Man in critical condition after being shot in Mt. Washington Monday evening
A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood Monday night. Public Safety spokesperson Maurice Matthews said officers responded to a 911 call for the shooting around 8:30 p.m. along the 200 block of Jasper Street. Police encountered a 20-year-old man suffering from a...
