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Pitt researcher studies lingering health impacts from East Palestine train derailment
University of Pittsburgh researcher Juliane Beier is a leading authority on how colorless, sweet-smelling vinyl chloride can cause cancer and worsen liver disease. Her expertise meant she feared the worst when vinyl chloride vapors — the result of a controversial vent-and-burn operation by first responders — began billowing from derailed...
Pittsburgh property owners could see later deadline for early-filing discount
Pittsburgh property owners are set to get a bit more time to take advantage of the tax discount offered to early filers. Mayor Corey O’Connor and City Council members want to extend the deadline for the 2% property tax discount by one week, to February 17 from February 10. Officials...
Former Heinz Endowments IT manager pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $1M
The former IT manager for the Heinz Endowments pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to embezzling nearly $1 million from his former employer. Charles A. Richardson, of Pittsburgh, will be sentenced on June 4 before U.S. District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand. A message left for Richardson’s attorney on Wednesday was...
Pittsburgh council confirms O’Connor’s picks for police chief, public safety director
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved Jason Lando as police chief and Sheldon Williams as public safety director. The pair have been serving in their roles in an acting capacity since Mayor Corey O’Connor took office last month. A Squirrel Hill native and veteran of Pittsburgh’s police force, Lando...
Pitt to lease Wellington Apartments for overflow student housing
The University of Pittsburgh will lease the Wellington Apartment building in case there’s a need for student overflow housing this fall. University trustees on the property and finance committee Tuesday approved a five-year housing lease at the Wellington Apartments, 245 Melwood Ave. Pitt Spokesman Jared Stonesifer said the university is...
Work underway to make Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle shine under lights of NFL draft
Downtown Pittsburgh is undergoing a facelift before the 2026 NFL Draft shines a massive spotlight on the city in April. Efforts include modernizing Market Square, opening pop-up retail options, filling empty storefronts with art installations and fixing cracked sidewalks, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership President Jeremy Waldrup said in a virtual quarterly...
Pedestrian hit by bus in Oakland ‘up and walking’
A 21-year-old pedestrian who was struck by a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Oakland Monday night is “up and walking” and expected to be released from the hospital Tuesday, a transit agency spokesman said. First responders took the woman, who authorities have not named, to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in critical...
Renderings show how NFL Draft will take over Downtown Pittsburgh and North Shore
The NFL, VisitPittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday offered the first glimpse of the official 2026 NFL Draft site renderings. The images offer a preview of how the city’s largest tourism event will unfold, revealing a two-site draft campus stretching across Pittsburgh’s North Shore and Downtown for the April...
Woman struck by bus in Oakland
A woman in her 20s was hospitalized in critical but stable condition Monday evening after being struck by a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Oakland. PRT spokesman Adam Brandolph said the incident occurred at the intersection of Neville Street and Fifth Avenue shortly before 7 p.m. The 58-Greenfield bus was...
Pittsburgh man gets life without parole for killing teen outside Strip District restaurant
A Pittsburgh man was sentenced Friday to serve the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole for killing a teenager in the Strip District nearly five years ago. Howard Hawkins, 50, was found guilty in November of first-degree murder for the Feb. 21, 2021, shooting death...
Officials warn people to stay off frozen Pittsburgh rivers
First responders have a simple message after seeing reports and videos of people walking on frozen Pittsburgh rivers: Don’t do it. “Don’t put yourself at risk to get injured — because our first responders have to put their lives on the line to help you,” said Pittsburgh EMS Chief Amera...
Mayor lauds Pittsburgh teen for securing 20,000-pound cereal donation
Ender Lin combined a love of cereal and a desire to help his neighbors to secure a massive food donation that will feed thousands of families in the Pittsburgh region. Ender, 13, of Squirrel Hill, penned a letter to Kellogg, telling the company about “all the amazing things” done by...
Broken plows, inexperienced drivers contributed to Pittsburgh’s snow removal woes, mayor says
Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor on Monday pointed to broken-down snowplows and inexperienced drivers as key reasons the city struggled last week to clear nearly a foot of snow from the streets. O’Connor said he hopes to remedy both problems before next winter. “We did what we could,” O’Connor said, adding...
Can Pittsburgh build it? LEGO skyline needs community votes
A Pittsburgh LEGO set has the potential to be reviewed by designers for production — but it needs 10,000 community votes first. At the beginning of January, creator “Chris74” posted a LEGO model of the Pittsburgh skyline on the LEGO Ideas crowdsourcing platform, which gives regular people the opportunity to...
Expert witness for Fern Hollow bridge victims claims engineering firms missed problems prior to collapse
An expert retained by the victims of the Fern Hollow bridge collapse said the three engineering firms contracted to inspect the span failed to uphold the standard of care required for professional engineers. David B. Mrowiec, a civil engineer based in Virginia, reached that conclusion after reviewing thousands of pages...
Pittsburgh Public Schools building closure plan discussions back on the table
The Pittsburgh Public Schools board unanimously voted to reopen the discussion on a reconfiguration plan, which had raised the possibility of closing nine schools. On Wednesday, the Future-Ready plan was reintroduced by Eva Diodati, school board director for District 7. “I didn’t want to delay any longer than necessary. There’s...
Check out these parking chairs in PittsburghVideo
In many American cities, a parking spot is just a parking spot. In Pittsburgh? It’s a recognized and respected claim staked by a folding chair. Welcome to parking chair season. We compiled this video and photo galleries of parking chairs around the Pittsburgh region. Check it out....
‘A little scary’ and a lot dangerous: People reminded to stay off frozen rivers
It is highly dangerous and widely discouraged to walk on frozen rivers. But that hasn’t stopped some people from doing it anyway. Videos and news footage from this weekend have shown people walking and sliding across the frozen Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers, near Point State Park and the North...
Inmate who died at Allegheny County Jail identified as Hampton man
A 55-year-old man died Sunday morning at the Allegheny County Jail, Warden Trevor Wingard announced. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Mark Schwartz, of Hampton. Schwartz was booked into the jail on Aug. 2 on charges of a misdemeanor charge of simple assault and a summary offense...
Making the grade: School districts vary when configuring grade levels in buildings
A realignment of grade levels in Burrell School District buildings has offered more opportunities for students this school year. Students had more clubs, career exploratory classes and leadership prospects because of a district realignment that followed the closure of Stewart Elementary in August 2025. Effective this school year, Bon Air...
Health care workers gather in Pittsburgh to honor Alex Pretti, call for end to ICE brutality
As evening fell on Pittsburgh Saturday, nurses and health care workers gathered beside the Fred Rogers Memorial on the North Shore to honor Alex Pretti, the nurse killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, and call for an end to ICE brutality and violations of freedom. The location was chosen, organizers...
Police: Wilkinsburg man assaulted woman, stole her vehicle
Pittsburgh police arrested a Wilkinsburg man accused of assaulting a woman and using her vehicle to get away. Charges against Jermaine Turner, 34, include aggravated assault, unlawful restraint, robbery, robbery of a motor vehicle, simple assault and terroristic threats. The victim in the case told officers that Turner, whom she...
Pittsburgh garbage, recycling collection to resume Monday
Trash and garbage collection in Pittsburgh will resume Monday after the services were suspended last week because of the intense snowstorm. All households will have garbage collection on their regular day, according to Pittsburgh officials. The collection schedule is available online. Residents can check their next collection of garbage and...
‘He cared’: Eugene Khorey, 1st principal of Brashear High School, dies
When Brashear High School first opened in 1976 — uniting racially diverse students in the Pittsburgh Public School District — Eugene Khorey was at the helm as its first principal. Just two months short of turning 100 years old, Khorey, of Munhall, who was known as “Gene,” died on Jan....
New Pitt institute looks to space for insight on earthly illnesses
A trip to outer space can wreak havoc on the human body. Muscles atrophy, bones become porous and immune systems degrade in low gravity. These effects, as frightening as they may sound, tend to be temporary. Astronauts returning from extended stays at the International Space Station mostly recover within a...
