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412 Food Rescue hosting virtual concert fundraiser with Wiz Khalifa
A virtual “Yinz Citizen” concert and fundraiser hosted by 412 Food Rescue and featuring appearances by Wiz Khalifa, Anti-Flag, The Commonheart, Joe Grushecky, Donnie Iris and others is set for Nov. 12. The event is designed to raise money for 412 Food Rescue’s work to combat hunger and food waste....
Pitt Law School adjunct teacher resigns after using racial slur
An adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law resigned Wednesday afternoon, after using a racial slur during a class discussion. Law students at the University of Pittsburgh were informed via email Wednesday evening. According to the email, the teacher, who was not named, used the N-word while...
Brett Keisel’s ‘Shear Da Beard’ event memorialized with a mural
Ten years. $1 million raised. Former Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel is no longer growing hair on his face for the annual “Shear Da Beard” charity event. But the fan favorite will be remembered for all the times he allowed his teammates and other celebrities to be his barber. A...
Pittsburgh police investigating fatal shooting in Manchester
A man who was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital after being shot in the city’s Manchester neighborhood on Wednesday night has died, according to authorities. Officers from the city’s Zone 1 station in the North Side responding to a Shotspotter alert in the 1200 block of North Franklin Street around...
Man suspected of Sheraden Park assault surrenders after SWAT standoff
A police chase of an alleged assault suspect culminated in a SWAT standoff in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood Wednesday night, officials said. A woman called 911 from a residence to report that she was assaulted in Sheraden Park at about 5 p.m., Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. The woman...
Medical examiner IDs North Side woman killed in Perry South crash
A 28-year-old North Side woman died Tuesday when her vehicle struck a tree in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood. Shronda Watkins was identified as the driver in the crash, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. The crash, which did not involve any other vehicles, happened at about 10 p.m. Tuesday,...
Passenger killed in South Side Slopes crash ID’d as 55-year-old woman
The woman killed Monday morning in Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes after the minivan she was riding in collided with a concrete mixer truck has been identified as Roberta Leonard, 55. the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday. A residence for Leonard was not provided in the medical examiner’s initial...
Cameron Heyward’s foundation donates 350 backpacks to Pittsburgh students
Charlotte Heyward’s parents were teachers. She learned the importance of an education. And she taught that same lesson to her son, Cameron Heyward, star defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “I know the impact of having the right tools to learn,” Charlotte Heyward said Wednesday as she handed out backpacks...
2 Pittsburgh-area postal workers charged with throwing away mail
Federal criminal charges have been filed separately in Pittsburgh against two postal carriers accused of throwing away mail — including an application for a mail-in ballot and political advertisements. Both men are charged with delay or destruction of mail by a postal employee. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, on...
Trump to spell out economic plan to Pittsburgh, New York, Washington, Chicago economists
President Trump is expected to present his plan for the nation’s economy on Wednesday to economists from Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., New York City and Chicago. The Economic Club of Pittsburgh will join with fellow Economic Club members from those major cities, as well as Florida and Sheboygan, for a 45-minute...
Game 7 Gang moves 60th anniversary of Pirates’ World Series celebration to PNC ParkVideo
They came to PNC Park on Tuesday with their memories, their stories and their folding chairs. The Game 7 Gang’s 60th anniversary celebration of Bill Mazeroski’s World Series-winning home run was pushed to the current home of the Pittsburgh Pirates by the pandemic. So, the diehard fans who annually celebrate...
Allegheny County council president wants Columbus statue to remain
Allegheny County Council President Pat Catena on Tuesday called on local leaders to reconsider removing a controversial statue of Christopher Columbus from Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. Last week, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto echoed the recommendation of the Pittsburgh Art Commission to remove the statue. He directed the statue be displayed on...
Mail carrier suspended after ballot request, political ads allegedly found in trash
A mail carrier has been placed on unpaid leave after federal agents found mail in a trash can that was supposed to be delivered to homes and businesses in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. The items the carrier allegedly tossed away included “several different classes of mail, including one ballot request and...
Pittsburgh-area Italians gather on Columbus Day to fight for Schenley Park statueVideo
Flo Spagnolo sat in a lawn chair facing the Christopher Columbus statue in Schenley Park on Monday. It was Columbus Day. The controversial statue was obscured, wrapped from top to bottom in plastic and tape. “I have been here since the beginning when the statue was placed here,” said Spagnolo,...
Pittsburgh’s Original Oyster House celebrates 150th anniversaryVideo
The Oyster House in Pittsburgh’s Market Square today celebrates 150 years in business. “I believe we have made it this far because we are unapologetically ourselves” said owner Jen Grippo, who took over the business after her father, Louis Grippo Sr., died in May 2017. “We do a few things...
Take in ‘The Poetry of Nature’ during Phipps Conservatory’s annual fall flower showVideo
A long tradition continues with the opening of “Fall Flower Show: The Poetry of Nature” at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section. Featuring thousands of chrysanthemums in a rainbow of colors, the show is an annual tradition dating back to the fall of 1894, making it the...
1 dead in South Side crash between van, cement truck
Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene of head-on collision between a minivan and a cement truck in the city’s South Side Slopes neighborhood this morning, according to authorities. Two people had to be extracted from the van following the crash, which occurred at the intersection of South 18th and...
Allegheny Conference summit focuses on economic recovery from pandemic
An economic summit focused on restoring the Pittsburgh region’s economy to pre-pandemic levels was held last week by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. As part of the summit, the organization prepared a robust report on how severely the region’s economy has been disrupted during the pandemic. The report did...
Popular Pittsburgh bar Hambone’s permanently closes
A popular Lawrenceville bar has permanently closed following the death of its owner and complications with his estate. Hambone’s on Butler Street was owned by Jeffrey D. Holt, who died last month. A post on the bar’s Facebook page and Holt’s sister Sue Holt-Hauck confirmed the closure, which was effective...
Pittsburgh’s Greenfield Bridge opens ahead of schedule after upgrades
The Greenfield Bridge reopened this weekend ahead of schedule after a nearly three-week closure for maintenance and structural upgrades. The bridge, which spans the Parkway East to link the city’s Greenfield neighborhood to Schenley Park, closed at 7 a.m. Sept. 21. The Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure had estimated...
Steelers Nation, some Eagles fans turn out for 1st in-person game at Heinz FieldVideo
Max Haughn was ecstatic when his mother surprised him with tickets to Sunday’s Steelers game. They weren’t just tickets to Max’s very first Steelers game. They were tickets to the very first in-person game of the season at Heinz Field. “I’m really happy about it,” said Max, 11, of Akron,...
Protesters arrested after climbing onto Roberto Clemente Bridge
Two people were arrested on Sunday after they climbed into the main cable system of the Roberto Clemente Bridge to hang a protest banner. Pittsburgh police responding to a report of people climbing onto the bridge at about 8:30 a.m. on Sunday said a group of 15 protesters used bicycles...
Pittsburgh artist curates art project with safety messages that go round and roundVideo
Looking for circles has become a daily search. We spot round shapes on the ground that help us remain 6 feet apart for social distancing during the pandemic. Artist Janel Young is making those marks easier to see. The Beltzhoover resident collaborated with fellow artists to bring vibrant color, combined...
Cops: Woman hurt after attempting to hit man and dog with vehicle in Perry South
A woman was taken to the hospital after allegedly trying to run over a man and his dog then crashing into a garage in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood Friday night, according to the city Department of Public Safety. The woman was allegedly involved in a dispute with the man before...
Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto recommends removal of Columbus statue from Schenley Park
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto on Friday recommended the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in Schenley Park. The announcement comes two weeks after the City Art Commission unanimously voted to remove the statue, which has been a source of debate for months. In a statement, Peduto said he directed the...
