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A daughter’s promise: An unbreakable bond that withstood the test of a lifetime
This is the story of one mother and one daughter bound by an enduring devotion to each other and a lifelong promise to be each other’s protector....
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ sparks chess boom in Pittsburgh
When “The Queen’s Gambit” became a smash hit on Netflix, a chess institute in Pittsburgh with a similar name got plenty of online attention — both good and bad. “We’ve been getting so many tags on social media, and specifically Twitter,” said Ashley Lynn Priore, president of The Queen’s Gambit...
3 escape after blaze spreads to 3 Hazelwood homes
Three Hazelwood residents escaped uninjured early Saturday after a neighboring home caught fire, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews. Firefighters were called to Cust Street about 2:15 a.m., according to authorities. The flames spread to two adjacent homes, forcing the residents out. The house where the flames originated...
Man shot in Stowe Township
A man was hospitalized after being shot in the lower extremity in Stowe Township on Friday night, Allegheny County Police said. Police said they were notified of the shooting in the 400 block of Pleasant Ridge Road at 6:40 p.m. A vehicle being driven in the area also was reportedly...
Allegheny County, Pittsburgh companies among list of best places to work
Four companies in Allegheny County have been named among the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania. Ryan LLC, a consulting firm in Downtown Pittsburgh; Total Quality Logistics, a logistics firm located in Kennedy Township; Maher Duessel, an accounting firm on Pittsburgh’s North Shore; and KU Resources, Inc., an environmental consultant...
Officials confirm: Body of missing Jefferson Hills teen found in Mon River
The body of a missing 15-year-old Jefferson Hills boy was found Friday afternoon in the middle of the Monongahela River south of Pittsburgh near the Elizabeth Bridge. Jeno Moretti’s body was recovered at 4:50 p.m. by divers from the Charles County, Md., rescue team, Elizabeth Borough Police Chief Bill Sombo...
Man shot in Homestead in critical condition
A man shot in the torso in Homestead on Friday afternoon was hospitalized in critical condition, the Allegheny County Police Department’s homicide unit said. Homicide investigators were notified of the shooting in the 200 block of East 16th Avenue at 2:50 p.m., police said. The victim, who was not identified,...
DCNR cancels all in-person events due to covid concerns
The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has canceled all in-person events and programs in all state parks and forests, starting Sunday. That includes those organized by its staff or volunteers. The decision includes the elimination of the DCNR’s organized group First Day Hikes planned for Jan. 1. The...
As pandemic wears on, more people are food insecure
As the covid-19 crisis continues to worsen, many more people are looking for help putting food on the table. That’s the message Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank president and CEO Lisa Scales gave during a Governing in Crisis virtual discussion this week. Scales told the Trib reservations for drive-up food...
Jail Oversight Board to investigate why high-ranking medical administrators keep quitting
When Janet Bunts was hired in August to be the new health services administrator at the Allegheny County Jail, she came to the position with 26 years in corrections. She only lasted three months before she quit in November. There’s a reason no one stays, Bunts said: “A lack of...
Allegheny County lawyer Jill Beck launches Superior Court bid
A Squirrel Hill lawyer Friday fired the first salvo in the 2021 election, announcing her candidacy to fill a vacancy on the state Superior Court. Jill Beck said she is running to fill a vacancy on the state court that hears the first round of appeals in most civil and...
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh MuseumLab wins international design awardVideo
MuseumLab, the newest expansion of Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, was named Civic and Cultural Interior of the Year in the international Dezeen Awards 2020. Presented by the architecture and design website Dezeen, the award was revealed during an online presentation in November. The Dezeen Awards, now in its third year,...
Preliminary Pittsburgh Public Schools budget won’t hike taxes; $32 million deficit projected
Pittsburgh Public Schools doesn’t intend to increase taxes to support its 2021 budget. But the $668.5 million spending plan includes a $32 million deficit that needs to be addressed, Superintendent Anthony Hamlet said in a statement. “We recognize the need to take steps to increase our revenue to the extent...
Pittsburgh police: Man in stable condition after being shot in Arlington neighborhood
A man was hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in the stomach in Pittsburgh’s Arlington neighborhood Thursday. Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said city police responded to a ShotSpotter alert and 911 call for a shooting around 6:10 p.m. along the 200 block of Rothman Street. Officers located the...
Pittsburgh ranked among top cities for LGBTQ inclusivity
Pittsburgh is among 94 cities across the country and four in Pennsylvania that earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2020 index ranking on LGBTQ inclusion. “We have continued to make strides toward being a more inclusive and welcoming city,” Mayor Bill Peduto said in a statement. “We...
Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese pays $19.2 million to settle 224 clergy abuse claims
Signaling an end to the latest chapter in the Catholic Church’s struggle to heal from scathing revelations of child sexual abuse in a 2018 grand jury report, an independent mediator for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Thursday that it has completed two years of work and awarded more than...
Pittsburgh museums receive state grants for support during pandemic
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Carnegie Science Center and the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh were among several local museums to receive grants to support them during the covid-19 pandemic. The three museums, along with the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, each received a $40,000 grant from the Pennsylvania...
Unusual Steelers’ game time makes for odd scene on Pittsburgh’s North ShoreVideo
How strange was Steelers football on a Wednesday afternoon without a crowd? Even Ben Roethlisberger’s mom, Brenda, was weirded out. She showed up at Heinz Field about an hour before game time with two of her grandchildren in tow. “It’s very weird. It seems like a ghost town out here,”...
Pittsburgh council tweaking covid-related sick leave legislation before final voteVideo
People who work in Pittsburgh and need to take time off because they test positive for covid-19 or are asked to quarantine would be given paid sick leave under legislation Pittsburgh City Council will consider for adoption next week. Mayor Bill Peduto spearheaded the proposal, which was introduced last week...
10% of City of Pittsburgh’s employees are in covid quarantine, officials say
About 10% of the City of Pittsburgh’s workforce is off work because they are quarantining for possible covid-19 exposure, the city announced Wednesday. That amounts to about 330 of the city’s 3,300-person workforce. A smaller but unspecified number of workers are off because they’ve tested positive for covid. The workers...
Pittsburgh Pothole Filler made to satisfy sweet-and-salty popcorn cravings
The creative minds behind Pittsburgh Yinzer Greetings have found a way to make potholes palatable — literally. Just in time for holiday gift-giving, the company has teamed up with Sarris Candies to introduce Pittsburgh Pothole Filler. The sweet-and-salty treat features fresh-popped popcorn, dunked and drizzled in rich dark chocolate in...
Pittsburgh Promise gives 10,000th scholarship
Vanessa Thompson remembers feeling stunned as she sat with her mother when they received that first college tuition bill in the fall of 2008. Thompson was attending Chatham University, the first in her family to go to college. “We’re both crying like ‘how are we going to pay this bill?’”...
Rick Dayton named permanent KDKA Radio afternoon host
Whether it’s television or radio, Rick Dayton loves telling a good story. Now he’ll have another chance to do it on a daily basis. Entercom Pittsburgh, parent company of KDKA Radio, has announced that Dayton will take over the news and talk station’s coveted afternoon drive slot. “KDKA Radio Afternoon...
Community Foundation of Westmoreland County director moving to Pittsburgh Foundation
Officials at the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County are launching a search for a new executive director, following the announcement Tuesday that Phil Koch is moving into a new post at The Pittsburgh Foundation. Koch will maintain his post with the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, where he served for...
Police: Man shot in the face in Pittsburgh’s South Side
A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the face in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood Monday night. Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said officers responded to a Shotspotter alert for a shooting around 9:30 p.m. along the 1500 block of Bingham Street. Responding officers were later notified...
