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Linda Dickerson, consultant, longtime advocate for physically challenged, dies
For Linda Dickerson, making sure the many charitable organizations for whom she worked or served as a consultant were successful was more than just a job. It was a passion that grew from putting her own physical challenges aside to get things done for others. Ms. Dickerson, a longtime consultant...
Congressman Conor Lamb, GOP challenger Sean Parnell spar over ACA, civil unrest in WPXI debate
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and Republican challenger Sean Parnell sparred Saturday night over the Trump administration’s push to gut the Affordable Care Act in their first in-person debate. “My opponent favors overturning that law that protects you,” Lamb, 34, D-Mt. Lebanon, told viewers during the debate hosted by Trib news...
Recorded crowd noise is no match for live roars of Steelers Nation
For Pope Yinzer, nothing can replace the sights and sounds inside and outside Heinz Field on Sundays. The pope, Don Zadach Jr., 62, of Jefferson Hills, is a diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan known for going to most games in his handcrafted, papal-themed costume. “Every Sunday is almost like a national...
Police: Man stable after being shot twice in Downtown Pittsburgh
A man was in stable condition Saturday after being shot in Downtown Pittsburgh. City police were alerted about 11:15 a.m. to a reported shooting on Fort Duquesne Boulevard, between the Seventh and Ninth street bridges. Officers found the male victim in the 100 block of Seventh Street. He had been...
To the moon! CMU students one step closer to searching for water on moon’s South Pole
Carnegie Mellon University students, professors and a spin-off company have cleared their first major hurdle in developing a small robotic rover called MoonRanger for NASA set to search for water and ice on the south pole of the moon in 2022. “We’re going to the moon. Who gets to do...
Duquesne University police get body cams, as sought by hunger-striking mother of student who died in 2018
Duquesne University has completed its purchase of body cameras for its campus police, one of the demands made by Dannielle Brown, who has been on hunger strike since July over the 2018 death of her son at Duquesne. The first year of the program will cost the school $90,000, which...
Most charges held against 3 protesters accused in 941 Saloon fracasVideo
Three activists faced preliminary hearings Friday morning for charges related to summer protests targeting a Downtown Pittsburgh bar’s dress code that some called racist and transphobic. A majority of the charges against Gam Craft, Dena Stanley and Chrissy Carter were held over for trial. The issues surrounding the 941 Saloon...
Western Pa. restaurants recognized for diverse wine selections
Pour a glass of wine and raise a toast. There are 17 Western Pennsylvania restaurants within a 50-mile radius of Pittsburgh that have been recognized — some for the first time — in Wine Spectator’s 2020 restaurant awards. Wine Spectator is a wine magazine that honors the world’s best wine...
Officials: Covid cases at Pitt are going down, for now
Cases of covid-19 at the University of Pittsburgh appear to be leveling out as students start returning to in-person class, but university officials say it’s too soon to loosen restrictions. While the university has one of the highest total case counts of any institution in the area, the last two...
Pittsburgh coffee van seeks musicians to create original, heavy metal jingle
The pure joy felt by children as they race toward an ice cream truck has few, if any, adult parallels. Perhaps it would be different if the truck sold coffee instead of ice cream and played heavy metal instead of a played-out nursery rhyme. It’s about to become a reality...
Police: 4 injured in stabbing, assault in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood
Four people were injured in connection with a fight in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood Thursday, according to public safety officials. Initial reports indicate that two women stabbed each other, and two men sustained minor head injuries as a result of an altercation inside a home along Excelsior Street around 6:15 p.m....
One Brilliant in Aspinwall can style you and your homeVideo
Customers can feel at home shopping at One Brilliant in Aspinwall. The women’s clothing and accessories boutique launched “One Brilliant Home,” a stylish line of products to spruce up an abode as well as leisure wear such as comfy bathrobes, soft pajamas and cozy slippers for those whose office is...
Driver charged in Homewood hit and run
Pittsburgh police have charged an East Hills woman for a hit and run Thursday night that sent one woman to the hospital, authorities said. Rochell Brewton, 23, will be charged via summons with causing an accident that resulted in injury while not licensed, police said. The incident happened just after...
ConnectiveRx to hire 300 in Pittsburgh area
A biopharmaceutical services provider based in Pittsburgh is looking to fill hundreds of new jobs. ConnectiveRx, a company that provides access and adherence solutions for specialty and branded medications, announced Thursday its hiring local people for 300 new full-time and temporary positions. The open positions include patient support and benefit...
How do you cut the red tape out of government? Use common sense, panelists sayVideo
Before she joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili worked in various federal government positions. While she had hoped the work she was tasked with would make a difference, it didn’t always appear that way. Murtazashvili called her work with the U.S. Agency for International Development...
Truck drivers claim racial discrimination in suit against Giant Eagle’s distribution center
A federal race discrimination lawsuit filed Thursday against Giant Eagle’s OK Grocery Company contends that Black truck drivers were subjected to racial epithets and harassment by their white counterparts with no repercussions. The plaintiffs, Ulysses Robinson, Anthony Hill, Davone Grayson and Showayne Samuels, were all terminated by the company between...
Pittsburgh Bishop Zubik issues letter as pundits call Catholic vote ‘crucial’ to presidential race
Pittsburgh Catholic Bishop David A. Zubik won’t endorse either presidential candidate. By federal law, he isn’t allowed to in his official capacity. Church law also bans clergy from making endorsements. But Zubik, the spiritual leader of more than 600,000 Catholics in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence and Washington counties, said...
Pittsburgh school district will review, publicize school police arrest data
Pittsburgh Public Schools is taking new measures to analyze and address school police data. The district this week approved a proposal by Superintendent Anthony Hamlet to conduct an external investigation into data pertaining to school arrests, citations and out-of-school suspensions. The data will be sorted into characteristics like gender, race...
Pittsburgh hip-hop artist Mars Jackson talks new album, social justice, ways to ‘Look Up’
Pittsburgh hip-hop artist Mars Jackson has a knack for surprising people. He performed in art galleries, like Penn Avenue’s Most Wanted Fine Art, when clubs weren’t his style. Threads of soul, jazz and gospel are prominently displayed in his melodic brand of hip-hop music. He openly discusses the benefits of...
Hundreds march through Downtown Pittsburgh in wake of Louisville police decisionVideo
Hundreds of demonstrators marched through Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday night in honor of Breonna Taylor, to protest the lack of harsh charges against the Louisville officers involved in her killing and to amplify the voices of Black women. Organizers told the crowd, which formed at Freedom Corner in the Hill...
Pittsburgh police: 1 man dead, 2 others injured in Homewood shooting
A man is dead and two others injured Wednesday night in a shooting incident in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased as Anthony E. Williams, 44, of Swissvale. Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert of multiple shots fired around 9:20 p.m. along the 7100...
Pittsburgh schools will join districts suing JUUL, other e-cigarrette makers
Pittsburgh Public Schools will soon join the ranks of districts suing JUUL, the e-cigarettes manufacturer. The school board voted to retain legal counsel at a meeting Wednesday. “I think that this is a wise decision to join in and file and participate,” said board member Terry Kennedy. “It costs us...
Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days rescheduled again
Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days festival has been moved to 2021. The four-day Italian festival was originally to be held in August. It was then moved to Oct. 8-11 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The event will, hopefully, go on in 2021, producer Sal Richetti said Wednesday. Dates are tentatively set...
Pittsburgh’s Columbus Day Parade canceled this year
There won’t be a Columbus Day Parade in Pittsburgh this year, the city said. A tradition in the city for decades, the parade has been held in Bloomfield nearly every year. Earlier this month organizers said it was uncertain if the parade would be held because of the coronavirus pandemic...
Woman who claims Pittsburgh police used excessive force on her up for $40K settlement
Pittsburgh City Council is poised to approve a $40,000 settlement for a Trafford woman who claims she was assaulted by officers in her own home five years ago. Deborah Trzeciak, 60, filed a civil lawsuit against the city and five individual police officers in December, alleging excessive force and failure...
