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Beaver County woman arrested for allegedly luring Illinois boy, 15, from his home to hers
A Rochester woman accused of taking a teenage boy from his home to Beaver County last month was arrested Wednesday night in McKeesport by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department, police said. The suspect, Lilandra Redman, 20, was found at a home in the 2900 block of Versailles Street, McKeesport, at...
Attorney: Duquesne’s ‘knee-jerk’ move to oust professor for using racial slur threatens academic freedom
Duquesne University risks setting a dangerous precedent and violating its own rules regarding academic freedom by trying to oust a professor for using a racial slur during a lecture about race, the suspended professor’s attorney said Wednesday. “It’s a knee-jerk reaction,” Warner Mariani, attorney for the embattled professor, Gary Shank,...
Beltzhoover residents laud URA’s investment in former elementary schoolVideo
Margie Thompson attended elementary school at Beltzhoover Elementary School 75 years ago. It was a “nice community school,” said Thompson, who is 86. On Wednesday, she was among the people who filled the area on Cedarhurst Street in front of the school to celebrate a $72,000 investment by the Urban...
Diners can help feed Square Café in move by investing in a crowd-funded business loan
Square Café owner Sherree Goldstein launched a campaign with Honeycomb Credit to raise money for the move from Regent Square to East Liberty. The new space, previously occupied by restaurants Spoon and BRGR, will provide more indoor and outdoor seating, be open longer hours and offer beer and alcohol. “It...
Head of Pittsburgh area gambling ring, son, plead guilty to running numbers
The 90-year-old patriarch of a Pittsburgh family connected to gambling operations in Western Pennsylvania for more than a half century agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve charges the family operated a sports betting and numbers running business dating back to 1994. Robert “Bobby I” Iannelli, of Pittsburgh, along with his...
USW lights up iconic Pittsburgh landmarks with Biden-Harris message without permission
Corey Barsky was more than a little miffed Tuesday night when he saw a giant Biden-Harris logo projected on the façade of the towering Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland campus. Barsky, who is vice chair of the Pitt College Republicans, said the projection that included the...
Pittsburgh council debates proposed restrictions on facial recognition programVideo
A debate over whether Pittsburgh police should be allowed to use facial recognition software and predictive policing techniques is part of the overall process of police reform in the city, the sponsor of legislation restricting use of the technology said Wednesday. “I think that it’s a good sign for public...
Who is Alwyn Cashe and why did Alejandro Villanueva choose to honor him?
Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle Alejandro Villanueva is being both criticized and praised for taping the name Alwyn Cashe — an Army sergeant who died from injuries he received fighting in Iraq in 2005 — over the name of Antwon Rose Jr. on the back of his helmet for Monday night’s...
Greenfield Bridge to close for a month, starting Monday
The Greenfield Bridge will be closed for a month for maintenance and repair, the Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure announced. The bridge, which spans the Parkway East to link the city’s Greenfield neighborhood to Schenley Park, will close at 7 a.m. Monday. The contractor that built the bridge, Mosites...
Pittsburgh woman’s portrait cookie art comes to Heinz History Center
Jasmine Cho has loved to bake since she learned how in high school. The joy of making sweet things, cookies in particular, has led Cho to accomplish great things, including becoming a Food Network Champion and the founder of Yummyholic, her online bakery connecting art with pastry. But the Pittsburgh-based...
Man hospitalized after Point Breeze shooting
A man was transported to a local hospital in stable condition following a shooting in Point Breeze Tuesday, Pittsburgh police said. Officers and medics responded to the 7300 block of Penn Avenue around 12:20 p.m.. On scene, officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the upper thigh. Police...
Pittsburgh police arrest 3rd suspect in shooting of 1-year-old Zykier Young
Pittsburgh police have arrested Devon Thompson, 37, of McKees Rocks in connection with last months’ shooting death of 1-year-old Zykier Young. Thompson was one of three men allegedly involved in the Aug. 24 shootout on Rhine Place in the city’s Spring Hill neighborhood. He turned himself into police Tuesday on...
Pittsburgh researchers unveil new drug that could treat and prevent covid-19
Pittsburgh scientists as soon as next year could begin testing in humans a breakthrough drug they say has the potential to stop the pandemic by treating — and even preventing — the virus that causes covid-19. The drug’s foundation is a tiny but potent antibody that can block the virus...
Virtual town hall meeting set to discuss why more Black youths are placed in the juvenile justice system
Two girls get into a fight at school. Neither are seriously hurt, but the police are called. In addition to any punishments from the school district or their parents, they’re now involved in the juvenile justice system — and have to face legal consequences. In the months that follow, the...
Allegheny County to resume jury trials in courthouse and convention center
The Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania, which covers Allegheny County, said Tuesday that jury trials will resume in both criminal and civil divisions next month. The district has Pennsylvania’s second-highest case load behind Philadelphia County. Trials will begin on Oct. 19. Space has been leased through December at the David...
Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkin Pop-Up carves out a new face this year
The Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkin Festival has turned into the Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkin Pop-Up. The pandemic won’t allow for the traditional event along Pittsburgh’s North Shore, but organizers have devised another way. Not far from the usual spot, they will create a “mammoth, pumpkin-carved and painted scene of Pittsburgh’s mythical river...
Allegheny County arts community to get more than $3M in state grants
Thirteen arts and cultural entities in Allegheny County will receive more than $3 million in state grant funds. They include (figures rounded): • National Aviary: $221,000 • The Andy Warhol Museum: $263,000 • The Mattress Factory art museum: $80,000 • Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh: $302,000 • Pittsburgh Symphony: $500,000 •...
Pittsburgh police charge 3 protesters for harassing Downtown diners during ‘Civil Saturday’
Three Pittsburgh protesters have been charged by police for a pattern of disorderly conduct Sept. 5 that started at the McDonald’s on Liberty Avenue and continued to an area outside Sienna Mercato on Penn Avenue. Parts of the protest were captured on video that went viral on social media nationwide,...
Girl, 5, in critical condition after being hit by car in Sheraden
A 5-year-old girl is in critical condition after being hit by a car Monday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood, according to police. Pittsburgh EMS, firefighters and police responded to the 600 block of Hillsboro Street in Sheraden around 2:30 p.m. where the girl was struck after exiting a vehicle. She...
Pitt researchers discover antibody that could be key in covid cure
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh say they have isolated a tiny molecule that neutralizes the coronavirus and could be the foundation for a drug to prevent and combat covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. Researchers from Pitt’s School of Medicine published their findings today in the journal Cell....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers move closer to strike
Union members at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette are moving closer to a strike. On Monday, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh said its parent union, NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America, unanimously approved their strike vote. “A decision to strike is never made lightly,” said NewsGuild President Jon Schleuss. “This one comes amid a...
Staff member tests positive at Pittsburgh Mifflin elementary school
A staff member at Pittsburgh Mifflin has tested positive for covid-19, leading administrators to suspend Grab and Go lunches at that location. The elementary school will be closed until Wednesday, according to a district statement, while the facilities team deep cleans the building “out of an abundance of caution.” All...
‘Floating Cinema’ passing on Pittsburgh; company blames covid
An Australian entertainment company that initially touted a floating cinema tour of U.S. cities, including a stop scheduled Wednesday through Friday in Pittsburgh, now says it is postponing the events because of the coronavirus pandemic. Officials with the Pittsburgh Special Events department and the U.S. Coast Guard’s Pittsburgh auxiliary unit...
Greenfield woman, 89, crafts hundreds of pandemic masks to donateVideo
Jackie Stebler pushes her walker among the rows of fabric. She’s in search of the perfect material. When she finds what she needs, she places it on the seat of the walker and keeps moving. Her daughter, Karen Culley, transfers the fabric pattern to a shopping cart. Jackie is on...
Pittsburgh Symphony and Opera performers grateful to play live concertVideo
A small group of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians and a pair of singers from the Pittsburgh Opera stepped on an outdoor stage in front of a live audience Sunday night. It was the first high-profile concert in Pittsburgh since the start of the covid-19 pandemic and the first time these...
