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Central Catholic to close Thursday due to third covid-19 case
Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh will be closed Thursday after a third person tested positive for covid-19. The cases appear to be independent of each other and there is no evidence of internal spread of the virus, according to a statement issued by the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. After...
Yes, that really is a peanut-shaped vehicle driving around PittsburghVideo
You’ve got to be a little nutty to take this job. These three recent college graduates must be. They’ve been been hired to drive across the U.S. in a peanut-shaped van. The Planters NUTmobile, owned by KraftHeinz, is spending the week in Pittsburgh. Planters hires what it terms “Peanutters,” all...
Neighbor charged in fatal Brighton Heights shooting
A SWAT situation on Wednesday ended with the arrest of a man accused earlier in the week of opening fire on a couple as they walked to get a bite to eat on Pittsburgh’s North Side, authorities said. The shooting happened about 3:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Brighton...
Pittsburgh allocates $1.8 million for Riverview Park landslide repairs
More than $1.8 million will be allocated to address landslides around Riverview Park on Pittsburgh’s North Side, Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration announced Wednesday. The money will come from the Regional Asset District’s capital fund and the first area to be addressed is the hill near Riverview Park’s Chapel Shelter. “Residents...
Veterans Day bike tour in Pittsburgh rides on despite the rainVideo
Rainy weather wasn’t going to put the brakes on for these cyclists. The 20-mile ride Wednesday — Veterans Day — went on as planned with a few adjustments. The first Veterans Day Bike Tour was to include stops at the Southwestern Pennsylvania World War II Memorial, the Korean War Memorial,...
Pittsburgh posts ‘No Hunting’ signs in Frick Park
There are now “No Hunting” signs in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park. The city’s Public Safety Department put up the signs at key points in the more than 600-acre wooded greenspace in the city’s Squirrel Hill, Point Breeze and Regent Square neighborhoods. “There are numerous children, bicyclists, pedestrians and pets within the...
Pitt adds 74 covid-19 cases in 3 days
The University of Pittsburgh reported 73 new infections of covid-19 among students, and one employee case, between Friday and Monday, the school’s Covid-19 Medical Response Office (CMRO) said. In an update, the office attributed the staggering increase in cases to “large-scale exposures at social engagements over Halloween weekend.” “This is...
Victim in Bedford Dwellings shooting identified
The victim in a Tuesday shooting at Bedford Dwellings has been identified. William Lee Jr, 33, of Pittsburgh, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Pittsburgh police are investigating the incident which happened just about 8 p.m. in the 2400 block of Chauncey...
Clinic opens in Clairton to address pediatric asthma crisis
A new health center designed to treat the region’s growing number of children with asthma opened Tuesday in the industrial hub of Clairton. The Cornerstone Care Community Health Center, a pilot project launched with the backing of the Allegheny County Medical Society, held a ribbon cutting ceremony and immediately welcomed...
Harrison World War II veteran looks back at his time in the Navy, 99 years of lifeVideo
Howard Traenkner has trouble with his vision, but he still sees clearly into the past. The 99-year-old Navy veteran of World War II recalled his two years in the service, including 12 months on the USS Chiwawa AO 68, a 750-foot-long ship that traveled from Virginia to Texas to Japan,...
Pittsburgh allocates $3 million in federal funding for covid-19 relief programs
Five Pittsburgh-area programs will benefit from more than $3 million from previously-approved federal coronavirus relief legislation, Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration announced Tuesday. The bulk of the money, $2 million, will go to the Urban Redevelopment Authority for rental assistance under the URA’s Housing Stabilization Program. About 1,000 households have been...
Woman found shot to death in East Liberty
A woman was found shot to death Tuesday morning in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to 911 calls for a shooting just after 11 a.m., said Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. Police found a woman shot in the head inside a home on Rippey Street....
Pittsburgh native Cardinal Wuerl set to retire from Vatican roles
Pittsburgh native Cardinal Donald Wuerl is retiring. Wuerl is expected to resign from his role as a member of the Congregation for Bishops on Nov. 12 when he turns the mandatory retirement age of 80, according to a report by National Catholic Reporter. The retirement comes two years after Wuerl...
Pittsburgh police investigate 2nd port-a-potty explosion in a week
Someone blew up a port-a-potty on Pittsburgh’s North Side sometime overnight into Tuesday morning, according to city police. A construction crew on Itin Street in the city’s East Allegheny neighborhood reported the blown-up portable toilet to authorities around 7 a.m., according to Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews. The bomb squad...
Pitt students react to shifting guidelines, shelter-in-place
As the University of Pittsburgh tightens covid-19 restrictions amid rising infection levels, some students say they aren’t all that surprised. “All of this is unfortunate but not completely unexpected,” said Eric Macadangdang, a senior Pitt student and president of the student government. “But it’s completely necessary.” The university moved its...
Man transported to hospital in stable condition after shooting in Larimer
One person was transported to the hospital in stable condition after a shooting in Larimer Monday evening, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to a 911 call of a male shot in the 6500 block of Winslow Street around 7 p.m., according to police spokesman Maurice Matthews. On scene, first...
Pittsburgh police searching for missing man
Pittsburgh police are searching for a man they say is endangered. Bernard Dennis, 45, was last seen in the Manchester area of Pittsburgh on Sunday. Dennis is 6 feet 1 inch tall, 195 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt. Anyone with...
Police: 1 person dead after shooting at Brighton Heights
One person was killed in a shooting in Brighton Heights Monday afternoon, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert at the intersection of Brighton Road and Davis Avenue around 3:30 p.m. On scene, officers found a man in the street with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper...
Unseasonably warm weather could shatter high temperature record on Tuesday
The high temperatures flirted but failed to hit a record on Monday in Western Pennsylvania but on Tuesday, the daily record is almost sure to be shattered. As forecast, four of our daily high temperature records have fallen today. Wheeling, Zanesville, and New Philadelphia all had highs of 76°F today....
As race intensifies, Pitt remains committed to developing a covid vaccine
While a coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer appears promising and highly effective, the interim analysis released Monday only tells part of the story, said Paul Duprex, director of the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh, which is working on several vaccine candidates. He said to think of...
African American-owned art gallery Blaqk House Collections in Pittsburgh vandalized
The windows in the front of Blaqk House Collections art gallery in Downtown Pittsburgh, including the front door, were shattered in the early morning hours Monday. “I got a call at 3:30 a.m. that the alarm went off,” said Cynthia Kenderson, who co-owns the art gallery with Nicky Jo Dawson....
Christmas tree to be installed in Pittsburgh
During a week when unseasonably warm weather is making it feel like anything but Christmas, the annual installation of the City-County Building’s Christmas tree is set for this Saturday. Though it might seem that the tree is going up early, City Forester Lisa Ceoffe said the installation is actually later...
UPMC study: No clear benefit using hydroxychloroquine to treat covid
Hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug pushed by President Trump to treat covid-19, has again shown to be ineffective in treating people hospitalized with covid-19, according to results of a study published Monday. The study “puts to rest any lingering hope that hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment against covid-19,” said co-author Dr....
WQED combines events for a kindness trifecta on Cardigan Day
November’s Friday the 13th will be a lucky day, as World Kindness Day coincides with King Friday the XIII’s birthday, making it the ideal time for WQED to celebrate its third annual Cardigan Day. “King Friday’s birthday is celebrated every Friday the 13th, no matter how many there are every...
Peduto: Without federal aid, Pittsburgh will cut over 630 jobsVideo
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto introduced a $564 million operating budget for 2021 on Monday that doesn’t include a tax increase. But he said cuts will be required if federal relief for cities impacted by the coronavirus pandemic isn’t approved soon. “It never should have come to this — and it...
