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WISH 99.7 morning host Cris Winter announces she’s left the station
On-air personality Cris Winter announced Tuesday on her “Cris Winter In The Morning” Facebook page that after working close to 40 years in Pittsburgh radio, her days on the air are over — for now. Winter said she was dismissed Friday after her show on WISH 99.7. “When you look...
Tales from ‘The Cage’: Bartenders chronicle the Squirrel Hill Café, Pittsburgh’s classic watering hole
When Anthony Bourdain asked novelist Stewart O’Nan to appear on the Pittsburgh episode of his “Parts Unknown” CNN program in 2017, O’Nan insisted on recording the interview at the Squirrel Hill Café. There are a lot of other places he could have picked. Why the Squirrel Hill Cafe? “It’s not...
2 Pitt students test positive for covid-19
Two University of Pittsburgh students tested positive for covid-19 in the school’s first round of surveillance testing, according to data released by the university. The university had announced it would choose students at random to participate in the self-administered testing. In the first round of testing conducted Aug. 12-13 as...
Amazon’s hiring of 1,500 in Pittsburgh region provides boost during pandemic
Amazon announced Tuesday that more than 1,500 people will be hired to work in its new 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center and a new delivery station, both of which are in Findlay and are set to open later this year. When Amazon broke ground on the fulfillment center in October, the...
Move over pumpkin spice, Primanti’s and East End Brewing bring back pickle beer
Primanti Bros. and East End Brewing Co. are bringing back their “Almost Famous Pickle Beer” collaboration. They hope the second serving is as good as the first. “Last year, it was bonkers how fast it went,” said Scott Smith, owner of East End Brewing in Larimer. “People came to the...
Allegheny County posts lowest new covid case count since June
On Tuesday, Allegheny County continued its trend of lower daily covid-19 case numbers in August. The county Department of Health reported 45 new cases — the lowest number of new cases since June 25. In the month of August, the county has added 1,455 covid-19 cases, as compared to 3,365...
Plan to replace Abraham Lincoln statue in Wilkinsburg moving along
Abraham Lincoln could be back on his Wilkinsburg perch in time for his Feb. 12 birthday next year. For the past 18 months, a group of Wilkinsburg residents have been working to raise $70,000 to build a new bronze, life-size statue of the 16th president of the United States. The...
Police: Woman grazed by bullet in Garfield
A woman was in stable condition after being found with a bullet wound in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood Monday night, according to city police. Officers responded shortly after 9 p.m. to an alert of shots fired in the 5300 block of Hillcrest Street, where police said they found evidence of a...
2 men hospitalized after shooting in Pittsburgh’s East Hills
Two men were found shot in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood Monday night. Pittsburgh police responded to multiple reports of shots fired around 10 p.m. in the 2200 and 2300 blocks of East Hills Drive. One man was in stable condition when taken to a hospital, police said. Police said the...
‘Low profile’ arrest creates firestorm as officials, experts blast Pittsburgh police tactic
More Pittsburgh city leaders on Monday added their voices to a growing chorus of concern and alarm over tactics used by city police in the weekend arrest of a protester in Oakland, with Mayor Bill Peduto decrying the arrest as “disturbing” and barring the tactic from use during peaceful protests....
Mayor Peduto decries tactics used by Pittsburgh police during protest
The arrest tactics used when a protester was whisked into an unmarked van Saturday in Oakland won’t be used again in Pittsburgh, Mayor Bill Peduto said Monday. “It is hard to find the words for how livid I was after seeing the online videos of the disturbing arrest at Saturday’s...
Allegheny County posts lower new covid case count for 4th straight day
For the fourth straight day, the Allegheny County Health Department posted a lower new covid-19 case count. The county added 71 new cases on Monday, making it the third consecutive day the number was in the 70s. The results come from 944 tests administered from Aug. 11-16. All of the...
Police: Man shot in arm by assailant in SUV in Sheraden
A man was in stable condition after being shot in Sheraden early Sunday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. Police said officers responded to reports of a person being shot in the 3100 block of Chartiers Avenue around 1:35 a.m. Officers found a man outside who had been shot in an...
Trib launches ‘TV Talk’ with Rob Owen
It’s a good news day for TV lovers. Nationally known TV writer Rob Owen will join Trib Total Media this month, providing readers the latest in local TV news and hand-picked recommendations on shows to watch on broadcast/cable networks and streaming services. Owen, who spent 22 years at the Pittsburgh...
Angry crowd shows up at Mayor Peduto’s home challenging Pittsburgh police arrest of protesterVideo
Dressed in black and carrying signs like “Defund the Police, Peduto is a coward,” about 150 protesters marched to Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s home Sunday after rallying in Mellon Park in Point Breeze. Protesters were outraged by a “low-visibility arrest” of a protester in Oakland on Saturday during a Black...
Much-needed new Giant Eagle-backed Community Market opens in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood
It has been at least 40 years that Gregory Utz of Lawrenceville has been shopping for groceries at 4401 Liberty Ave. He remembers back decades ago when it was a Kroger’s and other grocers, but most recently it was a Shursave IGA. Shursave closed last month after the Liberty Avenue...
Mayor Peduto, Pittsburgh public safety leaders address protest arrest in Oakland
What was meant to be a “low-visibility arrest” of a protester by plainclothes officers in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood Saturday turned into a social media firestorm, pushing Mayor Bill Peduto to call a news conference Sunday to express his concerns over the incident while police leadership explained why they thought their...
Ozanam founder Carl Kohlman honored with shoe lineVideo
Carl Kohlman has always believed in helping young people take steps in the right direction on the basketball court and in life. To continue his direction of moving forward at the Ozanam Cultural Center in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, a shoe has been designed in his name, the “Carl Kohlman Sneakers.”...
Head of U.S. Small Business Administration visits Pittsburgh restaurantVideo
Cilantro & Ajo, a modest Venezuelan restaurant on the South Side, might seem an unlikely poster child for the U.S. government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). However camera crews from all three Pittsburgh-area TV news stations and others descended on the small eatery Friday morning. The attraction was an appearance by...
Bloomfield Community Market to open Sunday
A new Community Market location in Bloomfield is scheduled to open on Sunday. The new shop, located at 4401 Liberty Ave., will be open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily. Giant Eagle will operate the store. “We are excited to have an opportunity to step in and provide the...
Homestead man charged in Pittsburgh shooting that injured 1
Pittsburgh police arrested a Homestead man Friday in connection with the shooting of a man who was in a car with a woman and a child. William Griffin IV, 20, faces attempted homicide charges for the July 30 shooting in the city’s Arlington neighborhood. Shot Spotter notifications and 911 calls...
The Coop Chicken & Waffles opens brick-and-mortar spot in Pittsburgh
The Coop Chicken & Waffles, which operates a local food truck, on Friday opened a brick-and-mortar location in Pittsburgh’s North Side. Nicki Cardilli and her partner started with a food truck about four years ago. Business steadily increased every year, Cardilli said, prompting them to open their new location at...
Kennywood hires new general manager
Kennywood Park announced this week that it has a new general manager, but he’s been working for months. Mark Pauls started June 29. He has spent the past six weeks learning about the West Mifflin amusement park and overseeing the health and safety measures in response to the pandemic. Pauls...
Inbound lane of Parkway East reopened following crash
One lane of the Parkway East was blocked early Friday morning due to a vehicle crash. The crash blocked the left inbound lane near the Forest Hills ramp, Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV reported. It was reported around 4:40 a.m. Traffic was still able to flow through the right lane, but...
Man transported to hospital after shooting in Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood
One person was transported to the hospital after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood, officials said. Pittsburgh police responded to a home in the 700 block of Lorenz Avenue around 10 p.m. Thursday where they found a man who was shot in the hip. He was alert and conscious. The...
