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Morning Roundup: Police investigate graffiti; Parkway closures; car into Denny’s
Here are some of the latest news items happening this morning, Thursday, Jan. 22: Police investigate graffiti with racial slur at Homewood South auto body shop Pittsburgh police are investigating after graffiti containing a racial slur was found at an auto body shop in Pittsburgh’s Homewood South neighborhood. The owner...
Police: $30K harp stolen from Bethel Park home, taken to Point State Park before man jumped in river
A full-sized harp that a man lugged to Pittsburgh’s Point State Park on Wednesday afternoon — before disrobing and jumping into the freezing river — had been stolen, police said Thursday. The harp, which is worth about $30,000, was stolen from a Bethel Park home, Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Cara Cruz...
Woman pleads guilty in deadly red-light motorcycle crash in Downtown Pittsburgh
A Greene County woman pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter this week for fatally striking a motorcyclist after running a red light in Downtown Pittsburgh on a summer night in 2024. According to a criminal complaint, Amy Robinson, 47, of Waynesburg, crashed a Ford F-150 truck into James Christopher’s Harley-Davidson motorcycle...
New restaurant coming to Union Trust Building in Downtown Pittsburgh
The Union Trust Building in Downtown has another restaurant opening in the spring. The Common Good, located on Grant Street, will offer a new casual breakfast, lunch and snack concept designed by Ritual House and Palm Palm Chef Ed Smith and his team. “The desire and need to have an...
RH brings its luxury furnishings, design services to Shadyside
RH — the upscale furniture store formerly known as Restoration Hardware — welcomed shoppers for the first time Friday in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood. The company took over a four-story, 15,000-square-foot building at the corner of Walnut and Ivy streets, which housed clothing retailer Banana Republic until its closure in March....
Pittsburgh City Council OKs appointments to Equipment Leasing Authority board amid fleet struggles
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday approved the first of a slew of nominees Mayor Corey O’Connor is looking to seat on various boards and commissions and in top posts within City Hall. Sharon Werner, who will be the city’s chief operating officer, and Sheldon Williams, the acting public safety director,...
Pittsburgh Council to interview Lando, department heads under oath
Pittsburgh City Council next week will use a new power to interview under oath the mayor’s picks to run city departments and bureaus. Council has previously conducted public interviews with a mayor’s pick for department heads and bureau chiefs before voting on whether to approve. But council members last year...
Man shot on Pittsburgh’s East Hills Drive, site of multiple homicides last year
A man was critically injured Wednesday morning after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s East Hills. Pittsburgh police said they were dispatched around 8:20 a.m. to the 2300 block of East Hills Drive, where they found the injured man inside a home. The man, who authorities have not named, had been shot...
Health department installs free naloxone vending machine in Pittsburgh
The opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone is available for free at a new vending machine in Downtown Pittsburgh. The machine, outside the Allegheny County Human Services building at 1 Smithfield St., will provide around-the-clock access to the medication. Naloxone — often known by its brand name Narcan — is being...
Greensburg resident, former Hillandale Farms CEO, donates another $53.5M to Pitt
With his latest donation, $53.5 million, former Hillandale Farms CEO Orland Bethel has continued his tradition of supporting the University of Pittsburgh. Bethel, who splits time between Greensburg and Florida, has donated nearly $100 million to the university since 2018. The reason, he said, is simple. “Of course, Dr. Lee’s...
Historic Downtown Pittsburgh buildings set to become mixed-income apartments
A pair of historic commercial and manufacturing buildings in Downtown Pittsburgh will be transformed into mixed-income housing, part of a broader effort to revitalize the Golden Triangle and attract new residents and businesses. Boston-based Beacon Communities on Tuesday announced the start of construction at 901-903 Liberty Ave., two buildings that...
East End Cooperative Ministry temporarily halts program offering free lunch
East End Cooperative Ministry this week announced it is temporarily halting its Community Meals program, which offered free lunch each day to anyone in the community. The East Liberty nonprofit said the program won’t be available “for the foreseeable future.” In an online announcement, the ministry said resources and funding...
Pittsburgh Regional Transit now offering sign language interpreters through app
Live American Sign Language interpreters are now available to riders of Pittsburgh Regional Transit through an app. Deaf or hard-of-hearing riders can launch the Aira ASL app to be connected with a professional interpreter within seconds, the authority said in a news release. The app uses the rider’s smartphone camera...
Morning Roundup: Heating issues force McKeesport school online; police tracking truck that fled crash scene
Here are some of the latest news items happening this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 21: Heating issues force McKeesport school online Founders’ Hall Middle School in McKeesport will move classes online Wednesday because of a heating issue at the school. Students there will log in to their classes through Google Classroom...
Man fatally stabbed in Friendship hours after police responded to roommate dispute
Pittsburgh police early Wednesday arrested a man they say fatally stabbed his roommate hours earlier in their home in Pittsburgh’s Friendship neighborhood. Police were dispatched around 6 p.m. Tuesday to a home in the 200 block of South Aiken Avenue for “a dispute between roommates,” Pittsburgh Acting police Chief Jason...
Here are a few possible snow scenarios to watch in Western Pa.
The National Weather Service sees three possible snowy scenarios for Western Pennsylvania this weekend. In a Facebook post Tuesday, the weather service broke down the forecast and outlined some potential outcomes. Meteorologist Colton Milcarek said it will be a few days before a single clear prediction emerges. “It’s really up...
Ice blockage cleared at Pittsburgh Water operations
Ice that had blocked the Allegheny River water intake at Pittsburgh Water’s treatment plant was broken up and cleared Tuesday afternoon. At 3:30 p.m., officials said, that a barge and tugboat helped break up the ice to clear water intake from the Allegheny River. City officials said the blockage limited...
Subzero wind chills hit Pittsburgh region: Warming centers open, parks and rinks closed
The frigid cold is back with a vengeance in Western Pennsylvania. The National Weather Service’s Pittsburgh office issued a cold weather advisory for the region, urging people to keep pets indoors as much as possible, wear warm clothing and use caution while outdoors. Cold wind chills as low as 15...
Israeli flag vandalized in Pittsburgh, prompting antisemitism concerns
Pittsburgh police are investigating what one group called an antisemitic act after an Israeli flag was slashed in the city’s North Side — for the third time in two years. Video footage from the 1500 block of Buena Vista Street in the city’s Mexican War Streets neighborhood caught a man...
Pittsburgh police use Taser on man after domestic call
A Pittsburgh police officer deployed a Taser on a man after a domestic incident early Monday in the city’s North Side. Police said they were dispatched around 7:45 a.m. to the 2100 block of Rhine Street in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood. A man — who police later identified as...
Allegheny County judge recognized for justice efforts on MLK Day
As communities across Western Pennsylvania marked the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, the Allegheny County Bar Association honored Judge Nicola Henry-Taylor for her work advancing justice in the region. The recognition came during the bar association’s 27th annual prayer breakfast, held in honor of King...
Man stabbed in North Side argument
A man was stabbed in the neck early Monday following an argument in Pittsburgh’s North Side. The victim, who police have not named, was hospitalized in stable condition, police said. Pittsburgh police were dispatched to the 400 block of Mount Pleasant Road in the city’s Northview Heights neighborhood around 5:30...
Shaler’s Ruckus Cafe expands to 2nd location in Pittsburgh
A Shaler couple who filled a need for a coffee shop in the township hopes to fill a similar, if somewhat different, need in Downtown Pittsburgh. Christine Rauktis and Daryl Kuczynski, who opened Ruckus Cafe on Babcock Boulevard in Shaler in July 2021, opened a second location at 625 Liberty...
Beltzhoover burglar claimed to be ICE agent, Pittsburgh police say
Pittsburgh police say a man claimed to be a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer after breaking into a house in the city’s Beltzhoover neighborhood Saturday night. In a criminal complaint, police said they found William Arthur Gregory, 35, of Pittsburgh unconscious and lying on the floor of the house...
Fugitive nabbed inside Pittsburgh home
A Pittsburgh fugitive convicted a decade ago of attempted homicide was taken into custody Friday by the Allegheny County sheriff’s department. Officials said Tyrus Campbell, 35, was located at a Reed Street home in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. After surveillance of the residence, detectives gained entrance, found him at the top...
