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Trib Total Media launches Pittsburgh-based investigative newsroom led by Andrew Conte
A new investigative newsroom focusing on original accountability reporting launches this month at Trib Total Media, the latest step in its expansion in the Pittsburgh market, Trib officials announced Thursday. The newsroom, which will be based in Pittsburgh’s North Shore, will be directed by award-winning journalist Andrew Conte, who is...
Pittsburgh man charged in brutal stabbing aboard PRT bus
Police filed charges Tuesday in the brutal stabbing of a man aboard a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus. Devante Clark, 30, of Pittsburgh is facing counts of aggravated assault, attempted homicide, terroristic threats and reckless endangerment. He remains at large. According to a criminal complaint, the victim, who sustained multiple stab...
Appeal dismissed in Squirrel Hill antisemitic flyer littering case
An Ohio man fined nearly $50,000 for throwing dozens of antisemitic flyers out of a moving car in Squirrel Hill failed to appear for his appeal hearing Wednesday. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Thomas E. Flaherty, therefore, dismissed the appeal, and the fine will stand. However, Joshua Smith, an attorney...
Police charge 6 teen girls with beating woman inside Sephora store in Shadyside
Police on Tuesday arrested six teenage girls for trapping a woman inside a Shadyside beauty supplies store while they punched, kicked and beat her with a metal sign. The Shady Avenue store said the vicious attack left behind about $30,000 in damages. Pittsburgh police said they were dispatched around 5:45...
Pittsburgh officials push ban on ICE ‘commandeering’ city property
On the heels of an immigration raid in Pittsburgh this week that saw multiple workers detained, City Council on Wednesday advanced legislation to stop federal immigration officers from using some city property. “We don’t want city property to be used for federal purposes,” Councilwoman Deb Gross, D-Highland Park, said. Gross,...
Pittsburgh Sunnyside school receives new soccer mini-pitch in advance of FIFA World CupVideo
Having a space at school where students can do what they love can help them feel connected, motivated and excited to come to school each day, said Ashanti Jones, principal at Pittsburgh Sunnyside PreK-8. A new soccer “mini-pitch,” donated by the U.S. Soccer Foundation and installed in front of the...
2 people killed in 5-car crash on Fort Duquesne Bridge
Two people were killed Wednesday in a five-vehicle crash on the approach to the Fort Duquesne Bridge in Pittsburgh shortly before the beginning of rush hour. One of the vehicles careened off the roadway onto Reedsdale Street on the North Side at 3 p.m. A man was ejected from the...
Morning Roundup: Arona home engulfed in flames; woman injured in East End shooting
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, May 6: Arona home damaged in fire A home in Arona was engulfed in flames Tuesday night. Fire crews were called around 9:30 p.m. to a house fire on the 1900 block of Main Street, according to a...
Pittsburgh purchases chairs, loungers for pools
Soaking in the sun at Pittsburgh’s pools may be a little more comfortable this year. Mayor Corey O’Connor on Wednesday announced the city purchased nearly 300 new chairs and loungers that will be available when pools open June 15. The seats will be spread among pools citywide based on deck...
Pittsburgh Planning Commission opposes Banksville re-entry facility for federal inmates
About a dozen residents of Pittsburgh’s Banksville neighborhood on Tuesday told the Planning Commission they did not want to see a custodial care home housing about 100 federal inmates in their neighborhood. They raised questions about safety and whether students at a nearby school could be at risk if an...
Masked agents detain several workers at Pittsburgh job site in apparent ICE raid
As parents dropped off children at Hilltop Community Children’s Center in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood early Tuesday, masked immigration agents sprang from vehicles and appeared to detain several men from a parking lot across the street. Omar Millan, owner of roofing and construction company OK Service LLC, said six or seven...
Skate the Square brings roller skating to newly renovated Market Square
A retro new activity is coming to Downtown Pittsburgh’s Market Square this month. Skate the Square will offer people a chance to roller skate in the newly renovated square, starting Thursday and continuing through May 25. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership on Tuesday announced plans for the event, which will be...
Pittsburgh’s 3 major sports teams promote Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank fundraiser
Meghan Phrampus wants to raise $5,000. To do this, Phrampus — a 23-year-old North Hills resident and Pittsburgh sports social media influencer — plans to walk 30 miles in 30 days. If her fundraising efforts are successful, Phrampus’ steps will help feed 30,000 people. Phrampus’ campaign is part of the...
Duquesne University names Sarah Ewing as new provostVideo
Duquesne University on Tuesday named Sarah J. Ewing as its provost and vice president for academic affairs, rounding out an administrative team at a pivotal time in higher education. Ewing, who was provost and vice president for student experience at Gannon University, succeeds David Dausey, who will become university president...
Downtown Pittsburgh affordable housing efforts get $1 million boost
Efforts to revitalize Downtown Pittsburgh and convert its unused office spaces into affordable housing have received a $1 million infusion. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, on Tuesday presented the city and the Urban Redevelopment Authority a $1 million check to fill funding gaps for projects seeking to transform empty offices...
Should you sell your Pittsburgh rental property? Here’s how local landlords are making that call
Spring is turnover season. Leases end, tenants move out and landlords across Pittsburgh find themselves standing in an empty unit doing the same mental calculation they do every year: put the money in, find another tenant and start the cycle over, or do something different this time. For a growing...
Minors need adult supervision in Market Square under new Pittsburgh policy
Unaccompanied minors will be temporarily barred from entering Market Square, the newly renovated Downtown gathering spot that recently has been the scene of large-scale fights. Molly Onufer, a spokeswoman for Mayor Corey O’Connor, said the new policy mandates anyone 18 or younger be accompanied by someone over the age of...
Man shot in Garfield following domestic dispute
A man has been hospitalized and another was taken in for questioning in connection with a shooting in Pittsburgh on Monday night. Public Safety officials said officers were dispatched shortly after 7 p.m. to the 5000 block of Columbo Street in the city’s Garfield neighborhood following a domestic incident. A...
Man convicted in deadly East Hills shooting
A jury has found a North Versailles man guilty for fatally shooting a 44-year-old man in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood. Jerome Thompson, 45, was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder in the killing last year of Conrad Rozier, court records show. The jury also found Thompson guilty of conspiracy to commit...
UPMC reaches deal to acquire 4 Ohio hospitals
UPMC said Monday it has reached a “definitive agreement” to take over Trinity Health System, a four-hospital network in Ohio that it’s been eyeing since at least last year. The deal is expected to close this fall, pending regulatory reviews. UPMC declined to share financial terms. Trinity Health System is...
Pitt’s new quantum research lab ‘helps the entire region level up’
University of Pittsburgh officials say its new, nearly $12 million quantum research center has the equipment and technology needed to move science and engineering research forward. A ribbon-cutting for the Western Pennsylvania Quantum Information Core lab was held Monday at Pitt’s Old Engineering Hall in Oakland. “WP-QIC helps the entire...
Endangered mussels disappearing beneath Western Pennsylvania rivers
Beneath the surface of the Allegheny River, some of the region’s most endangered creatures are quietly disappearing. Freshwater mussels — small, often overlooked creatures buried in the riverbed — are in steep decline across Western Pennsylvania, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. While largely unseen, the species are...
Victim identified in fatal Hill District shooting
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a 38-year-old man as the victim fatally shot last month in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Pittsburgh police said officers were dispatched around 2:30 a.m. April 18 to the 2500 block of Chauncey Drive in the Bedford Dwellings housing development. The gunshot detection system...
Three Rivers Arts Festival concert series kicks off with Spin Doctors
This year’s Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival will make history as the grand opening of Arts Landing, the Downtown Pittsburgh civic space project that will serve as the festival’s long-term home. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has pulled together a great concert lineup for the auspicious occasion. The festival will...
Hemingway’s Cafe goes quiet after 43 years in Oakland
Hemingway’s Cafe in Oakland served its last pitcher in the wee hours of Monday morning, ending its 43-year run in the heart of the University of Pittsburgh’s campus. Last call came around 1 a.m. and was met with a round of applause. More than 50 customers were hanging on, soaking...
