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Harris and Trump make final pushes in Pittsburgh stops
The next American president rallied Pittsburgh-area voters Monday as a contentious campaign comes to a close. Both candidates — Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic heir to President Joe Biden, and former President Donald Trump, who has transformed the Republican Party with his bombastic, populist rhetoric — visited the region...
Vice President Kamala Harris rallies supporters in Rankin on eve of Election Day
Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit Monday to Pittsburgh region was succinct. It was the fourth of five stops in Pennsylvania on the eve of an election where the Keystone State has lived up to its nickname. Harris urged her supporters at Carrie Blast Furnaces in Rankin to get out and...
Judge mulls verdict in Homewood triple homicide after closing arguments
In the hours before prosecutors said Ronald Steave killed two women and a 12-year-old boy, videos showed the three adults having sex together. During Steave’s nonjury homicide trial Monday, the prosecution presented still images and video from late Dec. 30, 2021, into early New Year’s Eve that showed Nandi Fitzgerald...
Why are Pittsburgh buildings lit in teal?
Forget red — Pittsburgh is painting the town teal. Several local buildings were illuminated in the color teal Friday and joined more than 1,300 sites in all 50 states and 16 additional countries “going teal” for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s Light the World in Teal Program. It was the...
Witness ID, cellphone left at crime scene lead to charges in Stowe homicide
A cellphone left near the scene of a fatal shooting in Stowe this weekend, along with a witness, helped lead police to the Pittsburgh man they charged with pulling the trigger. Curtis Horne-Baker, 34, of Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood, remained Monday in the Allegheny County Jail in connection with the shooting...
Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh offers dental, vision and hearing care at free clinic
Michael Kirk of McKeesport got his teeth cleaned; James Pearson of Mount Washington had an eye exam; and Rev. Marshall Richbourg of Pittsburgh’s Hill District received two new hearing aids — all at no cost. They were three of the hundreds of patients to receive free dental, vision and hearing...
Pittsburgh police Acting Chief Ragland orders ‘all hands on deck’ for election week
While there’s no indication the final hours of the presidential race will spur unrest in Pittsburgh, city police are prepared for any problems, Acting Chief Christopher Ragland said Monday morning. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police intelligence unit has not seen evidence of any specific, election-related threats, Ragland said during a...
Kamala Harris campaign event moved to Carrie Blast Furnaces; Donald Trump set for PPG Paints Arena
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign rally originally scheduled for Point State Park on Monday has been moved to the Carrie Blast Furnaces in Rankin. The evening rally was originally to be held at Point State Park, but the Harris campaign’s website now lists the new location. Harris’ campaign on Sunday...
Western Pennsylvania’s importance in presidential election evident in both Harris, Trump coming Monday
Pittsburgh will be the center of the American political universe the night before Election Day, when both candidates for president hold Downtown rallies less than 2 miles from one another. And you thought Steelers traffic was bad. Former President Donald Trump will be at PPG Paints Arena. But just a...
Trial begins for man accused of killing three people, including 12-year-old boy, in Homewood
Allegheny County prosecutors hope that video evidence will carry the day in the trial of a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, her son and another woman in Homewood. City cameras, license plate readers and private video recordings showed the 2014 black Nissan Altima arriving at the crime scene and...
Who is Kamala Harris’ special guest for Pittsburgh rally? Could it be Taylor Swift?
Could Taylor Swift be a surprise guest during Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign rally and concert in Pittsburgh on Monday? Hopeful fans have been speculating online since Harris confirmed a Point State Park appearance via an email sent to supporters and obtained by TribLive. The email mentions that Harris will...
From faith to fashion: Squirrel Hill salon brings wigs to life for diverse community
Chami Saks wears a wig daily — for religious reasons. She is an Orthodox Jewish woman, and in her faith, women’s hair becomes sacred once they marry. While each family has their own customs based on who can see the woman’s hair, generally only the woman’s husband, children and other...
Trump to rally Monday at PPG Paints Arena
Former President Donald Trump will make one of his last stops before Election Day in Pittsburgh. Trump will hold a rally at PPG Paints Arena near Downtown on Monday, according to his official campaign website. The former president is set to speak at 6 p.m. Doors open at 2 p.m....
Stabbing in Downtown Pittsburgh leaves man in critical condition
A man was hospitalized in criticial condition late Thursday after being stabbed in Downtown Pittsburgh. The man, who police did not name, was stabbed in the abdomen about 11:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Liberty Avenue after being involved “in some sort of altercation,” Pittsburgh police said. Paramedics rushed...
Downtown Pittsburgh’s Carl W. Herrmann Furs to close
The final week of October, despite temperatures in the mid to high 70s, customers were waiting outside of Carl W. Herrmann Furs. They wanted to say goodbye to a long-standing business in Downtown Pittsburgh. “The store wasn’t even open yet but they were here,” said Carl “Guy” W. Herrmann IV,...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 1-3
One last round of scary good times can be found this post-Halloween-kend. Laugh, eat, share, groove and browse with some killer events. Here are a few fun things to check out. Hometown Homegrown Take a bite of everything Pittsburgh at the Heinz History Center in the Strip District. Their Hometown-Homegrown...
Harris to hold rally in Pittsburgh on Election Day eve
Vice President Kamala Harris is closing out her campaign in Pennsylvania and will rally with supporters in Pittsburgh on Monday. Harris is barnstorming through the swing states during the last few days of the campaign. She’s saving Pennsylvania, the most critical battleground, for last. The vice president will speak at...
Feds charge Pa. Air National Guardsman, Jewish woman with spray-painting antisemitic graffiti in Pittsburgh
Federal authorities have arrested a former Pennsylvania Air National Guard member described as a Hamas sympathizer and a Jewish woman from Pittsburgh in connection with vandalizing two Jewish organizations in the city over the summer. Mohamad Hamad, 23, of Moon Township and Talya A. Lubit, 24, of Pittsburgh each face...
Viola Davis makes a Pittsburgh stop for Black and brown men voter summit
Actress Viola Davis (“How to Get Away With Murder,” “Fences”) took the stage Tuesday night at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty not to discuss her latest project, but to discuss trauma and healing. “We want an America as good as its promise, though that is a promise that...
The Home Stretch: Here’s the election news for Oct. 31
It may be Halloween, but the scariest thing in many Americans’ minds at the moment is the election. Let’s try to allay some fears with a look at what’s going on in the presidential race today. Where is everyone? The four candidates at the top of the major party tickets...
2 charged in vandalism of Jewish buildings in Squirrel Hill
Federal authorities on Wednesday charged two people with hate crime-related offenses in connection with vandalism at Jewish institutions in Squirrel Hill. Mohamad Hamad, 23, of Coraopolis, and Talya A. Lubit, 24, of Pittsburgh, are charged with conspiracy and defacing or damaging religious property, according to a criminal complaint. Hamad was...
North Huntingdon family sues UPMC Children’s over treatment of son, mother
A North Huntingdon woman is suing UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, claiming doctors performed unnecessary surgery on her son and staff concocted criminal allegations against her when she complained about the boy’s treatment. The woman, Dawn Lewandowski, was found not guilty of disorderly conduct and harassment Monday in Allegheny County...
Acting Pittsburgh police Chief Ragland wants to be a steady hand, not a ‘superhero’
After working in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for more than three decades, Christopher Ragland this week said he’s hoping to provide steady leadership and bolster recruitment as he steps into the role of acting chief during a turbulent time for the force. Ragland takes the helm of an understaffed...
‘In the dark’: Pittsburgh council rips Gainey cabinet over secret deal with Scirotto
Pittsburgh City Council members were livid Tuesday after learning that three top aides to Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey knew about a secret deal to allow police Chief Larry Scirotto to return to refereeing college basketball after a year on the job but said nothing. The chief last week announced his...
Pittsburgh puts early end to $1.8M annual tax break for Squirrel Hill property
A blighted piece of land in the city’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood will return to the tax rolls nearly a decade earlier than expected. The property, an old slag heap that overlooks the Parkway East near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel, had a 20-year tax break to spur development. But that will...
