Pittsburgh category, Page 88
Pittsburgh man headed to court for March car crash that killed 1, injured 5
A Pittsburgh man who, authorities say, was intoxicated when he sped through a red light near the West End Bridge and triggered a three-car crash that killed a passenger and injured five more is set to have his day in court. Pittsburgh police arrested Russell William Page, 28, of Mt....
Fern Hollow victims blame Pittsburgh for hampering efforts to settle lawsuits
The City of Pittsburgh says it’s willing to settle the lawsuits filed by eight people injured in the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse. But at every turn for more than two years, city attorneys have frustrated the plaintiffs and their lawyers, resorting to extensive legal maneuvers, denying requests to turn over...
Fighting an ‘American problem’: Clairton mom, Steelers quarterback, Pittsburgh’s mayor unite against gun violence
Tina Ford drew inspiration from tragedy. On April 26, 2019, her 23-year-old son, Armani, was gunned down in their Clairton hometown. He had been a star quarterback who led Clairton High School’s football team through a 63-game winning streak and four straight state championships. In the five years that followed,...
Postponed Islamic art exhibit at the Frick Pittsburgh to open Saturday for 2-month run
A postponed exhibit at the Frick Pittsburgh called “Treasured Ornament: 10 Centuries of Islamic Art,” will now be open Saturday and run through Oct. 20. It was postponed last fall after Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7. The exhibition was curated by Christopher Hatten and based on research published...
Road shut down on Mount Washington after truck crashes into railroad bridge
A portion of Crane Avenue closed Friday after a privately owned dump truck ran into a railway trestle bridge on Mount Washington in Pittsburgh. Crane Avenue was to traffic between Route 51 and Dagmar Avenue as of Friday afternoon, the City of Pittsburgh said. The truck hit the bridge overnight,...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 16-18
The school year is gearing up again, but weekends are still free! There are lots of options for a few hours of fun — with or without the kids — at one of these five events this weekend around Allegheny County. Movie Night on the Lawn: ‘The Sandlot’ The last...
Bruce Springsteen delivers nostalgic, high-energy concert at PPG Paints Arena
It might’ve seemed strange to the uninitiated to hear what sounded like booing from the crowd at Thursday night’s Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert at PPG Paints Arena. Of course, the audience wasn’t voicing their displeasure — they were just chanting “Bruce!” After a long wait —...
Inspiring girls to blaze trails: Pittsburgh’s fire camp empowers young women
In the early 1980s, Lisa Epps-Cuda was working at Horne’s Department Store in Downtown Pittsburgh. She saw an advertisement about becoming a City of Pittsburgh firefighter. “I mentioned it to my colleague and she said, ‘Here you are selling designer dresses and you think you can become a firefighter,’ ”...
Police arrest man in body armor after vehicle chase, carjacking attempt in Pittsburgh
A McKeesport man who was wearing body armor is charged with fleeing from law enforcement, attempted carjacking and causing a traffic crash after he led an Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputy on a chase Wednesday night. Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus said the chase went from Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood to Banksville...
Sheriff’s deputies take custody of man charged in 2023 police shootout
A Pittsburgh ex-con charged in connection with a 2023 shootout with undercover officers was taken into custody on Wednesday after two months on the lam. Police said they found “multiple items” that connected Jarrell Saunders, 39, of the Hill District, and two other men with a Feb. 27, 2023 shootout...
Pittsburgh’s director of communications resigns amid petition controversy
The recent controversy over a proposed referendum that would prohibit the City of Pittsburgh from doing business with any entity that has ties to Israel while the war in Gaza is ongoing has now pitted advocates for the Jewish community against some city employees and the elected officials for whom...
Labor board files for injunction seeking to end lengthy Post-Gazette strike
The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday asked for an injunction to force the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to take back striking workers and return to the bargaining table in a nearly two-year strike that union leaders say is the longest in the city’s history. The petition for injunction in federal court...
Camp Fete-Fete revives childhood joys for adults with summer adventures
Camp Fete-Fete offers summer camp activities exclusively for adults — typical childhood activities and events that folks may not have had access to, but they can experience now. It’s never too late. The camp’s most recent activity included an evening of double Dutch at Highland Park taught by the founders...
Plunge, scoop, repeat: ‘Industrial-strength’ cleanup of Pittsburgh’s rivers yields stinky, silty treasure
The demolition claw — its dirt-brown metal fingers guided by an excavator’s gray 50-foot-long arm — plunged Tuesday afternoon into the cloudy, brownish-green surface of the Allegheny River in search of discarded pieces of Pittsburgh. Chained to a rusty-bottomed 32-by-120 foot barge, the excavator sent its arm diving over and...
Pittsburgh native, comedian who appeared on ‘Seinfeld,’ has diedVideo
Mitzi McCall was born in Pittsburgh in 1930, and she died in Los Angeles last week. She lived one heck of a life in the nearly 94 years in between those dates, making a name for herself as a comedian and actress. McCall, 93, worked alongside her husband, Charlie Brill,...
Pittsburgh fans relive decades of Bruce Springsteen shows
Local fans of rock legend Bruce Springsteen have been waiting a long time for his return to Pittsburgh — not just because The Boss hasn’t been here since 2016, but because this week’s two upcoming shows were supposed to happen almost a year ago. Originally slated for Sept. 12 and...
Morning Roundup: Penn Hills playground improvements vandalized
Here are a few news items for Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024: Penn Hills playground damaged Penn Hills fire officials are looking into vandalism and damage at the newly improved Rosedale VFD Memorial Park. Fencing around the park was discovered ripped down on Tuesday. “We’re discouraged to see this damage performed,”...
Firm suggests closing 16 Pittsburgh Public schools, opening 2 new ones
Pittsburgh Public Schools officials have received recommendations to close more than a dozen schools and potentially merge Carrick and Brashear high schools. A consultant hired by the district said, through a facility use report, that the urban school system should close 16 of its schools and open two new ones,...
Harris, Walz announce Pennsylvania bus tour to launch in Pittsburgh
Presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are set to kick off a Pennsylvania bus tour Sunday in Pittsburgh. In their bid to keep a Democratic administration in the White House, the pair plans to make multiple stops in the state over the course...
Man shot in arm in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood
A man was hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday after being found shot in the arm. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Emily Bourne said police continue to investigate the shooting in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood. Officers were dispatched for two ShotSpotter alerts at about 2:45 p.m. near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue...
Michelle Peduto, former superintendent of Pittsburgh Catholic schools, dies
Michelle Peduto, the former superintendent of the Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, died Tuesday. Peduto served Catholic schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh for more than 21 years, according to the diocese. She became superintendent in 2019 and stepped down in June to spend time with family. A...
2 injured when bus crashes into house in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood during police chase
Two injuries were reported Tuesday afternoon when a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus crashed into a home in the city’s Homewood neighborhood. PRT said in a social media post that the bus driver and another person were taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not thought to be...
Critics: Proposed ballot referendum in city is antisemitic, illegal
A pro-Palestinian group wants Pittsburghers to decide whether to bar the city from doing business with entities that work with Israel, but opponents to the proposal on Tuesday called the measure antisemitic and challenged the effort in court. A petition to add a referendum to November’s general election ballot, filed...
Registration to open for 2025 Pittsburgh marathon weekend
Runners can register for the 2025 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend on Wednesday. Registration opens at 10 a.m. online for the races, which will take place from May 2-4. The marathon takes place on Sunday, May 4. New this year, P3R is hosting an Opening Day Block Party on...
50,000 pounds of car parts and 1 Beetle later, dredging improves Allegheny River
The ghosts of cars from the 1960s and earlier haunt the confluence of the Pittsburgh’s three rivers. Parts from up to 100 vehicles — many believed to be from a long-defunct Downtown parking lot — are submerged in the Allegheny River, according to Captain Evan Clark of Three Rivers Waterkeeper,...
