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Pet Valu plans to close all U.S. stores due to 'severe impact from covid-19’
Pet Valu Inc., a pet food retailer with several stores in the Pittsburgh region, on Wednesday announced plans to wind down its U.S. operations “due to severe impact from covid-19.” Pet Valu said it expects its 358 U.S. stores and warehouses, scattered throughout the Northeast and Midwest, and its U.S....
2 charged in bust of 'illegal speakeasy' in Pittsburgh
Two people face charges related to an illegal speakeasy busted late last month in Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes neighborhood, according to the Bureau of Liquor Control and Enforcement. Angelo Reynolds, 31, and William Bagley, 36, are both accused of violating state liquor laws by operating bar called Bridgez on Arlington...
Service held to remember Jonny Gammage's 1995 death 
Prayers for mercy, justice, healing and peace were offered up Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of the death of Jonny Gammage. Gammage was 31 when he died Oct. 12, 1995, in Pittsburgh near Brentwood, after a traffic stop. Brentwood police stopped him after noticing him braking frequently as he...
Pittsburgh neighborhood real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 5
7th Ward Jonathan Fingeret sold property at 1 Ellsworth Place to Gierad Laput and Elizabeth Carter for $650,000. Estate of Sheila Schugar sold property at 736 Summerlea St. to Maguire Holdings LLC for $375,000. 10th Ward Edward Weisser sold property at 1663-1665 Jancey St. to Grant Alonso Partnership LLC for...
Pittsburgh arcade Games N’ At to permanently close
A popular Pittsburgh arcade is set to close for good on Nov. 8. Games N’ At, a bring-your-own-beer-style arcade that’s been running at 2010 Josephine St. in the South Side for at least 17 years, posted an announcement on Facebook on Thursday. “We will be going out of business,” the...
Pittsburgh police detail policy on undercover officer drinking limits
Pittsburgh police leaders on Tuesday night detailed for the first time new policies regarding alcohol consumption by plainclothes officers, more than two years after a brawl between members of the Pagans and officers on an undercover detail. The changes were made in response to the Oct. 12, 2018, incident at...
Police raid 'illegal speakeasy' in Pittsburgh's South Side Slopes
Authorities searching an unlicensed bar in Pittsburgh last week turned up more than 60 liters of liquor, illegal gambling machines, cash and 10 gallons of beer, according to state and local police. The Nuisance Bar Task Force executed a search warrant at Bridgez, an Arlington Avenue bar in the South...
Police: 12-year-old Allentown girl found safe
A girl reported missing Monday afternoon from Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood was found safe Tuesday, police said. Jaliyah Massey was reported missing from the Allentown neighborhood Monday afternoon, police said Tuesday....
Woman injured after being struck by vehicle in Pittsburgh's Brookline neighborhood
A woman was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle Monday night in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood. Allegheny County dispatch said the incident occurred around 8:25 p.m. along the 2000 block of West Liberty Avenue. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said the victim, a 20-year-old woman, was found by city...
South Side, Mt. Washington area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 23
South Side Timothy Lanivich sold property at 1912 Jane St. Apt 3 to Nathaniel Todd for $299,000. David Albert Celko sold property at 66 Pius St. Apt 102 to Mitchell Nagy for $140,500. Donald Jones sold property at 143 S. 15th St. to Jocelyn Fitzgerald for $395,000. Mark Baldino sold...
City of Pittsburgh neighborhood real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 18
Bloomfield Andette LLC sold property at 4905 Penn Ave. to SukNessNag LLC for $500,000. Patricia Golebiewski sold property at 4307 Milgate St. to Casey Courage for $305,000. Carrick LASA Rijal LLC sold property at 1906 Brownsville Road to DBD LLC for $209,000. Leo Stadelman sold property at 2223 Lutz Ave....
Police investigating shooting of 3 people in Mt. Oliver
Allegheny County Police are seeking assistance in the investigation of a shooting that wounded three people early Saturday in Mt. Oliver. Police said they were notified of a shooting about 3:24 a.m. in the 1700 block of Arlington Avenue. When authorities arrived, they found three victims, two women and a...
Police: Pair in bullet-damaged car stable after Mt. Washington shooting
Two male victims are in stable condition after being shot on Mt. Washington on Friday night, according to Pittsburgh police. Responding just after 8 p.m. to a report of possible gunshot victims, officers found the pair inside a vehicle in the 300 block of Birmingham Avenue in Carrick. Police said...
Passenger killed in South Side Slopes crash ID’d as 55-year-old woman
The woman killed Monday morning in Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes after the minivan she was riding in collided with a concrete mixer truck has been identified as Roberta Leonard, 55. the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday. A residence for Leonard was not provided in the medical examiner’s initial...
1 dead in South Side crash between van, cement truck
Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene of head-on collision between a minivan and a cement truck in the city’s South Side Slopes neighborhood this morning, according to authorities. Two people had to be extracted from the van following the crash, which occurred at the intersection of South 18th and...
Firefighters recovering after blaze at former Pittsburgh German Hungarian social club 
The four Pittsburgh firefighters who were injured when a burning building collapsed Sunday night in the South Side Slopes are recovering from their injuries, a public safety spokeswoman said. Officials remain “in the early stages” of investigating what caused the fire at 38 Mount Oliver St. that also damaged two...
4 firefighters hurt battling blaze in Pittsburgh's South Side
Four firefighters were injured Sunday while battling a blaze on Mt. Oliver Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side, according to public safety officials. Crews responded to a call about 8 p.m., where they rushed to extinguish flames in a third-floor apartment. Firefighters found heavy flames in the back of one of...
Woman shot overnight in Carrick in stable condition
A woman was in stable condition after being shot in Carrick early Thursday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. Police responded to reports of multiple shots being fired in the 1900 block of Brownsville Road just before 1:30 a.m. While police were heading there, a 911 call came in for a...
Police: Pennsylvania man caps 3rd arrest in 3 days with tri-state car chase
An Eastern Pennsylvania man was arrested three times in three days in Allegheny County, capping off a suspected crime spree Monday afternoon by leading police on a car chase that spanned three states, court records show. Shad Bocella, 24, was released from the Allegheny County Jail about 11:25 a.m. Monday...
Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics picks up volunteers, 1,129 bags of trash 
The Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics exceeded expectations over the weekend, with more volunteers picking up more trash than ever, according to a city official. “We believed this was going to be the year the Garbage Olympics got smaller because of covid-19,” said Christopher B. Mitchell, Anti Litter Specialist with Pittsburgh’s Department...
City League football preview: Title up for grabs during unique season
At long last, kickoff has arrived for City League football teams. It might be a little later than normal and under an abundance of safety protocols, but the league is set to begin play Friday afternoon at Cupples Stadium on the South Side. A season originally thought to be canceled...
Man charged with vehicular assault after shooting, fight in Mt. Oliver
A Pittsburgh man is accused of intentionally hitting a man with his car in Mt. Oliver on Wednesday night, shortly after a shooting that left two bullet holes in the car. It’s unclear if the shooting and the alleged vehicular assault are related, said Mt. Oliver Police Chief Matt Juzwick....
Cops: Search in Banksville Park called off as abduction reports prove false
Authorities called off a search in Pittsburgh’s Banksville neighborhood early Wednesday morning after determining that a witness’s report of a child abduction was incorrect, according to the city Department of Public Safety. Police say a girl who was at Banksville Park with her family said she saw a man take...
South Side's Rex Theater closing permanently
Pittsburgh’s Rex Theater, a South Side concert venue, will close permanently, theater management announced Tuesday on social media. “Due to the ongoing hardship and uncertain future caused by the covid-19 pandemic, The Rex Theater will be closing our doors after over a decade of live music and events,” they wrote on...
Beltzhoover residents laud URA's investment in former elementary school 
Margie Thompson attended elementary school at Beltzhoover Elementary School 75 years ago. It was a “nice community school,” said Thompson, who is 86. On Wednesday, she was among the people who filled the area on Cedarhurst Street in front of the school to celebrate a $72,000 investment by the Urban...


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