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$2M in grants from Lemieux Foundation, Highmark for AFib researchVideo
The Mario Lemieux Foundation delivered a $1 million grant Monday to the Allegheny Health Network that will be used along with $1 million in matching funds from Highmark Health for research and therapies into heart rhythm disorders. Dr. Amit Thosani, director of AHN’s Cardiac Electrophysiology Department, said the money would...
‘Rick and Morty’ fans get chance to mingle over an East End beer
Are you a Real Ricks fan and want the T-shirt to show a little love for “Rick and Morty” on the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim? You’re in luck, swim nerds. On Friday, the show is bringing the store, also called the Rickmobile, to East End Brewing in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood....
Presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar to visit Pittsburgh
Sen. Amy Klobuchar is scheduled to visit Pittsburgh on Wednesday as she kicks off her “Blue Wall Tour,” visits to states President Donald Trump flipped from blue to red in 2016. Klobuchar, of Minnesota, is one of 20 hopefuls vying for the Democratic presidential nomination. She’ll host a meet-and-greet in...
Three Rivers Regatta promoter files for bankruptcy
The promotion company hired to put together this year’s canceled Three Rivers Regatta has filed for bankruptcy. LionHeart Event Group filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Chapter 7 provides for liquidation — the sale of a debtor’s nonexempt property and the...
A peek inside the new ScareHouse Scream District in PittsburghVideo
ScareHouse owner Scott Simmons is used to hearing the roar of chainsaws … just not in broad daylight. Since vacating the company’s longtime headquarters in Etna last June, he and his crew have been working to create a temporary Halloween venue in the Strip District until a new ScareHouse opens...
Pittsburgh police: Missing 13-year-old Knoxville boy found safe
A 13-year-old from Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood who was reported missing has been found, police said. According to police, Zhaheem Thomas, 13, had been last seen at his home Saturday night....
Pittsburgh motorcycle cop hurt in 2-vehicle crash
A Pittsburgh police motorcycle unit officer was hurt in a crash with another vehicle in the South Side Sunday afternoon, according to police. Police said the crash happened around 12:40 p.m. near East Carson and 10th streets. The officer, who was not identified, was in stable condition when admitted to...
Police: Hill District man, 72, found dead was shot
A 72-year-old Hill District man who at first appeared to have died from natural causes was shot, Pittsburgh police said. According to police, officers went to an apartment building in the 2100 block of Centre Avenue on Friday morning after being called to do a welfare check on a resident....
Pittsburgh police chase, detain suspect in Terrace Village shooting
Pittsburgh police say they detained a man in connection with a shooting in the Terrace Village area early Sunday morning. According to police, officers responded to a ShotSpotter report of gunfire around 1:30 a.m. They found a 27-year-old man in the 2600 block of Centre Avenue with a gunshot wound...
Crews battle house fire in Elizabeth
Fire crews are on-scene at a two-alarm house fire in Elizabeth, county officials said. The two-alarm fire, reported just before 4 p.m., was burning at a house along Industry Road. No injuries were reported in the blaze but fire crews remained at the scene. No further information was immediately available....
Man killed after car crashes into McKeesport building
Allegheny County police are investigating a crash that killed one person and injured two others early Sunday morning in McKeesport. Officials said the incident happened just before 7 a.m. at the intersection of Lysle Boulevard and Center Street when a car crashed into a building. Three people in the vehicle...
Police: Woman shot in Hill District
One person was transported to the hospital after a shooting near Chauncey Street in the Hill District, according to police. Officers responding to a report of drug activity heard multiple shots fired around 2:25 a.m., officials said. During the investigation, they heard more gunfire in the area, and found a...
Open Records Office gives mixed ruling on swimming pool injury request
The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records recently ruled on a Tribune-Review appeal, siding with county officials saying that providing the age and gender of swimming pool victims treated by health care personnel violates federal law restricting the release of medical information. But the state’s arbitrator of Right-to-Know disputes also ruled...
Highland Park Bridge construction continues this weekend
Single-lane restrictions are likely to slow traffic on the Highland Park Bridge this weekend. Bridge inspection work will continue on Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting, causing lane restrictions in each direction. Intermittent stoppages will occur on the ramps at Washington Boulevard, PennDOT said in a news release. Crews will conduct...
New-look Eat’n Park shown off at WaterfrontVideo
The new look Eat’n Park at the Waterfront in Homestead brought even more smiles to the faces of diners on Friday. After eight weeks of a complete remodel, all guests received the restaurant’s signature Smiley cookie during a grand reopening. It’s been almost 20 years since the company has done...
1 dead in house fire, explosion in Edgewood
Neighbors were in shock Sunday morning after an explosion leveled an Edgewood house Saturday afternoon, leaving one person dead. Emergency crews responded to the 300 block of Garland Street around 2:30 p.m. for a house fire stemming from the explosion, Allegheny County dispatchers said Saturday. Police said it was not...
Former Oklahoma woman pleads guilty to coercing minor into Pa. for prostitution
A former Tulsa, Okla., woman has pleaded guilty to coercing a minor to travel from Ohio to Pennsylvania to engage in prostitution. Shelby Summer Brown, 28, entered a guilty plea to a count of coercion and a count of conspiracy in the case before U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon in...
No debate about the greatness of these former WPIAL stars
Who are the top high school football players in the WPIAL’s rich history? That debate could rage on until next high football school season or the one after that. But there’s no debating the greatness of these former WPIAL stars from the Tribune-Review’s coverage area, listed alphabetically below: LaVar Arrington,...
Treat gun violence as a ‘public health epidemic,’ state lawmakers are told
Hundreds of times Dr. Raquel Forsythe has had to tell families their loved one has died from a bullet-wound trauma that surgeons just couldn’t repair. The UPMC director of trauma takes a moment to steel herself first, even though she’s done it before and she’ll do it again. She checks...
Dragonfly swarm stops in Southwestern PennsylvaniaVideo
Not a bird, not a plane: Dragonflies are swarming the skies over Southwestern Pennsylvania. The insects have been observed throughout the region over the past week, touching down to refuel before continuing their yearly migration toward Central and South America. “Swarms are great for cutting down the small insect population,...
Pittsburgh’s Diana Street on North Side reopens following landslide repairs
Pittsburgh on Friday reopened a North Side street that had been closed for more than a year because of a landslide. The Mayor’s Office reported that reconstruction of Diana Street in its Spring Hill neighborhood cost $880,000. Work included construction of a new retaining wall, stormwater inlet and pipe, pavement...
Pittsburgh mulling pedestrian bridge connecting Davis Avenue and Riverview Park
Residents of Pittsburgh’s North Side for years have argued for and against replacing the demolished Davis Avenue Bridge. Now, city officials think they’ve found a compromise. Pittsburgh City Council this week gave preliminary authorization for the Mayor’s Office and Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to seek $1.8 million from the...
Online petition seeks to rename Indiana site to Nalani Johnson Park
An online petition to rename a park in Indiana County has purportedly garnered more than 18,700 signatures since its launch a week ago. Nadia Tillman, of Blairsville created the petition in early September, two days after Nalani Johnson — who would have turned two on Sunday — was found dead...
Mad Mex’s monstrous Gobblerito is returning
Gobble up, yinz. The Gobblerito dish is returning to Mad Mex restaurants on Sept. 23. They’ll be available through Thanksgiving Eve. The popular combination of Thanksgiving dinner staples wrapped in a burrito includes house-roasted turkey, black bean mashed potatoes, stuffing, and corn. “The whole thing is doused with house-made gravy...
Military exercises to bring low-flying helicopters, explosions to Pittsburgh
Don’t be alarmed if you hear explosions this week or see low-flying military helicopters and planes buzzing around Pittsburgh and the surrounding area during the evening. The Department of Defense has scheduled tactical and technical training with Pittsburgh, state and suburban police SWAT teams, according to Public Safety Director Wendell...
