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Highmark announces $20 million upgrade of Downtown Pittsburgh headquartersVideo
Highmark Health announced plans Wednesday for a $20 million renovation of its Fifth Avenue Place headquarters in Downtown Pittsburgh. The project includes enhanced retail and dining areas open to the public on the first two floors and other improvements throughout the 31-story building at Stanwix Street and Penn Avenue. Highmark...
Pittsburgh man gets more than 8 years in prison for gun, drug violations
A federal judge sentenced a Pittsburgh man to prison for gun and drug violations. Lamont Willis, 47, was sentenced to eight years and five months in prison followed by six years of supervised release. The sentenced was handed down by U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon. Court records show Willis pleaded...
Allegheny County receives $3.5M grant to help reduce youth homelessness
A Tarentum-based domestic violence center has a number of programs that could benefit from an Allegheny County grant aimed at reducing youth homelessness. Depending on the grant’s focus, Michelle Gibb, Alle-Kiski HOPE Center executive director, said there are different ways the grant could benefit her organization, which provides numerous homeless...
Elizabeth Smart to speak in Pittsburgh for United Way women’s leadership event
Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart will share her story of hope and survival with nearly 800 women during this year’s United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Women Leadership Council’s campaign kickoff. The luncheon starts at 11:45 a.m. on Sept. 13 at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh. The local Women’s Leadership...
Pittsburgh’s Market Square to host international celebration
Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh will be known as “World Square” three Fridays in September. On Sept. 6, 13 and 27 from 5 to 10 p.m. the square will be full of sights, sounds and tastes of the international and immigrant communities of Pittsburgh. Attendees can shop, taste a variety...
Ross manager resigns for ‘personal reasons’
Ross commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept the resignation of manager Douglas Sample. Board President Steve Korbel said Sample, whose last day on the job was Friday, resigned “for personal reasons.” “He didn’t resign because of any township-related malfeasance,” Korbel said following the Sept. 3 meeting. The vote also...
Online hospital threat was ‘extremely disruptive,’ Pittsburgh police sayVideo
Pittsburgh area hospital employees were justifiably afraid after an online threat was made Tuesday threatening to “commit a hate crime” at an undisclosed hospital in the city, police said. The threat came from a teen and was traced to Beaver County, police said. “It was extremely disruptive,” spokesman Chris Togneri...
Court takes up doctor liability in Pittsburgh psych clinic shooting
Pennsylvania’s highest court will determine if a woman shot seven years ago in the psychiatric clinic where she worked can sue the University of Pittsburgh over the assailant’s treatment before the attack. The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will decide whether a former Allegheny County judge made the right decision...
Man convicted of murder in Jefferson Hills motel owner’s shooting death
A Sacramento, Calif., man was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder by an Allegheny County jury in the 2016 shooting death of a Jefferson Hills motel owner. Derrick “Chino” Gallaway, 63, also was found guilty of robbery, theft and tampering with evidence in the death of Denhad Taiedi, 78, at the...
Barebones Productions gets back to bare essentials with ‘True West’ play in Braddock
After enjoying a brief foray into glitz and glamour with its successful staging of “The Legend of Georgia McBride,” Barebones Productions is getting back to the gritty content it’s largely known for. Sam Shepard’s play “True West” opens Friday at the Barebones Black Box in Braddock, representing a return to...
Police investigate robbery at Oakland Dollar General
Pittsburgh police continue to investigate what was possibly an armed robbery at the Dollar General store along Centre Avenue in Oakland. Officers from Zone 5 responded at about 9:30 p.m. Sept. 2 to a robbery in progress at 4725 Centre Avenue. Employees told police that a man demanded money and...
Officials: Online threat made to Pittsburgh-area hospital not credible, traced to teen
A Beaver County teen is responsible for online threats made Tuesday to commit a hate crime in Pittsburgh, officials said. Police spokesman Chris Togneri said at 7:30 a.m. today that officers traced the threat to a Beaver County home and determined it was not credible. “Police interviewed a male juvenile...
West Mifflin quarterback continues recovery, investigation ongoing
West Mifflin Area High School quarterback Jaylen Dukes continues to recover after being shot in the leg and feet Saturday. Borough and Allegheny County police are investigating the shooting along the 3800 block of Inland Avenue in West Mifflin. No suspects were identified as of Tuesday afternoon, county police said....
Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour celebrates 50 yearsVideo
Deborah Israel and Dan Hosier plan to invite 1,200 people into their home Sunday. The couple’s house is part of the 50th annual Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour, held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The oldest such event in Pittsburgh will showcase self-guided tours of homes and...
Pittsburgh’s I-579 ‘cap’ will cause traffic disruptions
More than 2,000 daily commuters accessing Downtown Pittsburgh via a ramp from northbound I-579 will have to find alternative routes for the next two years during construction of a “cap” linking Downtown and the Hill District. PennDOT announced that a ramp leading from the Liberty Bridge to Seventh Avenue would...
Pittsburgh moving to reduce energy consumption by 50%
Pittsburgh City Council is considering a bill that would require all new and renovated buildings owned by the city to produce as much energy as they consume. The ordinance is designed to comply with the city’s goal of a 50% reduction in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 2030....
Kidnapped Penn Hills toddler found dead in Indiana CountyVideo
A missing Penn Hills toddler’s body was found early Tuesday afternoon in the area of an Indiana County park, county district attorney Patrick Daugherty said at a press conference. State police blocked the entrance to Pine Ridge Park in Burrell Township on Tuesday while the park was searched along with...
Parkway North HOV lanes closing for final testing of new systems
The High Occupancy Vehicle lanes along the Parkway North are scheduled to be closed Wednesday during the morning rush hour, PennDOT announced. Plans call for closing off access to the lanes between 5 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sept. 4 while crews test new systems that were installed along the roadway....
Peduto appoints new management and budget director
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto on Tuesday announced the appointment of Kevin Pawlos as director of the city’s Department of Management and Budget. Pawlos, 31, of Westwood has served as the assistant department director since 2018. The new position pays $108,135 in 2019 and his appointment is subject to City Council...
Fire rips through 3 Knoxville homes, prompts neighbors to rescue toddler from roof
Hamisi Smith woke from a nap about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to his neighbors screaming for help. Smith, 40, ran outside toward the source of the commotion in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood. Thick black smoke engulfed a house across the street. A fire appeared to be spreading rapidly. A man and a...
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh contracts with outside firms for handling misconduct
The Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Tuesday plans to expand how it handles reports of suspected wrongdoing within the diocese including allegations of child sexual abuse. The diocese has chosen Ethics Point as a third-party reporting system to receive questions related to suspected wrongdoing in parishes, schools or diocesan offices, Bishop...
Couple escapes Penn Hills house fire
A firefighter sustained minor injuries in an overnight house fire in Penn Hills, WPXI reported. Crews were called before 2 a.m. to the 1500 block of Universal Road, according to an alert by Allegheny County. Calls came in for flames showing through the roof of the one-story home at 1511...
Parkway East crash snarls traffic on Labor Day
One person was transported to a local hospital in connection with a crash Monday along the Parkway East near mile marker 76. Allegheny County dispatchers said the crash occurred in the eastbound lanes toward Monroeville about 3:50 p.m. Traffic was backed up near the Squirrel Hill tunnels. It is unclear...
Thousands turn out for Pittsburgh’s Labor Day Parade
The threat of rain didn’t slow Pittsburgh’s 38th annual Labor Day parade. Thousands turned out for the the parade, which is billed as the largest Labor Day parade in the country. Governor Tom Wolf, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, and Attorney General Josh Shapiro marched at the head of the parade...
Mummies exhibition coming to Carnegie Science Center
You might get wrapped up in this exhibition. The largest collection of real mummies and related artifacts ever assembled is coming to the Carnegie Science Center on Pittsburgh’s North Side. “Mummies of the World: The Exhibition” features 125 real mummies and related artifacts. It opens Oct. 5 in the science...
