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Former Pitt dean Jere Gallagher remembered as ‘beautiful inside and out’
Jere Gallagher devoted her life to caring for others, whether it was her family, her friends or her many students. As an associate dean at University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education, she spearheaded multiple initiatives to improve the lives of children and future teachers while also making sure those closest...
Surviving victims in Tree of Life mass shooting react to decision to seek death penalty
Members of one of the congregations targeted by the attack at the Tree of Life synagogue last year are “saddened and disappointed” by the government’s decision to seek the death penalty for accused gunman Robert Bowers. Dor Hadash, one of the congregations worshipping inside Tree of Life the morning that...
Moon Area High School adds police presence after BB gun found on 1st day
Additional police officers will patrol the Moon Area High School campus this week after authorities confiscated a BB gun from a young man on Monday evening, according to school officials. The incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. when a school security guard stopped two men near the high school because...
Boy missing from Hill District has been found
Pittsburgh police said a missing boy from the Hill District has been found. Delvon Dobbins, 12, was reported missing sometime after 5:30 p.m. Monday. He was seen wearing a blue and white striped shirt and tan shorts while near Memory Lane. Police reported late Monday night that Delvon was safely...
Police: Man stabbed in back in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, no arrests made
Police are investigating a stabbing Monday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, officials said. Shortly before 4:30 p.m., police received a report of a man who had been stabbed in the back in the 700 block of Webster Terrace, Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. The injured man was able to...
Jury finds Pittsburgh man not guilty in fatal shooting of teen at Swissvale park
A jury on Monday found a Pittsburgh man not guilty of killing a Swissvale teen at a playground a little more than two years ago. William Smoot, 21, of the city’s Homewood neighborhood was acquitted of homicide and other charges connected to the 2017 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Vallen Davies-Mack....
Feds to seek death penalty for accused Tree of Life gunman Robert Bowers
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Robert Bowers, the man accused of being the gunman in a mass shooting at a Squirrel Hill synagogue last year, according to a filing Monday in U.S. District Court. Bowers, 46, of Baldwin faces 63 federal charges, 22 of which are punishable by...
Heinz Field, Rivers donate smart boards to Pittsburgh Manchester PreK-8Video
Students at Manchester PreK-8 in Pittsburgh started the school year on Monday even smarter. Heinz Field, the Steelers and Rivers Casino Pittsburgh donated eight smart boards to the Pittsburgh public school. The large electronic screens, linked to a computer and operated by touch or with a special pen, cost $5,000...
Winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000 sold in Dormont
A winning Powerball ticket for Saturday’s drawing was sold at a Dormont gas station, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The winner will receive $100,000. The winning ticket was sold at On the Go Market on West Liberty Avenue in Dormont. Another winning ticket for the same drawing was sold at...
Teen gets up to 22 years for drive-by shooting that preceded Antwon Rose killing
The teen charged in connection with the drive-by shooting that happened before Antwon Rose II was shot and killed was sentenced Monday. Zaijuan Hester, 18, of Swissvale, was sentenced by Judge Anthony Mariani to 6 to 22 years in prison. Hester pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated assault and...
U.S. Steel facing a 2nd federal lawsuit tied to December fire at Clairton Plant
U.S. Steel is facing a second federal lawsuit in connection with a December 2018 fire that damaged pollution controls at the company’s Clairton Plant. The Philadelphia-based environmental group Clean Air Council alleges that U.S. Steel violated the federal Superfund law, also known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability...
Pittsburgh’s 10th Street Bridge to close for repaving
The Philip Murray Bridge will be closed for a weekend for construction, the Allegheny County Public Works department said in a release. The bridge, also known as the 10th Street Bridge, will be closed from 7 p.m. Sept. 6 through 6 a.m. Sept. 9 so it can be milled and...
Man faces domestic violence charges after SWAT incident in Lawrenceville
A man was charged with strangulation and assault following a more than one-hour standoff Sunday night at a Lawrenceville home, according to authorities. Pittsburgh police responded to a report of domestic violence inside a home in the 100 block of 41st Street around 9 p.m., according to public safety. Officers...
VA Pittsburgh’s new director aims to make health care for vets more convenient, close to home
The week after Donald Koenig took the helm of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, a federal law took effect that ushered in unprecedented competition over veterans care nationwide. The Mission Act — bipartisan-backed legislation that took effect June 6, the 75th anniversary of D-Day — makes it easier than ever...
Police: Woman shot in Duquesne while walking home from store
A woman walking home from a store in Duquesne on Sunday afternoon became collateral damage when someone in a vehicle started shooting at another vehicle during a chase along Commonwealth Avenue, police said. Duquesne police reported that a sedan was chasing an SUV along Commonwealth Avenue toward West Mifflin. At...
Police: Boy describes heroin as ‘mommy’s medicine’ that she makes sometimes
A child told police that bags of heroin they found scattered about his home were “mommy’s medicine” that she makes sometimes, according to a criminal complaint. Pittsburgh police charged the mother, Leslie Brown, 29, of Penn Hills with felony counts, including endangering her son, manufacturing drugs and possession and possession...
Squirrel Hill woman, 95, performs at Piano Day of PittsburghVideo
Her 95-year-old hands glide across the keys with ease. Listeners sing along to her tunes. Her smile is contagious. Rose “Rosie” Mervis Wyner has been playing the piano for more than nine decades — since age 4. It’s her passion, her love of making music, which she’s shared with thousands...
Street preacher who changed lives through boxing, service mourned during anti-violence vigilVideo
Tika Hemingway’s life changed the day she met the Rev. Sheldon “Sarge” Stoudemire on a street corner in Pittsburgh’s North Side about 15 years ago. Then 17, Hemingway had been getting into dangerous situations. She’d been caught stealing and getting into fights with men nearly twice her size. She was...
Motorcycle crash closes Route 30 for about an hour
Route 30 was closed for about an hour Sunday because of a motorcycle accident in Ligonier Township, according to a Westmoreland County dispatcher. The accident was reported around 5 p.m. about a half-mile from Laurel Summit. Township police, who investigated, could not immediately be reached for details....
1 lane of Downtown’s Fort Pitt Boulevard reopens
One lane of the inbound portion of Fort Pitt Boulevard in downtown Pittsburgh reopened Sunday after being closed for crews to repair a water main break, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority announced. Crews began repairing the 10-inch water main on Friday that closed a portion of Fort Pitt Boulevard...
‘BEEP for B’man’ a great reason to lay on your hornVideo
Motorists have a great excuse to lay on their horns in O’Hara. Fourteen-year-old Bill Carney, also known as B’man, sits at the corner of Fox Chapel and Freeport roads in Fox Chapel Plaza several evenings a week. His mission? Soliciting honks, beeps and waves from the driving public. A large...
WPXI’s Damany Lewis moving on to Charlotte
After almost five years in Pittsburgh, WPXI reporter Damany Lewis is headed south. The veteran news man posted the announcement on Facebook on Saturday morning stating that he will become a Monday through Friday anchor for WSOC, an ABC affiliate in Charlotte, N.C. It wasn’t immediately clear when his last...
Pittsburgh crash into guardrail leaves motorcyclist in critical condition
A motorcyclist was in critical condition after a crash reported early Saturday near St. Michael’s Cemetery in Pittsburgh, city police said. The crash happened at about 1:45 a.m. at South 18th and Mt. Oliver streets in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood. According to police, first responders found the male driver had apparently...
Man suffers critical burns in backyard fire in Pittsburgh’s West End
A 34-year-old man suffered burns over 75 percent of his body in a backyard fire Friday night in Pittsburgh’s West End. The fire and an explosion were reported about 10:45 p.m. in the 1200 block of Oakglen Street when the man apparently poured a large container of gasoline on a...
Training urges Pittsburgh cops to acknowledge emotions, biasesVideo
Pittsburgh police received a different kind of training this week, one focusing on turning inward in order to better their outward interactions with their colleagues, their families and their communities. The name of the training — Racial Intelligence Training and Engagement — was deceptive to some. Sgt. Donald Mitchell said...
