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Motorcyclist struck by vehicle in Carrick
One person is in critical condition after a motorcyclist was struck by a vehicle late Thursday night in Carrick, Pittsburgh police said. Officers responded at 10:15 p.m. to a collision on Brownsville Road at Copperfield Avenue. They found a male motorcyclist on the ground with serious head wounds, Public Safety...
Police identify victim in Hill District apartment shooting
A 21-year-old man was killed in a shooting Thursday at a Hill District apartment complex. Terrance Jerome Jones Jr. died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, according to an Allegheny County coroner’s report. Pittsburgh police responded to the 2500 block of Chauncey Drive in Bedford Dwellings...
Elizabeth Forward officials: Bus provider breached contract; student transportation in jeopardy
Officials with the Elizabeth Forward School District have filed an injunction against Pennsylvania Coach Lines after, the district claims, the bus company breached their contract and are jeopardizing the transportation for thousands of students when school starts next week. The district said in a press release that it filed a...
Police raid Lincoln-Lemington home, seize stolen guns, 4.5 pounds of cocaine, other drugs
Police arrested three Pittsburgh residents Thursday after finding stolen guns, nearly 4.5 pounds of cocaine as well as methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana and drug packaging materials inside a home in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood, officials said. Three of the eight guns recovered from the residence turned up stolen, public safety officials said....
Former Steeler Jerome Bettis launches partnership with FanDuelVideo
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back and NFL Hall of Fame member Jerome Bettis kicked off a partnership with the sportsbook FanDuel Thursday, celebrating the launch of legal online sports betting in Pennsylvania. “There was a big push when fantasy football came in. I think sports betting is the next evolutionary...
Police: Armed standoff in Brookline ends peacefully
A SWAT standoff Thursday morning involving a man who was being served a warrant in Brookeline ended peacefully, authorities said. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. when Allegheny County Police Department detectives said they tried to serve an arrest warrant to Scott Michael Kundar, 44, of the 1000 block of...
Service planned for Tree of Life shooting anniversary
The Pittsburgh Jewish community is planning a day of service, study and remembrance on Oct. 27, a year after a Pittsburgh synagogue became the site of the country’s deadliest anti-Semitic attack. The 2018 massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue killed 11 worshippers across three congregations that held services in...
Pop culture conventions coming to Pittsburgh in 2020
The ever-growing Pittsburgh pop-culture convention scene will have two additions next year — one new show and one resurrected show. The first Momento Con will be at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh on May 9 and 10. Horror Realm Con — which ended a multi-year run...
Pittsburgh youth football player who died felt ill before practice, mom says
The mother of a Carrick teen who died after collapsing at youth football practice Wednesday night said her son had wanted to skip the practice because he wasn’t feeling well. “He really wanted to relax and stay home,” Laken Duckett-Coates, 28, said Thursday while surrounded by family and friends on...
Allegheny Cemetery marks 175 years in Lawrenceville
Roger Galbraith has worked at Allegheny Cemetery for nearly 50 years, and he plans to stay for eternity. “Section 13, Lot 79: That’s where I’ll be buried,” he said, pointing to a green hillside dotted with tombstones. The 66-year-old grew up in Lawrenceville, just a few blocks away from the...
Water advisory lifted in 2 Pittsburgh neighborhoods
A water advisory issued earlier this week for two Pittsburgh neighborhoods has been lifted. People in Lincoln-Lemington and Homewood North no longer have to boil water before using it. Still, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority advised running water from the tap for at least a minute before drinking or...
Pittsburgh’s hip-hop community forms board to support local acts
The shooting at a July 13 concert at Nova Place was the final straw for Jeff “DJ Chevy” Cobbs. The Braddock native had already been working for a year on finding ways to recognize, resolve and prevent issues faced by the local hip-hop community. After a fight escalated and led...
2 men injured in Hill District shooting
An overnight shooting in Pittsburgh’s Hill District left two people injured, police said. The incident happened just after 2 a.m. Thursday in Terrace Hill Village, near the border of West Oakland. Public safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said officers responded to the 100 block of Oak Hill Drive and found two...
5 decades in, Doobie Brothers still rocking ahead of Pittsburgh-area showVideo
For a band with a long history and a big catalog of hits, the trick is to give audiences what they want without getting stale creatively. Founding member Tom Johnston says the Doobie Brothers have been able to walk that fine line. The band, with hits like “China Grove” and...
Rep. Summer Lee to host environmental forum in Forest Hills
State Rep. Summer Lee, D-Braddock, plans to hold a public forum on the environment Tuesday in Forest Hills. The forum will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Forest Hills Borough Building on Greensburg Pike. The public is invited to join Lee and local organizations to learn about...
13-year-old Pittsburgh boy dies after collapsing while playing football
A 13-year-old boy died after he collapsed while playing football in Pittsburgh, police said. Jordan Duckett of Pittsburgh died Wednesday after he collapsed while running off a field in the city’s Chartiers neighborhood, according to the Allegheny County coroner’s office. Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS, Fire and Police responded to reports...
Feds: Crafton man caught with 4.5 pounds of fentanyl faces drug, gun charges; $100K seized
A Crafton man allegedly caught with nearly 4 ½ pounds of pure fentanyl, an AK-47 rifle and more than $100,000 in cash faces federal drug and gun charges, prosecutors said . Robert Allen, 40, is accused of plotting to sell the fentanyl during April and May 2017, U.S. Attorney Scott...
Pittsburgh man who shot, killed Beechview family’s dog gets 1 to 2 years behind bars
A Pittsburgh man will spend one to nearly two years behind bars for shooting and killing a dog inside a Beechview house following a Super Bowl party while the family who owned the pet slept. Travis Hamilton, 23, of the city’s Banksville neighborhood, pleaded guilty Wednesday to animal cruelty and...
Pittsburgh man parlays fashion sense into online businessVideo
Being on top of his fashion game wasn’t always a priority for Jon Shanahan. When he was growing up, baggy clothes and worn-out footwear were just fine. Now, Shanahan runs a fashion tips company, The Kavalier, where he shares knowledge of “what it means to be a modern gentleman.” The...
Puppet Slam in Pittsburgh features marionettes, giant puppets and moreVideo
Colorful puppets will perform at the Puppetry Guild of Pittsburgh’s fourth annual Puppet Slam on Saturday at Workingmen’s Beneficial Union in Spring Hill on the North Side. A puppet slam is a showcase of short, contemporary puppetry. The main performances will include marionettes, giant puppets, hand puppets and shadow puppets,...
Wood Street symphony: Port Authority adds outdoor classical music for calmVideo
The sounds of the city now include strings, woodwinds and horns. The Port Authority of Allegheny County, in response to a summer of increased violence in Downtown Pittsburgh, started playing classical music through speakers outside its Wood Street station. The music harmonizes and sometimes contrasts with the sounds of buses...
Judge orders reinstatement for fired Pittsburgh police officerVideo
An Allegheny County judge upheld an arbitrator’s ruling to reinstate a former Pittsburgh police officer who was fired in 2017 after a reported road rage incident. Common Pleas Judge Donald R. Walko Jr. in a one-sentence ruling determined that Robert Kramer should be returned to his job, according to a...
Pittsburgh’s Jewish Community Center provides outreach to El Paso
A Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh official traveled this week to El Paso, Texas, to help with the community’s healing process after the Aug. 3 mass shooting. “There’s no playbook for any of the communities affected,” said JCC chief program officer Jason Kunzman, who traveled to Texas on Sunday....
Raccoon found in Robinson Township tests positive for rabies
A raccoon found in the 200 block of North Petrie Road in Robinson Township has tested positive for rabies, according to a statement from the Allegheny County Health Department. It’s the 17th rabid animal reported in Allegheny County so far in 2019. The list includes 14 raccoons, two bats and...
ScareHouse to create Scream District in Strip District
Pittsburgh’s popular haunted attraction ScareHouse is transforming. The creators of ScareHouse, formerly housed on Locust Street in Etna, will present a new attraction called “The Scream District” in a new temporary home in the Strip District. An exact location has not been revealed. The new iteration of the ScareHouse will...
