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Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board meeting cut short after disruption, 2 citedVideo
The Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board meeting was cut short Thursday after two people were removed by sheriff’s deputies and cited for disrupting the meeting. Ciora Thomas, executive director of the Pittsburgh-based advocacy group SisTersPGH and Christian Carter, a community organizer from East Liberty, were both led out of the...
Teacher at CAPA school in Downtown Pittsburgh accused of sexually abusing student
A teacher has resigned from his job at the Creative and Performing Arts 6-12 school in Downtown Pittsburgh after being charged with sexually abusing a student, officials said. Samuel Karas, 28, of Carrick, was charged Wednesday with institutional sexual assault, court records show. Karas — who has taught at the...
VW settlement will fund new charging stations in East Liberty
Six electric vehicle charging stations will be installed at a public lot in East Liberty thanks to $245,000 the state awarded the city through Pennsylvania’s share of a settlement with Volkswagen, the Pittsburgh Mayor’s Office announced Thursday. The money was awarded from the state Department of Environmental Protection, and it’s...
Cancer survivors share stories on Allegheny Health Network podcast
Allegheny Health Network has launched a podcast aimed at sharing stories from area cancer survivors. The weekly podcast “I Had Cancer” is a partnership between AHN and iHeart Radio that “aims to engage, educate and inspire cancer patients and survivors and their loved ones by telling the stories of some...
Listen to WDVE’s Sean McDowell sign off for the last time
Longtime radio DJ Sean McDowell retired Wednesday after 41 years on the air around Pittsburgh. He broadcast his final show from the Marriott Pittsburgh City Center, across from PPG Paints Arena prior to the Queen and Adam Lambert concert. “This is my last break ever in radio in after 41...
Kennywood’s Potato Patch fries coming to Heinz Field for Steelers, Pitt gamesVideo
The Steelers and Kennywood are teaming up for fries: Potato Patch fries. After collaborating for the Steel Curtain roller coaster and Steelers Experience at Kennywood, Heinz Field on Pittsburgh’s North Shore will serve the park’s beloved Potato Patch fries. They’ll come with with Heinz Ketchup and real cheese. “We have...
Starting in Pittsburgh, 981-mile Ohio River paddle benefits mental illness awareness
Three days’ worth of water and clothes and 15 days’ worth of food — check. Batteries and solar panels — check. Mirrored reflector tape on both sides of paddles — check. Joe Solomon was more than ready Thursday morning to launch from Pittsburgh’s Point State Park for a 981-mile kayak...
Duquesne University launches plans for osteopathic medical school
Duquesne University plans to add an osteopathic medical school to its offerings with an eye toward turning out more family practitioners, officials said Thursday. University officials said the school aims to enroll its first class of 75 students in fall 2023 with the hope of bringing enrollment to 600 once...
Man convicted of murdering sisters in East Liberty seeks new trial
The Pittsburgh man serving life in prison for killing his neighbors in 2014 in East Liberty is seeking a new trial. Allen Wade, 48, is serving consecutive life sentences, one for each victim, plus three consecutive terms of 10 to 20 years for two counts of robbery and one count...
Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office sues Pittsburgh regatta organizer
The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office is suing a company officials blamed for this week’s cancellation of the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta in an attempt to collect more than $30,000 that it says it’s owed for providing security during two 2018 events. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Allegheny County Common Pleas...
Secret photographs on display at Pittsburgh’s SPACE gallery
Photographers took the pictures but had to wait to see them. The 1,921 photographs on display at SPACE gallery in Pittsburgh’s Downtown had never been seen—even by the photographers who captured the images – until the opening of the exhibit, which runs through Sunday. Pittsburgh-based curator/graphic designer Brett Yasko asked...
StarKist partners with Feed the Children to fill backpacks for Light of Life
Some children will have the necessary items to help with learning when school starts this month. StarKist employees on Pittsburgh’s North Side partnered with Feed the Children to fill 700 backpacks with food, school supplies and everything children need to succeed in school, the company said. The backpacks will be...
Clairton man dead, 1 injured in shooting outside city bar
A Clairton man has died and another man was injured as a result of a shooting outside a Clairton bar early Thursday. Clairton police and paramedics went to the 400 block of St. Clair Avenue around 12:45 a.m. for a report of a 24-year-old man who had been shot in...
Police: Braddock woman kidnapped boy from pool to convince boyfriend to start a family
An 18-year-old Braddock woman accused of kidnapping a boy from a North Side swimming pool Wednesday evening told police she did so to convince her boyfriend to start a family with her, according to a criminal complaint. The 9-year-old boy told police he had been swimming at the Sue Murray...
2 men shot in separate Pittsburgh incidents
Pittsburgh police responded to two separate shootings late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. Officers responded just before midnight to reports of a shooting on Idlewild Street at Collier Street in Homewood. There, they found a man who had been shot in the leg. Then, just before 2 a.m., officers...
New technology will keep Pittsburgh airport travelers better-informed of wait times
Waiting in line at Pittsburgh International Airport security may get a little easier thanks to new technology. Travelers could soon be able to tell, within about two minutes, the amount of time they have to wait in any of the three lines at the airport’s primary security checkpoint. The improved...
Penn Hills man guilty of guarding drugs, money for cross-country ring tied to Mexican cartels
A Penn Hills man pleaded guilty to guarding massive amounts of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and cash as a participant in one of the largest drug rings ever busted in Western Pennsylvania, federal prosecutors said July 31. Chace Johnson, 21, was convicted of one federal narcotics charge for “maintaining a drug-involved...
Rollover crash blocks portion of Interstate 376 westbound near Wilkins exit
State police in Pittsburgh investigated a one-vehicle rollover crash along Interstate 376 westbound. Allegheny County dispatchers said the incident took place around 7:40 p.m. Wednesday. The right lane near the Wilkins exit was blocked off for a time. It’s unclear if anyone was injured....
Pittsburgh to launch criminal investigation into Three Rivers Regatta promoterVideo
Pittsburgh plans to launch a criminal investigation into a promotion company that left a trail of unpaid bills and unfulfilled obligations leading to Tuesday’s cancellation of the annual Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta, a top city official said Wednesday. Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said he consulted with police Chief...
Pittsburgh police donate blood to honor slain Officer Calvin HallVideo
Slain Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall’s legacy of service is being kept alive by his colleagues. “We felt it was important that we live after his motto,” said Pittsburgh police Chief Scott Schubert. “We wanted to do something.” That something was a blood drive Wednesday during the department’s wellness fair...
WDVE’s Sean McDowell signs off: ‘Thank you’Video
Sean McDowell is off the air. The longtime, legendary WDVE disc jockey broadcast his final show Wednesday from the Marriott Pittsburgh City Center, across from PPG Paints Arena prior to the Queen and Adam Lambert concert. McDowell took to the airwaves at 3 p.m. and signed off for the last...
Butler Street ramp to Highland Park Bridge to close for sewer repair
Motorists who access the Highland Park Bridge from Butler Street near the Pittsburgh Zoo should allow themselves extra time this weekend. The ramp to the Highland Park Bridge will close Thursday at 8 p.m. and reopen around midnight on Sunday, PennDOT announced. Crews from the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority...
Woman who urinated on potatoes at West Mifflin Walmart seemed drunk, police say
Police said a woman caught on camera urinating on potatoes at a West Mifflin Walmart appeared to be drunk when she walked into the store, according to a criminal complaint filed against her. About $200 worth of potatoes were tainted by the urine, police said in a criminal complaint. The...
WDVE’s Sean McDowell set to host final show
The voice of a local legend leaves the airwaves at 7 p.m. Wednesday. WDVE disc jockey Sean McDowell will host his final show after more than 40 years in radio, 25 of them at WDVE, Pittsburgh’s preeminent classic rock station. He announced his retirement May 14 on the station’s morning...
Cause of massive Penn Hills fire still unknown
Officials still don’t know what caused the fire that destroyed a shopping plaza along one of Penn Hills’ busiest roads earlier this week. “We haven’t developed any new details,” said Chuck Miller, Penn Hills Fire Marshal, who is leading the investigation into the fire. He did say, however, he does...
