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Woman, 18, shot in leg in Pittsburgh’s Fairywood neighborhood
An 18-year-old woman was shot in the leg early Friday in Pittsburgh’s Fairywood neighborhood, police said. Authorities received a ShotSpotter notification of gunfire shortly before 1 a.m. followed by a 911 call about woman with a gunshot wound, public safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. Officers from Pittsburgh police’s Zone 6...
Route 88 Library Road to close Sunday
A busy stretch of Library Road (Route 88) in Pittsburgh will be closed on Sunday, weather permitting. Crews will be removing trees from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., requiring the closure of Route 88 between McNeilly Road and Saw Mill Run Boulevard (Route 51). Approximately 18,000 vehicles per day travel...
Watch Kato Kaelin drink pickle juice at PicklesburghVideo
As Picklesburgh got underway Friday in Pittsburgh, one of the special contest rounds of the pickle juice drinking contest featured a few familiar names. Guests from Wizard World Comicon, dressed in different costumes, were joined by actor Kato Kaelin, who because famous as the house guest of O.J. Simpson before...
After 37 years, Ralph Iannotti retiring from KDKA-TV
For 37 years, Ralph Iannotti has been a steady, stoic presence on the nightly news, doing his best to make sense of the chaos around him. He never let his emotions get in the way of his reporting. But he cried softly Friday during a phone interview from his South...
Mayor tweets he’d like to expand Pittsburgh’s Kindness Zones
Jagoffs beware. Pittsburgh’s Kindness Zones may be expanding, according to Mayor Bill Peduto. The zones were added May 23 at 23 areas across Downtown and on the North Side to honor Fred Rogers’ legacy as part of statewide 143 day festivities honoring the Latrobe native who will be portrayed on...
Pittsburgh lead levels in water drop as PWSA claims orthophosphate working
Lead levels in Pittsburgh’s water system are decreasing but remain above federal thresholds, according to the latest test results released Friday by the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. PWSA said the drop indicates an additive the authority started using in April that coats lead pipes to prevent them from contaminating...
Schenley Plaza closed this weekend for private wedding
Schenley Plaza in Oakland is closed this weekend for a private wedding. But no one wants to identify the happy couple. The space is cordoned off. Several signs read: “THE PLAZA IS RESERVED FOR A PRIVATE EVENT.” The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, which runs and maintains the park, wrote on Facebook...
Pittsburgh region rated No. 6 for new college graduates
If you are a recent college graduate looking for a place to settle down, start your career and raise a family, the seven-county Pittsburgh region is a pretty good place to do it, based on a new report. The Pittsburgh region — Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland...
Time for an upgrade: T stations to show when next train is coming
New screens at Port Authority of Allegheny County’s T stations will show when the next train will be arriving. The 55-inch screens were installed this week at stations on the North Side and Downtown that show real-time arrival times, according to Port Authority spokesman Adam Brandolph. “The goal here is...
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf teams up with community for basketball camp
The thump thump thump of basketballs on the the gym floor wasn’t heard by all. Nor were the squeaks of shoes, or the sweet swish of a ball sliding through the net. But there was no way tell which kids could hear and which couldn’t as they ran up and...
Pittsburgh airport trains running after breakdown
The trains that ferry passengers between the landside and airside terminals at Pittsburgh International Airport are functioning normally Friday morning following a breakdown overnight, an airport spokesman said. Airport spokesman Bob Kerlik said there was a “brief period” earlier Friday when both trains were down. The south train was out...
Ross cop charged with illegally using department computers
A Ross police officer was charged with illegally using department computers to search internal files. Agents from the state Attorney General’s Office this week charged Officer Mark Sullivan, 39, with two felony counts of unlawful use of a computer. He was arraigned July 23 before District Judge William Wagner and...
Cat found injured in McKees Rocks adopted after recovering from firecracker abuse
A cat severely injured after firecrackers were strapped to its paw and ignited has been adopted. The cat — a gray 3-year-old female tabby that was named Pickles by staff at Humane Animal Rescue — was found July 13 by two people along Highland Avenue in McKees Rocks. The incident...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: July 26-28
It’s the final weekend of July. Here are a few suggestions of how to spend it in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh becomes Picklesburgh Get pickled all weekend! Cue the pickle puns. Picklesburgh, the No. 1 specialty food festival in America as voted by a USA Today readers’ poll, will have more of...
Monthlong light rail project will detour South Hills commuters
Nearly two dozen Port Authority transit routes will be affected by a track replacement project at the South Portal of the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel set to begin Friday evening, the transit agency announced. Starting at 7 p.m., the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel will be partially closed to light rail...
Police look for missing McKeesport man considered to be endangered
McKeesport police are searching for a local man with reported “severe mental health issues” who has been missing since 7 a.m. Thursday. Charles Devon Surratt, 40, of 1719 Sumac St., moved to McKeesport four months ago, city police said. He is black, 5 feet, 10 inches tall and is “considered...
3 plead guilty in connection to heroin death of Sheraden woman in Bethel Park
Three people have struck plea deals in connection to a Pittsburgh woman’s fatal heroin overdose at a Bethel Park house in 2017, prosecutors said. Debra Lee Taylor, 41, of Carnegie pleaded guilty Thursday to drug delivery resulting in the death of Shannon J. “Sissy” Fashian for supplying the heroin that...
Voodoo Brewery set for pop-up pub in New Kensington
Voodoo Brewery’s newest brew pub won’t open at its New Kensington location until this fall. But fans of Voodoo’s craft beer will have a chance to sample some of it Saturday. While work continues at Voodoo’s newest establishment inside the former Ritz Theater at 956 Fifth Ave., the brewery is...
Financial firm opens second headquarters in Pittsburgh’s North Side
A San Francisco-based financial services company officially opened a second headquarters Thursday in Pittsburgh’s North Side. Affirm, which partners with retail companies to offer credit for purchases at stores, will operate from the fourth floor of a building near PNC Park on Isabella Street. It currently staffs the office with...
Police: 3-year-old falls from second-story window in Hill District
A 3-year-old boy suffered head injuries after falling from a second-story window Thursday afternoon in the Hill District, Pittsburgh police said. Police said the boy’s mother and grandmother were in the home in the 600 block of Watt Street when it happened. The boy was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital...
Pittsburgh argues that gun ordinances do not represent outright ban
A lawsuit filed by four city residents over Pittsburgh’s controversial gun ordinances should be dismissed because it does not prevent them from carrying a loaded gun in the city, the city argued in a court brief filed this week. Attorneys for Pittsburgh argued that the four plaintiffs “rushed into court”...
Attorney says Beechview alligator owner knows how to care for reptiles
The Beechview man facing more than 30 neglect charges after police seized nearly three dozen animals, mostly reptiles, from his home is a respected professional in the reptile world who knows how to care for them, his attorney said. Mark A. McGowan, 44, waived a preliminary hearing Thursday in Pittsburgh...
2 hurt in crash involving motorcycle, FedEx truck in Baldwin
Two people were injured in a crash between a motorcycle and a delivery truck just before noon Thursday on Becks Run Road in Baldwin, Allegheny County police said. The motorcycle was traveling up Becks Run Road when the FedEx truck, going down the road, turned left into its path, police...
4 hurt in Port Authority bus crash in East Hills
Four passengers were hurt when a car crashed into a Port Authority bus Thursday morning in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood, officials said. The 77-Penn Hills bus was inbound at about 8:45 a.m. at Frankstown Road and Eymard Street when a car crashed into the driver’s side of the bus, pushing...
Police seek help solving McKeesport homicide
Allegheny County police said they are seeking the public’s help as they investigate the July 13 shooting death of Delquay James. Police and EMS responding to a 911 call just before 8 p.m. found James, 21, dead of multiple gunshot wounds near a vacant home at 2001 Beacon St. in...
