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Just Ducky Tours won’t open in Pittsburgh for 2019 season
There will be no duck boat tours in Pittsburgh this year. Just Ducky Tours, which operates eight amphibious vehicles out of Pittsburgh’s Station Square, will not be opening for the 2019 season, according to a statement posted on its website. “We are very sad to say that Just Ducky Tours...
Financial analyst: New Kraft Heinz CEO faces ‘monumental challenge’
A financial securities analyst says the Kraft Heinz Company may be running out of cash, and its new CEO has a “monumental challenge” on his hands. Guggenheim Securities analyst Laurent Grandet told Yahoo! News that Miguel Patricio, who will take the company’s CEO reins on July 1, will need to...
Allegheny County public defender to challenge DA Zappala in election
Longtime Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. could face a new challenger this fall. Allegheny County public defender Lisa Middleman announced Monday that she’s launching a campaign for district attorney. She plans to appear on the November ballot as an independent. “I’ve seen the racist, classist, criminal justice...
‘NBC Nightly News’ continues focus on Clairton Coke Works fires, air quality impacts
“NBC Nightly News” on Sunday took the story of yet another fire at U.S. Steel’s Clairton plant and continuing community concerns about air quality and potential health risks to a national audience. “It shouldn’t be something that children have to deal with because of the air,” a tearful mother said...
Trial starts for man accused of killing McKeesport woman
A bench trial began Monday for a man accused in a double shooting that left one woman dead and another man injured on the steps of a McKeesport bar in 2017. Daniel Bizzelle, 27, is charged with homicide in the July 16, 2017, death of 23-year-old Samantha Klavora. He is...
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh members launch unionization effort
Employees from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh are meeting Monday to kick off unionization efforts. “I think it’s important because, as we exist now, we don’t have a contract,” said Rachel Masilamani, a part-time librarian at the Downtown branch. “So sometimes it could be difficult to bring up things that...
Police confirm bear spotted in Clairton
There’s a different kind of bear walking the streets of Clairton. No, not the high school’s Clairton Bears that produced NFL wide receiver Tyler Boyd: We’re talking a real-life black bear. Clairton police said in a Facebook post that a black bear was seen in the area of State Route...
Cops: North Side man beat woman because she ordered him the wrong beer
A Pittsburgh man became so angry at a woman who ordered him the wrong beer that he followed her outside a Murrysville restaurant and chased her across Route 22, where he is accused of kicking and punching her, according to court documents. Kadeem O. Warren, 28, of the North Side,...
UPMC, Highmark reach 10-year deal for patient coverage
UPMC and Highmark struck a truce Monday that will allow Western Pennsylvanians to maintain access to hospitals and doctors across both rival health systems for at least the next 10 years. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro hailed the unexpected contract — inked six days before UPMC and Highmark were scheduled...
McKees Rocks fire forces 6 families from apartment building
Six families were forced out of their apartment building after a fire late Sunday in McKees Rocks, WPXI reported. Firefighters responded to the blaze along Wayne Avenue around 10:30 p.m. No injuries were reported. Crews were able to rescue a dog and other pets. Flames appear to have broken out...
Police investigating gas station robbery in Marshall
Northern Regional Police are investigating an overnight gas station robbery in Marshall Township, WPXI reported. Officers responded at about 1 a.m. to the BP near T-Bones Plaza, just off I-79. A K9 unit assisted in the search along VIP Drive, which then extended to a nearby parking lot at Econo...
Pittsburgh cops investigate 2 shootings
Pittsburgh police are investigating two shootings involving victims at two different locations. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sunday, police responded to a shooting in the 40 block of Briggs Street. Witnesses told police that a man had been shot by someone driving a black Acura. The man was taken to a...
Overturned dump truck closes portion of Crane Road for hours
An overturned dump truck closed a portion of Crane Road near Brashear High School for about three hours on Sunday afternoon. Pittsburgh police responded to the crash just before 2 p.m. in the area of Crane Road off of Saw Mill Run Boulevard. When officers arrived they found the overturned...
Dozens gather to support to Pittsburgh church targeted by alleged terrorist
Dozens of Pittsburgh residents of all faiths came together Sunday to support the congregation of Legacy International Worship Center in the North Side as they held their first Sunday service since police arrested a man accused of planning to blow up the church. The interfaith event was organized by the...
Woman arrested in fatal Pittsburgh stabbing
Pittsburgh police arrested a 29-year-old woman Saturday in connection with a fatal stabbing in the Perry South neighborhood Friday night. The stabbing occurred around 7 p.m. in the 2100 block of Perrysville Avenue, where police found Gerald Dwain Walker, 41, inside a home bleeding heavily from several stab wounds. He...
Police: Braddock woman arrested after knife attack aboard Port Authority bus
A Braddock woman was charged with aggravated assault after a knife attack aboard a Port Authority bus Saturday night, according to Pittsburgh police. Police said that two women, including 22-year-old Octavia Howard, began fighting aboard a PAT bus at the intersection of South Braddock and Forbes avenues shortly after 7:30...
Kennywood takes the Steel Curtain for a test drive
Kennywood’s Steel Curtain – touted as Pennsylvania’s tallest roller coaster at 220 feet with the most upside down scares – made a maiden run on Saturday. The 4,000 feet of track promises a two-minute ride for thrill seekers that tops out at 75 miles an hour. Saturday’s tests put riders...
Woman suspected in fatal stabbing Friday in Perry South
Pittsburgh police have arrested a woman in connection with a fatal stabbing Friday night. The stabbing occurred around 7 p.m. in the Perry South neighborhood where police found Gerald Dwain Walker, 41, inside a home bleeding heavily from several stab wounds. He was transported to a local hospital, where he...
Fans break down, cry at sight of mural at Roberto Clemente museumVideo
Duane Rieder sees the number 21 — the late Roberto Clemente’s jersey number with the Pittsburgh Pirates — everywhere. The Pirates’ 2-1 win Friday. The 21 years he’s run the Clemente Museum in Lawrenceville. The 21-inch steel beams in the old firehouse that houses the museum. So, it was only...
Former Post-Gazette editor Sally Stapleton now head of AP’s global religion team
Recently-departed Pittsburgh Post-Gazette managing editor Sally Stapleton has been chosen by the Associated Press to lead a new team to report on faith and its worldwide impact. Stapleton, 61, left the PG in April, and it was reported that she was one of the employees in the newsroom during publisher...
Pittsburgh planning chief Ray Gastil to join CMU faculty
Pittsburgh’s planning chief has changed plans. Ray Gastil, the city’s Planning Director, has accepted a position at Carnegie Mellon University. He will be the David Lewis Director of Urban Design and Regional Engagement in the School of Architecture at CMU, where he will teach architecture and urban design and direct...
McKeesport man suspected in deadly shooting arrested after chase
A 26-year-old McKeesport man suspected of shooting and killing a man dating his ex-girlfriend was arrested early Saturday after leading police on a chase that ended with a crash into a hillside, police said. Marcus Acie-Griffin was charged with homicide, aggravated assault, fleeing police and other charges. Allegheny County police...
Century III Mall will be demolished, redeveloped into mixed-use site
Century III Mall will be demolished to make way for a possible mixed-use development, according to court documents filed Friday in the Western District U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Las Vegas-based Moonbeam Capital Investments LLC, which owns the property, plans to redevelop it over five years, with the design, permitting and demolition...
Pittsburgh’s Billy Porter to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Tony Award-winning performer Billy Porter, who starred in Kinky Boots, is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, according to Variety. Porter, 49, has performed in many Broadway shows including: Shuffle Along, Grease, Five Guys Named Moe and Miss Saigon. The longtime veteran is best known...
Sen. Toomey lauds Trump for calling off Iran strikes, supports stricter economic sanctions
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey on Friday lauded reports of President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a planned strike on Iran in retaliation for an American drone shot down earlier this week. Toomey said that “it’s commendable that the President’s instinctive approach is to try to avoid an escalation that...
