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Airbnb ‘horrified’ by Hill District shooting at rented house that left 2 dead
The Tuesday night shooting in Pittsburgh’s Hill District that left two people dead and another injured happened at a home being rented out as an Airbnb, according to the home-rental company. “We are horrified by the loss of life, and our thoughts are with the victims of this senseless tragedy,”...
Liberty Bridge reopens after morning crash
A man suffered minor injuries when his car was pinned by a tractor-trailer Wednesday morning on the Liberty Bridge, according to Pittsburgh police. The crash was reported just before 5:40 a.m. in the outbound lanes. When emergency crews arrived on scene, they found the man’s car pinned against a jersey...
Seth Meyers doubles down on Pittsburgh love with 2 stand-up shows
It’s no secret that NBC “Late Night” host Seth Meyers is a big sports fan, especially when it comes to the Steelers and Pirates. So, it comes as no surprise that Meyers is taking inspiration from baseball great Ernie Banks who famously said, “Let’s play two,” as he approaches his...
Police issue arrest warrant for suspect in McKees Rocks sex assault
Allegheny County police issued an arrest warrant for a 24-year-old man in connection with a sexual assault that took place Monday in McKees Rocks. Police are seeking Nino Johnson, who they said is known to frequent McKees Rocks and Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood. On Monday night, the McKees Rocks Police...
Black bear spotted running along Frankstown Road in Penn Hills
The Pennsylvania Game Commission received several reports Tuesday of a black bear running along Frankstown Road near the McDonald’s in Penn Hills. The bear, believed to be about a year-and-a-half old, is on the move and was likely pushed out by his mother as she gets ready to breed, according...
DUI task forces under scrutiny following Supreme Court decision
Local police departments across Pennsylvania are being advised to temporarily stop conducting sobriety checkpoints with officers from other departments in light of a recent state Supreme Court ruling overturning a woman’s drunken-driving conviction in Allegheny County. In the meantime, elected officials in municipalities where police officers are involved in a...
Pittsburgh Councilwoman Harris proposes ordinance for exotic pets
Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Darlene Harris said Tuesday she’s crafting legislation that would regulate, but not ban, exotic animals and reptiles — including alligators — in the city. Harris of Spring Hill said the three alligators found running loose in Pittsburgh since May 18 highlights the need for such regulation. She...
Stores in Pittsburgh’s landmark Produce Terminal could move in by October
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto remembered his grandfather taking him as a child to the Produce Terminal in the Strip District, where they would purchase grapes to make “bad” wine. The mayor should be able to buy some good wine at the renovated terminal building along Smallman Street when the project...
CCAC inks agreement with Ohio University’s bachelor of science program in nursing
Students who graduate with an associate’s degree in nursing from the Community College of Allegheny County will have a new online option to pursue a bachelor of science degree in the future. CCAC officials and administrators from Ohio University are scheduled to sign an articulation agreement Thursday that would formalize...
Dozens of animals, reptiles seized from home where 5-foot gator named Chomp escaped
Pittsburgh police and animal control removed nearly three dozen animals Tuesday from the Beechview home of a man who has also claimed the five-foot alligator previously found wandering Rutherford Avenue. Mark McGowan, owner of Jungle’s Edge Exotics, has said the alligator found Thursday night – named Chomp – escaped from...
Pittsburgh police seek ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect in Memorial Day slaying
Pittsburgh police are searching for a man they believe shot and killed another man and wounded a teenager during a fight on Memorial Day, authorities said Tuesday. Jalaspian ‘Jay Bird’ Charles, 32, should be considered armed and dangerous, police said. The shooting happened just before 11 p.m. May 27 on...
Hill District kidnapping victim found bound, shot
A man is in stable condition after he was kidnapped early Monday and found 24 hours later, bound and shot, in the Hill District, according to Pittsburgh police. Police responded about 5:45 a.m. Monday to a Lombard Street residence for a reported home invasion and abduction, said Public Safety spokesman...
U.S. Attorney Scott Brady named to federal domestic violence study group
There will be a voice from Western Pennsylvania voice on a new federal group that aims to keep guns away from those convicted of domestic abuse. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Scott W. Brady was named to the Domestic Violence Working Group by U.S. Attorney General William...
UPMC attorney lashes out at Highmark over agreement’s end date
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania State Attorney General Josh Shapiro has no right to “gut” and rewrite a five-year agreement between UPMC and Highmark by changing its June 30 expiration date, UPMC’s top legal executive testified Tuesday in Commonwealth Court. “A deal is a deal,” UPMC Chief Legal Officer Thomas McGough said...
John Dean’s testimony on Mueller report questioned by Western Pa. legal experts
Testimony before Congress this week related to the Mueller report from a key witness during the Watergate hearings raised eyebrows across Capitol Hill and in Western Pennsylvania. John Dean, the former White House counsel to Richard Nixon who gave some of the most damning testimony in 1973 before the Senate...
Sheetz specialty beer Coffee Hopz is about tapped out
If you didn’t have a chance to try Sheetz coffee beer, you are most likely out of luck. In less than one month, the brew – Project Coffee Hopz – is about to be tapped out. Sheetz’ website shows the beer is sold out in most of its locations and...
Monthslong closure planned for Broadlawn Drive project in Elizabeth
A section of Broadlawn Drive in Elizabeth will be closed from June 20 through October for a $760,340 improvement project, Allegheny County’s Department of Public Works said in a news release. The road will be closed from just east of Ridge Road to about a half-mile west of Greenock Buena...
Sewickley man sets out to race 3,070 miles across America on a bike
The bike race is 3,070 miles long. It spans 12 states, crosses deserts with temperatures reaching more than 100 degrees and climbs mountains 11,000 feet tall. The distance equals 114 marathons or about the same that the average American drives in two and half months. Riders will climb 100,000 feet,...
Pair of crashes snarl morning commute on Route 28
Two crashes Tuesday along Route 28 slowed traffic in and out of Pittsburgh during the morning commute. Three vehicles crashed on Route 28 northbound in the area of the Highland Park Bridge about 8:45 a.m., according to officials. That crash caused some traffic delays. No one was injured, and the...
The Clarks’ Scott Blasey: ‘We still love playing on stage together’Video
Like Mister Rogers, Andy Warhol and Primanti’s sandwiches, The Clarks are one of those Pittsburgh institutions that the people of the Steel City continue to embrace. The band has been playing straight-ahead, guitar-based rock n’ roll with the same four members for over three decades now with no signs of...
Police: Fight led to man getting shot in face in Munhall
An argument in Munhall early Tuesday left one man with a gunshot wound to the face, police said. The shooting happened at a home on East 11th Avenue about 2:30 a.m., according to Allegheny County police Sgt. Venerando Costa. Paramedics took a 45-year-old man to the hospital where he remained...
Man shot in head in Wilkinsburg
A man was shot in the head early Tuesday morning in Wilkinsburg, according to Allegheny County Police. The shooting was reported at 3:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of Laketon Road. When first responders arrived, they found the man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, police said. He...
Missing Hill District man found
Pittsburgh police say a man missing since Monday has been found. Jerry Marshall, 58, of the Hill District was last seen Monday around 5:45 a.m. at his home, police say. Police said Tuesday morning that Marshall was located and was taken to a local hospital. Police said they are investigating....
2 people shot in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood
Two people were rushed to a local hospital after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood Monday afternoon. Police said they responded to a ShotSpotter notification of multiple gunshots around 4:30 p.m. along the 400 block of Larimer Avenue. Multiple calls to 911 for gunfire also were received. Police and EMS...
Hey dad: Have a Smiley Cookie on Father’s Day
Give dad a smile this Father’s Day. Eat’n Park Restaurants, known for the Smiley Cookie, are giving one free cookie to all dads on Sunday. Select locations will also offer a Father’s Day Brunch Buffet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for $10.49. Eat’n Park is celebrating 70 years. It’s...
