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Braddock man struck by vehicle in Duquesne taken to local hospital
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle along North Second Street in Duquesne Monday afternoon. City police said they were dispatched around 1:15 p.m. for the incident in front of Truman Towers. Officers reported a 56-year-old Braddock man had walked onto the street behind a vehicle and was struck by...
Experts say new laws needed after Pittsburgh alligator encountersVideo
It’s perfectly legal to own an alligator in Pennsylvania. However, the permitting process for obtaining such a reptile may need to change, said Sarah Shively of Humane Animal Rescue in Pittsburgh. “Unfortunately this is something that has been happening for years all over the state, and now we are seeing...
Lawsuit seeks to remove Allegheny County Jail inmate from solitary
Lawyers for a 20-year-old Pittsburgh woman are asking a federal judge to force Allegheny County Jail officials to remove her from solitary confinement, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. Kimberly Andrews is awaiting a bench trial later this month on two misdemeanor charges of theft and access device fraud, court...
Animals stranded in broken trailer on Parkway East rescued by county officer
Animals bound for home north of Pittsburgh had to spend the night at stables in Allegheny County’s South Park after their trailer broke down on the Parkway East. The three miniature horses, four lambs and four goats were in a trailer headed to Franklin, about 85 miles north of Pittsburgh,...
Leaning South Side home was condemned, should be demolished soon
A South Side house that appears to be tipping over should be demolished shortly, city officials said. The two-story structure was posted with a notice of imminent danger in February and charges were filed in March against Soroka Sales Inc., which owns the leaning building at 140 S. 25th St....
Richland man charged in connection with McCandless overdose death goes on trial
Testimony began Monday in the trial of a man who is charged with selling the heroin that killed a McCandless man in 2016. Robert Keller, 32, of Richland, is charged in connection with the Sept. 11, 2016, overdose death of Clay Richwalls, 44, of McCandless. Police found four stamp bags...
AG Shapiro begins making case for blocking UPMC-Highmark split
HARRISBURG — Three types of patients never were supposed to be affected by the insurance network split of UPMC and Highmark — children, the poor and seniors, Jim Donahue of the Pennsylvania Attorney’s General Office said Monday in Commonwealth Court. State officials decided to intervene in the clash of Western...
Aurora partners with Fiat to build self-driving vehicles
Aurora Innovation is partnering with automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to build self-driving vehicles of different makes and models, including commercial vehicles. The company announced the partnership Monday. “As part of FCA’s autonomous vehicle strategy we will continue to work with strategic partners in this space to address the needs of...
National Aviary’s Andean Condor chick dies 2 days after hatching
A rare Andean Condor chick that hatched at the National Aviary Friday has died. The aviary said it determined the chick had not survived after observing “abnormal parenting behavior” by the male condor, Lurch, on Sunday morning, officials said in a statement. “It is normal parenting behavior for the male...
Security tightened after thefts at Three Rivers Arts Festival
Theft sometimes happens at art shows. And when it does, it always hurts, because it feels like the thief stole a piece of the artist along with the work, said Robert Walker, who was selling original oil and acrylic paintings Monday from a booth in Gateway Center at the Three...
Man paralyzed in Knoxville shooting dies 20 years later
A man shot and paralyzed 20 years ago in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood died Sunday, according to the medical examiner’s office. Omar Patterson was 15 when he was shot in the chest as he walked down Sylvania Way, an alley near his home, shortly before 6 p.m. on Feb. 11, 1999....
Artists say their work was stolen at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts FestivalVideo
Several artists selling their work at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts Festival came to their tents Sunday to find some of their pieces missing. “There were four pieces on walls on display and someone must have snuck into the tent somehow, through the back I think, and taken them,” said Chris...
Police: 2 arrested after Larimer woman intimidated, shot at twice
Pittsburgh Police made two arrests Sunday in connection to a shooting in Larimer that resulted in two shots being fired at a woman, with one bullet hitting her house. Police say the two men arrested were part of a group of five that intimidated the woman Saturday night. The shooter...
After decades, Produce Terminal on the cusp of redevelopment
Efforts to save and redevelop the Strip District’s iconic Produce Terminal stretch back decades. The long, low building stretching along Smallman Street was the heart of the wholesale business at the center of the thriving Pittsburgh neighborhood in the 1920s when it was built. The city bought the building in...
Boyce Park Wave Pool repaired, set to reopen Monday
The Boyce Park Wave Pool is set to reopen to the public starting Monday after receiving emergency repairs for a week. The Allegheny County Facilities Management and Parks Department closed the wave pool last Tuesday when they discovered the pool was losing water on May 31 due to a malfunctioning...
Pittsburgh man charged with attempted rape on walking trail near Station Square
Pittsburgh Police and the U.S. Marshall’s Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force have arrested a man who allegedly assaulted a woman on a Pittsburgh walking trail. Robert Lynn Williamson Jr., 62, of Pittsburgh is charged with attempted rape and related crimes. The unidentified woman told police that she’d been walking on...
3rd alligator found in PittsburghVideo
Here we go again. For the third time in a month, Pittsburgh Police recovered an alligator that was loose in the city. Officers found the gator on a porch on the 300 block of East Agnew Avenue in Carrick around 6:15 p.m. Saturday. They put it in a box and...
Driver rescued after car plunges down hillside at Kennywood Park
A car went over a hillside Friday night near Gate 2 of Kennywood Park and the driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, authorities said. It happened at about 10 p.m., when Duquesne police said the driver, described as an elderly man, appears to have put the car...
US attorney says FBI not meddling in accused Tree of Life shooter’s case
The FBI did not block the defense attorneys of accused Squirrel Hill synagogue gunman Robert Bowers from interviewing witnesses, federal prosecutors said in court Friday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office dismissed the allegation that the FBI was meddling in the case and related demands made by defense attorneys last week as...
Storms wash away abutment of Thompson Run Bridge in Ross, closing lane
Allegheny County Department of Public Works crews shut down the southbound lane of Thompson Run Road between Radcliff Drive and Babcock Boulevard in Ross Friday due to concerns about the safety of the bridge. Officials said a consultant handling the Thompson Run Bridge No. 3’s annual inspection discovered that a...
Rare Andean condor chick hatches at National Aviary
A rare Andean Condor chick, a downy, grey-white baby bird the size of a grapefruit, hatched Friday at the National Aviary. This is the first Andean Condor chick to hatch at the National Aviary since 2007, and is currently the only Andean Condor chick to hatch this year at an...
Three Rivers Arts Festival is underwayVideo
The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival kicked off Friday in Pittsburgh. The annual arts extravaganza includes 10 days of free live music, theater, dance and gallery exhibitions and an artist market featuring more than 300 artists from around the country. Here are some images and a video from the...
Peduto lauded by anti-violence groups for gun ban legislation
Gina Pelusi of Upper St. Clair lost her mother, Ruth Ann, about five years ago to a man who shot her after she answered a knock on her door at her Virginia home. Valerie Dixon of East Liberty lost her son, Robert, in 2001 to a man who shot him...
Export tests out ‘goat-scapers’ on steep park hillsideVideo
The hillside next to the Export playground would be quite a challenge for the borough’s public works crew to trim. But the steep slope is little more than a snack for 10 goats and Hobo the donkey, from Homestead-based Allegheny Goatscape. “It would be tough to get someone in there...
Gateway Rehab has new medical director
A Butler physician is Gateway Rehabilitation’s new director of physician services. Dr. George Lloyd is a surgeon who has refocused on addiction counseling since 2000 and is a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. About 18 years ago, he established Evidence Based Recovery Inc., a medical practice treating...
