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Pittonkatonk takes a distinctly noncorporate festival approach
On a recent visit to Pittsburgh, Graham Nash reflected on Woodstock’s 50th anniversary and how it marked the end of “people getting in a garage and forming a rock band with their friends, and the beginning of corporate interests in seeing kids that they can sell a cola and another...
Mon Incline’s reopening stalled by brief power outage
Power was restored to the Mon Incline just before 9 a.m. Friday. The incline had shut down around 6:35 a.m. due to a power failure, according to Port Authority of Allegheny County spokesman Adam Brandolph. The Monongahela Incline had been shut down for more than three months for repairs. It...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 10-12
Mother’s Day is Sunday. So celebrate the woman who gave you life with one of these events this weekend. More than a race The 27th annual Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure begins at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. There is a Kids Dash and a 5K Run and Walk. The race...
Police: Vehicle hits Carrick house after drive-by shooting
A chain-reaction crash that sent a vehicle into the side of a Carrick house Thursday was spurred by a drive-by shooting, Pittsburgh police say. The shooting was reported just after 5:50 p.m. in the 100 block of East Meyers Street. Officers responded to reports of shots fired. When they arrived...
Scott Police looking for man who snatched purse from elderly woman
Scott Township Police are looking for a man who snatched a purse from an elderly woman in front of a grocery store earlier this week. The snatching occurred at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in front of the Shop ‘n Save in Raceway Plaza. The victim is 84 years old. Police say...
Monroeville Mall shooting suspects identified, DA says
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said last week that police have identified suspects in last month’s shooting at the Monroeville Mall and arrests are imminent. Zappala said investigators used surveillance cameras and license plate recognition software to identify the suspects in the April 12 shooting at a...
Ex-doctor gets jail term on drug distribution conviction
A former Pittsburgh radiologist convicted of unlawfully distributing a prescription painkiller and health care fraud has been sentenced to two years in federal prison and fined $15,000. Omar A. Almusa, 46, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. Judge Arthur Schwab in Pittsburgh. Almusa was a radiologist with the University of Pittsburgh...
Fired then reinstated, Pittsburgh cop sues city, PedutoVideo
A Pittsburgh police officer fired last year in connection with an alleged road rage incident sued the city on Thursday, claiming malicious prosecution, fabrication of evidence and racial discrimination. Robert Kramer was charged in 2017 with pointing a gun at another motorist while off duty. An Allegheny County jury last...
Goats are back on Pittsburgh’s North Side to clear weeds, invasive species
The goats are going back to work. Thanks to a $9,500 grant from the Allegheny County Conservation District, Allegheny GoatScape’s herd will remove — as in “eat” — invasive species from public wooded land in the Perry Hilltop neighborhood. “We are so excited to receive this gift from ACCD,” said...
Tree of Life survivors applaud proposed hate crime bills
Several survivors of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue lauded state lawmakers on Thursday for a package of proposed bills designed to enhance Pennsylvania hate crimes statutes. State Reps. Dan Frankel of Squirrel Hill and Ed Gainey of Lincoln-Lemington and Sen. Jay Costa of Forest Hills, standing...
Mon Incline set to reopen Friday
The Monongahela Incline will reopen on Friday after being shut down for repairs for more than three months. The incline has been out of service since Feb. 4 to repair damage caused by flooding. On Jan. 19, a Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority water main that runs along Grandview Avenue...
Police believe 2002 Saturn sedan responsible for Penn Hills hit-and-run death
Police believe the car that hit, dragged and killed a Penn Hills man last week was a silver blue 2002 Saturn SL or SL2, Allegheny County officials said in a news release Thursday. Joseph Morris, 51, was found dead by police along Universal Road in Penn Hills after Allegheny County...
Shaler man pleads guilty to raping 5-year-old boy he was babysitting
A Shaler man has pleaded guilty to raping a 5-year-old boy he was babysitting. Dylan McKinney, 27, will spend between seven and 14 years in jail followed by 10 years supervised probation on the rape charge in exchange for the dismissal of some of the related criminal counts he faced,...
Massive Etna fire likely destroyed rare, exotic cars worth millionsVideo
Moments after he realized the STORExpress building in Etna was ablaze, Ross Godber’s only thought was to try to save the cars. Godber, 42, of Indiana Township was working on a rare Bentley at his business, Victory Garage, which rents space inside the building. He was on the ground beneath...
North Park bald eagles suffer empty-nest syndrome
The bald eagles at North Park, likely the first pair to nest in an Allegheny County park, didn’t produce any young this season, wildlife officials said. The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed recently there are no chicks in the nest. “There have been sightings of both parent birds leaving the nest,”...
West Penn Power restores electricity in Allegheny, Westmoreland after outage
A broken switch Thursday at a West Penn Power substation knocked out service to more than 7,000 utility customers in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. More than half of impacted customers had power restored by 11 a.m., according to the FirstEnergy website. Power to all customers was restored by 2:30 p.m....
1 dead in motorcycle crash along Parkway North
A Wexford man died after he crashed his motorcycle on the Parkway North early Thursday. He was identified as Douglas J. Regrut, 28, by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The crash was reported just before 1 a.m. at mile marker 12.7 in Franklin Park. State police at the Moon...
Man in critical condition after Brighton Heights shooting
A man was in critical condition early Thursday after Pittsburgh police say he was shot multiple times in Brighton Heights. The shooting was reported just before 11:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of Woods Run Avenue. Police officers from Zone 1 first received a ShotSpotter notification, followed by 911...
2 injured when car goes into building on Route 51
Two men were in critical condition early Thursday after their vehicle hit the side of a building in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood. The crash was reported at 3:22 a.m. on Route 51 just past Woodruff Street. The driver and a passenger were trapped inside and had to be extracted from...
Experience ‘King Lear’ at the Carrie FurnaceVideo
The Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark is definitely not your typical stage, but it’s the perfect setting for a play with a very rich history. The Swissvale site, part of the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, will be the setting for Quantum Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare’s “King...
Penn Hills students to receive free lunches, breakfasts next school year
Penn Hills School District students will not have to worry about paying for breakfasts and lunches next school year. District officials recently approved the high school’s participation in the National School Lunch Program’s Community Eligibility Provision. It’s being administered by the state Department of Education’s Division of Food and Nutrition....
Police: Man stabbed to death in McKeesport
A Pittsburgh man died after he was a stabbed in McKeesport late Wednesday afternoon, according to Allegheny County Police. He was identified as Irvin Green, 48, by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. McKeesport police and paramedics were called to the 1200 block of Evans Avenue around 5:40 p.m. for...
Police: Homestead man shot in leg in front of his home
Homestead police say a resident was shot in the lower left leg while walking up the steps to his home on Wednesday night. Allegheny County dispatchers said police and EMS activity was reported at West 12th Avenue and Hays Street around 10:15 p.m. Homestead Police Chief Jeff DeSimone said the...
Police arrest suspect in Stowe tattoo shooting death
Allegheny County sheriffs on Wednesday night arrested the man accused of killing a local tattoo artist. Terrance Murphy, 25, of Stowe, allegedly shot an unidentified 31-year-old man who had just given him a tattoo, according to county police. The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday on the second floor of...
3 firefighters injured in 7-alarm fire in EtnaVideo
Three firefighters were sent to hospitals with minor injuries suffered battling a seven-alarm blaze at a large commercial building in Etna. The first call came in at 2:18 p.m. Wednesday to the building in the 400 block of Butler Street, near Route 28. An Etna firefighter said the building houses...
