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Clairton teens face charges in Antwon Rose protest fight
More than a dozen Clairton students face charges in connection with a fight that broke out last month during a protest against the acquittal of former officer Michael Rosfeld, police Chief Robert Hoffman said Tuesday. The students walked out of Clairton High School about 12:30 p.m. March 25, three days...
Elizabeth cops trying to ID teens in ‘riot-like’ Snapchat brawl
Police in Elizabeth Borough are trying to identify more than two dozen teens and young adults involved in an April 11 brawl that investigators said was organized on social media. Charges will be filed once investigators identify the people involved or who attended the fight, police Chief William Sombo said....
Rivers Casino’s $12M leads sharp uptick in Pa. sports betting in March
HARRISBURG — Sports betting leaped by almost one-third in Pennsylvania’s fourth full month, as more venues opened amid March Madness. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said Tuesday that gamblers bet a record $44.5 million in March at six casinos and two off-track betting parlors where sports betting is approved. That...
Repairs to Mon Incline nearly done, could reopen in May
Work to repair damage to the Monongahela Incline caused by a series of water main breaks in January is expected to be completed this week. But the 149-year-old cable rail car will likely not reopen to the public until May, according to the Allegheny County Port Authority, which owns the...
Heating problem forces Quaker Valley to close Osborne Elementary
Osborne Elementary School is closed April 16 because of problems with the heating system, the Quaker Valley School District announced. Teachers were asked to report to the school at their regular time. The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment testing at the school will be rescheduled....
Police: Man shot twice in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood
Pittsburgh police responding to a ShotSpotter notification in Perry South late Monday night found a man suffering from two gunshot wounds, according to authorities. Officers from the Zone 1 station in the North Side used the gunshot detection technology and calls placed to 911 to direct them to the 2200...
Tailgate Garth Brooks’ Pittsburgh show with Trisha Yearwood
There’s a tailgate party before the party. Trisha Yearwood — a singer, actress, author, chef, personality and entrepreneur — is hosting a celebration prior to her husband Garth Brooks’ sold-out show on May 18 at Heinz Field on Pittsburgh’s North Side. “You know I love to entertain, and I can’t...
Monongahela man dies after crash in Carroll Township
A Monongahela man was killed in a crash in Carroll Township. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported William Criswell, 59, was pronounced dead shortly after 4 p.m. Monday at Allegheny General Hospital. He was injured in a crash along the 100 block of Route 88 South. The cause and...
UPMC says Highmark is to blame for spurring confusion, prompting prepay rule
Highmark, not UPMC, is to blame for hindering access to health care, spurring confusion among seniors and forcing tens of thousands of Western Pennsylvania patients to choose sides or pay a hefty cost to keep their doctors and hospitals, UPMC’s attorneys argued Monday in court. Highmark has engaged in “aggressive...
Pitt commencement to feature Dereck Hogan, U.S. Ambassador to Moldova
The University of Pittsburgh will focus on public service at its commencement ceremonies in late April. The Pitt’s Oakland campus will host Dereck Hogan, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, as its keynote speaker at undergraduate commencement ceremonies at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the Petersen Events Center,...
Pittsburgh swears in first woman, minority to EMS Deputy Chief rank
Pittsburgh officials swore in the city’s first woman as a deputy EMS chief on Monday in a moment that newly sworn-in Amera Gilchrist said she never could have imagined when she began her work with city EMS two decades ago. “Today a glass ceiling has been broken,” Gilchrist said after...
Pittsburgh police officers honored for their bravery
Dozens of Pittsburgh police officers received awards Monday at a ceremony meant to recognize those who go above and beyond what is asked of them, police officials said, including five officers awarded the bureau’s Medal of Valor. “This is just a small portion of what we see each and every...
Pitt football and South Side shop spar over ‘412’ trademark
The University of Pittsburgh football team may yet wear 412 on their helmets this season. A Pittsburgh trademark attorney said Monday that South Side apparel shop merchandise company Shop412 is “splitting hairs” in its alleged trademark dispute with the university over the 412 area code. “The picture of the Pitt...
Pirates donate $20,000 to improve youth baseball fields in Pittsburgh
A $20,000 donation from the Pirates’ charitable foundation is helping Pittsburgh improve two city baseball fields. Pirates Charities is providing $10,000 for each field through its Fields for Kids program. The donation will pay for infield resurfacing and new dugouts at Dinan Field in Stanton Heights and Devlin Field in...
Free Pittsburgh lawn-mowing service for available for seniors, veterans
The city of Pittsburgh began taking applications Monday for a twice-a-month lawn-mowing service available to seniors, veterans and low-income people with disabilities this summer through fall. Mayor Bill Peduto said Monday that the city has enough money and contractors to provide the free service to about 1,000 households between May...
Pittsburgh shootout leads to 1 injured in car crash over Stowe hillside
A shootout between vehicles that began Monday afternoon in McKees Rocks and continued into Pittsburgh’s West End culminated with one car plummeting over a hillside in Stowe, police said. One person who was injured in the wreck remains in “critical but stable condition” Monday night, Allegheny County Police Sgt. Venerando...
Union: Construction tax fraud costs governments $450B annually
Several hundred carpenters’ union members and public officials rallied Monday in Downtown Pittsburgh to call for an end to construction industry fraud. Union officials said unscrupulous contractors and labor brokers rob the public of federal and local tax revenue by paying workers cash “under the table,” misclassifying them as independent...
Images of hope to replace tarps at Tree of Life site
Artwork expressing love, hope and healing will replace blue construction tarps surrounding Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue where a gunman killed 11 worshippers last year, officials said. The building, which housed the congregations of Tree of Life or L’Simcha, New Light and Dor Hadash, remains surrounded by a chain-link fence...
Pittsburgh Irish Festival moves to new location for 2019
The 29th annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival is moving its location at Sandcastle water park. Festival organizers plan to host the September event at Sandcastle’s main parking lot, known as “The Lots.” The move became necessary after heavy rains and flooding at the old location, the Riverplex at Sandcastle, forced the...
Pittsburgh Community Food Bank taking part in Metallica’s Day of ServiceVideo
Heavy metal band Metallica is asking for some time from their fans to volunteer at local food banks. The band announced its second annual Day of Service set for May 22 and called on fans to connect with food banks in their area and volunteer their time. “In cooperation with...
Police arrest McKees Rocks man wanted in fatal Stowe shooting
A McKees Rocks man was behind bars Monday in connection to the fatal shooting of another man in Stowe Township. Tomichael Sherrell, 18, turned himself into Allegheny County Police detectives on Saturday, according to authorities. He is charged with homicide, robbery and weapons violations in the death of Bradley Lucier,...
Stabbed man slams van into Pittsburgh building
A man crashed into a building in the city’s Larmier section on Sunday night after being stabbed, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers from the Zone 5 station responding to a call for a reported stabbing in the 6400 block of Frankstown Avenue found the victim inside a van that struck...
Trial postponed for ex-Pitt soccer player accused of murdering father
A judge has postponed a bench trial until early September for the former Plum youth soccer coach accused of killing her father by stabbing him to death while her parents tried to get her to check in to a mental health hospital. Christina Nicassio, 29, a former Pitt Panther and...
Police: 26 bullets fired in Fairywood, striking 3 parked cars
Police are investigating why more than two dozen gunshots were fired Friday in Pittsburgh’s Fairywood neighborhood, striking at least three parked cars. No injuries were reported, police said. Shortly before 6 p.m., Pittsburgh Zone 1 police officers responded to a ShotSpotter notification near West Prospect Avenue and Broadhead Fording Road,...
Bernie Sanders brings his presidential campaign to PittsburghVideo
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders stumped for his 2020 bid Sunday at Schenley Plaza in Pittsburgh in front of hundreds flashing the Vermont senator’s campaign gear and chanting “Feel the Bern.” Hundreds of people of all ages had gathered two hours before the event started. By the time Sanders started speaking...
