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Democrat Pam Iovino, Republican D. Raja vie for 37th state Senate seat
Voters in the South Hills and part of Washington County will decide Tuesday who fills the Pennsylvania Senate seat left vacant by Republican U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler with a special election garnering national attention. Democrat Pam Iovino is vying for the 37th District seat against Republican D. Raja. Iovino, 62,...
Pittsburgh ranks in top 10 for highest number of Chipotle restuarants
Chipotle lovers unite. Pittsburgh was named one of the top 10 cities for a high number of Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants, according to Apartment Guide, a rental website that helps people find apartments. According to the study, Pittsburgh has 10 Chipotles, or about one restaurant for every 30,241 people, ranking...
Swissvale man accused of East Liberty bank robbery, chase and resisting arrest
A Swissvale man is accused of robbing an East Liberty bank and then leading police on a foot chase Friday along Frick Park’s Tranquil Trail. Police said Lamar Sewell, 38, entered a Key Bank branch at about 9:15 a.m., pointed a handgun, demanded money and then fled. He drove his...
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner scheduled for preliminary hearing in Detroit April 11
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner faces a preliminary hearing later this month in Detroit on charges stemming from an altercation with Detroit police last month. Neither Wagner nor her husband, Khari Mosley, appeared in person Monday at a probable cause conference, according to Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor Maria Miller. Local...
DISH Network strikes deal to avoid subscribers losing access to WPXI
WPXI-TV struck a last-minute deal with DISH Network to avoid interrupting viewers’ access to the Pittsburgh station, officials said Monday. Their prior contract expired Sunday. The NBC-affiliate headquartered in Pittsburgh’s Summer Hill neighborhood had warned that viewers who use DISH Network for their satellite TV services might lose the channel...
Pittsburgh police injured in Tree of Life shooting throw first pitch at Pirates home opener
Four Pittsburgh police officers injured during the October synagogue shooting threw out the first pitch during the Pirates home opener at PNC Park on Monday. Officers Timothy Matson, Anthony Burke, Dan Mead and Michael Smidga each threw pitches during the pregame ceremony. Officers Anthony Burke, Timothy Matson, Dan Mead, and...
Study: Pittsburgh No. 1 market for first-time homebuyers
Western Pennsylvania first-time homebuyers take heart — Pittsburgh is the best U.S. city based on affordability and several other measures, according to Yahoo Finance. A survey by Bankrate.com said Pittsburgh tops the list of the 10 best major metropolitan areas for first-time homebuyers. The ranking was based on 13 measures...
Hiking and biking trail, roads open at Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood Green siteVideo
Pittsburgh’s sprawling Hazelwood Green property along the Monongahela River opened to the public Monday for the first time in more than 100 years. Officials opened Blair Street, a $21 million thoroughfare formerly known as Signature Boulevard, providing the first public access to the 178-acre site that until the 1990s featured...
Hope springs eternal on Pirates’ Opening Day
It’s important to have priorities. As big-league baseball returned to Pittsburgh on Monday with the Pirates opening their home schedule at PNC Park, die-hard fans chose going to the sun-drenched yet chilly opener over work, school and other lesser priorities. “I skipped school for this, but I don’t think I’ll...
Community input sought for redesign of dangerous Pittsburgh intersection
Pittsburgh wants residents to weigh in on the proposed redesign of a dangerous four-way intersection in Larimer. The city is planning improvements at Frankstown and Lincoln avenues and Enterprise and Lowell streets and wants community input on possible new safety features and travel improvements. Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure...
AGH honors Tarentum teen and fallen officer Sciullo as organ donors, lifesavers
It’s been 10 years since Max and Sue Sciullo lost their son and only five months since Joy Krumenacker lost her son, but the two families came together at Allegheny General Hospital on Monday to recognize the impact their children made on the lives of others through organ and tissue...
Consumer alert issued for Homestead’s Me Lyng after mice found in kitchen
Allegheny County health officials issued a consumer alert for Homestead’s Me Lyng, citing dirty surfaces and a mouse infestation. The inspection late last week at the family-style Asian restaurant on Eighth Avenue turned up mouse droppings throughout the kitchen, including on shelving and in food storage areas of the basement,...
British Airways offers Pittsburghers chance to win prizes, free flight
British Airways and VisitBritain is promoting its new non-stop service from Pittsburgh to London Heathrow by taking a — small — step back in time. A red phone booth is set up on the North Shore today as a way to celebrate the Pittsburgh Pirates home opener, giving attendees the...
Allegheny County Health Department fines U.S. Steel for emissions problems
The Allegheny County Health Department has levied an additional $707,568 fine against U.S. Steel, bringing the total fines issued since June 2018 to more than $2 million, according to a statement from the health department Monday. The new fine addresses continued emissions problems at the Clairton Coke Works facility during...
If convicted, Robert Bowers could face death penalty — but not necessarily executionVideo
Robert Bowers could become the only person from Western Pennsylvania on federal death row if he is convicted and sentenced to death for the mass shooting inside a Squirrel Hill synagogue last year. But with an attorney known for sparing the most notorious killers from the execution chamber, added to...
Allderdice students hit high notes with iconic ‘60s pop hits in ‘Leader of the Pack’
When the lights go down at Pittsburgh Allderdice High School and the music starts, James Rankin hopes to hit all the right notes from his place in the orchestra pit. “There’s something magical about being a part of the live performance,” says the junior who lives in Greenfield. About 30...
Couple hopes to bowl over community by restoring Carrick Classic Lanes
In nearly every corner of Carrick Classic Lanes, dusty bowling balls peer out of the shadows like surprised faces. “If they could talk, they’d have one heck of a story to tell about this place,” said Lisa Casen, who has owned the alley with her husband, Jeff Jackson, since 2007....
Car crashes into utility pole, overturns in Ross
One person was injured when a car crashed into a utility pole and overturned Sunday in Ross, officials said. The report of the crash on Babcock Boulevard near Tally Drive came in shortly before 6 p.m. Medics took one person to the hospital by ambulance, an Allegheny County 911 shift...
Things to remember when heading to the Pirates’ home opener Monday
The Pittsburgh Pirates are reminding fans to be vigilant of road work that may cause delays getting to games this season ahead of Monday’s home opener. Pirates officials said fans should allow for additional travel time when coming to and leaving PNC Park. The following PennDOT projects near Pittsburgh’s North...
WPXI warns DISH may drop the channel if new agreement isn’t reached
WPXI-TV is warning viewers who use DISH Network for their cable services they may lose the channel when the station’s contract expires Sunday . The station said on its website they are continuing to work on negotiations, but encouraged viewers to call DISH and share their concerns about potentially losing...
Motorcyclist dead after crash with vehicle in Elizabeth Township
The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office has identified the man killed after a crash between a motorcycle and a vehicle in Elizabeth Township. Douglas G. Vranish, 61, of Irwin, died of his injuries at UPMC Presbyterian hospital around 8:17 p.m. Saturday. Vranish was the motorcyclist. The crash happened shortly before...
Allegheny County homeowners have until Monday to pay property taxes at 2% discount
Allegheny County residents now have until the end of Monday to pay their property taxes at a 2 percent discount. County Treasurer John Weinstein said Saturday he was extending the discount window by an extra day because the original deadline, March 31, fell on a Sunday. Real estate taxes are...
Beaver County auto repair shop owner recounts surviving explosion Saturday evening
A Beaver County auto repair man said he is lucky to be alive after his garage exploded in flames Saturday evening while he was inside. Sam Botinovch, owner of Sam’s Auto Salvage and Repair in Pulaski Township said, “Honestly — I don’t know what happened. It just exploded. I pulled...
Adventurous volunteers rappel down Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh to clean up iconic vistaVideo
Volunteers took to the hillside below Grandview Avenue on Saturday morning for the 27th Annual Explorers Club of Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington Clean Up, with help from the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group. Fifty volunteers were stationed on Grandview Avenue either rappelling down the hillside picking up garbage...
Body recovered from Allegheny River near Fox Chapel Yacht Club
Officials found a body Saturday in the Allegheny River near the Fox Chapel Yacht Club. The report of the body floating in the water came in about 11:30 a.m., Allegheny County spokeswoman Amie Downs said. The club’s workers found the body wedged beside or under the dock. Blawnox Volunteer Fire...
