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Pittsburgh authorities ID victims of 2 shootings early Saturday
The victims have been identified in two separate fatal shootings early Saturday in Pittsburgh. The first was reported at 12:50 a.m. in the 800 block of Murtland Avenue in Homewood, where a male was found with a gunshot to the upper body. He was transported to UPMC Presbyterian, where he...
Advocate calls for changing statute of limitations on child sex abuse
A man who said he was abused by a Catholic priest is pushing to change the statute of limitations for sexual offenses in Pennsylvania. Dennis McKeown, who grew up in Ellwood City in Lawrence County, said he met with Bishop David Zubik of the Pittsburgh Diocese Thursday to discuss whether...
Women continue to join cybersecurity workforce
Just five years ago, women working in cybersecurity accounted for fewer than 11 percent of those in the field. Now women represent 20 percent of those working in the profession, officials said at a conference Friday in Pittsburgh. The three-day Women in CyberSecurity Conference kicked off Thursday at the Wyndham...
Officials: Friday evening protest peaceful in Pittsburgh’s East End
A group of about 50 protesters disrupted traffic Friday evening but were peaceful as they moved along several streets in Pittsburgh’s East End, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety social media posts. City police warned of expected heavy traffic and delays in the area as they blocked off streets surrounding the...
Alleged road rage in Penn Hills sparks police chase, crash, arrest
Penn Hills police arrested a male driver Friday evening following a reported road rage incident and an extended, slow-speed chase that ended in a crash on the Parkway East. No injuries were reported in the traffic incident that lasted about 10 minutes and was over before 8 p.m., according to...
Wolf nominates Elliot Howsie to be Common Pleas judge
Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday nominated Allegheny County Public Defender Elliot Howsie to be a judge on the Court of Common Pleas. If approved by the State Senate, Howsie would fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Donna Jo McDaniel in January. He also would be a candidate...
Graeter’s Ice Cream to open in Castle Shannon
A new craft ice cream shop is coming to Castle Shannon. The family-owned Graeter’s Ice Cream is opening a store April 5 on Mt. Lebanon Boulevard, according to a news release. Graeter’s has been around since 1870. The store offers a variety of flavors, sundaes, milk shakes, old-fashioned sodas and...
Game Commission hopes plastic bag in nest won’t harm Hays bald eagles
The male Pittsburgh Hays bald eagle brought an unusual, and potentially dangerous, object to the family aerie earlier this week: a black plastic bag. An official with the Pennsylvania Game Commission said Friday she hopes the plastic bag won’t wrap around an adult’s leg or one of the two young...
Rivers Casino announces April events, promotions
Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore has announced special events for April, including an appearance by the music band Blues Traveler on Saturday, April 27. Tickets are $25 and parking is free. The show will take place in the casino’s new event space, which was unveiled in February. The second-floor...
Heinz History Center to digitize old Kennywood photos, videos
Thousands of images, a dozen videos and hundreds of pages documenting the history of Kennywood Park will now be digitized at the Heinz History Center. The photos and videos were once housed on the third floor of a haunted house. The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded the history...
Pitt Dance Marathon to benefit Children’s Hospital
They’ll be dancing for a reason for 12 hours Saturday at the Pitt Dance Marathon. The event, held annually by University of Pittsburgh students, benefits UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. It begins at noon Saturday in the Charles L. Cost Center on Pitt’s campus in Oakland. This year’s theme is...
Police arrest man suspected in East Liberty bank
Pittsburgh police arrested a man they suspect of robbing the Key Bank branch in East Liberty, police spokeswoman Alicia George said. Police went to the bank in the 200 block of North Highland Avenue for a report of a man demanding money at about 9:15 a.m., George said. She said...
Parkway North HOV lanes closing until mid-June starting Tuesday
Starting early Tuesday morning, the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes along the Parkway North will close for repairs that will take until the middle of June to complete, according to PennDOT. The HOV lanes are scheduled to close at 3 a.m. on April 2 for work that includes concrete patching, paving,...
Port Authority bus operators to show off skills in ‘Roadeo’
Plenty of skill is required to drive a Port Authority of Allegheny County bus, keeping passengers on schedule while negotiating tight turns and traffic. Now nearly 20 Port Authority bus and light rail drivers will showcase the skills they use daily in an upcoming competition. The contests known as “Roadeo”...
As president retires, 2 Pittsburgh trade schools merge
Rosedale Technical College in Kennedy Township and Dean Institute of Technology in West Liberty have announced they are merging, effective immediately. Rosedale, which made Forbes’ list of Top 25 Two-Year Trade Schools in 2018, will assume Dean’s students at its Kennedy campus, the schools said. The current Dean Tech location...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend March 29-31
Here are some ideas for how to spend this final March weekend: Sealed with a KISS The KISS “End of the World” tour is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, Uptown. After 45 years, the band is making its final appearances. The rock & roll hall of famers...
Family of 5 escape unharmed from Clairton house fire
Five people and three dogs escaped unhurt from a house fire in Clairton on Thursday night. The house on Constitution Circle was fully engulfed, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. Sources tell me that this fire started because of a grill on a porch. Multiple people and pets in the...
Parking dispute suspected in fatal Homestead shooting
A Homestead man shot and killed one man and injured another over a parking dispute, Allegheny County Police said. Neil Chandler, 42, is accused of shooting two men who went to a Homestead home on Thursday after a funeral, according to a criminal complaint. Calvin Walker, 39, of West Mifflin...
Hill District is maybe a year away from getting new grocery store, says councilman
It could take as a long as a year for the Hill District to have a grocery store again. Pittsburgh City Councilman Daniel Lavelle, who represents the Hill District, said he is reaching out to as many potential new store operators as possible but cited obstacles that stand in the...
1 dead, 1 injured in double shooting in Homestead
One man has died in a shooting in Homestead on Thursday afternoon and another was reported in critical condition, Allegheny County police said. The deceased, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting in the 300 block of Oak Way, police said. The other victim...
Pittsburgh Bishop Zubik creates diocesan department to address sex abuse claims
Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik on Thursday announced the formation of a new diocesan department to respond to sexual abuse claims and make good on promises he outlined in a pastoral letter released earlier this month. The Secretariat for the Protection of Children, Youth and Vulnerable Adults will begin work...
State Rep. Austin Davis named to Port Authority board
State Rep. Austin Davis, D-McKeesport, was appointed Thursday to the Port Authority of Allegheny County board of directors by House Democratic Leader Frank Dermody. The move puts Davis in a position to have more oversight on public transportation services and issues in and around Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. “Providing efficient,...
Pittsburgh schools add 2 programs for 2019-20 school year
Pittsburgh Public Schools will offer two new programs for students during the 2019-20 school year. Career and Technical Education students will be able to enter a new early childhood program at Pittsburgh Milliones. It will include instruction in growth and development, nutrition, program planning and management and other topics to...
Peduto eager to take on challengers to Pittsburgh’s proposed gun ban
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto on Thursday said he is looking forward to a promised legal battle over the city’s proposed gun ban and plans to immediately sign the regulations into law once City Council approves them. Addressing the legislation for the first time in weeks, the mayor repeated a promise...
Pittsburgh man ends primary campaign for East End council seat
The slate of candidates seeking a Democratic nomination for an East End Pittsburgh City Council seat is getting smaller by the day. Community activist Randall Taylor of East Liberty announced on Thursday that he was pulling out of the primary and would run for a District 9 council seat as...
