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Car crashes into McKeesport creek, crews work to rescue 2 trapped inside
Two women were rescued after their car crashed over a hillside into a creek 30 feet below in McKeesport Tuesday night, Trib news partner WPXI reports. Allegheny County officials reported a two-vehicle crash on Long Run Road near Walnut Street about 5:30 p.m. The driver lost control and jumped the...
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey on Trump wall: ‘I am concerned’Video
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said Tuesday he and his staff are working to determine whether President Trump has the authority to declare a state of emergency over funding for a border wall. Speaking with the Tribune-Review in his Downtown Pittsburgh office, Toomey said he agrees with Trump that some physical...
Pittsburgh Council considering bill requiring affordable housing in Lawrenceville
Developers would have to make 10 percent of any residential project involving 20 or more homes in Lawrenceville affordable, according to a bill proposed Tuesday by Pittsburgh City Council. Councilwoman Deb Gross of Highland Park, who introduced the legislation, said it would create a zoning overlay district exclusive to Lawrenceville...
Steelers to take on Bethel Park Police in charity basketball game
The Pittsburgh Steelers season may be over but that doesn’t mean you can’t watch them compete. The Steelers are taking on Bethel Park Police officers March 8 in a benefit basketball game at the Bethel Park High School Gym. Admission to the event is free. Prior to the game, Allstate...
Pittsburgh police pioneer Therese Rocco documentary ‘The Rock’ to premier March 7
Pittsburgh’s first female assistant police chief is the subject of a new documentary that will premier at 7 p.m. March 7 at the Heinz History Center. “Therese Rocco: The Rock” tells the story of Therese Rocco, the first woman in the country to become an assistant police chief. She joined...
Police: Robbery suspected motive in Swissvale shooting
Robbery appears to be the motive behind a shooting Monday in Swissvale, according to Allegheny County Police. The shooting sent a 23-year-old man to an area hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. The man was in critical condition Monday night. The shooting happened just before noon in the 7300 block of...
Pittsburgh Public School students entertain City Council with songs and drum performanceVideo
Kindergartners and fifth graders from Pittsburgh’s Phillips and Westwood elementary schools entertained City Council with songs and an African drum performance Tuesday in celebration of Black History Month. School officials said this is the second year in a row students from the two schools performed for council. The kids prepared...
Student charged with making threat that shut down Keystone Oaks School District
Police have charged a Keystone Oaks student with making violent, online threats that shut down the school district Tuesday, school and police officials said. The student, a juvenile who police did not identify, admitted to posting the threat in a YouTube Live Stream, according to Mt. Lebanon police Deputy Chief...
Programs at Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh get federal funding
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh’s Family Self Sufficiency Program was one of several funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which awarded Pittsburgh $350,339 this year. It’s a renewal grant, but there are no guarantees that each year’s funding will be approved, according to...
Disturbed to bring Evolution tour to PPG Paints Arena
Two-time Grammy nominee Disturbed is bringing its Evolution World Tour to Pittsburgh at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at PPG Paints Arena. This multi-platinum selling rock band has seen its single “Are You Ready” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. It is the group’s 12th No. 1 single...
Porn video mirroring alleged attack can’t be used at Istanbul Sofra owner’s trial, judge rules
A pornographic video found on the phone of man accused of stalking and sexually assaulting a Pittsburgh woman last year cannot be used in his trial next week, a judge ruled Tuesday. Adnan Pehlivan, who owned Regent Square’s now-shuttered Istanbul Sofra restaurant, is accused of following the woman home from...
Wilkinsburg conference to focus on solar energy in Pa.
Solar power supporters will come together Sunday in Wilkinsburg for a free public conference on the state of solar energy in the commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Solar Congress conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Community Forge, a community center located at the former Johnston Elementary School, 1256...
Kindergartner brings loaded gun to Pittsburgh elementary school
A kindergarten student brought a loaded gun to Pittsburgh Faison K-5 elementary school in the city’s Homewood neighborhood on Monday, officials said. On the child’s afternoon bus ride home, another student told the bus driver about the gun, prompting the driver to search the kindergartner’s backpack and confiscate the weapon,...
Pittsburgh Hays bald eagles deliver 3rd egg
The Pittsburgh Hays eagles now have three eggs. The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania and CSE of Murrysville confirmed the egg was visible Monday around 5:15 p.m. The first egg was laid Feb. 12 and the second on Friday. After 35 days of incubation, the eggs are expected to hatch...
Palate Partners to celebrate wine as part of Black History MonthVideo
Wine should be inclusive, a connoisseur says. “It needs to be accessible to everyone,” said Adam Knoerzer, a wine expert at Palate Partners, located inside Dreadnought Wines, in Lawrenceville. “Wine is considered a luxury good in the U.S., but really, it’s just a drink. I don’t think the subject of...
Carlow University names new dean
Stephanie A. Wilsey, a professor of psychology at Carlow University, has been named dean of its College of Leadership and Social Change, effective July 1, school officials announced Monday. Wilsey joined Carlow as a full-time faculty member in 2007. She has been interim dean of the college since August. Wilsey...
Pittsburgh creates $2 million fund to improve child care centers citywide
Private child care centers in Pittsburgh would be eligible for city grants to improve their state quality rankings through a $2 million fund the Mayor’s Office announced on Monday. The Pittsburgh Childcare Quality Fund is the product of a resolution sponsored in 2017 by former Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak. Council allocated...
Century III Mall tenants instructed to vacateVideo
Shoppers wonder if Century III Mall could be closing for good after tenants received letters telling them to vacate their spaces. “It kind of breaks my heart,” said Laurel Pershing, 74, of Elizabeth Township, who has shopped at the 1.3-million-square-foot mall since its 1979 opening. “It was a beautiful mall...
Swissvale shooting sends one person to hospital
One person was shot in Swissvale late Monday morning. According to WPXI, the victim is a 23-year-old male. The station reports several people were taken into custody for questioning, but it’s unclear if anyone had been charged. One person DETAINED by police after shooting in Swissvale! #WPXI pic.twitter.com/oxdhqNwVrw— renee wallace...
New shops to open at Pittsburgh International Airport in spring
Travelers looking to do some shopping will have six new options at the Pittsburgh International Airport this spring. Fraport, which manages retail operations at the airport, announced the new additions in a statement Monday. The new stores will open in the Center Core of the airside terminal and will keep...
Demonstrators rally in Pittsburgh over Trump’s emergency declaration
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and state Rep. Ed Gainey joined about 150 protesters Monday outside the City-County Building in Downtown to rally against President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for a border wall. The mayor said true emergencies in the United States include the opioid crisis,...
Lawsuit: Aldi turkey burger ‘exploded,’ burned Wilkinsburg woman
A Wilkinsburg woman is suing Aldi over a turkey burger she said exploded as she cooked it, burning her hands and forearms. Gloria Besley filed the personal injury lawsuit in Allegheny County, alleging that Aldi was negligent in allowing the Kirkwood turkey burgers to be sold without warnings about burn...
Sony reveals new image of Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers
Sony Pictures tweeted a new photo of Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers from the upcoming movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” The movie is directed by Marielle Heller — who also directed the Oscar-nominated “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” — and based on a relationship between Latrobe-native Fred Rogers...
Popeyes in Oakland closes for good
The Popeyes restaurant in Oakland on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh permanently has closed, the Pitt News reported Monday. No reason was given for the closure of the restaurant, located at 3616 Fifth Ave., but a sign was placed on the door said another location on the South...
All lanes on I-279 open after truck crash causes traffic restrictions
Both lanes of Interstate 279 southbound are open as police have cleared an earlier crash. The highway had been restricted to one lane of traffic between the Interstate 79 split and Camp Horne Road Exit (Exit 8) because of the crash. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reported that emergency personnel...
