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Hail to WUP! Before it was the University of Pittsburgh, it was the Western University of Pennsylvania (and Pittsburgh Academy before that). Western University of Pennsylvania was chartered 200 years ago, on Feb. 19, 1819. In honor of the bicentennial, Pitt’s Archives and Special Collections Department is hosting a pop-up...

The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has lifted a precautionary flush and boil water advisory for some 2,000 households in Hazelwood, Swisshelm Park and Greenfield. In a statement Monday, the PWSA said that two rounds of water quality testing did not show any evidence of contamination and that the water...

Multiple cars showcased at the annual Pittsburgh International Auto Show were vandalized over the weekend, Pittsburgh police said . The vandals slashed tires and seats and made small dents and scratches to at least nine cars of varying makes and models, police said. According to a police, show organizers said...

After four years as president of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, David Ruppersberger is stepping down as the leader of the 10-county region’s economic development marketing organization. His resignation is effective March 15. The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance is affiliated with the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. With Ruppersberger at the helm,...

A $900,000 project to build a retaining wall and repair a section of Diana Street is set to begin Monday in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood. The city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure said the work is expected to take about six months. It will repair the damage caused by a...

A man died after apparently getting shot in the chest Monday night in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, police said. Officials received a report of a medical emergency in a residential area along Enright Court shortly after 6:30 p.m., Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Alicia George said. When medics arrived, they...

Police responded to the 400 block of Hawkins Avenue in North Braddock around 11:30 p.m. Saturday after receiving several 911 calls about shots fired and a man calling for help, according to a statement from Allegheny County Police. They located the 21-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at a...

Thousands descended upon the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Saturday for the Pittsburgh International Auto Show. The annual event runs through Monday in Downtown Pittsburgh. Participating this year are 40 manufacturer exhibits, from Acura to Volvo, and dozens of vendors from AAA East Central to WVU Eco Car. Hours...

A man allegedly took a vehicle without permission in the Mount Washington section of Pittsburgh at about 12:50 p.m. Saturday then jumped out and ran into a house and refused to come out, a police spokeswoman said. Officers surrounded the house along the 100 block of Secane Avenue. The man,...

About 2,000 households in portions of Hazelwood, Swisshelm Park and Greenfield are under a flush and boil water advisory from Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority following a water main break Friday night. The precautionary advisory, which was posted to the PWSA website and social media late Saturday morning, was issued...

Route 48 from Mansfield Road in Lincoln Borough to Fey Road in Elizabeth Township reopened Saturday night after being closed for hours due to trees blocking the roadway, according to PennDOT. PennDOT worked throughout the afternoon to have the trees removed. A photo posted by the Elizabeth Township Police Department...

Both inbound Liberty Tunnel lanes reopened at about 4 p.m. Saturday after crews spent hours removing debris on McArdle Roadway, according to PennDOT. This was about an hour earlier than predicted by PennDOT. The road had been closed between the Liberty Bridge and Grandview Avenue, and traffic was reduced to...

An international company has reached a deal to purchase the majority interest of Cox Media Group, impacting 14 television stations, including Pittsburgh’s WPXI-TV. According to a release on Cox Enterprise’s website, Apollo Global Management, LLC, an alternative investment manager, will soon manage the stations along with Cox’s radio, newspaper and...

Police have charged a Pittsburgh teen as an adult in connection with an alleged kidnapping and home invasion last month in the city’s Sheraden neighborhood, court records show. Ayah Stamps, 17, allegedly burst into a home on Merwyn Avenue around 11 p.m. Jan. 17 with another man, according to the...

The bald eagles in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood laid their second egg of the season at their nest Friday. The Hays eagles, in their seventh season, generally lay two to three eggs in their nest overlooking the Monongahela River and the Pittsburgh skyline. The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, which operates...

Four people were sent to the hospital after a five-vehicle crash on the McKees Rocks Bridge on Friday night. Allegheny County officials say nine people were involved in the crash, which occurred just before 9 p.m. Friday. The bridge was shut down and reopened about 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Two people...

Allegheny County and Bellevue police are looking for an identity and circumstances for a body found in a wooded area late Friday afternoon. The body was found near railroad property near Ohio River Boulevard and Bellevue Station. At about 5:40 p.m., Allegheny County 9-1-1 received a call from two juveniles...

A car crashed into an Arby’s restaurant in West Mifflin during dinnertime Friday, narrowly missing a couple of customers as it came to a rest inside the building, officials said. Shortly after 5:30 p.m., the car slammed into the Arby’s customer entrance, stunning employees and at least two people eating...

This is a really, really big dill. Picklesburgh has been nominated by USA Today as one of the best specialty food festivals in the country. The festival has been held on the Roberto Clemente Bridge. This free festival celebrates all things pickled, has attracted national attention that has included the...

Police are investigating the theft of more than a dozen stained-glass window panes from a 126-year-old church in Braddock. A passerby noticed the theft Thursday morning at the former First United Presbyterian Church on Parker Avenue, according to a spokesman for the Mon-Valley Initiative. The church, built in 1893, shut...

People looking to visit Mt. Washington on Saturday who planned to use the McArdle Roadway to get there will have to use an alternative route. The road will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to allow a contractor to remove debris along the road, according to the city’s...

The Allegheny County Health Department confirmed Friday that a raccoon brought to one of its facilities earlier this week tested positive for rabies. The raccoon is the third animal this year to test positive for rabies. The raccoon was discovered near the 1500 block of Glencoe Avenue in Green Tree....

A Pittsburgh-based startup that helps people choose schools, neighborhoods and companies is set to double its workforce by year’s end with a $2 million investment from a former AOL executive. Niche, an online platform for informed decision-making, announced the $2 million investment from Tim Armstrong, CEO and founder of dtx...

Fundraising for a Ross Township man whose uninsured home was destroyed by fire last week has exceeded half its goal, so far. A GoFundMe page was set up to collect contributions for Chris Fromme, who lost all of his posessions in a fire that destroyed his home along Pittview Road...