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Package thief who stole from Pittsburgh apartments gets 15 months in prison
A Duquesne man will spend 15 months behind bars for stealing packages from more than 40 residents of Pittsburgh apartment buildings, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Ron Matthew Sharp, 42, pleaded guilty in October to mail theft after stealing dozens of packages and mail addressed to residents of apartment buildings in...
Environmental advocacy groups to sue U.S. Steel over pollution
Environmental advocacy groups are planning to sue U.S. Steel over pollution from facilities in the Mon Valley. PennEnvironment and the Clean Air Council, which both have offices in Pittsburgh, made the announcement Wednesday alongside Clairton residents at the Allegheny County Courthouse. “We cannot expect families to sustain this kind of...
Landslide closes Verona Road, knocks out power in Penn Hills
A section of Verona Road in Penn Hills reopened to traffic and power was restored around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday after a landslide swept a hillside into a nearby creek. The slide happened around 8 a.m. It pushed trees onto power lines, knocking out power in the region, according to Penn...
Baldwin road closed for landslide
A Baldwin road was closed Tuesday after a landslide made it impassable, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. Prospect Road is closed between Beryl Drive and Streets Run Road. Crews were clearing debris from the road and anticipate to reopen one lane later in the week after...
Donation money stolen from St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is urging parishioners to be vigilant after discovering cash stolen from votive boxes in St. Paul’s Cathedral in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. Police suspect two men hid inside the church after doors were closed and locked Saturday night, according to the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety....
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty in federal court to 3 gun and drug incidents
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to three incidents where it was alleged he illegally had possession of guns and drugs. Federal investigators said in a news release that Chance Rice, 26, a convicted felon, had possession of a gun that was fired during a September...
Elvis impersonator is a drag queen in ‘The Legend of Georgia McBride’ play
Since Elvis Presley’s death over four decades ago, there have been tens of thousands of Elvis impersonators in garish, sequined costumes doing their part to keep The King’s legend alive. Some are more successful than others. So, what happens when an Elvis impersonator reaches the end of the line? Does...
Some people say a gun ban will increase crime in Pittsburgh
A group of speakers panned Pittsburgh’s proposed gun ordinances Tuesday, saying the legislation would do more to increase crime than reduce gun violence in the city. City Councilwoman Darlene Harris of Spring Hill assembled the panel to offer their opinions on bills that would ban certain semi-automatic rifles, ammunition and...
Pittsburgh Planning Commission approves Penn Plaza redevelopment
The Pittsburgh Planning Commission on Tuesday approved redevelopment of the former Penn Plaza Apartment property in East Liberty, ending more than three years of acrimony between the developer, city, residents and community activists. Larry Gumberg, founder and president of L.G. Realty Advisors, called it the most “exciting and time consuming”...
Pittsburgh bald eagles deliver 1st egg of the year in 7th year of nesting
The Pittsburgh Hays bald eagles have delivered for the seventh year, laying their first egg of the season Tuesday. The egg first was spotted via a live webcam at about 6:45 p.m., according to a release from the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. The Hays birds are the first pair...
Missing Bridgeville boy found safe
Bridgeville Police say a missing 12-year-old boy has been found safe, according to WPXI-TV. The Bridgeville Police Department posted on their Facebook page Tuesday afternoon they were looking for Robert Rave. He had been seen in Scott Township around 7 a.m. Tuesday after spending the night at a friend’s house...
Man pulled from Feb. 4 Pittsburgh house fire dies
A man pulled from a house fire in Pittsburgh’s Homewood section last week died Tuesday, authorities said. The man, who the medical examiner has not identified, was one of two people pulled from the Feb. 4 fire, according to Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri. Crews responded at about 3 p.m....
Pittsburgh getting $350K grant to buy recycling bins
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is giving Pittsburgh a $350,000 grant to purchase recycling bins for city residents. Pittsburgh will use the money to buy 13,000 residential curbside recycling containers and pay for a recycling education program consisting of leaflets, website updates and a social media campaign, according to...
McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge reopen after reported barge strike
The McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge reopened Tuesday afternoon, about an hour after loose barges that might have struck the bridge forced its closure. The barges went through around 11:45 a.m., and Allegheny County officials said via Twitter that at least one barge might have struck the piers. Coast Guard Lt. Shawn Simeral...
Starzl documentary to premiere at Science Center’s Rangos Cinema
The Carnegie Science Center will host the first public showing of the documentary on organ transplant pioneer Dr. Thomas Starzl in April. “Burden of Genius” chronicles the late Starzl’s journey from the world’s first successful liver transplant in 1967 to his start at the University of Pittsburgh in 1981 and...
Parkway East, West among the most congested U.S. roads, study finds
This isn’t news to anyone who regularly travels Interstate 376 around Pittsburgh, but the highway ranked as one of the most congested roads in the country, according to a recent study. I-376, known as the Parkway West and Parkway East between I-79 in Robinson and the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Monroeville,...
Pittsburgh Council confirms mayor’s choice to head city technology department
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday confirmed Mayor Bill Peduto’s pick to head the city’s Department of Innovation and Performance. Council unanimously confirmed Santiago Garces, who formerly served as chief innovation officer in South Bend, Indiana. Garces, a native of Bogotá, Colombia, started South Bend’s Department of Innovation and Technology in...
Steelers’ Antonio Brown a no-show at reckless driving hearing
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown failed to show up in court Tuesday for a summary trial related to a reckless driving charge, court records show. His no-show led to a disposition of guilty for the reckless driving charge, which carries a fine of $200. The hearing was scheduled for...
Wine lounge, eatery to open in vacant Rankin churchVideo
A family of five from California is on a renovation mission in Rankin. The Stasinowsky family from Sacramento purchased the former Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Rankin from the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh in February 2018 for $50,000. They are creating a new, unique destination they...
Police: Men demanded $50K, 4 pounds of marijuana, guns for kidnapped Monroeville womanVideo
Two men are accused of kidnapping a Monroeville woman, tying her up, and demanding $50,000, four pounds of marijuana and guns from her son for her release. Police say the men video chatted with the son, showing him his mother bound to a chair with her eyes covered, according to...
Allegiant Air announces flights between Pittsburgh and Tennessee
Allegiant Air is preparing to debut new directs flight between Pittsburgh International Airport and McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee, and offering tickets for as low as $49 each way. The new seasonal route will start May 17. Flights will run twice weekly, with full details about scheduling and fares...
New Pittsburgh Foundation president happy to be coming home
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s new president, Lisa M. Schroeder, is a Baltimore native but insists that she has two hometowns. And Pittsburgh is one of them. “I think that I learned some of the most important lessons of my life living and working in Pittsburgh,” Schroeder said shortly after it was...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to counterfeit check scam
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to defrauding Pittsburgh-area banks, according to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. Deshaun A. McGeorge, 27, is scheduled for sentencing on June 18. McGeorge and two others were indicted by a federal grand jury for the conspiracy that occurred between February and...
Carnegie police seek thief who stole from unlocked cars
Carnegie police are looking for the man behind a spate of thefts from locked cars. The man went through several unlocked cars in the Rosslyn Heights neighborhood early Monday morning, stealing money, wallets and other valuables, police said. Several security cameras caught the thief on video, but his face cannot...
Gunshot victims drive to Children’s Hospital
Two shooting victims drove to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh early Tuesday morning, according to the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety. Both are in stable condition. They told police they were sitting in a vehicle on Paulson Avenue when several males approached. The driver, a 40-year-old man, got out of...
