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Pittsburgh investigating whether private police training violates ethics
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said it’s still unclear whether two Pittsburgh police commanders violated department, city or state ethics rules by taking training they received through the department and turning it into a private business. City officials are looking into whether Cmdrs. Jason Lando and Cristyn Zett and Officer Jason...
Flu is widespread in Pennsylvania, but numbers are down from last year
The flu is widespread in Pennsylvania for the first time this season, but overall numbers are down compared to last year. Allegheny County has seen a dramatic drop in cumulative cases of the flu, just 126 so far this year compared with 1,241 in 2017-18. The cumulative number of hospitalizations...
Federal investigation closed after Mattress Factory settles sexual harassment claims
A National Labor Relations Board investigation into allegations that the Mattress Factory violated federal labor laws has been closed, the museum’s acting director, Judith O’Toole, announced Thursday. The news comes more than a week after the Mattress Factory settled with a group of former and current employees who accused supervisors...
2 juveniles detained in connection with McKees Rocks shooting
Police detained two juveniles in connection with a shooting in McKees Rocks on Thursday. A man was shot in the chest shortly after 11:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Bouquet Street, according to Allegheny County police. McKees Rocks police went to the area to investigate 911 calls about a...
Conor Lamb upholds promise not to vote Nancy Pelosi as speaker
Democratic Congressman Conor Lamb kept a campaign promise Thursday by not voting for Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the House. Even without Lamb’s vote, Pelosi secured enough support to reclaim the speaker gavel. Lamb, who won his first full term in Congress in November by beating Keith Rothfus in the...
Homicides in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County mimic past years despite high-profile shootings
Pittsburgh was on pace for the fewest number of homicides since 2012 until October when a gunman cut down 11 congregants inside a Squirrel Hill synagogue. While the Oct. 27 shooting at Tree of Life will leave many associating 2018 with a year of bloodshed, homicide statistics in Pittsburgh and...
Officials: ‘It was me,’ Wilkinsburg man said of child porn investigation at his home
A Wilkinsburg man allegedly told police he used the internet to ask children in at least two states to send him nude photos and videos. “It was me,” Jason Gerade Harris Jr. reportedly said when police confronted him with a search warrant for his home and arrested him Dec. 6....
Power outage sends Clayton Academy students home
Clayton Academy in the Pittsburgh Public Schools is closed today due to a power outage. The district tweeted the announcement just before 9 a.m., saying students were being sent home. The school is at 341 South Bellefield Ave. in Oakland. All other schools in the district remain open. Tawnya Panizzi...
Teen charged with homicide in 2018 North Braddock shooting
A 15-year-old boy will be charged with homicide stemming from a November 2018 shooting after a ruling this week by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Taymar Smith was arrested Nov. 18 for the shooting death of another teen in North Braddock on Nov. 18. Smith admitted to police he...
Early morning McKeesport fire under investigation
The Allegheny County Fire Marshal is investigating an early morning fire in McKeesport. Crews responded just after 2 a.m. to an incident at a three-story apartment building along 5th Avenue, WPXI reported. No one was injured but some residents will be displaced by the damage. Flames were shooting from a...
2 alleged drug dealers arrested at Dormont apartment with $220K in cocaine, meth
Law enforcement officials arrested two Dormont residents after authorities seized more than $220,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamines from their apartment. State Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Wednesday the apprehension of Ivan Organista-Gomez, 41, and Fabiola Romero-Dorante, 33, of Texas Avenue, Dormont. They’re charged with criminal conspiracy, possession with intent...
Autism Speaks meeting will lay out 2019 plans, volunteer opportunities
Officials from Autism Speaks will get together to begin planning the 2019 Pittsburgh Autism Speaks Walk on Tuesday, Jan. 8, and they want to hear from the public. The organization will host a 2019 Pittsburgh Committee Interest Night, 6 p.m., Tuesday at its Pittsburgh office, 15 27th St. in the...
The Housing Authority of Pittsburgh helped 21 families purchase homes in 2018
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh in 2018 helped 21 low-income families – five more than in 2017 – purchase homes. Mayor Bill Peduto’s office reported the families purchased homes ranging in price from $67,500 to $143,500 in Hazelwood, the North Side, Lincoln-Larimer, the South Side, the Hill...
Owners hop at chance to bring back Froggy’s Bar in Bloomfield
Froggy’s, once a legendary bar in Downtown Pittsburgh, is looking to get hopping again in Bloomfield. Five owners bought the former Pollock’s Cafe building on Liberty Avenue with a goal of re-creating the lively place on Market Street where drinks flowed and large crowds congregated. “Froggy’s was known as a...
Pittsburgh warns City Hall visitors that guns are prohibited in building
Pittsburgh began preparing Wednesday for an armed protest scheduled for Monday outside the City-County Building by posting signs for a first time warning visitors that weapons are not permitted inside the Downtown building. Tim McNulty, spokesman for Mayor Bill Peduto, said firearms have always been prohibited in the Grant Street...
Grist House Craft Brewery announces expansion
The Grist House Craft Brewery is opening a production facility and taproom at a former missile command center in Collier. The 55,000-square foot building in Collier is part of the business’ expansion, which includes retail space. “The building once served as the Nike Missile Command Center during the Cold War...
Lane along section of outbound Parkway North closed for work through Jan. 11
One lane of the outbound Parkway North in the city will be closed during the day through Jan. 11 for work to install electrical conduit, PennDOT announced. The lane along Interstate 279 will be closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. during weekdays between the Madison Avenue on-ramp and the...
August Wilson Center closed for renovations until mid-January
Pittsburgh’s August Wilson Cultural Center will be closed to the public until Jan. 13 for renovations to the lobby floor. During this time, the entire building, including the galleries, will be closed. Regular gallery operating hours will resume Wednesday, Jan. 16. The Center will kick off 2019 events with Poetry...
No charges expected in White Oak standoff
A man shot through the ceiling of a house during a four-hour standoff Wednesday in White Oak, authorities said. Officers responded about 4 a.m. to a home on State Street where a 20-year-old man allegedly barricaded himself on the second floor with a gun, according to a statement from White...
West Mifflin police seek public’s help identifying man
West Mifflin police are looking for a person they said could be linked to an ongoing investigation. They did not release details other than a photo. They asked for the public’s help identifying a man shown walking in a hardware store. According to the police Facebook page, officers will release...
Growing popularity of donor-advised funds is changing philanthropy
For Marie Stapinski, giving isn’t necessarily tied to the holidays. Throughout the year, she reviews lists of needs across the Pittsburgh region’s human services, education and arts sectors and meets with community advisers to narrow down her options. With that information, she periodically doles out grants of $1,000 to more...
‘Hamilton’ opens in Pittsburgh to sold-out crowd
Sarah Owen pounced on the chance to see “Hamilton” when a co-worker told her she had an extra pair of tickets a day before Tuesday’s opening night performance in Pittsburgh. Never mind that Owen, a 27-year-old White Oak native, who lives in San Francisco and was preparing to celebrate New...
No foul play suspected in Munhall deaths, officials say
Allegheny County authorities reported no foul play is suspected in the case of two Munhall residents who were found dead early New Year’s Day. The county Medical Examiner Office reported Paulette Joyce and Randy Scafuri, both 49 of Munhall, were found dead at a Vine Street residence just after 3...
5 ways 2019 will be Pittsburgh’s best year yet
This past year had its ups and downs, but as we roll into 2019, we’re focusing on the ups to come. Pittsburgh is set to have a stellar 2019. Here are just a few of the things we can’t wait for. 1. The Mister Rogers movie filmed in Pittsburgh The...
Argument at Downtown bus stop continues onto bus, ends with 1 shot
An argument over who was looking at whom at a Downtown Pittsburgh bus stop Tuesday ended with one man shot in the neck and both in jail, according to charges filed against the two men. Port Authority police found Rodney Culberson and Joseph Thomas wrestling near the rear of the...
