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Business, nonprofit players work together on $21M homeless shelter in Pittsburgh
On a January night this year, 887 homeless people were counted in Allegheny County. One hundred sixty-three of them weren’t at a shelter and 76 people were part of families. The numbers are part of the county’s “point-in-time” homeless data required annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
Police: Speed a factor in fatal Route 28 crash in Harrison
A Harrison man was speeding on Route 28 before a crash that claimed his life Tuesday, according to state police. Charles A. Crowe Jr., 48, of Harrison, died at the scene of the one-vehicle crash shortly after 7:30 p.m. near Exit 15 in Harrison. Police said Crowe had been traveling...
The Pitt News remotely produces print student newspaper during pandemic
The Pitt News released its first print edition of the academic year on Wednesday, keeping alive a 110-year-old Pitt tradition. But things at The Pitt News were far from normal. Jon Moss, the student newspaper’s editor-in-chief, and Mary Rose O’Donnell, the managing editor, weren’t in the newsroom as they worked...
Jeannette woman wanted for allegedly trashing apartment, stealing dog
Jeannette police are looking for a woman who allegedly broke into an apartment, trashed it, stole a pit bull, then pushed the dog out a car while fleeing the scene. “I saw her push the dog out the back seat of the car and then take off real fast,” said...
Pennsylvania reports 620 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths
Pennsylvania reported 620 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, as the seven-day case count dropped to 602, the lowest the average has been since July 1. The state Department of Health reported 11 new deaths, bringing the state total to 7,635. The new data brings the total cases to 131,156. Officials...
Judge rules in favor of apartment complex owner on evictions in Penn Hills
An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge ruled Aug. 26 that the owner of the Valmar Gardens apartment complex in Penn Hills can evict its occupants. The evictions, however, cannot happen before Aug. 31, per Gov. Tom Wolf’s moratorium on evictions because of the coronavirus pandemic. Matthew Feinman, an attorney representing...
Allegheny County adds 61 new covid cases, 1 new death
Allegheny County added 61 new coronavirus cases and 1 new death Thursday. The county’s seven-day average of daily news cases is 56, the lowest it’s been since June. The county reported 14 cases Wednesday and surpassed the 10,000 mark, on Tuesday there were 58 cases reported, while Monday had 29...
2 Greater Latrobe School District employees test positive for covid-19
Two employees of Greater Latrobe School District tested positive for covid-19, according to Superintendent Georgia Teppert. Administrators were informed over the weekend that the staff members were showing symptoms. The district contacted the state Department of Health, which conducted contact tracing, according to Teppert. No students were affected. Teppert said...
Late laptops scramble remote learning plans at Greensburg Salem, other school districts
When Greensburg Salem School District officials learned more than 1,000 laptops would not be arriving in time for the start of classes, they agreed to delay the school year rather than begin without the technology they’re counting on. Then, the laptops were delayed again, this time until October, leaving officials...
Duquesne renews commitment to Jaylen Brown’s mother as she moves hunger strike indoors
A woman on a hunger strike searching for answers in the 2018 death of her son at Duquesne University said she plans to move into an apartment rather than remain in a tent encampment on the Hill District’s Freedom Corner. Duquesne University President Ken Gormley wrote in an email to...
More than 1 million Americans file for unemployment, againVideo
WASHINGTON — Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number of...
Artist creating huge street mural in Downtown PittsburghVideo
When Jayla Patton was 13 years old, her family’s cable television service got cut off. “The bills were expensive,” said Patton. “My father told me to forget about watching TV and to draw instead. It gave me something to do.” These days, it’s not just a way to pass the...
TV Talk: Western Pa. natives compete on reality TV
Auditor Connor Trott, a former Pine-Richland High School student and Duquesne University grad, acquitted himself well this week in early episodes of CBS’s dating competition series “Love Island,” which airs at 9 p.m. nightly (with some exceptions) on KDKA-TV. The 23-year-old from Gibsonia came off as shy, old-fashioned and not...
Woman killed, man injured in Homewood shooting
A woman was killed and a man injured in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood Wednesday night, according to the city Department of Public Safety. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the woman as Janyel Crawford, 31, of North Versailles. The city’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection system reported gunfire near...
GOP Convention takeaways: Pence pounces while crises swirl
WASHINGTON — Republicans proceeded with the third night of their national convention, but many Americans — particularly those in the path of Hurricane Laura — were focused on more immediate concerns. Here are some key takeaways: Pence takes on attack role The attack role often assigned to vice presidential candidates...
17-year-old arrested after 2 killed during unrest in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. — A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, about 15 miles from Kenosha, was taken into...
Laura slams Louisiana coast with fierce wind, surging seaVideo
LAKE ARTHUR, La. — Hurricane Laura is headed toward Arkansas, where an unusual tropical storm warning has been issued for much of the state. The storm is hitting during the state’s first week back at public school since March. Many schools in the southern half of Arkansas opted to cancel...
Only Native American on federal death row executed
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The only Native American on federal death row was put to death Wednesday, despite objections from many Navajo leaders who had urged President Donald Trump to halt the execution on the grounds it would violate tribal culture and sovereignty. With the execution of Lezmond Mitchell for...
Hockey players, parents urge Pa. to change indoor sports regulations
Hockey parents and players gathered at Center Ice Arena in Delmont on Wednesday evening to call for changes to the state government mandate limiting indoor athletic events. This summer, the office of Gov. Tom Wolf released a series of safety guidelines for a return for all amateur sports, from youth...
Pittsburgh’s school board reappoints superintendent for 4-year term
Superintendent Anthony Hamlet will stay on with Pittsburgh Public Schools until June 2025, the school board voted Wednesday. In a meeting that lasted well over two hours and at times grew contentious, the majority of members spoke out in support of Hamlet. Initially hired at a salary of $210,000, Hamlet’s...
County fairs, similar events have been canceled, but food vendors still set up shop
A piece of the Westmoreland County Fair is living on through food vendors who have set up shop in the Westmoreland Mall parking lot this week. John the Greek Food Concessions and Seivers Pit Stop Grill are scheduled to serve food through Sunday, located in the parking lot near JCPenney....
Pittsburgh police seek help finding man missing since early July
Pittsburgh police seek public help finding a man missing for more than a month. Authorities said Bryan Kisiel, 41, was last scene in Squirrel Hill North on July 6. He’s described as a white man standing 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighing around 180 pounds with brown hair and brown...
Pittsburgh police looking for driver of a Ford Mustang that hit pregnant pedestrian
A pregnant pedestrian was struck by a car along East End Avenue in Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said the woman was walking on the sidewalk around 4:20 p.m. and was waiting to cross the street at a crosswalk at Tuscarora Street when...
Union members join industry groups to rally against state caps on power plant emissions
Union workers — seeking a voice at the table in fossil fuel policies at the state and national level — rallied Wednesday at the coal-fired Cheswick Generating Station. Organized by the Power PA Jobs Alliance, a coalition of labor and business groups spanning Southwestern Pennsylvania, the event targeted the negative...
UPMC tops $11B in revenue in 1st half of 2020
UPMC took in $11.1 billion in revenue in the first half of 2020 — nearly $1 billion more than the same time period last year — despite grappling with hospital losses during the pandemic-spurred lockdown, the nonprofit health system reported Wednesday. By July, as patient volume picked up following a...
