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Strip District housing, grocery store project wins planning approval
A proposal to bring hundreds of housing units and a grocery store to Pittsburgh’s Strip District earned approval Tuesday from the city’s Planning Commission. Six commissioners voted in favor of New York City-based Midwood Investment and Development replacing a produce warehouse at the corner of 21st and Railroad streets with...
Lawyer for Cheswick man stabbed 37 times in jail says settlement reached with Allegheny County
A man stabbed 37 times last year while incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail has settled a civil rights lawsuit against the county and two corrections officers who he said let his attackers into his cell, the man’s attorney told TribLive Wednesday. Shawn Daniels, 43, of Cheswick sued the county...
Norwin director sues district again over 2nd censure
A Norwin School Board member has filed a second federal lawsuit against the district and fellow directors. Alex Detschelt, an attorney representing himself, claims he was retaliated against for exercising his First Amendment rights after the board censured him for sexually descriptive blog posts. Detschelt filed the three-count lawsuit Monday...
David Dausey, provost, named Duquesne University’s next president
The next president of Duquesne University credits the grit of his upbringing, the privilege of his education and the global perspective of his professional life for his readiness to fill the position come July 1. Provost David Dausey was named the school’s 14th president, succeeding Ken Gormley, school officials announced...
Independence Health announces merger with WVU Health System
Independence Health System — with hospitals in Greensburg, Latrobe and Mt. Pleasant — announced Wednesday that it will join West Virginia University Health System beginning in fall 2026. The agreement includes an $800 million commitment from the WVU system over the next five years to strengthen Independence Health System’s five...
Police: Man used ‘special key’ to gain access to skill games, cash fraudulent $5K voucher
Allegheny Valley Police charged a North Carolina man with felony fraud and criminal conspiracy after, they say, he used a generic key to gain access to cash vouchers in a skill game machine at a Cheswick Sunoco in July. Jhueate Andrews, 25, then cashed a $5,000 voucher he obtained from...
Mark Madden: Injured Aaron Rodgers will likely start vs. Bears, but should he?
The Steelers never look past the next game. Sunday’s visit to Chicago won’t be an exception. Which is why Aaron Rodgers will play quarterback even though he probably shouldn’t. Rodgers has a broken bone in his left (non-throwing) wrist. Shotgun snaps might be difficult to handle. Snaps under center will...
Man charged with attempted homicide in East McKeesport shooting
An East McKeesport man is charged with attempted homicide in a Tuesday afternoon shooting in that borough that left another man in critical condition. Police took Timere Johnson, 21, into custody at a relative’s home after he told a Monroeville police dispatcher he wanted to turn himself in and claimed...
Morning Roundup: Shooting wounds man in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Nov. 19: Shooting wounds man in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood A man was in stable condition after he was wounded in a shooting Tuesday evening in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood. Pittsburgh police found a man suffering from a...
What to know about expanded work requirements about to kick in for SNAP
After a disruptive U.S. government shutdown, federal SNAP food assistance is again flowing to low-income households. But in the months ahead, many participants will have to abide by new work requirements. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides monthly benefits — averaging around $190 per person — to about 42 million...
So far, so good for new Pittsburgh airport terminal, but Thanksgiving test awaits
Pittsburgh International Airport’s new landside terminal mostly cruised through its first day of operations Tuesday. Perhaps the most notable snag was a technical issue at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint in the early morning hours, temporarily snarling lines. Besides that, passengers and airport officials had little negative to report about...
Pittsburgh Public Schools preliminary budget includes 4% millage hike, $12.2M deficit
Pittsburgh Public Schools’ preliminary 2026 budget calls for a 4% increase in the district’s property tax millage rate as it projects an operating deficit of $12.2 million in the coming year. That deficit represents a $15.9 million reduction from the current year’s deficit of $28.1 million, the district noted in...
Norwin Works! program: preparing students for life’s work
Autumn Serembo, a Norwin High School senior, was busy Tuesday afternoon scraping off stickers that would identify books as being from Norwin Public Library, in preparation for the books to be sold at an upcoming book sale. She was one of about six students at the library who are in...
Man in critical condition following East McKeesport shooting
A man is in critical condition after being shot Tuesday night in East McKeesport, according to Allegheny County Police. First responders were called to the 500 block of Woodmont Avenue around 4:45 p.m. and arrived to find a man who’d been shot in the abdomen. He was taken to the...
Point Park to acquire vacant YWCA building in Downtown Pittsburgh
In a few years, the former YWCA building along Wood Street in Downtown Pittsburgh will be a hub of activity for both the Point Park University and Downtown communities, university officials say. Point Park announced Tuesday it is moving forward with plans to acquire the vacant YWCA property, 305 Wood...
Allegheny County Council approves increases to air-quality permit fees
Allegheny County Council on Tuesday moved forward with an air quality permit fee schedule that, officials say, will promote public health and relieve financial pressure on the county health department’s air quality program. The fee changes include raising a range of permit and maintenance costs for industrial facilities starting Jan....
Westmoreland to break 200 election ties with draws from a jar
More than 200 races in this month’s municipal election in Westmoreland County ended in ties. The county election board Tuesday issued a precertification of the results of the hundreds of races that appeared on the Nov. 4 ballot after tallying more than 22,000 write-in votes, said Election Bureau Director Scott...
Long-sought Pa. tax credit for some workers to be ready for filing season
A new tax credit for lower-income workers in Pennsylvania will be ready for tax time this spring, Gov. Josh Shapiro ‘s administration said, calling it the most significant tax change for the state’s working class in over half a century. The new program — called the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit...
Westmoreland officials refute claims of backdoor salary deal for former purchasing director
Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Kopas on Tuesday refuted defense claims that the criminal prosecution of the county’s former purchasing director was an effort to cover up actions taken outside of official channels. Kopas, Controller Jeffrey Balzer and county finance director Meghan McCandless testified under defense subpoenas as part of an...
Meet Clay Higgins, the only House Republican to vote against releasing the Epstein files
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., was the lone House member to vote against a bill that would force the Justice Department to release its files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I have been a principled ‘NO’ on this bill from the beginning. What was wrong with the bill...
DHS plans to deploy 250 border agents to Louisiana in major immigration sweep
NEW ORLEANS — Around 250 federal border agents are set to descend on New Orleans in the coming weeks for a two-month immigration crackdown dubbed “Swamp Sweep” that aims to arrest roughly 5,000 people across southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press and three...
Harrison man indicted after officials say he threatened to shoot postal carrier and shoot up post office
A federal grand jury has indicted a Harrison man on 11 charges after he was arrested in a raid on his home late last month. The grand jury indictment against Thomas Dorn, 39, of Harrison’s Natrona neighborhood adds eight counts of interstate threats and a single count of threatening to...
The Education Department is dismantling. Here’s what that means
WASHINGTON — The Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign pledge to close the department entirely. Offices that serve the nation’s schools and colleges would go to...
Southwestern Pa.’s congressional delegation unanimously supports Epstein files bill
Southwestern Pennsylvania’s four members of the U.S. House all voted Tuesday afternoon in favor of a bill that would force the Justice Department to release its files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The U.S. Senate later agreed by unanimous consent to approve the bill. The procedural move does...
Federal judges block Texas from using its new U.S. House map in 2026 midterms
A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a redrawn U.S. House map that touched off a nationwide redistricting battle and is a major piece of President Donald Trump’s efforts to preserve a slim Republican majority ahead of the 2026 elections. The ruling is a blow to Trump’s rush...
