Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and state Rep. Ed Gainey joined about 150 protesters Monday outside the City-County Building in Downtown to rally against President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for a border wall. The mayor said true emergencies in the United States include the opioid crisis,...

Travelers looking to do some shopping will have six new options at the Pittsburgh International Airport this spring. Fraport, which manages retail operations at the airport, announced the new additions in a statement Monday. The new stores will open in the Center Core of the airside terminal and will keep...

Private child care centers in Pittsburgh would be eligible for city grants to improve their state quality rankings through a $2 million fund the Mayor’s Office announced on Monday. The Pittsburgh Childcare Quality Fund is the product of a resolution sponsored in 2017 by former Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak. Council allocated...

A Wilkinsburg woman is suing Aldi over a turkey burger she said exploded as she cooked it, burning her hands and forearms. Gloria Besley filed the personal injury lawsuit in Allegheny County, alleging that Aldi was negligent in allowing the Kirkwood turkey burgers to be sold without warnings about burn...

Sony Pictures tweeted a new photo of Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers from the upcoming movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” The movie is directed by Marielle Heller — who also directed the Oscar-nominated “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” — and based on a relationship between Latrobe-native Fred Rogers...

The Popeyes restaurant in Oakland on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh permanently has closed, the Pitt News reported Monday. No reason was given for the closure of the restaurant, located at 3616 Fifth Ave., but a sign was placed on the door said another location on the South...

Stephanie A. Wilsey, a professor of psychology at Carlow University, has been named dean of its College of Leadership and Social Change, effective July 1, school officials announced Monday. Wilsey joined Carlow as a full-time faculty member in 2007. She has been interim dean of the college since August. Wilsey...

One person was shot in Swissvale late Monday morning. According to WPXI, the victim is a 23-year-old male. The station reports several people were taken into custody for questioning, but it’s unclear if anyone had been charged. One person DETAINED by police after shooting in Swissvale! #WPXI pic.twitter.com/oxdhqNwVrw— renee wallace...

Both lanes of Interstate 279 southbound are open as police have cleared an earlier crash. The highway had been restricted to one lane of traffic between the Interstate 79 split and Camp Horne Road Exit (Exit 8) because of the crash. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reported that emergency personnel...

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...

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...

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,...