Jamie Martines stories, Page 16

The Wilkinsburg School District is finally heading in the right direction, state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced Wednesday. “We now have some hope in the Wilkinsburg School District, I think for the first time in probably a generation,” DePasquale said, unveiling the results of a recent audit, which covers July...

Today marks 26 years since six people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured in the Feb. 26, 1993 attack on New York’s World Trade Center. At 12:18 p.m., a small group of terrorists detonated about 1,200 pounds of explosives in the underground parking garage below the World Trade...

A new air quality monitor has been installed in West Mifflin, the Allegheny County Health Department announced Monday. The monitor, which was installed at the New Emerson Elementary School on Pennsylvania Avenue, will measure sulfur dioxide, or SO2, emissions from the U.S. Steel Irvin Works facility. Residents and air quality...

Moshe Journo will not be cut loose a second time. Journo, 53, who had been on the run for about 15 years after he was accused of raping a 15-year-old girl inside his Dormont business in 2004, was denied bail Friday and is being held at the Allegheny County Jail,...

Airport officials unveiled concept designs Feb. 20 for a new landside terminal at the Pittsburgh International Airport — a $1.1 billion overhaul project proposed in 2017. The bright, airy, two-level design was inspired by Pittsburgh’s rolling topography. It features high ceilings, big windows and lots of greenery and natural light,...

Drivers buying gas in Allegheny County this summer could see lower prices at the pump thanks to a regulatory change at the state level. As of Dec. 20, seven counties in Pennsylvania — Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland — are no longer required by the federal Environmental...

Airport officials unveiled concept designs Wednesday for a new landside terminal at the Pittsburgh International Airport — a $1.1 billion overhaul project proposed in 2017. The bright, airy, two-level design was inspired by Pittsburgh’s rolling topography. It features high ceilings, big windows and lots of greenery and natural light, said...

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...

After nearly 40 hours of nonstop dancing, loud music and bright lights, Penn State senior Emily Rose was exhausted. But she wasn’t ready to quit. “The entire environment — you feel constant support from everybody around you,” the 22-year-old from Mt. Pleasant said, speaking from a packed Bryce Jordan Center...

Police responded to the 400 block of Hawkins Avenue in North Braddock around 11:30 p.m. Saturday after receiving several 911 calls about shots fired and a man calling for help, according to a statement from Allegheny County Police. They located the 21-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at a...

No one was hurt in a house fire on Wilshire Drive in North Huntingdon on Saturday night, but the homeowner said the damage is extensive, WPXI reports. Dispatchers told WPXI that the fire started around 8:15 p.m. The homeowner, Carol Petrosky, said that she had noticed that the wood burner...

About 2,000 households in portions of Hazelwood, Swisshelm Park and Greenfield are under a flush and boil water advisory from Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority following a water main break Friday night. The precautionary advisory, which was posted to the PWSA website and social media late Saturday morning, was issued...

Route 48 from Mansfield Road in Lincoln Borough to Fey Road in Elizabeth Township reopened Saturday night after being closed for hours due to trees blocking the roadway, according to PennDOT. PennDOT worked throughout the afternoon to have the trees removed. A photo posted by the Elizabeth Township Police Department...

Both inbound Liberty Tunnel lanes reopened at about 4 p.m. Saturday after crews spent hours removing debris on McArdle Roadway, according to PennDOT. This was about an hour earlier than predicted by PennDOT. The road had been closed between the Liberty Bridge and Grandview Avenue, and traffic was reduced to...

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...

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...

U.S. Steel representatives told a panel of state lawmakers Thursday that operations will not be business as usual following a fire at Clairton Coke Works that heightened concerns over the region’s air quality. “I’ll take responsibility,” Chris Masciantonio, U.S. Steel director of government affairs and public policy said. “I should...

Allegheny County Council members met with Health Department officials Wednesday to discuss the ongoing impact of a Dec. 24 fire at Clairton Coke Works that hindered the facility’s ability to clean coke oven gas and remove sulfur dioxide pollution. The meeting with council members came a day before Health Department...

Higher than permitted levels of sulfur dioxide were detected Monday evening in the Mon Valley, according to an Allegheny County Department of Health announcement Tuesday afternoon. The sulfur dioxide, or SO2, exceedance was detected at 10 p.m. Monday at the North Braddock air quality monitor, according to health department data....

Gregory Smith wanted to check out the new Rivers Casino sportsbook and place a small Super Bowl bet. He decided against a straight-up bet on the game, instead putting down $10 on Los Angeles Rams running back C.J. Anderson to score the first touchdown. Quirky Super Bowl “prop bets” are...

Communities across Allegheny County will receive more than $9 million in state money for transportation and other infrastructure projects. The money comes from the state’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said Friday. Projects were selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation based on intended safety benefits, regional economic...

Jimmy Vaccaro has seen decades of big sports bets. But even the seasoned veteran of Las Vegas sportsbooks is excited for what’s to come now that sports betting is legal in Pennsylvania. “I waited all my life to see this,” the 73-year-old Trafford native said. And Pittsburgh hasn’t seen anything...

U.S. Steel is anticipating $40 million in costs during the first quarter of 2019 related to the Dec. 24 fire at Clairton Coke Works, according to earnings reports released Wednesday. Between $15 million and $20 million will be related to physical repair costs, U.S. Steel Chief Financial Officer Kevin Bradley...

A KDKA employee has been fired over a graphic involving New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. The caption, which ran during the CBS affiliate’s 4 p.m. broadcast Monday, identified Brady as “known cheater” instead of “Patriots quarterback.” “While fans are entitled to have personal opinions, we have a journalistic responsibility...