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Friends of the Riverfront appoints Kelsey Ripper executive director
The nonprofit Friends of the Riverfront appointed one of its board members, Kelsey Ripper, as executive director. She succeeds Valerie Beichner, who left several months ago to take the helm at another outdoor recreation nonprofit, Venture Outdoors. Ripper, 33, of Lawrenceville, has been vice president of Friends of the Riverfront’s...
Terrelle Pryor says girlfriend accused of stabbing him should be let out of jailVideo
Former NFL player and Jeannette native Terrelle Pryor said Thursday that his girlfriend accused of stabbing him should be let out of jail. Pryor, who nearly died from stab wounds Nov. 30, was in Pittsburgh Municipal Court for a hearing on charges filed against him in connection to the stabbing....
Hambone’s in Lawrenceville padlocked for not paying alcohol tax, treasurer says
Editor’s note: Hambone’s said it was reopening Friday. A popular Lawrenceville bar was shut down Thursday for not paying its alcoholic beverage tax, officials said. Hambone’s at 4207 Butler St. was padlocked at 1 p.m. after Allegheny County Treasurer John Weinstein obtained a roughly $13,000 judgment against it, according to...
Potential owners surface for shuttered Regent Square Theater
While the Regent Square Theater sits quiet, there is interest in the movie screen illuminating again. The Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media closed the South Braddock Avenue movie theater on Nov. 25 for financial reasons. The PCAM continues to explore options for the theater, spokeswoman Hannah Arnold said in...
Astrobotic to set up ground control for lunar mission on Pittsburgh’s North Side
A 47,000-square-foot building being renovated on Pittsburgh’s North Side is expected to be a key player in America’s next space odyssey. Astrobotic Technology Inc. announced Thursday it will locate its headquarters at 1016 North Lincoln Ave., near the Manchester neighborhood, thanks in part to $285,000 in state job-creation tax credits....
FNB announces plans for 24-story office tower on former Civic Arena site
First National Bank announced plans Thursday to anchor the Penguins’ long-awaited development in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District with a 24-story, $200 million office tower that will include its corporate headquarters, first-floor shops and a state-of-the-art FNB branch. FNB Financial Center, planned for the corner of Washington Place and Bedford Avenue,...
Bank heist getaway driver gets 3-year sentence in robbery of Pittsburgh bank
A bank heist getaway driver was sentenced Wednesday to three years prison, federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh said. Mark Hammond, 55, was convicted in connection with the Jan. 10, 2018, robbery of the Huntington Bank on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh’s Downtown. According to court records, Hammond and his co-defendant, Alonzo Dunbar,...
‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ finally debuts at Penn Hills Cinemas
Moviegoers in Penn Hills told a theater owner “It’s you I like” when they picked his theater to watch the Fred Rogers biopic two weeks after the film’s opening weekend. Paul Looker, owner and manager of Penn Hills Cinemas, said around 200 people came out to his theater over the...
Man injured during alleged escape attempt from Allegheny sheriff’s deputies
A Pittsburgh man was injured Wednesday while trying to escape from Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies, officials said. Andre Lowery, 27, of Pittsburgh, was being transferred from Allegheny County Treatment Alternative in Uptown to the Allegheny County Jail after getting into a fight at the center Tuesday night, according to deputies....
Local musicians to celebrate 40 years of The Clash’s ‘London Calling’ in Millvale show
When The Clash’s double-album “London Calling” was released in 1979, many young musicians took notice. They’d been listening to bands such as Aerosmith, Journey and Queen, artists they liked and perhaps thought they loved. But love at that age is fleeting and ephemeral. A favorite cartoon becomes childish, a first...
Police searching for man accused of Downtown robbery
Pittsburgh police are searching for a man who is accused of robbing a woman in a Downtown parking garage, officials said. The incident occured about 5 p.m. Dec. 6 in a garage in the 600 block of Smithfield Street. Police said the suspect changed clothes and was caught on camera....
Police: Officer shoots, kills pit bull after dog attacks poodle in North Side
A pit bull was shot and killed by Pittsburgh police in what started as a report of two dogs fighting, according to a release from the bureau of police. Officers were called to the intersection of Viola Street and Catoctin Way in the Perry North section of Pittsburgh’s North Side...
Hulton Road in Penn Hills to remain closed into January
A portion of Hulton Road in Penn Hills, closed since July due to landslide damage, will continue to be closed into next year, Penn Hills announced Dec. 11. The municipality, via its Savvy Citizen app, notified residents that Hulton Road suffered another landslide, causing more work for crews and delaying...
Settlement over bad air in Clairton calls for U.S. Steel to cough up $2 million
U.S. Steel will pay residents $2 million and invest $6.5 million to upgrade equipment at its Clairton Coke Works facility, according to a tentative settlement struck with residents in a 2017 class-action lawsuit. The proposed settlement was outlined in court documents signed by an Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas...
Fugitive wanted for ‘numerous’ car chases found in Homewood
A Pittsburgh man who has led police on a multitude of car chases recently is in Allegheny County Jail after sheriff’s deputies made a concerted effort to arrest him while he wasn’t behind the wheel, authorities said. Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus said 19-year-old Michael Stuvaints was wanted for fleeing Stowe...
Former Munhall firefighter who set porch fires could spend 3 years in prison
A former Munhall firefighter who told police he set two porches on fire in December 2018 because he was bored will spend between 18 months and three years in prison and then serve seven years probation. Allegheny County Judge Randal Todd sentenced Ryan Laubham, 19, on Wednesday. A former volunteer...
Pittsburgh councilwoman Darlene Harris sues city over campaign finance ordinance
Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Darlene Harris on Wednesday sued the city, Mayor Bill Peduto and the Pittsburgh Ethics Hearing Board, contending the city illegally fined her for failing to file campaign finance reports with the ethics board during the spring primary. The board in September fined Harris, 66, of Spring Hill...
Police: Knoxville woman tied dog to dumpster on cold morning
The girlfriend of the man who owned the emaciated dog found last week tied to a dumpster at an apartment complex in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood is charged with animal neglect and cruelty in connection with the incident. The dog, a female pit bull/boxer mix, is named Remy and was found...
Police: Former Collier cop asked teenage girls for nude pictures
A former Collier police officer was arrested after two teenage girls told authorities that he requested nude pictures while he was still employed as a police officer, authorities said. Cory Hurka, 29, of Collier, was charged Tuesday with two counts each of unlawful contact with minors, criminal solicitation and corruption...
Woman killed in Hampton Route 8 crash identified
A woman killed in a two-car crash on Route 8 in Hampton Wednesday afternoon has been identified. Rebecca Lynn Koorsen, 28, of Glenshaw was pronounced dead at the scene around 3:30 p.m. along the 5000 block of William Flynn Highway (Route 8), the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported. Authorities...
Pittsburgh council kills proposal to name soccer field after former Mayor Ravenstahl and family
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday effectively killed a resolution seeking to name a North Side soccer field after former Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and his family. North Side Councilwoman Darlene Harris, who has long sought to dedicate the field in Riverview Park after the former mayor, proposed the resolution in the...
Pittsburgh council can nix park tax, but members expect it to pass
Pittsburgh City Council can nullify the November ballot referendum that called for a 0.5 mill property tax increase to fund city park improvements, but members polled on Wednesday said they would likely approve the levy early next year. Council must approve the tax in order for it to go into...
Police respond to suspicious box at Pittsburgh Goodwill store
A suspicious box at the Goodwill on Banksville Road prompted a large police response to the store at about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Pittsburgh police said. The building was evacuated by the staff of the Goodwill and police closed Banksville Road between Potomac and Wenzell avenues as authorities including the bomb...
Police release photos of suspect in Nov. 29 Downtown robbery
Pittsburgh police released photos of a man suspected in a Nov. 29 robbery and assault on Strawberry Way near Smithfield Street in Downtown. A group of men pushed a man to the ground and stole items from his pockets, Pittsburgh police said in a Facebook post. In the post, police...
Penn Hills CDC granted access to tax credits from Allegheny Conference members
The Penn Hills Community Development Corporation now joins 15 others in the Pittsburgh region that are partnered with the Allegheny County Conference on Community Development to get a leg up on receiving state-approved tax credits. “This is really great news,” said Alan Waldron, a newly-elected Penn Hills CDC board member....
