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5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Dec. 6-8
It’s the weekend. And there’s plenty to do whether you like penguins, shopping for handmade items or meeting celebrities like Neve Campbell and Tony Danza. Parade time The Penguins on Parade at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in Highland Park is Saturday and Sunday, as long as the temperature...
6-month project to repair slide along Reis Run Road in Ross completed; road reopened
The section of Reis Run Road in Ross Township that was shut down May 31 due to a landslide is open, PennDOT announced. Reis Run was closed in both directions between Rochester and Arndt roads after a landslide from a private property sent rock, mud, trees and other debris across...
Husband-wife duo accused of bilking Pa. out of $10M by faking 20 companies in tax credit scheme
A husband-and-wife team is accused of bilking Pennsylvania out of more than $10 million by obtaining tax incentives for 20 sham companies, then selling the state-issued tax credits for cash, a grand jury found. “Christopher” Wing-Tat Chiu, 47, and Ivy Li — former Bucks County residents who prosecutors say have...
Merry … Krampusnacht? Pittsburgh celebrates darker, edgier ChristmasVideo
For the third year in a row, crowds gathered in Pittsburgh’s Market Square on Thursday night for a darker and edgier version of the Christmas spirit. A parade of figures clad in fur, horns and other frightening attire strolled through Market Square for Krampusnacht. It’s a traditionally European take on...
Allegheny County Jail to use inmate funds to supply overdose reversal kits
The Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board has approved a $75,000 disbursement from the Inmate Welfare Fund to buy 1,000 Narcan nasal spray kits to be provided to inmates as they are released from the jail. The distribution program, which started in 2016, was previously funded by grants and with support...
PennDOT announces lane and shoulder restrictions on Parkway East
Shoulder and short-term lane closures will occur in both directions on I-376 (Parkway East) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, weather permitting, PennDOT said. The restrictions will take place between the Fort Pitt Bridge and the Squirrel Hill/Homestead (Exit 74) interchange as crews remove temporary lane barriers. Depending on...
Singer Smokey Robinson to visit Lumaze Pittsburgh holiday light festival
Legendary Motown singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson will be in the spotlight on Sunday. He will visit with fans from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Lumaze Pittsburgh, the indoor holiday lights festival at the 31st Street Studios in the city’s Strip District. Tickets for the Lumaze event with Robinson are $99.95. Meet...
Pittsburgh Dad stops at ‘The Price is Right,’ will have CBS game show-themed episode
Pittsburgh Dad and Drew Carey. How about that for a collaboration? Because something from Curt Wootton’s camp and “The Price is Right” host is coming. Mallory Mason, CBS entertainment communications director, confirmed that Wootton will be doing a special “The Price is Right” episode of “Pittsburgh Dad.” Wootton, however, did...
Racism widespread and systemic in Pittsburgh, experts say
Racism is the fundamental cause of health disparities and other inequities in such areas as housing, employment and wealth accumulation that Pittsburgh black residents face daily, a group of experts told city council on Thursday. Councilmen Ricky Burgess and R. Daniel Lavelle assembled the panel in an effort to push...
Squirrel Hill gallery showcases dementia and Alzheimer’s patients’ artwork
Art can be a way for dementia and Alzheimer’s patients to remember. The patient generally remembers a favorite color when choosing from a palette, said Liz Powell, art education coordinator for the Jewish Association on Aging. If they liked blue before they will most likely choose blue again, she said....
Retired astronaut talks to Pittsburgh students at Carnegie Science CenterVideo
Mike Foale’s home movies are out of this world. Foale, 62, is a retired NASA astronaut, and Thursday he was in Pittsburgh to celebrate the opening of the Bosch Soundsee Research and Test Facility in the Strip District. He also made a stop at the Buhl Planetarium in the Carnegie...
Wilkinsburg lands $3M grant for downtown revitalization
A six-year, $3 million state grant awarded to the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation will go toward revitalizing the borough’s central business district, the corporation announced. The development corporation plans to use the grant, from the Neighborhood Partnership Program, to finish work on the historic Lohr Building and Train Station, according...
Feds allege Russian hackers targeted Western Pennsylvania school, banks, businesses
A high school, banks and a handful of businesses in Western Pennsylvania were victims of cyber crimes by Russian hackers, federal authorities said Thursday. After a 10-year investigation, Russian nationals Maskim V. Yakubets and Igor Turashev were indicted in Pittsburgh and accused of distributing financial malware as part of a...
How ‘A Beautiful Day’ stacks up financially against Pittsburgh-filmed movies
It’s the anti 21st-century movie. The story moves along deliberately with plenty of pregnant pauses in the dialogue. And while there is conflict at the heart of the story, the resolution is reached through a calm and carefully considered process fostered by the film’s hero, Fred Rogers. “A Beautiful Day...
Emaciated dog found tied to dumpster in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police are investigating a case of animal cruelty after finding a dog tied to a dumpster outside an apartment complex in the Knoxville neighborhood. Patrol officers from the Zone 3 station were waved down along Knox Avenue at around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday by someone who spotted the dog,...
Man found dead in pickup truck that hit utility pole in Moon
The driver of a pickup truck died when he crashed into a utility pole in Moon Township late Wednesday night, according to police. Officers responding to a report of a single-vehicle crash shortly after 11 p.m. at the intersection of University Boulevard and Stoops Ferry Road found the driver dead...
Duolingo touts $1.5B valuation; language company to hire 100 more people, mostly in Pittsburgh
Duolingo has earned the title of Pittsburgh’s first tech “unicorn” — investing lingo for those rare startups that achieve a valuation topping $1 billion. Now valued at $1.5 billion, the 7-year-old digital language learning company plans to increase its workforce by about 50% — which could bring nearly 100 new...
Teen reported missing returns safely home in Pittsburgh’s North Side
A teen who went missing briefly in Pittsburgh’s North Side has been found safe, officials said Thursday. On Wednesday night, police asked the public for help searching for a 17-year-old girl from the Manchester section of the North Side who was reported missing. She returned safely to her home before...
Monroeville man indicted on drug, gun charges
A Monroeville man known as “Big Boy” was indicted by a federal grand jury after allegedly distributing fentanyl and heroin and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Davon Carter Williams, 31, was indicted on four counts stemming from December 2016 and February 2017 incidents where Williams possessed heroin with...
Covestro buys 260-acre Robinson property as Bayer spinoff strengthens commitment to Pittsburgh
Covestro, a Bayer spinoff, has inked a deal to buy the nearly 260-acre property it’s been operating out of in Robinson, officials said Wednesday. The Germany-based plastics manufacturer, formerly known as Bayer MaterialScience, employs about 750 people in Robinson. Covestro officials said the purchase of the property signifies its commitment...
Pittsburgh zoo’s Penguins on Parade starts Saturday
Residents can literally chill out with some penguins during the Pittsburgh Zoo’s Penguins on Parade, which starts Saturday and is held every weekend while the temperature stays under 45 degrees. Timing is important as the Penguins Parade starts at 11:30 a.m. sharp every Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting, outside of...
Pittsburgh man confesses to 2015 homicide that had bothered him for a while
A North Side man confessed to a 2015 killing in Pittsburgh’s Northview Heights neighborhood because he’s been bothered by it for a while, police wrote in a criminal complaint. Randy Johnson, 25, provided a handwritten confession last week to the Nov. 16, 2015, killing of Deron McCray, 23, at a...
McKees Rocks man sentenced to 2 years, 9 months for selling heroin, fentanyl
A McKees Rocks man was sentenced this week to 2 years and nine months in federal prison for dealing drugs more than two years ago. Jamorr Mathis, 41, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, prosecutors said. On Nov. 16, 2017, FBI agents and other law...
Penn Hills man charged in connection to October shooting at White Hawk CafeVideo
A Penn Hills man has been charged in connection to an October shooting that left a bar owner shot in the stomach. Police say Davaughn Jones, 27, shot Barry White in the stomach after White attempted to throw him out of his private social club along Universal Road in Penn...
VisitPittsburgh CEO Craig Davis resigning, heading to Dallas
VisitPittsburgh CEO Craig Davis is resigning at the end of the year to take a similar position in Dallas. The board of directors of VisitPittsburgh made the announcement Wednesday morning. The board has appointed Jerad Bachar, current executive vice president, to lead the organization while it searches for a new...
