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Republican challenger knows it’s slim he’ll best Allegheny County Executive Fitzgerald
Retired Air Force officer Matt Drozd, a self-dubbed “moderate” Republican from the North Hills, says he knows he has a slim chance of unseating Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald at the polls on Tuesday. Drozd is facing off against one of the largest campaign coffers countywide, with Fitzgerald reporting nearly...
North Side man wanted for alleged sexual assault of teen taken into custody
A North Side man who was being sought on accusations that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl is behind bars. James McCray, 41, was charged earlier this week with unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault and three counts of corruption of minors. He was arrested Thursday and placed in...
Pittsburgh sinkhole bus was a hot Halloween costumeVideo
The timing was perfect: A Pittsburgh bus falls into a sinkhole in totally dramatic fashion just days before tons of people in Western Pennsylvania need to come up with a cool costume for parties. We knew what would happen next. And it did. If you went dressed as the Pittsburgh...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 1-3
Happy November. There’s lots going on this weekend in Pittsburgh. Here are a few suggestions. On the run The seventh annual EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler is Saturday morning. New this year, the race will take runners through 10 miles of Pittsburgh’s history, fandom and quirkiest traditions. There will be a...
U.S. Steel reports $84 million third-quarter loss
United States Steel Corp. on Thursday reported a third-quarter loss of $84 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Pittsburgh-based company said it had a loss of 49 cents. Losses, adjusted for restructuring costs and non-recurring costs, were 21 cents...
Greenfield sister celebrates 50 years as a nun
For five decades, Sister Ann Rosalia Devlin, of the Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, has devoted her life to God. The religious sister was recognized for that commitment on Sunday with a Roman Catholic mass at her home parish of St. Rosalia in Greenfield followed...
Kaufmann’s added to Miniature Railroad exhibit at Carnegie Science Center
The Miniature Railroad & Village exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center turns 100 this year. To celebrate, the museum is adding a model of Kaufmann’s, the department store at the center of Downtown Pittsburgh for decades. “We thought that in terms of iconic symbols of Pittsburgh that really are memorable...
7-year-old boy struck by vehicle in Bloomfield
A child was struck by a vehicle in Bloomfield on Thursday night. Pittsburgh police said the 7-year-old boy was transported to a local hospital via ambulance with a leg injury as a result of an incident around 7:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Gross Street. Police said the driver...
Endangerment charges remain against West Mifflin pair accused of taking son from hospital
The parents who took their infant from UPMC Children’s Hospital after being told they were suspected of abuse will face felony charges of child endangerment in Allegheny County court. Felony charges of obstruction against Daemon Klingensmith, 23, of West Mifflin, and his wife, Jeannette Funnen, 32, were withdrawn during a...
Daily Download: Suspicious car in Pittsburgh, Jack Rabbit hibernation, Steelers handling adversityVideo
In today’s Daily Download, staffer Matt Rosenberg discusses the suspicious vehicle outside the FBI headquarters in the South Side, the disassembling of the Jack Rabbit at Kennywood to undergo repairs and maintenance and the fact that the Steelers could find themselves just one game out of the playoff picture with...
Pittsburgh building code chief taking job with Amazon
Pittsburgh’s building code chief, who is credited with moving the department from the Dark Ages to the computer age over the past five years, is heading to Washington, D.C., for a job with Amazon. Maura Kennedy, 38, chief of the Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections, said she will serve...
Heavy rains on Halloween prompted flooding, mudslide, road closures across Western Pa.
Heavy rains soaking the region Thursday afternoon have caused flooding, mudslides and road closures. More than 1,000 households in Oakmont and nearly 200 in Penn Hills were without power, Duquesne Light’s power outage maps showed as of about 10 p.m. West Penn Power’s parent company, First Energy, showed small pockets...
Judge: Trial of synagogue shooter won’t conflict with High Holy Days next yearVideo
No part of the trial against accused synagogue gunman Robert Bowers will take place during the Jewish High Holy Days next year, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Federal prosecutors had proposed that jury selection in the capital case begin Sept. 14 – four days before the start of Rosh Hashanah,...
Pittsburgh plans to equip police with $10M in new body cams, Tasers
Pittsburgh is poised to equip police officers with $10 million worth of high-tech Tasers and body cameras that will begin recording immediately after an officer pulls his or her gun or Taser. City Council is set for a final vote Tuesday on the purchase of 950 cameras and 950 Tasers...
Open North Side seat, independents create crowded Pittsburgh City Council race
Three Pittsburgh City Council seats are up for grabs during Tuesday’s general election with independent candidates challenging two incumbents and vying for an open seat in the North Side’s District 1. Two council representatives – Democrats Corey O’Connor of Swisshelm Park and Deb Gross of Highland Park – are running...
Police: Pittsburgh activist accused of trying to set fire to 2 pizza shops turns self in
A Beechview woman who is a frequent figure in public protests in the Pittsburgh area is facing arson charges after police said she attempted to set fire to two restaurants in the city Tuesday night. Nicole Jo Dawson, 36, turned herself in to Pittsburgh police shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday,...
Allegheny County Council features 3 competitive races
Three Allegheny County Council incumbents are facing challengers on the November ballot. The winners will serve a four-year term and will be paid $9,000 a year. District 2 incumbent Cindy Kirk, R-Wexford, is challenged by Christine Allen, D-Sewickley. That district includes many North Hills communities. District 5 incumbent Sue Means,...
Kennywood’s Jack Rabbit goes into winter hibernationVideo
The Jack Rabbit won’t be hopping again ’til spring. Kennywood maintenance workers disconnected the roller coaster’s cars, removed them from the wooden track with a crane and took off the wheels so the bearings can be replaced. The cars were then taken to a workshop, where carpenters will replace any...
Edgewood woman turns arachnophobes into spider lovers through education
For Amy Bianco, the ideal Florida vacation doesn’t involve lounging on the beach. She’s much happier hiking through dense forest in search of spiders. On her latest trip to the Sunshine State she spotted a bunch of golden orb-weavers, a species known for its intricate webs. The Edgewood resident and...
HGTV star Leanne Ford’s Sewickley Heights home for sale for $1.3M
Leanne Ford, a Pittsburgh native and star of HGTV’s “Restored by the Fords” and “Rock the Block,” has put the Sewickley Heights home that she shares with her husband on the market for $1.3 million. The property, located at 227 Merriman Road, sits on more than five acres of land...
Police investigate robberies of 2 Pittsburgh pharmacies
Pittsburgh police are investigating robberies Wednesday at two pharmacies — one in Morningside and the other in the North Side. Officers from the Zone 5 station responded to the Rite Aide pharmacy in the 1800 block of Morningside Avenue at 7:45 p.m. Oct. 30, according to a city police spokeswoman....
Police respond to suspicious car parked outside FBI’s South Side office
Authorities say a suspicious car found parked outside the FBI headquarters in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood early Thursday did not pose a threat to the public. FBI spokeswoman Catherine Policicchio said that car had non-threatening “gibberish-type language” written in spray paint on driver’s side door. A tweet from Tribune-Review news...
North Park bald eagles are back; grove dedicated as Eagle Nest
The North Park bald eagles are back visiting their nest along Kummer Road for an apparent second try at breeding much to the pleasure of park visitors, who now have a newly renamed Eagle’s Nest shelter to view all the action. Howard Kepple of West Deer, who frequently sets up...
Don’t worry — kinder, gentler Chelsea Handler is still cynicalVideo
Comedian Chelsea Handler once said of “Chelsea Lately!”, her late-night E! talk show, “The worse the guests are, the more pathetic they are, the funnier the show is.” Not surprising, maybe, from someone who also was a cast member on Oxygen’s hidden camera reality show, “Girls Behaving Badly.” The television...
Wilco brings ‘Ode to Joy’ to Heinz HallVideo
Wilco is back. This may not be breaking news in the world of auto-tuned wonders littering the pop charts. It is, however, a pretty big deal for fans of a band that started out a quarter of a century ago in the alt-country corner of the room, before evolving into...
