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North Versailles man killed in crash along Tri-Boro Expressway
A man was killed in a crash Sunday night that shut down the Tri-Boro Expressway in Turtle Creek, authorities said. The victim is William Gyaux, 55, of North Versailles, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. The crash occurred shortly before 8 p.m. between Lynn Avenue and Patton Street....
Photos: Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins FestivalVideo
Hordes of people attended the second annual Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival on Saturday and Sunday on the riverwalk on the North Shore. The Squashcarver team sculpted the #worldrecord #Jackolantern at 2118 pounds at the #Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival. Special thanks to Russ Leno as lead sculptor. Special thanks to Don...
Activists speak out against Trump’s Pittsburgh visit
Local politicians joined with activists in Downtown Pittsburgh to deliver a message to President Donald Trump, who is set to visit the city Wednesday. “It’s been a year since this community issued a challenge to Trump, and it’s been a year that he hasn’t met it,” said Stosh Cotler, CEO...
North Hills DUI checkpoint in Indiana Township nets 4 arrests
Four people were arrested Saturday at a sobriety checkpoint along Route 910 in Indiana Township, officials said. There were 570 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint and eight people who were given field sobriety tests. Of those tested, one was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and three...
Pittsburgh police looking for man who fled from shooting scene
No one was injured in a Sunday morning shooting in Larimer, but Pittsburgh police said they are looking for a suspect who fled the scene. The shooting took place shortly after 3 a.m. in the 100 block of Putnam Street. Zone 5 police officers were in the area when they...
Strip District shooting suspect arrested; Pittsburgh police file additional charges
A man wanted in an Aug. 1 shooting in Pittsburgh’s Strip District is in the Allegheny County Jail charged with additional gun and drug-related violations. Authorities apprehended Treysaun Lockett-Tillman, 21, on Friday after U.S. marshals spotted him walking into a home on Joslyn Drive in Penn Hills. He was placed...
Man wanted in Florida surrenders after standoff on Pittsburgh’s North Side
A man wanted on a felony warrant in Florida was taken into custody after a three-hour police standoff that began Saturday night on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The incident began about 10:30 p.m. when Pittsburgh officers spotted a stolen vehicle parked outside a residence in the 3200 block of Lecky Avenue,...
A year after Tree of Life shooting, the city still grieves but remains resoluteVideo
David and Cecil Rosenthal. Rose Mallinger. Joyce Fienberg. Bernice and Sylvan Simon. Melvin Wax. Irving Younger. Jerry Rabinowitz. Daniel Stein. Richard Gottfried. The Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill remains empty, an unintended memorial to these 11 congregants from three congregations — Tree of Life-Or L’Simcha, New Light and...
One year later: The path to recovery after the Tree of Life attackVideo
On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman opened fire inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, killing 11 worshippers and wounding two. It was the deadliest act of anti-Semitic violence in U.S. history. Four Pittsburgh police officers were injured by gunfire as they responded to the attack. For the...
‘We must reopen, and we will’: Tree of Life leaders vow to reopen synagogueVideo
One year after a white supremacist with an AR-15 killed 11 congregants in their Squirrel Hill house of worship, the synagogue at the corner of Wilkins and Shady remains empty and tomblike, a hulking reminder of Oct. 27, 2018. It will not stay that way. “For certain we must reopen,”...
A year after the Tree of Life shooting, the city still grieves but remains resolute
The Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill remains empty, an unintended memorial to these 11 congregants from three congregations — Tree of Life-Or L’Simcha, New Light and Dor Hadash — killed by gunfire during Shabbat services on Oct. 27. A year after the country’s deadliest attack on people of...
One Year Later: The path to recovery after the Tree of Life attack
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‘We must reopen, and we will’: Tree of Life leaders vow to reopen synagogue
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Police: 4 shot in Duquesne
A drive-by shooting Saturday in Duquesne sent four people to the hospital, according to Allegheny County police. The gunfire started just after 5 p.m. on Priscilla Street, Lt. Kenneth Ruckel said. Three men in a blue Ford Fusion alleged drove down the street and opened fire on three people sitting...
Pittsburgh’s rich food heritage on display at Heinz History Center eventVideo
Pittsburgh area locals with a passion for food talked cooking, growing, creating and heritage Saturday at the Heinz History Center’s Hometown-Homegrown program. The program, in its eighth year, aims to celebrate locally crafted food and food history in the region. This year, the program was incorporated into Heinztoberfest, a month-long...
Pittsburgh International Airport auction has highest turnout everVideo
Jet setters departing from Pittsburgh International Airport left thousands of personal items behind last year. And eager auction goers were on hand Saturday to bid on lost, unclaimed and abandoned items left in the airport’s lost-and-found at the annual public auction held by the Allegheny County Airport Authority. Items up...
Extras sought for ‘I’m Your Woman’ scene being filmed on the South Side
Movie directors are seeking extras for a scene that will be filmed for an Amazon movie next month in Pittsburgh’s South Side. People 18- to 49-years-old are being requested for a “high energy” 70’s nightclub action scene for the upcoming feature-length film “I’m Your Woman,” starring Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous...
Man stable after shooting at Bloomfield home
A man in his 30s was in stable condition after being shot in the leg early Saturday in Bloomfield, Pittsburgh police said. The man told police he and his girlfriend were at a residence in the 4500 block of Friendship Avenue when another man came to the door. Once the...
Gov. Wolf orders state flags at half-staff Oct. 27
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf expanded on Pittsburgh City Council’s proclamation that Oct. 27 be designated “Remember Repair Together Day” by declaring it a statewide day and ordering state flags to be flown at half-staff that day. The proclamation honors the 11 congregants killed in the shooting at Tree of Life...
Man stable after Downtown Pittsburgh shooting
A man was taken to a local hospital in stable condition after a shooting Friday night on a Downtown Pittsburgh street. Pittsburgh Police were called just before 10:30 p.m. to the scene outside the McDonald’s restaurant on Wood Street, between Liberty and Sixth avenues. The victim, who is in his...
University of Pittsburgh police investigating robbery at Jimmy John’s just off campus
University of Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man believed to have robbed the Jimmy John’s just off campus. City and university officers responded to the sandwich shop at 3444 Forbes Ave. around 6:20 p.m. Friday for a report of a robbery. The university posted...
Pittsburgh authority gives preliminary OK for development of former Civic Arena site
The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority gave preliminary approval Friday for the Penguins to begin a first phase of construction estimated at $210 million at the former Civic Arena property in the city’s Hill District. The approval marks the first step in what all sides say will be a long process...
Wilkinsburg man found guilty of federal gun and drug crimes
A Wilkinsburg man accused of running a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy and federal firearms violations has been found guilty in federal court. Cameron Basking, 28, was convicted of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking and possession...
Traffic alert: Road work to continue next week on I-579 and Parkway East
Roadwork will continue next week in Allegheny County on Crosstown Boulevard and the Parkway East. PennDOT said the right lane and shoulder of Interstate 579, also known as Crosstown Boulevard, will be closed to northbound motorists from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Monday through Friday nights while contractors remove...
Pittsburgh International Airport plans to generate its own electric powerVideo
Pittsburgh International Airport officials say they won’t be dependent on the traditional electric power grid come 2021. That’s when a microgrid is expected to go online. Instead of depending on power from the national electric grid that supplies most everyone else, the airport will get its power from generators fueled...
