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Door smashed at Pittsburgh City-County Building
The Grant Street entrance to the City-County Building was closed for several hours Thursday morning while a public works crew made temporary repairs to a glass entrance door that someone smashed overnight. Police said they were checking surveillance cameras with hopes of identifying a suspect. The vandalism occurred between 6...
Food Podcast: Pittsburgh Riverhounds join food bank’s fight against hunger
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are preparing for the USL playoffs, but they’re also participating in the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s fight against hunger. The Riverhounds hosted a Hunger Action Night at Highmark Stadium on the South Side, and HoundsTV host Justin McCauley joined the food bank’s Brian Gulish for this...
Spirit announces nonstop flight to Cancun from Pittsburgh
A new flight at Pittsburgh International Airport will make it easier to get to the sunny beaches of Cancun, Mexico. Spirit Airlines on Wednesday announced a nonstop flight to Cancun International Airport. The flight is scheduled to start Feb. 13 and will be available Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Direct flights...
Guillermo Rodriguez of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ stops at Pittsburgh’s Primanti Bros.Video
There was a special guest behind the bar on Wednesday at Primanti Bros. in the Strip District. Wearing a red Primanti Bros. T-shirt with the words “Bite Me” on the back, comedian Guillermo Rodriguez stopped by to film a segment for ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” He posed for photos with...
Get a sneak peek of Pittsburgh Symphony’s upcoming European tour
Local music lovers will reap a benefit from the Pittsburgh Symphony’s upcoming European tour even before it starts. Manfred Honeck and the musicians will present three different programs on the weekend before they depart, performing much of the repertoire they’ll play at 11 concerts in 10 cities in Europe from...
Woman in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Point Breeze
A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood. Authorities said city police responded to the area of Penn Avenue and Linden Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Officers found...
South Park man admits to stealing more than $1 million from Upper St. Clair church
A South Park man admitted to stealing $1.2 million from an Upper St. Clair church that he and his wife used on vacations, Pittsburgh Pirates tickets and other expenses, Allegheny County authorities say. David Reiter, 50, a former administrator at Westminster Presbyterian Church, pleaded guilty Wednesday before Allegheny County Judge...
Police: Man pulled gun on 2 women in suspected road rage incident outside Rivers Casino
A North Side man apparently fueled by road rage is accused of chasing after and pulling an AK-style gun on two women early Wednesday outside the Rivers Casino parking garage. Jamal Dailey, 24, faces several charges tied to an incident that began while driving in his home neighborhood of Manchester...
Pittsburgh Police: 9-year-old Homewood boy found
Pittsburgh police said a 9-year-old boy who went missing in Pittsburgh’s Homewood South neighborhood Wednesday afternoon has been located. Terik Smith Jr. was safely located that evening, according to Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz....
City council urged to confront inequities, institutions hindering Pittsburgh’s black residents
Pittsburgh’s elected leaders should own up to historical barriers as well as persisting structural and institution-driven ones that contribute to the city’s drastic racial inequities and poverty-based segregation between whites and blacks, several residents told city council on Wednesday. “We demand reparations,” said Khalil Raheem, founder of the New Afrikan...
2 Penn Hills juveniles struck by vehicles in 2 days
Two Penn Hills children were struck by vehicles in as many days. Police Chief Howard Burton said a 6-year-old boy was hit by a car at a bus stop at Frankstown Road and Erhardt Drive early Wednesday morning. Burton said the bus was headed eastbound along Frankstown Road and boy...
Judge: DA not required to pursue private criminal complaints over Pittsburgh gun banVideo
A judge ruled Wednesday that the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is not required to pursue private criminal complaints against Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and council members for enacting a package of controversial gun ordinances. The ruling came a few hours after Anthony Golembiewski, 63, of Lawrenceville appeared in court...
Daily Download: Trump’s upcoming visit to Pittsburgh, airport auction and Hodges vs. RudolphVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Paul Guggenheimer discusses President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Pittsburgh, items left behind by travelers that the Allegheny County Airport Authority is auctioning...
What happens to cars abandoned at Pittsburgh airport? Sold at auctionVideo
A 2015 GMC Sierra Denali pickup was parked and left in a lot at Pittsburgh International Airport more than two years ago. Airport officials don’t know why the truck, which could be worth more than $30,000, was left behind. But it could be yours this weekend. It’s among the 15...
Pittsburgh poised to equip police with defibrillators as part of $3.1M purchaseVideo
Pittsburgh police for the first time would be equipped with heart defibrillators in their cruisers as part of a $3.1 million proposal to upgrade and provide the electronic lifesavers across all public safety departments. City Council on Wednesday unanimously advanced the proposal to a final vote Tuesday. It would authorize...
Pittsburgh to be featured in Jimmy Kimmel segment
Pittsburgh will get more play on late-night TV. The Steel City will be featured on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” when Guillermo Rodriguez, a Kimmel show regular, makes a stop at Primanti Brothers in the Strip District on Wednesday night. Join us at our Strip District restaurant tomorrow night at 8PM as...
Pittsburgh City Council postpones vote on Penn Plaza development
Pittsburgh City Council will host a public hearing before voting on a land swap necessary for construction to begin on a $50 million retail and office complex on the site of the former Penn Plaza Apartments in East Liberty. Council on Wednesday postponed a preliminary vote on the land swap...
President Trump to visit Pittsburgh next weekVideo
President Donald Trump will give keynote remarks next week at an annual gathering of the oil and gas industries in Pittsburgh. Trump is scheduled to attend the Shale Insight conference Oct. 23 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh’s Downtown, conference organizers announced Wednesday. He is expected to...
Anti-Defamation League launches online campaign to remember Tree of Life victims
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is launching a national online campaign asking Americans to join the league and #FightHateForGood to commemorate the victims who died in last year’s mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. ADL, a international organization founded in 1913 to combat anti-Semitism and bigotry,...
Boil water advisory for McKeesport area lifted
A boil water advisory in the McKeesport area for Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers was lifted Wednesday after a second round of testing found no problems. Authority spokesman Matthew Junker said Wednesday a second set of water samples over two consecutive days from the City of McKeesport and the...
Parkway Theater in Stowe searching for a restaurateur
Aaron Stubna wants people to indulge in more than popcorn and candy when they visit the Parkway Theater in Stowe. After renovating the one-screen movie house two years ago, he invited Tom Glover and Dave Hallam of Abjuration Brewing Co. to make and sell their beer there, too. Now he’s...
Bellevue tour offers peek at history of borough’s homes, buildingsVideo
Bridge Brigido and Mary Carroll attended the Bellevue “Live Worship Shop House Tour” two years ago. It was an inspiration to start sprucing up their own Sumner Avenue home. “We thought it was such a cool idea,” Brigido said. “It was also real motivation for us to get things done...
Police: Arrest made in North Side assault that sent man to hospital
One man was taken to the hospital in critical condition and another was apprehended by Pittsburgh police in connection with an assault on the North Side. Lasalle Bradford, 49, of Pittsburgh, was arrested and charged with one count of aggravated assault after officers found a man unresponsive and not breathing...
Pittsburgh man accused of federal gun and drug crimes
A Pittsburgh man was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug and gun charges. Romello Edward Jones, 20, was charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. Authorities said Jones, a convicted felon, possessed the drugs, firearm and ammunition...
Woodland Hills teachers, staff plan protest at board meeting
Woodland Hills School District teachers, paraprofessionals and related staffers plan to have a silent demonstration at a school board meeting Wednesday. Representatives of the Woodland Hills Education Association and Woodland Hills Educational Service Professionals also plan to speak at the voting meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the administration building...
