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Pittsburgh Symphony makes big financial progress
The Pittsburgh Symphony has progressed on its long path to financial health by posting a $1.1 million surplus in its operating budget for the 2018-19 season. The season concluded at the end of August. That’s a big turnaround for an organization that’s been running in the red for most of...
Plum man dies after crash in Penn Hills
A Plum man is dead after having what appeared to be a “medical emergency” while driving Wednesday in Penn Hills, according to police. John Monroe, 57, of Plum died at a hospital shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. The report said the crash...
Clairton schools cancel classes amid bedbug issue
Clairton City School District is dismissing students early Thursday and will be closed Friday because of bedbugs, the district announced. According to a letter dated Wednesday from Superintendent Ginny Hunt, a bedbug incident occurred in the district’s building, which houses its elementary and middle/high school. Bedbugs are small, oval, brownish...
Officers shoot, kill serial bank robbery suspect who held woman at knifepoint in WilkinsburgVideo
Police shot and killed a serial bank robbery suspect Wednesday in a Wilkinsburg apartment as he held a woman at knifepoint, authorities said. The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. inside an apartment on Center Street, according to police. The man, later identified as Shawn Stevens, was pronounced dead at the...
Parkway West ramp closures set for this weekend
Ramp paving on I-376 (Parkway West) in Robinson Township will cause detours this weekend, according to PennDOT. Both the eastbound I-376 Crafton exit (60B) off ramp and the Boyce Road on-ramp to eastbound I-376 will close to traffic while work is taking place. However, the closures will not happen simultaneously....
South Fayette man, 4 children run to honor wife, mom who died from cancer
Manson and Kristin Seto talked about running together as a family. They never got to take that first step. Kristin Seto died in 2014 from colon cancer. She wasn’t well enough to jog with her husband and their four children. But the surviving South Fayette family won’t let that dream...
Pittsburgh hospitals are saying hello to professional greeters
When 28-year-old Ja’Ray Gamble began working at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital three years ago, he never expected to make such a positive impact on the lives of patients every day. He’s not a doctor or a nurse. You won’t find him checking your heartbeat or even taking your height and weight....
No injuries reported in three-alarm fire in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood
No one was hurt after a fire spread from a vacant house to an occupied neighboring home in Homewood, according to Pittsburgh police. The fire in the 7100 block of Idlewild Street was reported around 9:30 p.m. It went to three alarms. The vacant home was fully involved and the...
Police: Woman shot in the leg in Pittsburgh
A woman was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the leg after being shot in Pittsburgh. City police responded to reports of shots fired around 6 p.m. Wednesday along the 1800 block of Bentley Drive. Officers found a woman shot in her leg. She was transported to a local hospital...
Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar makes her pitch in Pittsburgh areaVideo
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar campaigned in Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday in an effort to win back residents who voted for President Donald Trump in 2016. The Democratic presidential candidate toured a training facility for trade workers in Robinson and held a meet-and-greet near the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland....
Fire breaks out in row house in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood
A fire broke out in a row house alongside an alleyway in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. No one was injured, initial reports indicate. Authorities received a report of the fire on 44th Street shortly before 5 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. #BREAKING: Chopper 11 over a...
Boulevard of the Allies lane restriction begins Friday night
A long-term lane restriction on the outbound Boulevard of the Allies begins Friday night, PennDOT announced. The single-lane restriction between the Liberty and Birmingham Bridges will begin Friday at 8 p.m. and continue through 8 p.m., Oct. 4. Crews will conduct milling and repairs on the bridges in advance of...
Judge issues gag order in case of accused cop-killer Christian Bey
An Allegheny County Judge issued a gag order Wednesday in the capital murder case of a man charged in conneciton with the killing a Pittsburgh police officer. Christian Bey, 30, of Wilkinsburg, is accused of killing Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall in July. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala...
Police seek help from public, FBI to find accused East Liberty ‘serial bank robber’
Pittsburgh police are seeking help from the FBI and public to find an East Liberty man whom officials described as “a serial bank robber.” On Wednesday, authorities issued two warrants for the arrest of Shawn Stevens, 49. Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said Stevens is accused of robbing two banks...
PWSA hits lead-line replacement deadline 9 months early
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is nine months ahead of a state-required deadline for replacing 855 lead water lines before June 2020, the authority announced on Wednesday. PWSA this week hit a magic number set by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and intends to continue replacing lead lines whether...
Police: Man still in critical condition after being shot multiple times in Arlington Heights
A man remained in critical condition Wednesday night after getting shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Arlington Heights neighborhood, police said. Police officers and medics responded to a report of gunfire in the 3100 block of Cordell Place shortly before 12:30 a.m., Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. They found a...
Pittsburgh hopes to acquire former VA Hospital campus by year’s end
Pittsburgh hopes to secure ownership of a former Veterans Affairs hospital complex in Lincoln-Lemington before year’s end with plans to create an advanced public safety training facility for police, firefighters and paramedics that would be open to other departments in the region. City Council on Wednesday gave preliminary authorization for...
Court orders bus company to restore cut Elizabeth Forward routes
A judge has ordered Pennsylvania Coach Lines to continue driving Elizabeth Forward students to school on routes the bus company tried to cut. On Monday, Pennsylvania Coach Lines announced it could no longer pick up students on three routes of the district’s 26 routes because of a shortage of drivers....
Shaler man charged after infant daughter found with multiple fractures
A Shaler man is accused of assaulting his 4-week-old daughter, leaving her with multiple fractures all over her body, police said Wednesday. Jamie Easley, 40, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of endangering the welfare of children. The infant’s family took her to their primary...
Experts say former Three Rivers Regatta promoter unlikely to pay off creditors
Bankruptcy experts say creditors, including Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, are unlikely to receive any reimbursement for services from a former Three Rivers Regatta promoter who has filed to liquidate his company. LionHeart Event Group last week filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, contending it has between $500,000...
KFC tests chicken and doughnut sandwich in Pittsburgh regionVideo
Finger lickin’ good at Kentucky Fried Chicken is taking on a whole new meaning. KFC is testing — for a limited time — the public’s appetite for its fried chicken and glazed doughnut pairing in just two markets: Norfolk, Va., and the Pittsburgh region. On Wednesday, Leo Wozniak tried KFC’s...
Officials identify man killed in Edgewood explosion
Authorities on Wednesday identified a man killed in a house explosion and fire last week in Edgewood. John Evans, 59, was found in the rubble Saturday after fire crews put out the flames at the 318 Garland St. location. Police have said all signs point to suicide. A neighbor saw...
Allegheny County DA: Local prosecution of Antonio Brown unlikely
Local sexual assault allegations made against Antonio Brown, a former Pittsburgh Steeler, likely will not be prosecuted, a spokesman for District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Wednesday. “Our office, along with the Allegheny County Police Department, made contact with counsel for the plaintiff in the federal lawsuit involving Antonio...
Man in critical condition after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Arlington Heights
A man was found shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Arlington Heights neighborhood early Wednesday morning. Officers responded around 12:25 a.m. to a report of shots fired in the 3100 block of Cordell Place, which is off of Arlington Avenue. There, a 32-year-old man was found in an outside courtyard with...
18-year-old charged in shooting death of teen in Duquesne Heights
An 18-year-old Duquesne Heights man is charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Sept. 8 shooting of a 16-year-old. The teen, Alexander Alman, died Sept. 9 at UPMC Mercy Hospital from a single gunshot wound. Michael Anthony Hartwick Jr., 18, was arrested Tuesday on charges of involuntary manslaughter and...
