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Pittsburgh police officer shot at traffic stop, suspect also shot
A Pittsburgh police officer was shot during a traffic stop Thursday night, and a suspect was shot, too. The officer was shot in the leg during the traffic stop in the North Side, initial reports indicate. A suspect also was shot during the incident at a East Ohio Street and...
Medical examiner IDs suspect killed in shootout that injured Pittsburgh police officerVideo
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the suspect killed in a shootout with police as Elijah Jamaal Brewer, 25, of Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh police detective was shot in the leg during a traffic stop on East Ohio Street in the city’s North Side just before 7 p.m. Thursday...
Pittsburgh group provides cleaning equipment for coronavirus protection
With the anticipated arrival of the coronavirus in Western Pennsylvania, businesses and families are looking for ways to keep employees and loved ones safe. A group called Women for a Healthy Environment wants to help. The group, based in Pittsburgh, addresses environmental concerns that impact public health. It has developed...
Attorneys differ over firing of PWSA worker who used medical pot
An attorney for Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority says PWSA was following its policies and abiding by federal law last year when it fired an employee who failed a drug test but has a state-issued card to use medical marijuana. The worker’s attorney says PWSA violated the state Medical Marijuana...
Pittsburgh seeks reimbursement for $400K in firefighter overpayments
A glitch in Pittsburgh’s new payroll system triggered overpayments totaling about $400,000 for nearly half of the city’s 600 firefighters, officials said. The city is now asking for the money back. The problem occurred in late December after arbitrators provided a new five-year contract to the International Association of Firefighters...
Road work will close a portion of Pittsburgh’s Second Avenue starting Sunday
Pittsburgh is changing the traffic patterns starting on Sunday along heavily traveled Second Avenue. The Department of Mobility and Infrastructure announced Thursday that the inbound lane of the street will close from the Armstrong Tunnel to Brady Street until around November. All traffic will shift to the outbound lanes. DOMI...
Pittsburgh offers free parking, shuttles to South Side during St. Patrick’s Day celebrationVideo
Pittsburgh is once again offering free parking and transportation to its popular South Side bar and restaurant district during the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day festivities next weekend. Visitors can park for free March 14 at a lot on Second Avenue on Downtown’s outskirts and catch a free continuous- loop...
Police ask for help to locate McKeesport man charged in alley shooting
A 19-year-old man accused of firing 14 shots from a rifle into a 2007 Ford Taurus driven by another 19-year-old and wounding him has been charged with attempted homicide and other charges, according to Allegheny County police. County police Wednesday filed charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangering and...
Netflix donates to Project Prom gown giveaway in Allegheny County
Some lucky young ladies could find themselves attending the prom in a gown worn in a movie. The producers of “Sweet Girl,” a Netflix movie filmed in Pittsburgh, donated 150 dresses leftover from a gala scene in the film to the annual Project Prom giveaway. The Allegheny County Department of...
Driver in fatal 2019 crash on Tri-Boro Expressway charged
The driver of a pickup involved in an October 2019 rollover crash on the Tri-Boro Expressway between Turtle Creek and Wilmerding that killed a passenger has been charged in connection with the man’s death. Allegheny County police said Edward Wharton, 57, of North Versailles, was driving drunk and speeding on...
Man found with 70 bricks of heroin, fentanyl pleads guilty to federal drug charges
A Pittsburgh resident who was found with 70 bricks of heroin and fentanyl pleaded guilty to federal drug charges, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady announced Wednesday. Matthew Lacher, 40, was charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, according to a news release. The Allegheny County...
‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin coming to Pittsburgh for WWE ‘Raw’
One of the biggest WWE stars of the past 25 years is coming back to Pittsburgh. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin announced via Twitter that he would be on the March 16 episode of WWE “Monday Night Raw.” That show is set to take place at PPG Paints Arena. The arena...
Pittsburgh residents can report potholes during patching blitz
Pittsburgh public works crews will be patching potholes over the weekend. City officials said residents can report any potholes by telephone or through an online request form. Crews will work citywide from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The city plans additional patching on Monday. City residents...
Medical examiner confirms body found at Fox Chapel home was Christian Moore-Rouse
The body found in a wooded lot in Fox Chapel on Tuesday belongs to Christian Moore-Rouse, a Medical Examiner report shows. Moore-Rouse, 22, of Verona had been missing since December. His mother, Lee Reed, filed a missing person report with the Verona Police Department, who then reached out to Allegheny...
Items you might not expect to see at the Pittsburgh Home and Garden ShowVideo
There’s no shortage of windows, doors, roofs, decks, cabinets, bedroom furniture and flowers at the 39th annual Duquesne Light Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show, which opens Friday. Some may not know there are also pianos, elevators, arcade games and an indoor spray park, as well as an artists’ aisle. One...
Live Nation, Penguins to build new concert venue at Civic Arena site
The Civic Arena is the storied repository for many area residents’ concert and sporting event memories. The building with the retractable roof closed in 2010 and was demolished by 2012. But, following an announcement from Live Nation Entertainment, music will soon be heard in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill. The Pittsburgh Penguins...
U-Haul truck crashes into Pittsburgh Police headquarters
A U-Haul truck crashed into Pittsburgh Police headquarters Wednesday night, according to the city public safety department. The driver was taken by ambulance to the hospital for evaluation, but she suffered no visible injuries. The crash happened just after 10:30 p.m. The truck hit the north side of police headquarters...
Penn Hills police officer reads to daughter’s class after investigating false alarm
A false alarm emergency call from Penn Hills Elementary turned in to a guest reader opportunity for a responding officer. Penn Hills K-9 Officer Jason Lee said he was dispatched to the school at 1079 Jefferson Road early Monday afternoon for a 911 open line call. “We located the classroom...
Cops: 4 juveniles arrested in Target parking garage carjacking in East Liberty
Officials said Pittsburgh police arrested four juveniles they say injured and carjacked a man inside the parking garage at the Target in East Liberty neighborhood Wednesday. Police are still investigating. The suspects were admitted to Shuman Juvenile Detention Center. Further details about the arrests were not available Thursday morning. Emergency...
Police quiet on investigation into human remains found in Fox Chapel, connection to man suspected in Baldwin homicide
The Fox Chapel man in jail after being accused of killing a Baldwin man — and who now faces questions after police found human remains near his parents’ house — had six run-ins with the law over four months in 2019, according to court records. Adam Rosenberg, 21, is in...
Bloomberg’s Pittsburgh stop off as campaign endsVideo
Mike Bloomberg’s campaign field office in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty still smelled of fresh paint Wednesday. Two large stacks of political yard signs leaned against a wall in the office, which opened Sunday. Bloomberg was expected to stop there Thursday. Now, after a not-so-super showing in the Super Tuesday primaries, Bloomberg...
Pittsburgh planning to spend millions on computer system upgrades
Pittsburgh’s aging computer network last week caused a series of slowdowns and connection problems for city employees, officials said. Pittsburgh City Council members and employees have complained for years about system glitches. Mayor Bill Peduto earmarked $1.5 million in this year’s capital budget for upgrades and plans to allocate another...
Nellie Bly figure will land at Pittsburgh airport
A pioneering female journalist from Western Pennsylvania will take her place next to a former president and a football hero at Pittsburgh International Airport. A figure of Nellie Bly will occupy a spot next to two other icons with ties to the area, George Washington and Steelers legend Franco Harris....
G-7 foreign ministers meeting in Pittsburgh later this month
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will host a meeting of G-7 foreign ministers at Pittsburgh’s Omni William Penn Hotel at month’s end, according to city officials. Mayor Bill Peduto said the city has been preparing for the meeting since November and predicted that coronavirus would be a key topic of...
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to return retiree’s $82K in seized cash
An Allegheny County retiree who lost his life savings when the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency seized $82,373 in cash from his daughter as she attempted to board a flight at Pittsburgh International Airport late last summer will get his money back, his lawyers said Wednesday. Attorneys with the Institute for...
