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The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority filed for a proposed rate increase Tuesday that could raise water rates by nearly 60% for more than 300,000 customers in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. PWSA said the proposed rate increases would pay for mandated infrastructure improvements, as well as bring water and sewer...

At least five people were injured when a man drove his car head-on into a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus Wednesday morning on the North Side, according to the transit agency. The driver hit the inbound 8 Perrysville bus around 10 a.m. near Cedar Avenue and Suismon Street in East Allegheny,...

The Carnegie Museum of Art will once again celebrate summer with its third season of free Inside Out programming. Kicking off June 15, Inside Out will highlight Pittsburgh’s cultural landscape with performances, workshops, gatherings, DJs, art activities, food trucks and local drinks. The series will include nightlife-focused Thursday evenings and...

The popular gastropub Fuel and Fuddle in Oakland announced Tuesday that it will close this month, citing increased rent and other issues. The restaurant at 212 Oakland St. in Pittsburgh is a favorite with college students and located close to the University of Pittsburgh’s campus. It has been open for...

An 82-year-old Pittsburgh man who was reported missing Tuesday has been found, city police said. Police said Wednesday that John Roginski, who lives in Pittsburgh’s Overbrook neighborhood, is safe. He was considered missing after last being seen leaving his home at about 3 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities were concerned about his...

A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted a Pittsburgh man on contempt of court and assault charges after he was accused of striking his own attorney in court last summer, acting U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti has announced. According to the three-count indictment, James Taric Byrd, 46, Pittsburgh, allegedly struck...

Pittsburgh officials this week are starting a series of community meetings to gather public input on the city’s 2024 budgets. Residents will be have opportunities to participate in virtual and in-person meetings geared toward the North, South, East and West portions of the city. Roundtable discussions will include representatives from...

Members of a Pittsburgh City Council committee dedicated to addressing homelessness on Tuesday outlined their vision for more transitional housing in the city. Transitional housing is meant to be more stable and longer-term than the traditional overnight shelters, and it would offer the privacy and safety of single-room occupancy, as...

Pittsburgh is moving forward with plans to make long-term repairs to the city’s poorly rated Elizabeth Street and Herron Avenue bridges. City Council on Tuesday approved awarding a preliminary design contract to Pittsburgh-based H.W. Lochner, at a cost of $878,500. Hazelwood’s Elizabeth Street Bridge and the Herron Avenue Bridge linking...

Pittsburgh City Council will hold a public hearing and an interview with acting police Chief Larry Scirotto before voting on whether to confirm his nomination as the city’s top cop. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey last week announced Scirotto, a veteran of Pittsburgh’s police bureau, as his nominee for chief. Scirotto...

The judge presiding over the trial of the man accused of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue has granted the government’s motion to conduct a psychiatric evaluation of the defendant. U.S. District Judge Robert Colville issued a 23-page opinion Monday giving government experts permission to evaluate Robert Bowers,...

A Pittsburgh man who’d attended the University of Dayton in Ohio was killed hours after graduating. KDKA reports that Ian Brunner, 22, was working on his car on Sunday night when the jack apparently slipped, pinning him beneath the vehicle. WPXI reports that emergency responders arrived to the student housing...

A developer plans to donate the Tito House to an Uptown nonprofit, but it wants to demolish the historic garage on the property to make way for a project that would bring more than 250 apartments to the site. Dallas-based Fountain Residential Partners is acquiring the property in Pittsburgh’s Uptown....

There were “no major safety or security incidents” during a busy May weekend in Pittsburgh, which included the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, three Pittsburgh Pirates games, and Cinco de Mayo celebrations, Pittsburgh public safety officials said Monday. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS, and Pittsburgh Bureau...

Dr. Mounzer Agha asks his patients the normal questions of a physician, but there’s one additional inquiry he’s been making. “I have been talking to my patients about bike riding,” said Agha, director of the Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Shadyside. “Being a...

Thousands of runners toured Pittsburgh’s bridges, hills and streets Sunday morning, all as part of the 2023 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon. To the tune of fireworks, the full 26.2-mile race and 13.1-mile half-marathon kicked off at 7 a.m. Downtown. A slight rain greeted runners as the race began but...

Jury selection might be a misnomer. In the case of the man accused of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018, experts say, the process might more aptly be called “jury deselection” or “jury rejection.” Picking the right jury in a capital case is more about taking...

The PNC Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Spring Hat Luncheon is about more than a fashionable sea of fancy and colorful head wear. Although it does feature 600 guests showcasing their personal topper style. Women wearing dresses with matching hats and shoes in bright and bold hues. Men in plaid and festive...

Cynthia Wallace, pastor at Bible Center Church in Pittsburgh’s Homewood South neighborhood, believes violence prevention efforts should start young. Her church was one of more than 30 Pittsburgh organizations that received nearly $1 million in Stop the Violence grants from the city. The money is meant to fund initiatives that...

Amera Gilchrist was sworn in Friday as the city’s first Black female EMS chief. Gilchrist, 49, has served on the city’s Bureau of EMS for nearly 24 years. She assumed the role of acting chief when former EMS Chief Ronald Romano retired. After 45 years of service, Romano’s last day...

Pittsburgh City Councilman Bobby Wilson is facing a Democratic primary challenge in his bid for a second term. Steven Oberst, 59, of Brighton Heights, ran unsuccessfully for the council seat in 2011 and is now squaring off against Wilson, 40, of Spring Hill, who defeated former Councilwoman Darlene Harris in...

A car is more than steel over an engine and four wheels. To some, it was a vehicle for freedom. That’s the inspiration behind “Pittsburgh and the Great Migration: Black Mobility and the Automobile,” the exhibition opening Saturday at the Frick Pittsburgh in Point Breeze. In the years between the...

Sales at ATI, one of the Alle-Kiski Valley’s largest employers, exceeded $1 billion for the third quarter in a row, officials announced Thursday. Aerospace and defense sales in particular are driving strong year-over-year growth, spokeswoman Natalie Gillespie said. First-quarter results showed that products for aerospace and defense represent 56% of...