Pittsburgh category, Page 107

Get your wheels ready, Bike to Work Day hits Pittsburgh on May 19. And hosts and sponsors of the event are offering a litany of perks to encourage as many cyclists to commute to work as possible. The nonprofit advocacy group Bike Pittsburgh and other sponsors are hosting four pop-up...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, May 5, 2023: $1 million winning lottery ticket sold in Charleroi Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced that a $1 million winning ticket in the “$1,000,000 Cash Corner$” game was sold Thursday in Washington County. The ticket was sold at...

It’s the first weekend of May – marathon weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Go for a run The Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon and walking division, as well as the FedEx Pittsburgh Marathon Relay, kick off at 7 a.m. on Sunday....

Fans of the British royal family will gather Saturday outside Westminster Abbey in London for the coronation of King Charles III. Pittsburghers who want to celebrate with other royal watchers but couldn’t cross the pond are cordially invited to observe the proceedings in Shaler. Starting at 6 a.m. (11 a.m....

A Pittsburgh man wanted in connection with a vehicle crash in the city last Saturday was arrested Thursday. Andrew Nelson, 43, was apprehended by the Pittsburgh Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit, Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda Mueller reported. Police said Nelson was involved in a vehicle crash at Frankstown and Brushton avenues....

After a protracted battle appeared to be settled over a proposed 10-story apartment building in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood, another barrier has been put up by a neighborhood resident. Last month, Lania Rubio of Shadyside appealed a March Pittsburgh zoning board ruling in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. She is asking...

Transfer students — long an afterthought when colleges had plenty of teens to recruit straight out of high school — these days are being courted by four-year campuses to keep enrollments healthy. The latest example comes from Duquesne University. Beginning this summer, Duquesne says it will match up to $20,400...

A Pittsburgh man who pleaded guilty Thursday to killing another city man at a Homewood birthday party in 2019 was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison. Geron Anderson, 28, of Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and a firearms charge in connection with the death of...

North Shore-based aerospace parts maker Arconic is being purchased by private-equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc., the company announced Thursday. The cash transaction values Arconic at an enterprise value of about $5.2 billion, according to a press release from the company. Under the agreement, Arconic shareholders will receive $30 per...

Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats is set to get a new outdoor sports court for basketball and pickleball. The Planning Commission on Tuesday approved plans for the new court on the East Lawn at SouthSide Works. The court will be able to accommodate either basketball or pickleball. The sport being offered...

Plans are in the works to make long-term improvements to two poorly rated Pittsburgh bridges. The Elizabeth Street Bridge in Hazelwood and the Herron Avenue Bridge connecting Polish Hill and Lawrenceville were classified as “priority zero” spans in a comprehensive bridge report commissioned by Mayor Ed Gainey and released in...

Here are a few news items from Thursday, May 4, 2023: Apartment fire in Duquesne Fire, police and EMS crews are at the scene of a fire on the 2500 block of Duquesne Place Drive in Duquesne. An Allegheny County 911 supervisor said no one had been transported from the...

A New York City-based developer is looking to transform a riverfront site in Pittsburgh’s Strip District by adding residential and retail development there. North River Company bought 7.3 acres along the Allegheny River near the 31st Street Bridge in 2017. Now, the company is seeking the city Planning Commission’s approval...

Bank of America is looking to open a new branch in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood. The bank is seeking approval from the city’s Planning Commission to tear down an abandoned one-story retail store on Freeport Road and build the branch there. Bank of America is planning a one-story bank with drive-throughs...

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey has nominated Larry Scirotto to be the city’s next police chief. The nomination, announced Wednesday to a large crowd gathered at the City-County Building in Downtown, needs City Council approval to become official. “Every candidate we interviewed was great, (but) Larry rose to the top. His...

The Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon is Sunday. More than 35,000 people are expected to participate throughout the entire weekend of events produced by P3R, a fitness organization that hosts races, events and health and fitness programs throughout the region. The P3R app gives real-time participant tracking from start to...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, May 3, 2023: Police seek missing Pittsburgh man Pittsburgh police are seeking the public’s help in locating a West End man missing since April 27. Jeffrey Farren, 60, was last seen at his Autumnwood Drive home in the...

Homelessness is increasing in Allegheny County, according to Allegheny County Department of Human Services Director Erin Dalton. “We’ve seen increases in both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness,” Dalton said, explaining that people in transitional housing also count toward the number of sheltered homeless. In total, she said, there are about 900...

The federal judge presiding over the trial of the man accused of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue denied a motion by the defense requesting to stop the government from seeking the death penalty against their client. Defense attorneys for Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, accused the U.S....

Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved new appointments to the city’s planning and art commissions. Pedro Quintanilla, of Squirrel Hill, and Monica Ruiz, of Brookline, will serve on the Planning Commission. Ali R. Abdullah will sit on the Civic Design Committee of the Art Commission. Abdullah is the disability compliance...

The U.S. House passed a resolution last week honoring America’s relationship with Israel on the 75th anniversary of its independence, but U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, was part of a small group of representatives to vote against the bill. House Resolution 311 passed with bipartisan support on a 401-19 vote....

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, May 2, 2023: $1 million lottery winner from Robinson Giant Eagle A $1 million winning ticket was sold in Robinson through the Pennsylvania Lottery’s “$1 Million? Seriously?” scratch-off game. The ticket was sold at the Giant Eagle on...

A Pittsburgh man accused of taunting authorities while on the run for the past 45 days was arrested late Monday morning, according to Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus. Kwaun Elliot, 24, was deemed a fugitive March 14 after authorities said he used a fourth-floor fire escape window to flee...

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey has named Alexis Walker to be the city’s new education coordinator. The appointment, announced Monday, will be funded through a $175,000 grant from the Heinz Endowments. Walker, 26, of the North Side, previously served as the GirlGov program manager at the Women and Girls Foundation. In...

A new manufacturing operation will create 300 full-time jobs over the next three years in the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park, local and state leaders announced Monday. Re:Build Manufacturing’s facility will comprise parts of five existing buildings previously used by Siemens and will total 175,000 square feet once complete. The...