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A free expression-versus-hate speech quandary looms over planned events at the University of Pittsburgh that critics contend will “advance a platform of hate and transphobia.” Pitt, however, says the events must be allowed — even if some deem them offensive. A petition that has drawn more than 7,000 signatures is...

A female ambulance driver was taken to the hospital with hand and pelvic injuries after a crash Monday afternoon flipped the ambulance she was driving onto its side in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, according to police. Pittsburgh police, ambulance and fire units were called to the intersection of Oakwood and Bennett...

An abandoned property in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood is slated to be redeveloped for either affordable or mixed-income housing. The city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is accepting proposals from redevelopers through the end of the month. The URA said it wants to transform the Brownsville Road property known as Berg Place into...

A Beaver County man was arrested late Friday after state police said he assaulted an ex-girlfriend at Rivers Casino and threatened to kill another person. Police said Edward Thomas Smorey, 53, of Hookstown, approached the 57-year-old woman around 10:40 p.m. Friday at the casino’s Drum Bar. Police said he pulled...

It’s as Pittsburgh as a Primanti sandwich and parking chairs: Tami Dixon’s “South Side Stories Revisited” will kick off the 2024 portion of the City Theatre’s 2023-24 season. The play is one of five shows on the slate the theater released late Saturday. “South Side Stories Revisited” finds itself on...

A charity ball benefiting childhood cancer research combined dancing with doing good Saturday at The Priory in Pittsburgh. The 2023 Blue White Ball was held at Pittsburgh’s Grand Hall at The Priory. Blue White Ball’s Pittsburgh chapter is a nonprofit that raises funds year-round to support Penn State University’s THON...

Woody Turner couldn’t concentrate. He was working on an assignment, perhaps for a Roman history class, but he’s not sure. What mattered on Oct. 13, 1960, was that the University of Pittsburgh senior chose to be in — of all places — the library on the fifth floor of a...

The driver and a passenger in a car were taken to UPMC Presbyterian hospital Saturday morning after crashing into a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in East Liberty. The crash occurred in the 6600 block of Hamilton Avenue. The passenger of the car was listed in critical condition, according to PRT...

Thousands of green-clad revelers lined the streets of Pittsburgh on Saturday, from the corner of Liberty Avenue and Grant Street to the end of Boulevard of the Allies at Stanwix Street. It was another cold March day for the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. Pittsburgh’s parade and celebration of...

Don’t just rely on the luck of the Irish to navigate Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Be prepared. Time The event starts at 10 a.m., Downtown Pittsburgh. It is expected to last about 3½ hours. The parade route is 1.4 miles and typically attracts from 200,000-350,000 spectators. Before the parade...

University of Pittsburgh Provost Ann Cudd is leaving to become president of Portland State University. Leaders of the Oregon institution with 22,000 students named her Friday as the school’s 11th president, succeeding Stephen Percy, who is retiring. The appointment is effective in August after Cudd finishes up her duties in...

Gospel singers Lamont and Mary Shields were eating dinner when they received the call that could have changed their lives. The caller said Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records, liked one of their songs. He would consider it on one condition — that they change one word. The Hampton couple...

A Pittsburgh nonprofit that supports poor and homeless veterans is buying property from the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority to develop more apartments and activity space in Larimer. The URA board voted Thursday to sell five lots to Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard for about $20,700. “We’re really excited to move...

Adorned in their signature green, the people who walk in Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade will be following in the footsteps of those who marched before them. “We are making history,” said Ray Werner, the parade’s grand marshal, during Sunday’s Communion breakfast at Salvatore’s in Baldwin. “This is living history.”...

David Teasley of Mt. Oliver was first in line to order milkshakes at Page’s as its season opened on Thursday. He ordered butterscotch and chocolate milkshakes. “I’ve been coming here for 30 years,” he said. “The milkshakes are my favorite.” Behind him in line were five co-workers from a nearby...

We’ve made it to St. Patrick’s Day parade weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Go green The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is at 10 a.m. Saturday. With more than 200 groups and 20,000 participants, it will be one of the biggest parades in the history of the...

Pittsburgh police say a 12-year-old boy who had been missing has been found safe. Omari Howard, 12, was last seen in Carrick on Monday, Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz reported. Pittsburgh police announced late Friday that he was found and safe....

A man was in the Allegheny County Jail Thursday in connection with a Hill District shooting. Vincent Brunson, 29, whose home address is unknown, is charged with criminal trespassing, recklessly endangering another person and a weapons charge. He is in county jail on $10,000 bail. Shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday...

A Robinson woman missing since December was found dead on Sunday evening in Bellevue, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported late Wednesday. The victim, Sherri Keefer, 60, was discovered in the 4400 block of Ohio River Boulevard around 8 p.m. Sunday, the medical examiner said. Keefer was last seen...

A man was arrested Wednesday in Pittsburgh’s Hill District after allegedly engaging in gunfire with another person, prompting Pittsburgh police to respond with its SWAT unit. The suspects were shooting at each other in the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. when officers arriving at the scene...

Harrison resident and former congressional candidate Erin McClelland has ended her bid for Allegheny County executive. McClelland, a contractor in Allegheny County’s Human Services Division, didn’t submit signatures to the county election division even though she was the first candidate to announce for the executive race. She said her experience...

Pittsburgh public safety officials are preparing for the city’s Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations this weekend. The St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday will march through Downtown Pittsburgh, starting at 10 a.m. at Liberty Avenue and 11th Street. The route will proceed to Grant Street, turn right onto the Boulevard of...

A Pennsylvania state trooper was punched in the face early Monday morning while trying to break up a brawl inside Rivers Casino, according to authorities. Security officers and a trooper stationed in the North Shore casino responded to the gaming floor at 1:07 a.m. after seeing a fight on the...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, March 8, 2023: Dates announced for Picklesburgh 2023 The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership has announced the dates for the city’s annual ode to all things pickled. The Picklesburgh festival will be held Downtown from July 21 to 23 —...

Pittsburgh will continue leasing fueling equipment for its growing fleet of compressed natural gas vehicles. The city has 10 natural gas refuse trucks and is getting 10 more this month, according to Maria Montaño, a spokeswoman for Mayor Ed Gainey. City Council members have debated the merits of compressed natural...