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Morning Roundup: Fire destroys vacant Hempfield home
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Sept. 1: Fire destroys vacant Hempfield home A Hempfield home along Middletown Road was destroyed in a fire early Friday. Firefighters were met around 2 a.m. with heavy flames and smoke centered on the front part of the...
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting in Downtown Pittsburgh
A man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in Downtown Pittsburgh late Thursday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner and city police. Lonnie Latham III, 23, of Pittsburgh died at a hospital after the 10:30 p.m. shooting in the area of Strawberry Way and Smithfield...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 1-4
It’s a Labor Day holiday weekend, three days off for some. If you aren’t going to the Miller Lite Kickoff and Rib Festival outside Acrisure Stadium, here are some other ways to spend it — the weather should be perfect with temperatures in the 80s. WWE World Wrestling Entertainment’s “Payback”...
Pittsburgh officials offer resources, support on International Overdose Awareness Day
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said he’s met a lot of powerful people. “I’ve met governors, senators and presidents. But the strongest person I’ve ever met is someone who came through addiction,” Gainey said. The mayor joined dozens of local organizations, officials and residents Thursday at a resource fair on the...
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter arrives at federal death row in Indiana
The man who killed 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue has been moved to federal death row at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind. Robert Bowers, 50, was sentenced to the death penalty on Aug. 3 after a jury heard from 51 witnesses over nine days of testimony...
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks stages ‘Cleopatra’ with all-woman cast
William Shakespeare was not averse to including a ballad or two in his plays. Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks is going the Bard one better this year, adding modern dance numbers to its production of “Cleopatra & Antony.” Audience members will hear snippets of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring...
Morning Roundup: Feds say 3 Panama residents scammed $1.5M from Pittsburgh, U.S. residents
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Aug. 31: Feds say 3 Panama residents scammed $1.5M from Pittsburgh, U.S. residents Three men were extradited from Panama and had initial appearances in Pittsburgh federal court Wednesday on police accusations that they took part in orchestrating a...
Motorcyclist hospitalized in critical condition after Carrick crash
A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital in critical condition after striking a vehicle at the intersection of Brownsville Road and West Meyers Street on Tuesday night. The crash happened around 7 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The 34-year-old man motorcyclist struck a vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood. The...
Opinions mixed on allowing limited hunting in some Pittsburgh parks to control deer population
Christine Graziano said deer run freely through the Squirrel Hill North neighborhood where she lives near Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. She told City Council members Wednesday that she loves the animals, but supports a proposal to allow limited deer hunting in Pittsburgh parks to get the city’s growing deer population under...
Legislation aims to protect Pittsburgh homeowners from predatory residential property wholesalers
Pittsburgh City Council is considering a measure that aims to protect homeowners from predatory practices by residential property wholesalers. Residential property wholesalers buy up houses and then sell or lease them. Councilwoman Deb Gross, D-Highland Park, who sponsored the legislation, said these entities often are large corporations that sometimes use...
Travis Scott to bring Circus Maximus Tour to Pittsburgh
Rapper Travis Scott announced his latest tour is making a stop in Pittsburgh. The singer’s Circus Maximus Tour, promoting his top-selling “Utopia” album, will arrive Dec. 8 at PPG Paints Arena in Uptown. With four No. 1 tracks among his dozens of charting songs, Scott has been nominated for eight...
Morgan Wallen concerts: What to know before you head to PNC Park
Pittsburgh’s North Shore will be busy Wednesday and Thursday as country music fans descend on PNC Park for a two-night stop of Morgan Wallen’s tour. Both shows appear to be close to selling out, according to Ticketmaster, so that means parking lots packed with cowboy boot-wearing fans as gates open...
Morning Roundup: Peters Township High tops ranking of Pittsburgh schools
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Aug. 30: Peters Township High tops ranking of Pittsburgh schools Peters Township High School has been ranked the best high school in the Pittsburgh region by U.S. News and World Report. The annual rankings were released Tuesday evaluating...
South Side’s Carson City Saloon set to reopen
A popular Pittsburgh nightspot is reopening next week after closing in July because of concerns over safety and violence in the South Side. Carson City Saloon announced on its Facebook page that it will “see you soon” on Sept. 7 when doors open at 7 p.m. The sports bar temporarily...
Rib Fest gets earlier start this year on North ShoreVideo
Country music star Morgan Wallen will be performing on Wednesday and Thursday at PNC Park, but his reach will extend to Acrisure Stadium. The annual Miller Lite Kickoff and Rib Festival on Pittsburgh’s North Shore is opening Wednesday — a day earlier than usual — to accommodate the thousands of...
Pittsburgh looking to allow limited deer hunting in some city parks
In an effort to curb Pittsburgh’s deer population, city officials are looking to allow limited deer hunting in some city parks this fall. Legislation before Pittsburgh City Council would clear the way for a targeted hunting program in the city’s Frick and Riverview parks, said Maria Montaño, a spokeswoman for...
Roundup: 2nd tornado confirmed in Fayette County
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Aug. 29: 2nd tornado confirmed in Fayette County A second tornado in Fayette County during Friday’s storms has been confirmed by the National Weather Service. The two tornadoes struck around 2:30 a.m. in the Mill Run area and...
Proposal aims to make Pittsburgh a ‘sanctuary city’ for gender-affirming care
Legislation set to be introduced to Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday aims to make Pittsburgh a “sanctuary city” for gender-affirming health care. The measure, sponsored by Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, would shield gender-affirming care providers, recipients and legal guardians from out-of-state investigations or prosecution. The legislation mirrors a measure approved...
Pittsburgh’s North Avenue Bridge to close to motorists, will be replaced
Pittsburgh’s North Avenue Bridge at Brighton Road is closing to vehicle traffic on Wednesday. The city said it decided to close the North Side span, which goes over a Norfolk Southern rail line at a corner of Allegheny Commons Park, after an “updated structural analysis” was conducted. Norfolk Southern is...
Pittsburgh sculptor Thaddeus Mosley recognized as artist, inspiration
Thaddeus Mosley is a strict but loving father, a World War II veteran and an internationally recognized sculptor, friends and family said Monday. Mayor Ed Gainey recognized the 97-year-old Pittsburgh artist on Monday in a small ceremony at the City-County Building. “You have changed this city,” Gainey told Mosley, whose...
Oddities & Curiosities Expo brings its traveling show of all things macabre to Pittsburgh
The traveling Oddities & Curiosities Expo stopped at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh on Saturday with something weird for everyone. The event featured original artwork and handcrafted oddities along with vendors selling an array of items of the macabre, from taxidermy, preserved specimens and horror memorabilia to...
Pittsburgh police investigating fatal shooting in Lincoln-Lemington
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead Saturday morning in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood. Zone 5 police officers responded just after 9 a.m. to a home in the 1500 block of Westmoreland Avenue for “an unknown trouble call,” police spokeswoman Cara Cruz said Monday. Officers met...
Use of force by city police to be reviewed in Downtown Pittsburgh drug arrest
Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Safety will review the use of force by a group of city police during their arrest of a man Downtown on Friday night, after multiple videos posted to social media brought criticism from community groups and others. Police said the man, identified in a criminal complaint...
Traffic shifts, lane restrictions start Monday on the Veterans Bridge ramps
Traffic shifts and lane narrowing take place on the Veterans Bridge ramps in Pittsburgh starting on Monday. The work will take place weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 15 These are the affected ramps: • Southbound Route 28 ramp to the Veterans Bridge (southbound I-579). •...
University of Pittsburgh is equipping many classrooms with ‘panic buttons’
The University of Pittsburgh says it is installing panic buttons in numerous classrooms ahead of Monday’s fall semester start, among other upgrades, after active shooter hoaxes in April drew heavily armed police to campus and terrified students. The changes follow a “major review of the procedures, policies and tools” for...
