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Garfield shooter’s instability, extreme ideology likely contributed to violent confrontation
Before a tense, six-hour standoff Wednesday captured Pittsburgh’s attention and ended with the death of William Hardison Jr., there were several warning signs that a confrontation with him likely wouldn’t go smoothly. Probation records, legal documents and social media history all point to an unstable life filled with run-ins with...
Cookbook author Katie Parla visiting Strip District’s Bar Marco
When Katie Parla was in high school in New Jersey, she studied Latin. That would determine her career path. “I went to a rare public school that had a Latin program,” said Parla via phone, who was visiting family in her native New Jersey on Friday. “I became obsessed with...
North Shore industrial site redevelopment underway, lands distribution firm
An industrial site near the former Heinz plant on Pittsburgh’s North Side is welcoming new tenants — and developers of the site have an eye on future expansion along the Allegheny River. New Jersey-based distributor Champion Container Corp. has moved into the first phase of the River Avenue Distribution &...
Roundup: Hit-and-run driver strikes bicyclist in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Aug. 25: Hit-and-run driver strikes bicyclist in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland A bicyclist was critically injured Thursday night when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. A motorist driving on Beaver Avenue at about 9 p.m....
After national acclaim over the past decade, where is Pittsburgh’s food scene headed?
The attention the Pittsburgh food scene received several years ago might have been a mirage. Starting in 2013, national food publications started to notice the Steel City and included Pittsburgh in several rankings for top “foodie” cities. By 2015, nationally renowned restaurant ranker Zagat named Pittsburgh the best food city...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 25-27
With summer quickly becoming a memory, the final weekend of August arrives with a forecast that looks promising for outdoor activities. And good thing, because there are a bunch of ’em. Here are a few fun ways to spend your weekend. Go for a ride The 30th annual UPMC Health...
‘We knew he wouldn’t leave peacefully,’ neighbor says of Garfield shooting suspect
Jackie Lane’s worst fears came true this week. The Garfield resident said she knew that Bill Hardison — killed after a tense, six-hour standoff that started Wednesday with an eviction notice — would not leave 4817 Broad St. quietly. Neighbors on Thursday said they had seen Hardison evade Allegheny County...
Nearly 50 Pittsburgh police officers on administrative leave following fatal Garfield standoff
Nearly 50 Pittsburgh police officers are on administrative leave after Wednesday’s hourslong standoff in Garfield that ended in the death of the suspect. Pittsburgh police Chief Larry Scirotto said at a news conference Thursday he anticipates the officers could return to work within three to five days. In the meantime,...
Man who died in Garfield standoff suspected of being shot by law enforcement, medical examiner says
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday that it suspects the man who died Wednesday after a six-hour standoff with police in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood was shot by law enforcement. William Hardison, 63, died at 5:07 p.m. in the 4800 block of Broad Street, the office said. Several law...
Garfield gunman dead after 6-hour standoffVideo
A gunman died in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood Wednesday night after exchanging thousands of rounds with police in a tense, six-hour standoff. Less than 90 minutes into the standoff, during a lull in the gunfights, authorities rushed residents from Broad Street and North Mathilda Street homes out of the area. Police...
Pittsburgh police: Stolen dump truck hits vehicles in Shadyside, 1 hurt
One person was injured and several vehicles damaged when a stolen landscaping dump truck plowed into up to four cars Tuesday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood. The incident began shortly before 3 p.m. when Pittsburgh police responded to reports of a landscaping company dump truck being stolen from the 4900...
Longtime defense attorney acquitted in Allegheny County Jail drug caseVideo
A longtime defense attorney accused of sneaking drug-soaked papers into Allegheny County Jail more than four years ago is not guilty. Paul Gettleman, 78, was charged with contraband, drug delivery and conspiracy, after a grand jury said he delivered papers soaked in K-2, or synthetic marijuana, to an inmate at...
Pittsburgh police issue charges in hit-and-run that killed 66-year-old pedestrian
Pittsburgh police issued an arrest warrant Tuesday in connection with an April 11 hit-and-run that killed a Pittsburgh pedestrian. Joseph Betha, 54, of Wilkinsburg has been charged with homicide by vehicle, accidents involving death, accidents involving death while not property licensed, and involuntary manslaughter, police spokesperson Cara Cruz said. It...
The Foodture restaurant is back after legal fight over name
The former Back to the Foodture restaurant will reopen Saturday in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood. The SouthSide Works location will remain permanently closed. The temporary closure of both was the result of months of emails with lawyers representing Universal Studios. Universal Studios emailed the owners — chef Angel Magwood and her...
Deputies arrest man in New Kensington wanted by Allegheny County sheriff since January on multiple warrants
A Pittsburgh man wanted by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office since January on multiple arrest warrants was taken into custody Tuesday after deputies found him hiding in the bathroom of a New Kensington home. Pittsburgh police charged Tre DeVaugn Wingate, 31, on Jan. 13 with felony counts of aggravated assault,...
Downtown Pittsburgh to get temporary public bathrooms
Officials are working to have temporary public bathrooms installed in Downtown Pittsburgh, but it’s unclear when and where they’ll be available. “We understand the critical need,” said Maria Montaño, a spokesperson for Gainey. “Right now there are zero public bathrooms in the Downtown neighborhood, and that creates a lot of...
Man shot in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood has died
A man wounded in a shooting Thursday in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh has died. The victim, Carl J. Meyers, 21, of Pittsburgh, was taken from the scene to the UPMC Mercy emergency room and died two days later in the hospital, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office....
University Line construction to alter several Pittsburgh bus routes
Some Pittsburgh bus riders will see altered service because of upcoming construction beginning for the University Line bus-rapid transit project, the region’s first major public transit operation in years. Four bus routes that currently cut though Oakland on their way to Downtown Pittsburgh will be shortened in order to make...
Another tiki boat captain saves person from drowning in Pittsburgh river
A tiki boat captain saved a woman from drowning in the Monongahela River near Point State Park on Saturday, just one month after another tiki boat captain fished a drowning boy out of the Allegheny. Captain Robb Rusiewicz, who saved the unidentified woman shortly after 10 a.m., was modest in...
Schenley Plaza will host ‘Disability Pride PGH’
The nonprofit Disability Pride PA will host “Disability Pride: Weekend Under the Tent,” Friday and Saturday . It will kick off Friday with the Oakland For All 9th annual Ramp Crawl, set for 4-7 p.m. at the Schenley Plaza, 4100 Forbes Ave. The evening will include recognition awards for Americans...
Planned helicopter exercise to take place over Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire announced Monday that approximately four helicopters will fly over the city on Tuesday morning as part of a planned exercise with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team. Team members will be picked up by Black Hawk helicopters from the vicinity of the former Veterans Affairs...
Pittsburgh police avert nightclub shooting during patrol
A group of quick-thinking Pittsburgh police officers thwarted a nightclub shooting Sunday at a Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar intersection. Two officers were on surveillance around 5 a.m. outside the nightclub known as Batcave, or just The Cave, near the intersection of Lincoln and Lemington avenues. They said that they spotted a man, later...
Long Story Short opens in Lawrenceville with drinks and food
The former Cinderlands restaurant and taproom in Lawrenceville has received another makeover. Long story short: It’s called Long Story Short — a bar and sandwich shop with indoor and outdoor seating. There is also a back room with a pool table, dart board and comfortable seating. A restored 1971 band...
1 dead in crash in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood
A crash early Monday killed a motorist in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood. The vehicle crashed into a utility pole at about 1:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of Brownsville Road, according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman. A male motorist was thrown from the car and was found in the road;...
Pittsburgh becoming a ‘space city’ as Astrobotic, ProtoInnovations prepare to send technology to the moon
Pittsburgh was once known as the steel city, but two local companies believe they’re transforming it into a space city. “We’re a space base now,” said Alivia Chapla, director of communications at North Shore-based Astrobotic. Astrobotic and Lawrenceville-based ProtoInnovations have received millions of dollars in NASA funding and are playing...
