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Pittsburgh City Council could reallocate funding for a proposed public safety training facility in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood to a project to convert Penn Circle into a two-way roadway. Council would take just more than $808,000 that was included in the 2019 budget for the proposed training facility and nearly...

The dough is the canvas. Artisans will create pie masterpieces at GoodTaste! Pittsburgh’s “PizzaFest – A Slice Of Delish!” on June 12 at East End Brewing, Co. in Larimer. “PizzaFest is really popular,” said show producer Dee Weinberg. “They come up with some wonderful combinations for pizza.” There will be...

A Pittsburgh man is charged with burglary and assault after he broke into a Bloomfield woman’s home and tried to sexually assault her as she slept, according to police. The incident happened in mid-May, according to the criminal complaint against Patrick Yungwirth. He was initially charged with burglary, simple assault...

It’s the first weekend in June. Here are some ways to spend it. Pittsburgh Pride Pittsburgh Pride Month kicks off this weekend with several events Friday through Sunday. The Ball on the Bridge features games and music from noon to 4 p.m. Friday on the Andy Warhol Bridge and from...

An Emsworth man is facing federal charges after engaging an FBI agent he believed was a 14-year-old girl with sexual advances, photos and videos. Thomas Kastory, 31, of Emsworth, was charged with knowingly attempting to persuade a minor to engage in sexual activity. There were a series of text and...

McKeesport native Gina Winstead has been hired by Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh to fill its newly created position of vice president for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA). Winstead will join the organization July 1. She had previously worked for Vibrant Pittsburgh, a regional leader in workplace diversity, as assistant...

A transgender woman who was repeatedly assaulted at Allegheny County Jail when she was housed in a protective custody cell with a known sexual offender for four days in 2015 has settled a federal lawsuit. Jules Williams will receive $300,000 in the settlement. “Her main goal with this lawsuit was...

The fate of Uptown’s Tito House, which has become a subject of debate among residents and a developer that wants to tear it down, could be resolved as soon as next week. Dallas-based Fountain Residential Partners wants to buy and develop the site along Fifth Avenue to build an $87...

Dulane Cameron Sr. approached the front of the courtroom on Thursday holding a small, square cardboard box. “I want Joden to see what he has reduced my son to,” Cameron said. “He should be better than ashes in a box. “I miss my son.” Cameron left the ashes on a...

They are one of the annoying things about summer. Those pesky mosquitoes that bite and leave lumps and welts on your skin that itch for days. But mosquitoes can also be deadly because they spread West Nile virus. That’s why the Allegheny County Health Department is combating the breeding of...

Officials on Thursday advocated for an expansion of syringe service programs in Pennsylvania to provide safe needles to people using drugs. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are the only places in the commonwealth that have ordinances to allow syringe service programs to operate, said Acting Health Secretary Denise Johnson. She and other...

A water main break sent water flying into the air Thursday morning in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. The station reported crews from the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority were on the scene at 6:30 a.m. working on a reported leak when the 24-inch water...

Crews worked Thursday morning to repair a major water main break at a McCandless intersection, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Water was bubbling up out of the ground at the corner of Ingomar and Bellcrest roads near the Ingomar Elementary School early Thursday. WPXI reported the break appeared to...

Two firefighters were taken to the hospital Wednesday after sustaining injuries from a two-alarm fire in Oak Hill, Pittsburgh Public Safety Spokesperson Cara Cruz said. Pittsburgh firefighters responded to the two-alarm residential structure fire at 6:30 p.m. in the 3000 block of Terrace Street, she said. Firefighters were able to...

A man is in stable condition and another in critical condition following a stabbing incident Wednesday in Arlington Heights, Pittsburgh Public Safety Spokesperson Cara Cruz said. Police responded to reports of two people who had been stabbed at 9:30 p.m. on the 3000 block of Arlington Avenue and Cordell Place,...

Seven Allegheny County organizations have been awarded a total of $460,000 in grant money from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. The awards, announced Wednesday, include $100,000 for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie; Thornburg Borough; St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church of Pittsburgh; and the...

After Thomas Cole said Courde Day shot him four times in the leg in on Nov. 19, 2018 in Cole’s North Braddock cellular store, he refused to tell police who did it. “I didn’t want to because there’s a code in the streets,” Cole testified Wednesday. “I would have never...

Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Police has scrapped plans to lease new warehouse space in a deal that would have cost the city just more than $1 million through 2031. Legislation introduced to City Council last week outlined plans to enter into a lease agreement with WAG 2 LLC for warehouse space...

A Washington, D.C., company has received approval from Pittsburgh Planning Commission to redevelop a Downtown warehouse formerly owned by celebrity billionaire Mark Cuban into an apartment building. Douglas Development Corp. plans to revitalize the vacant building at 642 Fort Duquesne Blvd., which faces the Allegheny River. The plan includes creating...

Pittsburgh Planning Commission on Tuesday approved development plans that feature a 20-story tower with 300 apartments atop an existing Downtown Pittsburgh building. City Club Apartments LLC bought the former YWCA of Pittsburgh building at 305 Wood St. for $4 million in April. The developer’s plans include a rooftop pool, two-story...

Three people who were injured by Pittsburgh police during the George Floyd protests in Pittsburgh two years ago are suing the city and the officers involved in federal court. Alexander Horell said in the complaint filed Friday that he lost his right eye after he was struck by a projectile...

Pittsburgh CLO will celebrate its 76th season with six award-winning musicals and added opportunities for fun, starting June 7 with the national tour of “Jersey Boys.” The 2022 Summer of Musicals promises a showcase of national, regional and local performers. Productions will feature enhancements like a new video wall, along...

A new stop-and-frisk policy being considered by Pittsburgh City Council would require police to document why they are stopping and searching a pedestrian before they do so. Officers would need to use a body-worn camera or vehicle-mounted recording device to document their reasonable suspicion for initiating a stop-and-frisk, according to...

The forever man is forgoing his Pittsburgh concert date. Legendary rock and blues guitarist Eric Clapton has removed a performance scheduled for Sept. 16 at PPG Paints Arena from his current tour and replaced it with a gig at Boston’s TD Garden for the same date. Clapton gave no reason...

More than a dozen cars were vandalized in a Downtown Pittsburgh garage overnight, according to Tribune-review news partner WPXI-TV. The cars were parked on several floors in the Oliver Garage located between Smithfield and Wood streets. Windshields, back windows and mirrors were smashed on cars. At least two fire extinguishers...