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Pittsburgh’s Sports & Exhibition Authority voted unanimously Thursday to approve the sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins to Fenway Sports Group. The National Hockey League’s Board of Governors also unanimously approved the sale Thursday. Reports that Fenway Sports Group entered into negotiations to buy the Penguins began circulating last month. The...

Members of the Pittsburgh Planning Commission and representatives of Shadyside-based developer Walnut Capital sparred over a proposal for a large-scale development in the city’s Oakland neighborhood during a meeting that lasted more than two hours Monday. Walnut Capital, best known for revitalizing the East End’s Bakery Square, has proposed a...

The annual Holiday Open House in the historic Nationality Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh has been a holiday tradition for three decades. But for the second year since the start of the pandemic, that tradition is limited to virtual tours, meaning the rooms can’t even be decorated. Trying to...

Pittsburgh Public Schools police officers will be conducting security searches at several district schools Thursday after threats of violence were made on social media, district officials said. “The district is aware of threats shared via social media with students who attend Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8 (in the North Side) and Pittsburgh...

For about 10 months out of the year, John Suhr is just a regular man with a regular job. But during the holiday season, he’s one of the most popular men on the planet. Suhr is Pittsburgh’s unofficial Santa Claus, having spent the last 14 Christmases donning his red suit...

Pittsburgh police are searching for a man who they said shot another man during an argument in Downtown early Thursday. Officers from the Zone 2 station in the city’s Hill District, along with emergency medical technicians, responded to the 1000 block of Penn Avenue around 3:30 a.m. after receiving a...

A GetGo Cafe + Market with a gas station is likely coming to Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, officials said Wednesday. “There hasn’t been anything like this in the community since I was a little boy,” said Councilman Ricky Burgess, whose district includes Homewood. Burgess said discussions about developing a GetGo location...

Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday again revised a proposed change to the city’s parking code. The proposed legislation, introduced by Councilman Bobby Wilson in October, would create hybrid residential parking permit areas where drivers without a permit could pay to park for a limited time. It also would create non-resident...

A former priest named in the 2018 Catholic Church abuse report was arrested Tuesday after police said he filmed a teenage boy in the bathroom of an East Liberty Target store, according to court records. Paul G. Spisak, 77, of East Carnegie, is charged with sexual abuse of a minor,...

Pittsburgh City Solicitor and Chief Legal Officer Yvonne Hilton will be leaving her role with the city, Mayor Bill Peduto announced Monday. Hilton began working with the city in August 1997. In the 24 years since, she has served as an assistant city solicitor, associate city solicitor and deputy city...

The National Aviary has received an early Christmas gift, with renewed accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Glad tidings from the facility on Pittsburgh’s North Side also include the return of special holiday events after a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic. “AZA accreditation is the gold...

Pittsburgh police are investigating whether a pair of incidents that happened several hours apart in the West End on Tuesday are related. Officers from the Zone 6 station along with emergency medical services personnel responded to the 2700 block of Stafford Street at 10:40 a.m. after receiving a 911 call...

Castle Shannon police responding to a call early Wednesday for a stabbing victim along Library Road found a 14-year-old boy at an auto dealership suffering from multiple wounds, according to authorities. Police said the teen was in the back seat of a car in the parking lot of the Kenny...

Pittsburgh City Council is considering a proposal to extend the city’s partnership with Humane Animal Rescue, a nonprofit that takes in stray animals and aids in the adoption process. Humane Animal Rescue has partnered with the city’s Bureau of Animal Care and Control for about 15 years. The proposed contract...

Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday introduced a proposed spending plan for the fund created through the city’s new parks tax. The trust fund is projected to contain $10.8 million at the start of next year. Any money remaining in it at the end of the year can be carried over...

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in the federal lawsuit over a Port Authority of Allegheny County uniform policy banning Black Lives Matter facemasks and other political speech. In July 2020, an employee complained about Black Lives Matter facemasks being worn by some bus drivers, prompting...

Pittsburgh drivers are now barred from parking in bike lanes, with some exceptions. City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed an ordinance that forbids people from parking in the city’s bike lanes. Bike lanes are now added to a list of places drivers can’t park — with other areas including crosswalks,...

For ballet fans, holiday productions of “The Nutcracker” are part of what makes this the most wonderful time of the year. Adapted from “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” an 1816 story by E.T.A. Hoffmann, the ballet tells the tale of a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to...

Three people recently elected to serve on the Board of Education for Pittsburgh Public Schools and two members who won reelection have been sworn into office. The ceremony was held Dec. 6 for first-time board members Tracey Reed, who represents District 5; Jamie Piotrowski, District 7; and Gene Walker, District...

A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Pittsburgh’s Allegheny Commons East neighborhood was arrested Monday morning, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials announced. James Washington, 19, of Pittsburgh is facing homicide and firearms charges in connection with a Nov. 13 shooting that left one man dead, officials said. Officers...

Officials gathered outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill on Monday, the last day of Hanukkah, to receive what leaders called a gift that will help the congregation move forward with its mission to remember, rebuild and renew. The rainy gathering of Gov. Tom Wolf, Mayor Bill...

Two tigers at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium have tested positive for covid-19, officials said Monday as the Highland Park facility remained on a waiting list for specialty vaccines developed specifically for animals. The tigers were tested via nasal swab after they started showing symptoms, including “occasional coughing and...

Officials at the University of Pittsburgh aren’t saying how many students, faculty and staff are facing ouster for failure to meet today’s deadline to provide proof of covid-19 vaccination or an approved exemption. Unlike officials at Excela Health System and UPMC who have temporarily put their vaccine mandates on hold,...

Krampus is coming back to Pittsburgh. Tonight. Krampus is a mythic cloven-footed figure known to appear on Dec. 5, who acts as an anti-Santa, punishing the naughty and sparing the nice. He’s known to appear on the streets Dec. 5 (Krampusnacht), the day before the Feast of St. Nicholas celebrated...

You name the event, and Jason Kendall will provide entertainment for it — but there’s one annual event that is particularly close to his heart. “This is the show we look forward to the most throughout the year,” said Kendall, of “Celebration,” an all-star music benefit for Greater Pittsburgh Community...