Pittsburgh category, Page 26

Police officers who were injured in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol will travel to Pittsburgh and other cities in Pennsylvania this week to criticize former President Donald Trump’s alleged role in the attack. Former Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn and Sgt. Aquilino Gonell will visit Pittsburgh...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, June 3: Vehicle overturns on Parkway East A crash occurred early Monday morning on the Parkway East, resulting in a car overturning onto its roof. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes between the Squirrel Hill Tunnel and...

Protesters gathered and chanted in support of Palestine on Sunday evening at the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland. Police from several agencies including the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, city of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania State Police were at the scene. Two demonstrations in Oakland converged on the cathedral’s lawn,...

A man was released from a hospital early Sunday after Pittsburgh police said he was shot in the right forearm and upper chest. The shooting happened in a courtyard area on North Shore Drive, just west of PNC Park, police reported. Officers found about 20 shell casings of different calibers...

”The spirit of Jimmy Buffett is here with us tonight,” remarked Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band, Saturday night at Acrisure Stadium. He was absolutely right. With Kenny Chesney, the leader of “No Shoes Nation,” headlining the “Sun Goes Down Tour,” the Buffett-esque beach vibes were out in full...

It wasn’t the guilty verdict in the trial of former President Donald Trump that made the biggest immediate impression on legal experts. Rather, they said Friday, it was that under the harshest media glare and most intense pressure, the criminal justice system functioned as it should, and the rule of...

The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival entered its second day under sunny skies in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District Saturday. The 10-day festival began Friday and runs through June 9. The festival features performances on multiple stages, gallery exhibitions, public art installations, activities for all ages and an Artist Market open...

The Pittsburgh Pride parade kicked off a busy day of activities and festivities in the city Saturday. The parade was scheduled to start at noon, traveling down Liberty, over the Andy Warhol Bridge and finish at Allegheny Commons Park West on the North Side at 1 p.m. Richard Parsakian, a...

The sun had not been up for long Saturday before members of “No Shoes Nation” began gathering on Pittsburgh’s North Shore for Kenny Chesney’s “Sun Goes Down” tour that night at Acrisure Stadium. They came by land and by sea, from near and from far — with and without tickets...

That few seconds of meeting first lady Jill Biden on Saturday, and taking a quick photograph, was the thrill and privilege of a lifetime for Carol Mullen of Regent Square. But what Biden had to say after about 20 minutes of meeting revelers at Pittsburgh Pride in Alle­gheny Commons Park...

A man died Friday night in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood, police said. The ShotSpotter gunfire detection system registered 17 gunshots just after 10 p.m. on the 600 block of Sherwood Avenue. Police found Israel Young, 18, of Pittsburgh with gunshot wounds to his chest and leg. He was...

For Richard Parsakian, a queer activist and artist in Pittsburgh, Pride is a celebration. “I feel like it’s an expression for us to acknowledge that we are still here — we are part of everybody’s life,” he said. He’s been marching in the Pride parade for more than 25 years....

A Pittsburgh police cadet was fired after authorities said he drove drunk — with a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit — after downing multiple beers over four hours at a North Hills bar. Robert Redman, 33, of Ohio Township, told Franklin Park police he had seven or...

A Pittsburgh man has been charged in the May 26 armed robbery of a convenience store. Jamill Roberts, 18, of the city’s Middle Hill neighborhood, was charged in connection with the robbery of the Samba Minimart on Bedford Avenue, according to court records. Police said he is one of two...

Artists from across the region — and nation — will converge starting Friday on the 14-block Cultural District as the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival kicks off, ushering in 10 days of free art and music. The festival, now in its third consecutive year of festivities relocated from around...

With the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh Pride and Kenny Chesney all drawing crowds this weekend, it’s going to be a crazy few days in Pittsburgh. Be sure to keep an eye on traffic reports before you head out. In the meantime, here are some other things to do around...

Randy Handel said a food-court blaze that hospitalized a man Friday at the Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District started with “a pop, just a large ‘pop.’” A festival vendor for more than 15 years, Handel heard the pop from a few dozen yards away, then said the...

Isaiah Trumbull, co-president of Obama Academy’s graduating class, said a recent restoration project that breathed new life into a World War I memorial on the school’s East Liberty campus provided an opportunity for reflection. Trumbull said the project inspired him to learn about some of the more than 500 people...

Call it the trifecta, the triple whammy or, like Pittsburgh parking magnate Merrill Stabile, the perfect storm. However it’s described, Saturday is shaping up to be epic for Pittsburgh, as the city hosts three major events Downtown and on the North Shore that are expected to draw hundreds of thousands...

Wiener World Pittsburgh and its iconic hot dogs are setting up shop at a new location at the U.S. Steel Tower on June 3. The popular hot dog joint, in business since 1965 at its Downtown Smithfield Street location, closed its doors on May 23. Owner Denny Scott of Wilkins...

The Peach Truck is coming to Pittsburgh this summer — and with it, a plethora of fresh, handpicked peaches. Based out of Nashville, Tenn., The Peach Truck usually stops at various locations around the country, said Joanna Mariani, vice president of marketing. It will be parked in the Pittsburgh area...

A construction worker died Thursday morning after falling nine stories from scaffolding at an apartment building under construction in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. Authorities identified the man as John J. Allen, 47, of McKees Rocks. First responders were dispatched shortly before 8 a.m. to 419 Melwood Ave. Allen was pronounced dead...

Some 140 residents will need to find alternate lodgings this August after a nursing home in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood shuts down for good. Pittsburgh Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, located at 550 South Negley Ave., will close Aug. 12, according to an announcement sent out to residents and their families...

A man was taken to an area hospital in stable condition after he was stabbed in the shoulder around 4:30 p.m. in Downtown Pittsburgh, police said. First responders found the man with a single stab wound in the 300 block of Third Avenue. He was able to speak with police...

Police arrested a Monroeville man Wednesday in connection with an assault in Pittsburgh’s Swissvale neighborhood that happened last August. A man was found unconscious in a car in the parking lot of 1915 McCague St. around 8:50 a.m. last Aug. 12, and was taken to a hospital in critical but...