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Legal battle over Pittsburgh Zoo elephants continues
A Washington, D.C.–based animal-rights group has filed a lawsuit in Somerset County seeking to secure the liberty of two Pittsburgh Zoo elephants. The elephants were recently moved to an international conservation center in Fairhope, where the suit claims they are being forcibly bred. Wednesday’s lawsuit is the second in a...
‘Sports360,’ 1st major exhibition at the Kamin Science Center, set to open
An exhibition that immerses visitors in the science of athletic performance is about to debut. Details of the “Sports360” exhibit were announced Thursday at a pep rally at the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The exhibit officially opens Saturday with a family-friendly tailgate....
Black-owned businesses host market in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District
The Black Market: Holiday Edition will showcase Black-owned businesses in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District during the holiday shopping season. The indoor pop-up will be open Thursday, running through Sunday and again December 18-21 on the ground floor of the Encore Building at 100 7th St. in Downtown Pittsburgh. Shoppers will find...
Pittsburgh police to halt moonlighting program for dozens of businesses
Pittsburgh police plan to bar dozens of local groups and businesses that owe the city money from being able to hire off-duty officers for moonlighting work, according to an internal memo obtained by TribLive. A TribLive investigation published Sunday turned up city records showing hundreds of businesses and organizations —...
Man charged in Squirrel Hill home invasion, burglary linked to Verona theft
A Pittsburgh man charged in connection to a home invasion and burglary in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood is linked to other crimes in the city and the Alle-Kiski Valley, police say. Jerry Chambers, 59, was arrested last week by Verona police on theft charges. This week, Chambers was charged in...
Same budget, different universes: Pittsburgh council, mayor diverge on 2026 spending plan
Depending on who’s talking, Pittsburgh’s 2026 spending plan is either absolutely fine — or a complete disaster. City Council members, their budget director and the Pittsburgh controller seem to be living in a totally different reality than Mayor Ed Gainey’s top officials. Detractors have blasted the Gainey’s final budget as...
Dates announced for 2026 Three Rivers Arts Festival at Arts Landing location
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced the dates for the 2026 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, which will also represent the grand opening of the new Arts Landing location in the Cultural District of Downtown Pittsburgh. The festival will run from June 5-7 and June 11-14 — a total...
Local vendors eye NFL Draft 2026 contract opportunities
After months of education and training, business members of the NFL’s 2026 Source Program got their first opportunity to meet face-to-face with potential buyers in the 2026 NFL Draft. On Tuesday, Pittsburgh vendors gathered at the Community College of Allegheny County Foerster Student Service Center in Pittsburgh’s North Side for...
‘Grim picture’: Pittsburgh council meets in private to hear options for tax hike, budget cuts
Pittsburgh City Council members met Tuesday behind closed doors to hear a presentation about ways to fix a gaping hole in the 2026 budget. Council Budget Director Peter McDevitt showed council options including tax increases at various levels, scaled-down pay raises for nonunion workers and cuts to the city’s workforce....
Robert Friedlander, longtime head of neurological surgery at UPMC, steps down
Dr. Robert Friedlander, longtime head of neurological surgery at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh, has stepped down from his post, the hospital system confirmed Tuesday. A UPMC spokesperson offered no additional details about Friedlander’s abrupt departure from his position, which he’s held since 2010. Pitt referred TribLive to UPMC’s...
Penn Hills, Pittsburgh leaders unveil newly paved East Hills Drive in ‘2 birds, 1 stone’ collaboration
Petra International Ministries’ Elder Jim Balthrop has been working with the church for 30 years. For those 30 years, Balthrop has listened to the worries and complaints of his parishioners about the state of East Hills Drive, a road that connects Penn Hills to Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood. Since 1995,...
Who are Pittsburgh Mayor-elect O’Connor’s latest picks for his administration?
Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Corey O’Connor this week announced his picks for more key posts in his administration. Sharon Werner — a former chief of staff to U.S. Attorneys General Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch — will be the city’s chief operating officer. Sophia Shapiro, the daughter of Gov. Josh Shapiro, will...
Planned $68M health sciences building at Duquesne University to open in fall 2028
Duquesne University officials say a new, $68 million health sciences facility will locate clinical services, consolidate programs and strengthen the college’s role in regional health care. Duquesne announced Tuesday that it plans to build a new, 80,000-square-foot health sciences facility at the corner of Forbes Avenue and Magee Street that...
Pittsburgh man, 56, killed in East Hills shooting
A man fatally shot in Pittsburgh Tuesday morning was a 56-year-old resident of the Garfield neighborhood, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Pittsburgh police found Mark M. Easley around 1:50 a.m. behind a building in the city’s East Hills neighborhood, authorities said. He had been shot in the head....
Cutting-edge Tourette syndrome treatment helps woman reclaim daily life
In the Neurology Department at Allegheny General Hospital’s Hemlock Building, Abigail Bailey’s body folded forward in her chair. Her muscles tightened as if someone had forced the air from her lungs. Her nose burned, her chest hitched and she gripped the chair’s armrests to keep from collapsing. Abigail’s younger sister...
Without closures, Pittsburgh Public Schools projects $6M deficit with 4% tax hike
Pittsburgh Public Schools officials plan to move into the new year with a more than $6 million projected budget deficit despite a proposed 4% tax hike. In a budget hearing Monday night, multiple district residents implored school board members and administrators to find creative ways of raising revenue beyond the...
Mum’s the word: NFL, Visit Pittsburgh host private town hall on draft plans
As a Pittsburgh councilman, Anthony Coghill chairs City Council’s public safety committee and serves on the Sports & Exhibition Authority’s board. But even those credentials could not score him an invitation to a closed-door “town hall” Monday with NFL officials about the 2026 NFL Draft coming to Pittsburgh in April....
Budget bombshell: Pittsburgh councilwoman proposes 30% tax hike in 2026
Pittsburgh Councilwoman Barb Warwick dropped a budget bombshell on Monday, proposing a 30% property tax hike to balance what she and her peers see as a disastrous final spending plan by the outgoing mayor. A tax increase of that magnitude is only path to forward without axing services, Warwick said....
Carnegie Museum of Natural History director Gretchen Baker to depart
Gretchen Baker, the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Director of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Oakland, will be leaving effective Dec. 31. The Carnegie Museums announced Monday that Baker would be moving to a position as president and CEO of the Chicago Botanic Garden. She joined the...
Morning Roundup: Water main breaks on Route 51; man arrested outside Pittsburgh FBI office
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Dec. 8: Water main breaks along Route 51 in Brentwood Repairs are underway early Monday morning following a water main break along Route 51 in Brentwood. The break happened Sunday night between Greenlee Road and Marylea Avenue, according...
Hundreds gather in Squirrel Hill to hear account of Israeli held captive by Hamas for 491 days
For Jay Idler, reading the first published account of an Israeli taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, was difficult, but necessary. “A lot of the hostages are appropriately closed in after having such a traumatic experience,” said Idler of Squirrel Hill. “Having someone elaborate after what they went...
Shoddy oversight plagues Pittsburgh police moonlighting program
On most days, uniformed Pittsburgh police officers work off-duty gigs across the city. These side jobs are supposed to be a win-win-win arrangement: Businesses pay for a highly trained and visible police presence to provide security or direct traffic; officers looking for extra cash enjoy a lucrative side hustle; and...
As budget deadline looms, pressure mounts on Pittsburgh council to reject Gainey spending plan
There’s a rebellion underway in Pittsburgh’s city hall. Frustrated with outgoing Mayor Ed Gainey’s 2026 budget proposal, City Council members are increasingly plotting how to blow up his spending plan. Gainey’s budget avoids tax increases and layoffs. But critics have derided it as dishonest and “sloppy.” As Pittsburgh barrels toward...
Pitt committee advances BioForge biomanufacturing hub project with tax credit program
The University of Pittsburgh will borrow funds through a federal tax credit program to partially fund construction of BioForge, a $250 million cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility in Hazelwood Green. Pitt’s Finance and Budget Committee on Friday unanimously approved entering into the New Markets Tax Credit program for BioForge....
Pitt’s Nationality Rooms to welcome thousands for holiday open house
Kati R. Csoman came from an immigrant Hungarian family. Her father was a steelworker in Beaver County, and there wasn’t a lot of money for college. When her mentor, University of Pittsburgh professor Robert P. Donnorummo, suggested she apply for a scholarship to study abroad in her native Hungary, she...
