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Bishop Loran Mann recalled as great presence, visionary
Bishop Loran Mann, a velvet-voiced minister and founder of Pittsburgh’s Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ, is being remembered by city leaders as a monumental figure in the region’s landscape. Mann died Sunday at the age of 74, the Pentecostal Temple Church announced Sunday. “He had a gregarious nature...
Pittsburgh police: Man in stable condition after Homewood West shooting
A man is in stable condition after an early morning shooting in Homewood West, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to a Shotspotter alert in the 6900 block of Kelly Street around 2:50 a.m. Sunday. Zone 5 officers who arrived on scene found a man sitting in the 600 block...
Police: Man dead after shooting in Polish Hill
A Pittsburgh man is dead after Pittsburgh police say he was found in Polish Hill with multiple gunshot wounds early Sunday morning. In an update, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said, “Police are now investigating this shooting as a homicide.” Authorities received a ShotSpotter alert in the 3000 block...
Doubtful about covid vaccine? It depends on your occupation, study shows
Vaccine hesitancy among working-age adults varies by occupation — and so does their reasoning for being hesitant, a study from University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University scientists found. Scientists from the institutions analyzed results from an ongoing national covid-19 survey by CMU’s Delphi Research Group. Since March 2020, the...
Former Sewickley woman is trainer for Hidden Stash in Kentucky Derby
Victoria Humphrey Oliver said she knew there was something special about Hidden Stash when she watched the 3-year-old thoroughbred run. “I could just see he had talent,” said Humphrey Oliver, of Lexington Ky., who lived in Sewickley from second grade until the end of her freshman year at Sewickley Academy....
Pittsburgh police: Male victim stable after shooting in Westwood
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting that wounded a male victim Friday night in the city’s Westwood neighborhood. The victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition with gunshot wounds to his leg, according to a Public Safety spokesman. The sound of shots in the 1600 block of...
Pittsburgh schools address bus seat shortage as 10K students set to return
Pittsburgh Public Schools reduced its daily transportation shortage by nearly 1,000 seats, district officials said Friday, ahead of thousands of students scheduled to return to buildings Monday. The district will welcome back more than 10,000 students Monday as part of its phased hybrid learning plan. More than 4,000 students returned...
Judge dismisses lawsuit over Pitt’s refusal to refund tuition during pandemic shutdown
A judge has thrown out a federal lawsuit filed by students against the University of Pittsburgh for failing to refund any of their tuition and fees when campus was shut down last year because of the pandemic. U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV on Tuesday granted Pitt’s motion to dismiss....
Rick Sebak signature cocktail available at Independent Brewing in Squirrel Hill
If WQED film director Rick Sebak ever does another unusual television program about to-go cocktails, he’s got the perfect drink to serve his viewers. The Independent Brewing Co. in Squirrel Hill created “The Rick Sebak Cocktail,” also known as “A Gentleman’s Breakfast,” back in 2014. It had previously only been...
1-day coronavirus-related closure announced for Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12
Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12 school in the Hill District is closed Friday as a result of a fourth person testing positive for the coronavirus, according to district officials. The person who recently tested positive was last inside the school building on Wednesday. The building will be cleaned and reopen on Monday,...
Man hospitalized in Homewood North shooting
A man was hospitalized late Thursday after being shot in the abdomen, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to a Shotspotter alert on Brushton Avenue in Homewood North around 11:10 p.m. The man told investigators that a woman shot him and then ran into a wooded area. He was taken...
Police: Woman rescued after car went over hillside in the South Side
A woman was rescued Thursday after her car careened over a hillside in Pittsburgh’s South Side. Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said Pittsburgh emergency responders were dispatched to the 2800 block of Patterson Street around 1 p.m. They saw a car on the wooded hillside between Patterson and Josephine streets....
Pittsburgh ‘made a mistake’ on thousands of tax bills
Pittsburgh’s finance department “made a mistake” when it didn’t include tax discounts or abatements on thousands of tax bills this year, city Finance Director Douglas Anderson said Thursday. “The mistake was made,” Anderson said. It means several thousand taxpayers in Pittsburgh who use programs like the Homestead exemption or the...
Peduto announces $115 million in commitments from regional nonprofits for OnePGHVideo
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto released a plan Thursday that could result in $115 million from the region’s nonprofits to fund affordable housing, recreation and social service programs. The funds would go through a new standalone entity called OnePGH. “Today we are setting a new model for cities around the county...
Report: Pittsburgh paid more than $460K to settle police-related lawsuits last year
Pittsburgh paid out more than $400,000 to settle five lawsuits brought against the city and its police bureau in 2020, according to an annual report released this week. In that same time, 15 more lawsuits were filed against 22 officers, including several that stem from protests against police brutality in...
After easing off-street parking requirement, Pittsburgh considers move to limit curb cutsVideo
Pittsburgh officials are working to reduce the number of driveways required for new townhouses in the city. Creating off-street parking requires a curb cut and makes walking on sidewalk potentially dangerous, Councilwoman Deb Gross said Tuesday during a council committee meeting. Under a proposed change in the local zoning law...
Pittsburgh man faces federal gun charges after SWAT search
A Homewood South man faces a federal detention hearing Friday after Pittsburgh police said they seized four guns from his home. Dane Brooks, 52, was charged Wednesday on a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Pittsburgh police said the arrest came after members of the SWAT...
President Biden name-checks Pittsburgh in speech to CongressVideo
President Joe Biden invoked the Steel City in his speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, asking why wind turbine blades can’t be made in Pittsburgh rather than Beijing, China — essentially challenging U.S. businesses to bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas. President Biden: "There is simply...
6 covid cases in 8 days spur closure of Northside Catholic school
Six covid-19 cases linked to Northside Catholic Assumption Academy in the past eight days have prompted administrators to close the campus until May 6, officials said Wednesday. Administrators did not specify whether the newly confirmed coronavirus cases involved students, teachers or other staff or people affiliated to the school. The...
Abandoned vehicles targeted by Pittsburgh police in 5 neighborhoodsVideo
Seventeen abandoned vehicles were towed from the streets of five Pittsburgh neighborhoods Tuesday in the start of a weekslong effort to clear out such complaints, according to city police public information officer Cara Cruz. Officers investigated 124 abandoned vehicle complaints in the Allentown, Beltzhoover, Carrick, Arlington Heights and Knoxville neighborhoods....
Man killed in Beechview motorcycle crash
A Pittsburgh man was killed late Tuesday when a motorcycle crashed in Beechview, according to Pittsburgh police. The crash was reported at 11:55 p.m. in the 1400 block of West Liberty Avenue. When first responders arrived, the man was found lying in the road with a motorcycle nearby. Investigators said...
Pittsburgh man faces federal firearms charges after Perry North warrant raid
Pittsburgh police assisted federal agents over the weekend in serving a federal arrest warrant in the city’s Perry North neighborhood. Pittsburgh Police SWAT joined U.S. Marshals and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives in executing the warrant for Oronde Shelton, 48, in the 200 block of Waldorf Street....
Pittsburgh man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for child porn possession
A Pittsburgh man who plead guilty to possession of child pornography was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison. Krent Jeffrey Haight, 48, of Mt. Washington is expected to spend the next decade behind bars after the sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Cathy Bisson. Haight admitted guilt...
FNB announces $7 million in funding to support Hill District improvements
As FNB Corp. and the Pittsburgh Penguins work to redevelop the former Civic Arena site that will be anchored by a new FNB headquarters, the company Tuesday announced $7 million in other investments to improve the neighborhood. A new $5 million gap lending program will provide loans of up to...
Man charged with duping Western Pennsylvanians in online puppy scam
A Cameroonian man has been extradited to Pittsburgh to answer charges that he was running an online scam purporting to sell puppies. Desmond Fodje Bobga had an initial appearance on the charges on Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Maureen Kelly. He is being held in the Allegheny County Jail and...
