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Peduto orders crackdown on contractors committing tax fraud
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto used Thursday — April 15, traditionally the deadline for tax filings — to announce an executive order to crack down on construction companies that skirt tax laws. Although the tax deadline has been extended until May 17 this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Peduto used...
Pittsburgh police report another black bear sighting, create email for wildlife concerns
Pittsburgh police reported another black bear sighting on Thursday, the latest in a string of reports in the city and Allegheny County. This time the bear was spotted on Lemington Avenue in Lincoln-Lemington. Police reminded anyone who comes across a bear to leave it alone, refrain from feeding it and...
$7M in grants from Henry L. Hillman Foundation boost regional arts, cultural groups
The Henry L. Hillman Foundation announced $7 million in grants to regional arts and cultural organizations aimed at alleviating pandemic-related budget deficits and assisting with restarting or expanding performances and programs after a year of shutdowns and limited operations. The 57 grants range in size from $20,000 to $1 million....
Tip from Tarentum leads to charges in case of racist Pittsburgh graffiti
A tip from a Tarentum police officer led Pittsburgh police to a man accused of painting racist, profane graffiti at a South Side Slopes ball field, according to charges against the man. The graffiti was sprayed across the concession stand at Quarry Field off South 18th Street and consisted of...
Check out the Garfield tiny house, selling for $195KVideo
A queen-size bed folds out of the wall. Four steps away sits a small table and three chairs. Under the window is a loveseat. The compact kitchen nearby contains a refrigerator that’s half the size of a standard appliance, a cooking range, sink and dishwasher as well as one combined...
Parking app breach affects 20 million users, including Pittsburgh Parking Authority customers
More than 20 million users of an app used to pay for parking were exposed to a data breach last month, the company that administers the app said. Included among them are those who use the Pittsburgh Parking Authority’s app, Go Mobile Pittsburgh. The data that was accessed includes license...
2 lions at Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium test positive for covid
Two lions at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium have tested positive for covid-19, zoo officials said Thursday. Both female lions were coughing and had occasional diarrhea, but “were otherwise normal,” the zoo said. Cases of covid among lions at other zoos prompted veterinarians in Pittsburgh to test all six...
Former Rex Theater donates $80K in equipment to new Pittsburgh arts group
The former manager of the shuttered Rex Theater is turning his pandemic misfortune into a feel-good moment by reaching out to a fledgling arts organization in Pittsburgh. Ben Penigar, whose company, Grey Area Productions, ran the Rex Theater, has donated $80,000 worth of equipment to the Steel City Arts Foundation...
National Senior Games making a return to Pittsburgh, first time since 2005Video
There will be more winners crowned in the City of Champions. Pittsburgh was selected for the 2023 National Senior Games, announced Wednesday at the Senator John Heinz History Center in the Strip District. The event will be held in the summer of 2023. This is the second time the city...
Squirrel Hill home formerly owned by Mister Rogers hits the market
One can no longer live in Mister Rogers’ neighborhood, but you can own his old home. The house in Squirrel Hill that Fred Rogers and his wife, Joanne, owned until the early 1960s has hit the market for $850,000. The five-bedroom, four-bath home at 5381 Northumberland St. was listed last...
Round and round: PNC Carousel reopens in Oakland’s Schenley PlazaVideo
The eagle’s wing was cracked. There were dents in the rabbit’s face. The giraffe’s ear was scraped. Those damages have been repaired — and the animals on the PNC Carousel are ready to go. Over the course of the past year, they’ve been refurbished in anticipation of the 15th anniversary...
Attorney says Aaron Donald beat up his client on South Side, seeks investigationVideo
Authorities have been asked to investigate a man’s claims that he was beaten up by Aaron Donald, the Pittsburgh native who was chosen as the top defensive player in the NFL last year. It happened in an alley outside Cosmo on Carson on the city’s South Side, either late Saturday...
Handmade Arcade hosting virtual spring event, other happenings in 2021
Adam Nelson grew up in nature. His father, Doyle Nelson, was a national park ranger in California, Wyoming and Pennsylvania. He was recently chief ranger of the Delaware Water Gap in Pennsylvania. “We spent a lot of time in the outdoors,” said Adam Nelson, of East Liberty, who came to...
Increased water rates would help PWSA fund system improvements
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority plans to use the $32 million in additional revenue from a proposed 17% increase in rates to pay for continued improvements to the water system. “As a publicly owned and controlled utility, every dollar we receive from our customers is invested back into your...
CMU Biorobotics Lab unveils submersible snake-like robot
Carnegie Mellon University has developed a snake-like robot that can work underwater, making it a tool that could prove beneficial for inspecting boats and underwater infrastructure and completing other tasks. A team from CMU’s School of Computer Science’s Robotics Institute’s Biorobotics Lab tested the Hardened Underwater Modular Robot Snake (HUMRS)...
Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic teams with SpaceX for 2023 moon mission
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic announced Tuesday it is partnering with SpaceX for yet another groundbreaking moon mission. In 2023, Astrobotic’s Griffin lunar lander is carrying NASA’s water-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the moon. But first, it must hitch a ride to get there. So Astrobotic announced its selection of...
Pittsburgh Foundation confronts eviction woes and the ‘demoralizing cascade’ of causes
Those who pay the least amount for rent are most likely to face eviction, a study led by The Pittsburgh Foundation found. The study began in 2016 and was published Tuesday. It found the something as simple as a minor car repair can cause a “demoralizing cascade” that can lead...
Police: Man in stable condition after Carrick shooting
A man is in stable condition after police say he was shot in his backside in Carrick Tuesday night. Pittsburgh police and EMS responded to a report of a male shot in the 1600 block of Brownsville Road around 10:45 p.m. where they found the victim who was conscious and...
Protesters take to Pittsburgh streets hours after Minnesota officer who shot Daunte Wright resignsVideo
A loosely organized group of protesters took to the streets of Pittsburgh in the name of police accountability on Tuesday night, hours after the white officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb submitted her resignation. The demonstration, which remained peaceful, drew about 100...
15-year-old boy dead in Lincoln-Lemington shooting
A 15-year-old boy was killed after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood Tuesday night, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Don Angelo Castapheny of Pittsburgh was pronounced dead at the scene. Police from Zone 5 responded to the 1300 block of Montezuma Street around 9:10 p.m., and shortly after...
Pittsburgh to form commission to decide how to spend $355 million in federal stimulus cash
How will Pittsburgh spend nearly $355 million it is set to receive under the American Rescue Plan? When the law was signed last month, Mayor Bill Peduto said the infusion of moneyallows the city to avoid the 600 layoffs anticipated under a 2021 budget wracked by the pandemic. In addition,...
Appellate court says man can be retried in deaths of 3 Pittsburgh firefighters
A federal appellate court said Tuesday that prosecutors can retry a man whose conviction in the 1995 deaths of three firefighters in the East Hills was overturned. In a 19-page opinion, the three judge-panel from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the federal retrial of Gregory Brown...
It’s a ‘pothole blitz’ in Pittsburgh
Seen a pothole or two in Pittsburgh. Or three? Four? Call the city. Public works employees plan to work 12-hour shifts Wednesday through Friday to patch potholes in Pittsburgh. “We have made record investments into streets citywide the past several years, but after record snowfall this winter our roads still...
Police: Man arrested after SWAT called to South Side apartment
A man who refused to come out of a South Side apartment early Tuesday morning was tased by police before being taken into custody, officials said. Pittsburgh police officers responded to the 100 block of South 19th Street around 1:50 a.m. after being notified by West Virginia State Police about...
Police: Man in stable condition after Uptown Pittsburgh shooting
A man is in stable condition after police say he was shot in the leg in Pittsburgh’s Uptown section Monday night. Pittsburgh police responded to a Shotspotter alert in the 1400 block of Fifth Avenue around 10:50 p.m. where they found the victim who was conscious and alert, according to...
