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Gallery: End of an era for Pittsburgh’s old airport landside terminal
The brand new $1.7 billion landside terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport opened to travelers early Tuesday morning. On Monday evening and into the early morning hours of Tuesday, commuters flowed through the old landside terminal one last time — from the former airline check-in spaces to the TSA lanes to...
Pittsburgh’s Arts Landing outdoor space is on schedule and on budget
Standing by what will soon be an 8-foot addition to Downtown Pittsburgh’s skyline, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust President & CEO Kendra Whitlock Ingram paused Monday to show reporters the view set to define Arts Landing: a clear stretch of the Allegheny River and a striking angle of the city’s iconic Three...
Pittsburgh councilman seeks partial clawback of $6M master plan
Councilman Anthony Coghill wants to claw back some of money Pittsburgh intended to spend on a costly 25-year master plan after council last week lambasted the pricey process. The $6 million comprehensive plan is meant to guide zoning and development through 2050. Coghill told TribLive he does not want to...
Authorities name Hill District homicide victim, search for suspect
Authorities Monday identified the man fatally shot over the weekend in Pittsburgh as a 35-year-old McKees Rocks resident. Pittsburgh police said they found Philip T. Griffin laying in the street Sunday night in the city’s Hill District neighborhood, near the Bedford Dwellings development. He had been shot multiple times. Officers...
‘Stand By Me’ stars to appear at film’s 40th anniversary screening in PittsburghVideo
A generation-defining coming-of-age film is turning 40 in 2026, and its stars will be celebrating with a stop in Pittsburgh to reminisce. “Stand By Me” was released on Aug. 22, 1986, based on Stephen King’s novella “The Body” and directed by Rob Reiner. Actors Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton and Jerry...
Morning Roundup: 2 Pittsburgh firefighters injured battling row house blaze; injuries, arrest in South Side stabbing
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Nov. 17: 2 Pittsburgh firefighters injured battling row house blaze Two Pittsburgh firefighters were injured early Monday while battling a blaze in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Officials told TribLive news partner WTAE the firefighters were treated at the scene...
Man found shot on Pittsburgh’s Webster Avenue dies at hospital
A man died after being found shot in a street Sunday evening in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood, near Bedford Dwellings, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Police responded after a report of shots fired in the 2400 block of Webster Avenue was received shortly after 6 p.m. The man, found down...
Pitt students lose their hair in St. Baldrick’s fundraiser for childhood cancer research
If Allie Voss liked running her fingers through her boyfriend’s hair, she’s gonna be out of luck for a while. Her guy is Marko Rudek, 19, a 2024 Penn-Trafford graduate who’s now a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh. He was among those who got their hair buzzed Sunday in...
Carnegie man dead after fall from Fort Duquesne Bridge
A Carnegie man is dead after he fell from the Fort Duquesne Bridge Saturday night, Pennsylvania State Police say. According to a report from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office, Jacob Douglass Stephen Hale, 29, was pronounced dead on North Shore Drive at 9:45 p.m. According to PSP spokesperson Trooper...
North Carolina resident stops in Pittsburgh advocating for lung cancer patients
For Dusty Donaldson, one journey led to another. After navigating the emotional path of a lung cancer diagnosis, operation, chemotherapy and recovery, Donaldson decided to travel down another road. She purchased a Ford Transit Connect van and drove across the country to create awareness for early detection of lung cancer....
Former UPMC doctor accused of traveling to Florida to meet child for sex
A former UPMC doctor is one of six men accused of traveling to Florida to meet who they believed were 14-year-old girls for sex. Mohamed Kamal Mesregah, 38, of Egypt was most recently an orthopaedic foot and ankle clinical fellow at the University of Pittsburgh and previously was a pediatric...
ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ brings buzz to Pitt–Notre Dame showdown
The “good times” Pitt fans sing about in the third quarter’s iconic “Sweet Caroline” rendition weren’t so good Saturday. The Pitt-Notre Dame showdown at Acrisure Stadium ended in a lopsided loss for the Panthers, 37-15. What was still good, though, according to fans, were the vibes. Fans packed into Pittsburgh’s...
$30 million gift to bolster Pitt’s honors college
A $30 million gift from a University of Pittsburgh alumnus will help bolster a scholars program. Pitt officials announced Friday the donation, from 1997 graduate Michael Rees, will create an endowed fund that will expand the number of students who are part of the David C. Frederick Honors College receiving...
Jury acquits Pittsburgh man of homicide in Banksville Road confrontation
An Allegheny County jury Friday swiftly acquitted a Pittsburgh man on trial for fatally shooting an unarmed man with whom he had been feuding during a confrontation at a busy city intersection. Connor Makstutis, 25, of Beechview was found not guilty of criminal homicide in the death of Richard Derkach,...
Aldi to open next week in Pittsburgh’s Banksville neighborhood
A new Aldi grocery store will open in Pittsburgh’s Banksville neighborhood next week. It’s located at a site that formerly housed a Staples on Banksville Road, near the intersection with Wenzell Avenue and Carnahan Road. The area’s newest Aldi will launch with a grand opening on Thursday at 8:45 a.m....
Judge dismisses federal lawsuit over Pittsburgh’s affordable housing policy
A federal judge this week dismissed a lawsuit challenging Pittsburgh’s inclusionary zoning policy. Inclusionary zoning — which is in effect in the Lawrenceville, Bloomfield, Polish Hill and Oakland neighborhoods — requires developers building 20 or more units to earmark at least 10% for low-income residents. The Builders Association of Metropolitan...
‘Frightening time’: Speakers lament how Civic Arena, Penn Plaza construction displaced whole neighborhoods
Sala Udin said he was about 7 years old in 1950 when rumors began circulating that his family would be forced to move from their home on the corner of Fullerton and Epiphany streets in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District neighborhood. Udin, a Pittsburgh Public Schools board member, on Friday recalled...
Roundup: Pittsburgh’s Christmas tree spurs Downtown road closures; Cabot residents face water issues
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Nov. 14: Road closures set for Christmas tree transport Lawrenceville’s Leslie Park will supply a towering Norway Spruce for the annual Christmas display outside of the City-County Building in Downtown Pittsburgh. The 40-foot tree will make its journey...
1 man dead, another charged after Hill District stabbing
One man is dead and another charged with criminal homicide after a stabbing Thursday night in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Robert Tillman, 50, is accused of fatally stabbing Eddie Murrell, 53, in a fight that spilled out of their shared home in the 2700 block of Webster Avenue. Police were called...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 14-16
Brrr! It’s been a chilly week and it’s only going to get colder from here. It’s tempting to just curl up with a blanket and the streaming show of the week, but wouldn’t it be more fun to attend some of these events? Check them out. Phipps Holiday Magic Gear...
Reading is Fundamental for Fox Chapel Area volunteers; group impacts childhood literacy
Story-tellers are success-builders, according to a group of Fox Chapel Area residents helping to battle the country’s literary crisis. Through the simple task of turning pages in a book, the volunteers are helping to build successful foundations for children. “We are igniting passions,” said Kyle Fahsel, director of mentoring at...
‘I felt it was either him or me,’ defendant testifies in Banksville Road shooting death
Connor Makstutis felt like he was being hunted. For months, he told a jury on Thursday, Richard Derkach had been following him, threatening him — even chasing him. It became so bad, Makstutis said, that the day after Thanksgiving in 2022 — when Derkach chased him through Brookline at speeds...
Victim identified in fatal Brighton Heights blaze
Authorities Thursday identified the victim of a weekend house fire on Pittsburgh’s North Side as Mark A. Jeselnick, 64. Firefighters were dispatched around 5 a.m. Saturday to a home in the 300 block of Parviss Street in the city’s Brighton Heights neighborhood. When they arrived, they found the home engulfed...
5 takeaways about Pittsburgh police chief nominee Jason Lando
Jason Lando, 48, was introduced Thursday as Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Corey O’Connor’s pick for police chief. Lando spent more than two decades with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police before taking over the significantly smaller police force pf Frederick, Md. O’Connor campaigned on a pledge to find a permanent police chief who...
Gainey, Black leaders launch August Wilson legacy brick fundraiser
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson was the 1994 commencement speaker at Morgan State University in Maryland, and one of the graduates in the audience was Ed Gainey. “I look back on this, years later, because here’s a gentleman … who wrote ‘Radio Golf,’ where he talked about the first Black...
