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Ed Gainey marks 100 days as Pittsburgh’s mayor, learns to ‘fall in love with adversity’
Ed Gainey adjusted his suit and tie and knocked on the front door of a home in Pittsburgh’s Hill District that was riddled with bullet holes. “My name is Ed Gainey. I’m the mayor,” he said when a woman opened the door. “I heard what happened yesterday. I just wanted...
Man, teen accused of shooting ‘water beads’ at people in Washington County
An 18-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy will face charges after state police said they fired water-filled beads at people in Washington County on Friday night. State police said the 18-year-old, of Claysville, was driving the car in which the 15-year-old, of Washington, was a back seat passenger. Their names...
Delivery vehicle overturns on Hempfield road after colliding with car
A Chick-fil-A delivery vehicle ended up on its side Saturday afternoon on Roseytown Road in Hempfield after colliding with another vehicle, emergency responders said. The driver, a woman who was not identified, had to be freed from the vehicle, which overturned at the western entrance of the railroad tunnel near...
Longtime Pittsburgh television reporter Stu Emry dies
A story by Myron Cope about a Brentwood bar where Steelers players and reporters hung out stirred Stu Emry’s imagination. Emry was a corn syrup salesman living in Chicago, dreaming of working in radio or television. When he was transferred to Pittsburgh in 1965 to service his biggest client, Heinz,...
Armstrong Tunnels closing for utility work
The Armstrong Tunnels in Pittsburgh will be closed overnight Monday into Tuesday morning, Allegheny County Public Works announced. The closure is scheduled to run from 8 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday. The tunnels are being closed so that T2 Utility Engineers of Cranberry can do utility investigation work, according...
Pittsburgh shooting victim in critical condition
A man found shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District late Friday night was reported hospitalized in critical but stable condition, Pittsburgh police said. The victim, who was not identified, was found in the middle of the street at the intersection of Centre Avenue and Addisson Street shot in the leg shortly...
Man dies in Woods Run shooting, 3 men taken in for questioning
A man has died as a result of a shooting early Saturday morning in Pittsburgh’s Woods Run neighborhood, Pittsburgh police said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Donald Hammond, 31, of Pittsburgh. He died at Allegheny General Hospital. Three men were taken to police headquarters for questioning,...
New life for Cycle Diner in Tarentum is possible, owners say
There might still be life in Tarentum’s Cycle Diner, just not as a traditional sit-down eatery. The 1949 diner is owned by Gatto Cycle Shop and attached to its Harley-Davidson showroom along East Sixth Avenue. In January, it was denied a permit by the Allegheny County Health Department to reopen....
Flu cases, colds up in Western Pa. as people relax covid-19 precautions
Influenza cases now outnumber covid-19 cases in some areas of Western Pennsylvania, though they remain far below pre-pandemic numbers, experts say. “Over the last couple weeks, there has certainly been a surge in noncovid-related illnesses in the region. Chief among these pathogens has been the yearly influenza virus,” said Dr....
Lower Burrell cracks down on vacant building blight with $1,000-a-day fine for uncorrected violations
On the face of Lower Burrell’s new vacant property ordinance, the fines are hefty — $1,000 a day — for property owners who don’t fix unsightly issues on their vacant property. But the fines will be levied in only the most severe cases, according to city officials, such as when...
CBS to air investigation into safari death of Greensburg-area dentist’s wife
CBS this weekend will air an investigation into the death of Bianca Finizio Rudolph, the wife of former Greensburg-area dentist Lawrence Rudolph. “Death on Safari” will broadcast on “48 Hours” at 10 p.m. Saturday. It also can be streamed on Paramount+. Bianca Rudolph died of a gunshot wound during an...
Pa. unemployment rate falls in March, 23rd straight month without an increase
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate has fallen again. The state Department of Labor and Industry’s monthly report for March, released Friday, shows the unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point, declining to 3.6%. In addition, the commonwealth’s unemployment rate for March 2022 was 2.2 percentage points below its March 2021 level....
Greensburg man who portrays Jesus Christ in ‘Way of the Cross’ reflects on 2 decades of the drama
More than two decades ago, a Greensburg pastor asked Rick Zabrosky if he’d participate in the city’s Passion of Christ drama that had taken place for several years. Zabrosky agreed to a small role: Barabbas, the murderer whom the crowd asked Pontius Pilate to free instead of Jesus Christ. The...
Philly’s gun violence surges, with at least 24 people shot in 24 hours, police say
PHILADELPHIA — At least 24 people were shot, five fatally, during a brutal 24-hour stretch in Philadelphia on Thursday and Friday, according to police, a grim continuation of the city’s sustained surge in gunfire. The shootings happened in neighborhoods across the city and at all hours of the day, police...
Pittsburgh plans to repave 39 miles of streets; work starts Monday
Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure plans to begin its 2022 paving program next week. The city is spending more than $12.5 million on street resurfacing and other improvements such as curb ramp upgrades. The city, which is responsible for maintaining more than 1,000 miles of roadway, plans to resurface...
Hulton Road in Oakmont reopened to one lane after a large fallen tree and down wires caused a 9-hour closure
Hulton Road in Oakmont reopened Friday night to one lane after a large oak tree fell across the road, between Fifth and Seventh streets late Friday morning, pulling down electric lines, causing a power outage and blocking the well-traveled street for at least eight hours. The tree came down on...
URA to partner with RIDC on $39M warehouse project in Pittsburgh’s Fairywood
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday entered into an agreement with the Regional Industrial Development Corp. of Southwestern Pennsylvania to build warehouses on a 25-acre site in the city’s Fairywood neighborhood. The proposed two-phase development would begin with construction of a 150,000-square-foot warehouse. RIDC said it is in talks with...
Trafford-based home health care provider pays $383K to 46 workers to settle overtime claims
A Westmoreland County-based home health care service provider has agreed to pay more than $380,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 46 employees working from four Western Pennsylvania locations who were denied overtime pay dating back to 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The agency’s Wage and...
Policy’s gender definition at center of debate for Highlands School Board
The question of what constitutes gender could be front and center at the next Highlands School Board meeting. On Tuesday, board members will consider approval of an education equity policy that at least two members have voiced concern about. The aim of the proposed policy is to remove educational barriers...
Jack White’s ‘Supply Chain Issues Tour’ stops in Pittsburgh with no lack of sustenance
A week ago (Friday) Jack White released a new album, played the national anthem before the Detroit Tigers home opener, kicked off his “Supply Chain Issues Tour,” with a show at the Motor City’s Masonic Temple theater, proposed to his singer/girlfriend Olivia Jean on stage during the show and then...
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, Allegheny Co. Executive Rich Fitzgerald test positive for covid
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald tested positive for covid-19 Thursday, officials announced Friday. Gainey is experiencing only minor symptoms and is in isolation at home, his office said in a news release Friday morning. He will continue working from home while following guidelines from the...
Pa. House passes bill to bring back whole milk to school lunches
On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania state House nearly unanimously passed a bill that would return whole milk to schools in the state. If enacted into law, the Whole Milk in Pennsylvania Schools Act would permit schools to serve whole milk and reduced-fat milk, aka 2% milk, to students. Currently, schools are...
Rotating bathroom schedule at Kiski Area High School reduces student vaping, vandalism
A Kiski Area High School student started an online petition this month calling for all the school’s bathrooms to be open, all of the time. As the petition gathered more signatures, Principal Chad Roland called in the student this week to explain why the school began rotating bathroom closures, starting...
Perry Academy principal placed on leave as Pittsburgh Public Schools conducts investigation
A principal at Pittsburgh’s Perry Traditional Academy has been placed on leave pending an internal investigation. Pittsburgh Public Schools is investigating his role in breaking up a fight on a school bus outside the school, according to a statement obtained by Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. The school district declined to...
A native son: Faith and family are the foundation for the priesthood
Deacon Christopher James Pujol stood near the fifth row of pews from the back at Mount St. Peter Roman Catholic Church on Monday morning. He was replaying the memory of him as a 7-year-old making his First Holy Communion. “I was sitting right here,” he said, as he smiled recalling...
