Julia Felton stories, Page 33
Pittsburgh to install speed humps on Homewood South’s Kelly Street
Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure said it plans to begin installing traffic calming features in Homewood South on Thursday. The work on Kelly Street between La Schall and Collier streets will include placing eight speed humps to reduce vehicle speeds. The city said signs and pavement markings would be...
Pittsburgh City Council looks to give organizations $1.2M to combat homelessness
Pittsburgh City Council is considering a proposal to give nearly $1.2 million to local organizations that work to address homelessness and provide emergency shelter. Auberle, a McKeesport-based social services agency, would receive the largest contribution — nearly $340,000 — to use for homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing services. Pittsburgh Mercy...
Dozens of Post-Gazette workers cross picket line as newsroom strike enters Day 2
Dozens of journalists, photographers and editors have crossed the picket line to continue working at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Newsroom workers, represented by the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, launched a strike at noon Tuesday in protest of what they consider unfair labor practices by the company. This comes after Post-Gazette employees...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalists go on strike
Labor strife at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette escalated Tuesday, with most of the newsroom’s unionized employees going on strike to protest what they consider unfair labor practices by the company. This comes after Post-Gazette employees belonging to unions representing production, distribution and advertising workers went on strike earlier this month and...
Mayor Ed Gainey to hold town hall meetings to gather feedback on proposed budgets
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey has scheduled a series of town hall meetings and is offering online tools to help city residents provide feedback on his proposed 2023 capital and operating budgets. The Mayor’s Office will host three in-person town hall meetings. Each meeting will include a brief explanation of the...
$20.4M development to bring affordable housing for seniors to Pittsburgh’s Fairywood
A $20.4 million development is planned to bring affordable housing for seniors to Pittsburgh’s Fairywood neighborhood. New Jersey-based Tryko Partners plans to create 46 new housing units, 39 of which are earmarked for affordable housing using low-income housing tax credits. Five of the units will be available for seniors making...
Pittsburgh touts successes of year-old Move PGH program
As Pittsburgh’s Move PGH pilot program marks its one-year anniversary, city officials touted the use of e-scooters and other transportation methods. The Move PGH pilot program was announced in July 2021 as a two-year pilot. The city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure on Friday released a mid-pilot report that analyzed...
URA approves sale of Downtown’s Roberts and Skinny buildings for $1.3M
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday agreed to sell the Roberts Building and Skinny Building in Downtown for $1.3 million. The Planning Commission last month approved plans to revitalize the historic buildings. The plan is to connect the structure known as the Skinny Building on Forbes Avenue with the Roberts...
URA moves ahead with project to convert Downtown office space into housing
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is fine-tuning a pilot program to convert empty Downtown office space into housing. Officials have said the program will provide much-needed housing and breathe new life into office buildings that have sat largely empty since the covid-19 pandemic spurred a shift to remote work. The city,...
OwnPGH program to offer low-income, first-time homebuyers up to $90K in help
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday set guidelines for the OwnPGH program, which in partnership with the city’s Housing Authority will provide financial assistance to low-income, first-time homebuyers. The program will provide up to $90,000 to eligible homebuyers who make 80% of the area median income or less. OwnPGH will...
Police say Dormont shooting led to chase, crash on Liberty Bridge
A portion of the Liberty Bridge was shut down for a short time early Friday morning after a police chase, officials said. A vehicle involved in a shooting in Dormont led police on the chase that resulted in a crash on the ramp leading from the bridge to Boulevard of...
Carrick assault leaves 1 in critical condition
A man was in critical condition after an assault in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood on Thursday night, according to police. Police went to the 2100 block of Brownsville Road just after 8 p.m. after receiving reports of a man calling for help outside of an apartment building. Officers found a man...
Trib CEO Jennifer Bertetto named Publisher of the Year
Jennifer Bertetto, president and CEO of Trib Total Media, has been recognized as Publisher of the Year by Editor & Publisher, the leading trade publication for the newspaper industry. Editor & Publisher names its Publisher of the Year annually to honor a publisher “who has risen above the rest and...
Walnut Crossings custodian accused of stealing from residents
A custodian at Walnut Crossings in Monroeville was arrested Tuesday after he was accused of stealing from residents there. Damian Rivers, 47, of Monroeville, is facing a total of 21 counts of burglary, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property charges. “We are disheartened and sick to our stomachs...
Kittanning woman faces charges after police say she dropped newborn baby on head
Police said they arrested a Kittanning woman who dropped a baby on her head. Police were dispatched to Oak Avenue on Tuesday for reports of a baby dropped on her head around noon. Police said Sarah Lugo of Kittanning was responsible for the newborn’s injuries, but she fled the scene...
Pa. Turnpike reopens after crash closes eastbound lanes between New Castle, Cranberry exits
A crash early Thursday involving two tractor-trailers shut down all eastbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike between the New Castle and Cranberry exits for several hours. A 911 emergency dispatcher said the crash happened around 4:40 a.m. Turnpike officials said all eastbound lanes had reopened just after 8 p.m. Officials...
Police investigating death of 10-month-old boy in Beaver Falls
Police are investigating the death of a 10-month-old boy in Beaver Falls. Beaver Falls police were called to a home at Fourth Avenue and 15th Street just after 2 p.m. Wednesday, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. WPXI reported that neighbors were shocked to hear of the baby’s death. “It’s...
Animal Friends rescues 61 cats from Carnegie home
Animal Friends rescued 61 cats from a Carnegie home Tuesday night. The animal shelter said in a social media post that its mass rescue team took the cats to Animal Friends after rescuing them. “Since the cats arrived, our team has jumped into action to ensure that each of them...
Police say Pittsburgh man threatened woman with gun in Allegheny East
A Pittsburgh man was arrested after police said he threatened a woman with a gun in the city’s Allegheny East neighborhood. Officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of Howard Street for a reported gun threat around 10:50 p.m. Monday, according to a police report. Police said a woman told...
Man grazed in shooting at Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings
A man was grazed in a shooting early Thursday in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings, according to Pittsburgh police. Pittsburgh police said they responded to a Shotspotter alert that at least 21 shots had been fired in the 2500 block of Chauncey Drive around 2 a.m. Thursday. Paramedics treated the man who...
Castle Shannon police searching for missing woman
Castle Shannon police said they are looking for a missing woman who was last seen Monday at Trader Joe’s in Mt. Lebanon. Emily Stalter, 32, is described as a white female with hazel eyes and brown hair. She is about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 120 pounds, according to...
Pedestrian injured in hit-and-run crash in Downtown Pittsburgh
A pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run crash in Downtown Pittsburgh early Thursday, Pittsburgh police said. Officers responded to the 200 block of Seventh Street around 2:10 a.m. for reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, police said. Police said officers found a man down on the street and...
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald proposes 2023 budget with no tax hike
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on Tuesday presented a proposed 2023 budget to county council that includes no property tax increase for county residents. This marks the 21st time in 22 years that the budget includes no property tax increase, he said. “I’m very proud of the fact that we...
Pittsburgh hosting Walk and Roll to School Day Wednesday to encourage walking, biking to school
Pittsburgh on Wednesday is hosting its biannual Walk and Roll to School Day, an event that encourages students to walk or bike to class. It’s part of the Safe Routes to School program, which aims to increase the number of students who walk or bike to school by offering education,...
Armed carjacking reported in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood
Police said they responded to an armed carjacking overnight in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood. Three juveniles approached a man in a vehicle along East Ohio Street around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to Pittsburgh police. One of the juveniles showed a firearm and demanded the vehicle, police said. The suspects took...
