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Biden to visit Pittsburgh area next week
President Joe Biden is returning to Southwestern Pennsylvania next week, his first visit to the Pittsburgh region since 2022. Biden will visit Wednesday, according to the White House. No specific location or agenda was announced, but the White House said more details will follow. His Pittsburgh-area visit is part of...
Filings show top conservative donor Jeffrey Yass gave $800K to PAC attacking Summer Lee
A political group behind recent ads attacking U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, received $800,000 from Jeffrey Yass, a billionaire and conservative donor in the Philadelphia area, federal filings this week show. The group, called Moderate PAC, has spent more than $586,000 in the Pittsburgh area, running a series of ads...
Innamorato taps new medical examiner, development director for Allegheny County
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato filled two top positions in her administration Wednesday just as her tenure eclipsed 100 days. Dr. Ariel Goldschmidt is the new medical examiner. Lauren Connelly was named the director of Allegheny County Economic Development. She will start next month. Goldschmidt, 45, of Squirrel Hill, takes...
Pittsburgh Public Schools sues Allegheny County, Innamorato to trigger countywide property reassessment
After weeks of warning about its financial peril, the Pittsburgh region’s largest school district on Tuesday sued Allegheny County and its executive, Sara Innamorato, to try to force a countywide property reassessment. Pittsburgh Public Schools solicitor Ira Weiss said the urban school district is facing a dire financial crisis caused...
Faculty union of state university system overwhelmingly votes to ratify labor contract
The union representing 5,000 state university faculty and coaches across Pennsylvania voted overwhelmingly to ratify a four-year labor agreement, union representatives announced Friday. Of the members of Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties who voted, 96% were in favor of the deal. The deal now goes to Pennsylvania’s...
Lee, Patel spar on TV over Biden support, Mideast war
Democratic U.S. Rep. Summer Lee and primary challenger Bhavini Patel sparred Thursday in their only scheduled televised debate, attacking each other over their positions on war in the Mideast and support of President Joe Biden. WPXI moderated the 28-minute debate, which was not open to other media. No primary race...
Here’s how to get around Pittsburgh’s ‘bathtub’ section of the Parkway East
Record levels of rain have flooded several roads in Pittsburgh, including the infamous “bathtub” section of Interstate 376, or the Parkway East, causing a headache for drivers across the region. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation closed the bathtub — the westbound section of the Parkway between Grant Street...
Delta flight to NYC returns to Pittsburgh for emergency landing after sensor alert
A Delta flight bound for New York City returned to Pittsburgh and safely made an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon after a sensor activated, according to the Allegheny County Airport Authority. No one was injured aboard Delta Flight 5807. The Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating, said in a statement that...
Carnegie Mellon plan for new science hall, restaurant and museum approved
The campus of Carnegie Mellon University is expanding after a $252 million project was approved last week by Pittsburgh’s planning commission. A new 345,000-square-foot building will host researchers and students from the university’s Mellon College of Science and School of Computer Science. The site — nestled at the corner of...
Carnegie Mellon plan for new science hall, restaurant and museum approved
The campus of Carnegie Mellon University is expanding after a $252 million project was approved Tuesday by Pittsburgh’s planning commission. A new 345,000-square-foot building will host researchers and students from the university’s Mellon College of Science and School of Computer Science. The site — nestled at the corner of Craig...
254-unit development surrounding historic Tito House in Uptown Pittsburgh moves forward
A new, large mixed-use development in Uptown cleared a hurdle Tuesday after the Pittsburgh Planning Commission approved the 254-unit plan that would surround the historic Tito House. The development received unanimous support, with one abstention, from the planning commission. It will need zoning approval before taking another step forward. The...
Munhall comic artist Ed Piskor dies following show’s postponement amid controversy
Ed Piskor, a well-known Munhall comic artist who recently became embroiled in controversy over allegations of sexual misconduct, has died, the funeral home handling his arrangements confirmed Monday. Piskor, who was 41, died unexpectedly on Monday, according to an obituary posted online by the Savolskis-Wasik-Glenn Funeral Home of Munhall. No...
Parkway East roadwork to restrict lanes through November in eastern Allegheny County
Motorists on the Parkway East should brace for months of single-lane restrictions in Allegheny County’s eastern suburbs due to upcoming work by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Starting next week, weather permitting, Interstate 376 will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between the Churchill/Route 130 interchange at Exit...
Unionized workers at Frick, AHN, Washington hospitals demand minimum-wage hike
Lauren DeMeno considers herself one of the lucky workers at Allegheny Valley Hospital. The Harrison mom has three girls and a home that desperately needs repairs, but she lives close enough to the hospital to walk to work. “If my car broke down, I wouldn’t be out of luck like...
Pittsburgh’s hidden T station is getting new life. Is there a future?
Maryn Formley’s niece called her in a panic on March 2. She was stuck in Downtown Pittsburgh, trying to get home from work on the bus, but a protest had created a detour that Saturday. A seldom-used light-rail transit station in Pittsburgh saved the day. Formley’s niece called from outside...
Pittsburgh group backs ‘uncommitted’ write-in campaign to protest President Joe Biden
A new statewide effort to get Pennsylvania Democrats to vote “uncommitted” in protest of President Joe Biden has garnered support from the Pittsburgh chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, a left-wing political group. The group voted Wednesday evening to support the Uncommitted PA campaign, which is encouraging Democratic voters...
Pittsburgh tourism nearly recovered from pre-pandemic levels, industry group says
By this time next year, Visit Pittsburgh CEO Jerad Bachar believes people won’t be using the word recovery when talking about Pittsburgh’s tourism industry. “2023 was our first full year with a kind of normalized travel activity after the pandemic,” Bachar said. “But 2024, we definitely want to stop using...
Bernie Sanders endorses Summer Lee for reelection
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, announced Wednesday he is endorsing U.S. Rep. Summer Lee in her reelection battle. Sanders has supported Lee, a Democrat from Swissvale, throughout her political career, including rallying for her in Pittsburgh in 2022. Lee is one of the most progressive lawmakers in Congress and has championed...
Could a bridge collapse similar to Baltimore happen in Pittsburgh?
Barges have struck many bridges in the Pittsburgh region over the years, but none of the collisions caused major structural damage to any of the river spans, a local bridge expert said Tuesday. Following Tuesday’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Allegheny County Public Works Director Stephen...
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust postpones cartoon exhibit amid sexual misconduct allegations
A cartoon exhibit in Downtown Pittsburgh has been indefinitely postponed following sexual misconduct allegations made against one of the artists. Pittsburgh-based cartoonist Ed Piskor was scheduled to host an exhibition at 707 Penn Gallery starting April 6. However, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust said it postponed the show indefinitely after it...
‘What are we waiting for?’ Fontana backs regular statewide property reassessments
Pennsylvania is the only state that doesn’t regularly reassess its properties for tax purposes. A Pittsburgh state legislator wants to change that. Sen. Wayne Fontana, D-Brookline, told TribLive that he is drafting legislation that would call for regular reassessments statewide. “It is absolutely time to talk about this,” Fontana said...
Pittsburgh Stadium Authority to sell North Shore land to Pirates for $569K for plaza development
Pittsburgh is one step closer to a new public plaza on the North Shore for baseball fans to cheer on the Pirates. The city’s Stadium Authority voted unanimously Thursday to sell a large parcel of land next to PNC Park to the Pittsburgh Pirates that will be turned into a...
T riders face closures, detours from upcoming $150M rehab project in Pittsburgh, South Hills
Pittsburgh Regional Transit next month will start a $150 million rehabilitation project for the agency’s light-rail network. The construction will lead to rolling closures of parts of the rail lines and will require significant detours. The agency, the region’s largest public transit operator, said it will repair concrete rail foundations...
Allegheny County’s elections board OKs ballot drop-off sites with 3-0 vote
Allegheny County’s new ballot drop-off locations are finally official. The county Board of Elections voted unanimously Wednesday to add six locations where voters can drop off mail-in ballots for the upcoming primary election. Staffed drop-off locations will be placed in Squirrel Hill, Moon, McKeesport, North Park, South Park and Boyce...
Pittsburgh vies for ’26 NFL Draft after Philly snags MLB, FIFA, NCAA events
Pittsburgh is running an all-out blitz to host a future NFL Draft, and now the effort is getting support from Pennsylvania’s top public official. Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that he sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell last week indicating support for Pittsburgh to host a draft in...
