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Pittsburgh schools add 2 programs for 2019-20 school year
Pittsburgh Public Schools will offer two new programs for students during the 2019-20 school year. Career and Technical Education students will be able to enter a new early childhood program at Pittsburgh Milliones. It will include instruction in growth and development, nutrition, program planning and management and other topics to...
Field of council candidates in Pittsburgh’s North Side shrinks as Swatson bows out
The Democratic field running for a North Side Pittsburgh City Council seat is down to three candidates, including incumbent Councilwoman Darlene Harris. Quincy Kofi Swatson, 27, of Spring Hill announced Wednesday in a post on Medium that he is withdrawing from the race “to create a united front” that supports...
Washington’s cherry blossoms will be in ‘peak bloom’ on April 1
April Fool’s Day will be the peak date to enjoy the Yoshino Cherry blossoms that line the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. The peak bloom date is when 70 percent of the blossoms are open, and it’s tough to predict more than 10 days in advance when that peak will...
Young boy found wandering along Overland Avenue in Duquesne
Duquesne police used social media to locate the parents of a young boy found wandering Wednesday morning on Overland Avenue. But Allegheny County Office Child, Youth and Family took custody of the boy after his father and mother’s boyfriend were arrested when they came to the police station, according to...
State awards $2.25M in grants that include projects at former Civic Arena site
The redevelopment of Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District at the site of the former Civic Arena was awarded nearly $678,000 that’s part of $2.25 million in state funding coming to Allegheny County for projects. About half of the Lower Hill money will go toward developing a plaza and pedestrian walkway in...
Pittsburgh region has thousands of job opportunities, Builders Guild says
Now’s the time for someone to pursue a career in the building trades, according to the head of the Builders Guild of Western Pennsylvania. “There are literally thousands of opportunities. We’ve been bringing in record numbers of apprentices for the last two years,” said Jeff Nobers, executive director of the...
Proposed Pa. gun registry bill given ‘no chance’ of passage
A proposed bill that would require most guns to be registered in Pennsylvania is given little chance of moving forward by politicos in the state. It also is, not unsurprisingly, opposed by gun rights groups and those who represent Western Pennsylvania in the state Legislature. “It’s not registration for public...
Hays bald eagles welcome first eaglet of 2019Video
The Hays bald eagles welcomed their first eaglet of the season Saturday afternoon. The eaglet emerged from its egg at 1:14 p.m., four hours after a pip (small crack) was observed on the egg. It is the ninth eaglet the Hays couple have hatched in their years there. Two eggs...
Civil lawsuits, federal charges could await Rosfeld after acquittal
Michael Rosfeld could end up back in court despite a jury’s not guilty verdict. The former East Pittsburgh police officer was acquitted of state charges Friday in the shooting death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II. But Rosfeld already faces a civil federal lawsuit brought by Rose’s family and could face...
Route 28 improvements, bridges, landslides all on PennDOT’s to-do list for 2019Video
The Route 28 improvement project is front and center among the $310 million worth of road improvements PennDOT plans in the Alle-Kiski Valley for the coming construction season. That figure represents what PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan called the “total amount of investment” PennDOT has in store for this year ....
Officials: Convergence of Rosfeld trial, NCAA wrestling tourney shouldn’t create problemsVideo
About 100,000 people, many from out of town, are expected to attend the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships starting Thursday at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena as the emotionally charged trial of Michael Rosfeld continues a few blocks away. At a news conference Wednesday, officials said they’re prepared to handle the...
Former Mercer County DA sentenced in obstruction case involving his lover
The former Mercer County District Attorney who was convicted in January of abusing his position of power to influence criminal cases involving his lover was sentenced Wednesday to probation and community service. Miles Karson, 73, of Sharon was sentenced to four years of probation and 300 hours of community service....
Dr. Don L. Fisher, pioneering cardiologist at Allegheny General Hospital, dead at 100
Jeff Fisher’s memories of his father, Dr. Don L. Fisher, are intertwined with the place where his father spent most days for 66 years — Allegheny General Hospital. “He was at work quite a bit,” Jeff Fisher, 65, of Peachtree City, Ga., said of his father. “Actually, he included us...
Former Gov. Dick Thornburgh officially retires from K&L Gates
Former U.S. Attorney General and Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh has officially retired, according to K&L Gates, the global law firm where he began his career. K&L Gates “wishes its longtime partner … well in his retirement,” the firm said in a news release. Thornburgh, 86, began his legal career as...
See a $1 million penny at the National Coin & Money Show
A $1 million penny, a $3 million nickel and more than $100 million more in rare coins are coming to Pittsburgh from March 28 through 30 when the National Coin & Money Show stops at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Attendees will also have the chance to find out...
Will Michael Rosfeld testify? Lawyers weigh in on the risky move
Putting a defendant on the stand to testify in their own defense is risky business. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t, legal experts told the Tribune-Review. It’s anyone’s guess whether Michael Rosfeld will take the stand and describe under oath exactly what happened on June 19, 2018, the day...
Police: W.Va. man charged after hitting 2 vehicles, had 4 unlicensed guns in his car
A West Virginia man was arrested early Saturday on Pittsburgh’s South Side after police said he struck two cars and drove the wrong way down 17th Street. Police said they then found four guns in his car and the suspect, Kristopher Alan Miller, 42, of Tridelphia, was visibly intoxicated when...
Arnold teen has been missing since Tuesday
A 15-year-old girl has been missing since Tuesday afternoon, Arnold police said. Ayanna Guy may be wearing a dark blue JROTC uniform or a purple sweatshirt, police said. Her mother reported her missing after she didn’t come home from school; she told police Ayanna has runaway before. They live on...
A sea of green Downtown, as Pittsburgh celebrates a cold-brewed St. Patrick’s Day with parade, revelry
Amid the sea of people dressed in green Saturday along the Boulevard of the Allies in downtown Pittsburgh, a white faux straw hat seemed to glow when the sun appeared from behind the stark, gray clouds. Robert Weck was wearing it as he and some of his family enjoyed Pittsburgh’s...
Calls for former Steeler Lynn Swann to leave USC amid college admissions scandal
Pittsburgh Steelers great Lynn Swann is facing calls to resign as the University of Southern California’s athletic director in the wake of the national college admissions scandal that has entangled four USC athletic department employees. The employees — Swann not among them — are accused of accepting $2 million in...
Resources available for Art Institute of Pittsburgh students
A week after the sudden, but not unexpected closure of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office is offering guidance for students affected by the move. “The sudden closure of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh has left hundreds of students across the Commonwealth in limbo about...
Pittsburgh region unemployment rate the lowest in 40 years
Unemployment in the Pittsburgh region is at its lowest rate in more than four decades, according to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Labor and Industry. “The best we can say is, it’s the lowest on our records, which start in 1976,” said Lauren Riegel, an industry and business analyst for the...
Pennsylvania Lottery celebrates 47 years since first drawing
It started as a 50-cent weekly game offering a chance at a $50,000 top prize, with occasional chances to become a millionaire. Forty-seven years since the first Pennsylvania Lottery drawing was held, the Lottery pays out billions each year and rakes in billions more, with proceeds benefiting older Pennsylvanians, according...
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, others express solidarity with Christchurch
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto took to social media Friday to express solidarity with people in Christchurch, New Zealand, and promise protection for Pittsburgh’s Muslim community in the wake of the mosque shootings that left at least 49 dead. Mayor @LianneDalziel - the people of Pittsburgh are with you and our...
Trib launches ‘Bonus Strip’ reward program for readers
Trib Total Media is partnering with Ad-A-Note to offer readers and advertisers an innovative and rewarding twist on sticky-note advertising. “The Bonus Strip” pilot program will start Thursday in the Valley News Dispatch edition of the Tribune-Review. The Bonus Strip is a 7-inch sticky note on the cover of the...
