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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Families of killed and wounded to receive largest share of Tree of Life donations
The distribution of donated funds is underway to Tree of Life victims’ families, survivors, congregations and first responders. About $5.4 million was received by Tree of Life - Or L’Simcha congregation through April 30, 2019, and the families of those killed and those seriously wounded will receive about $3 million...
Potential Amazon site in Churchill faces uncertain future
One of the largest underdeveloped parcels of land in Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs has caught the eye of retail giant Amazon for the purposes of a high-tech distribution facility, though the future of that project is uncertain, according to Churchill and Allegheny County officials. A recent change to zoning of the...
4-month bridge project detouring traffic on Rodi Road in Wilkins
A nearly four-month long project to replace a crumbling bridge along Rodi Road in Wilkins Township begins Monday, according to PennDOT. The bridge traversing Chalfont Run is between William Penn Highway and Penn Center Boulevard. Rodi Road will close to traffic in both directions at the bridge through early July....
Outbound Parkway East has been reopened after it shut down due to crash
The Parkway East outbound lanes from the Beechwood Boulevard exit to the Edgewood/Swissvale Exit reopened about an hour after a multi-vehicle crash shut it down Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Allegheny County dispatchers said the wreck happened around 2:30 p.m. Sunday on the Swissvale side of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. State...
Police: Pittsburgh girl found safe
A Pittsburgh girl missing since Saturday was found safe, Pittsburgh police said Sunday. Police were asking for help to locate the girl, Gyslene Niyonizigiye, and she was found early Sunday afternoon, police said....
Pittsburgh woman charged with stabbing brother in Knoxville
A Pittsburgh woman is charged with aggravated assault for allegedly stabbing her brother during a domestic dispute late Saturday in Knoxville. Pittsburgh police were called shortly before midnight to the scene in the 200 block of Wilbur Street, where they arrested Jaquelia Stevens, 25. According to police, her brother had...
University of Pittsburgh named in national report for improving financial aid practices
The University of Pittsburgh is challenging a national trend among public universities where institutions dedicate more funding to merit aid, rather than to students with financial need. Pitt has put a priority on offering assistance to students with financial need, while other public universities are dedicating a majority of financial...
2019 H.S. performance score rankings for Allegheny, Westmoreland, Alle-Kiski Valley
The goal of most high schools is to have students graduate with skills that prepare them for success in life. One indication the school is making good on that intention is its building-level performance score — which is used to evaluate teachers and principals under Pennsylvania’s Educator Effectiveness System (Act...
Retired attorney with rare muscular disease FHSD connects with others and accelerates search for cure 
Mark Christman resented being thought of as a wimp. As a kid growing up in Indiana Township, he’d always felt more like a “tough guy,” with the inner tenacity, drive and work ethic of a competitive athlete. Christman loved playing sports, but getting picked last on nearly every team was...
Brentwood woman with multiple medical issues found dead
A Brentwood woman with unknown medical issues was found dead in Bloomfield on Saturday, police said. Barbara Ann Hahn, 55, was found unresponsive underneath the South Millvale Avenue Bridge around 3:45 p.m., according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Hahn was last seen around 9 a.m. Thursday, Brentwood police...
Rankin road closure related to Kenmawr Bridge replacement to continue through summer 2021
A portion of Sixth Avenue in Rankin is closed through late summer 2021 as part of a Kenmawr Bridge replacement project. The road closed Wednesday between Kenmawr Avenue and Duquesne Way. A public meeting to discuss the $12.46 million project is scheduled for 5-6:30 p.m. March 23 at the Rankin...
Owner of Kennywood Park, Idlewild and Sandcastle opening support office in Pittsburgh
The owner of three of Pittsburgh’s amusement parks is opening a support facility here in March. Palace Entertainment, which owns Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, as well as Idlewild & SoakZone in Ligonier and Sandcastle Waterpark in Homestead, is moving some operations from Newport Beach, Calif., to a temporary spot...
Car rear-ends Port Authority bus in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, 2 drivers injured
A car rear-ended a Port Authority of Allegheny County bus Friday evening in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, sending both drivers to hospitals with minor injuries, officials said. The 87 Friendship bus was headed outbound and stopped on Liberty Avenue at 25th Street when it was struck by the car shortly before...
Coronavirus concerns hurting Asian restaurants in Pittsburgh, some owners say
Asian restaurants and markets across Pittsburgh are hurting because of misinformation surrounding how the new coronavirus spreads, community leaders and officials said Friday. To combat the anti-Chinese sentiment, local politicians gathered for lunch at Oakland’s Night Market Gourmet to encourage patronage of Asian restaurants and quash myths. “In the Marines...
Landowner wants to sell nearly 110 acres to Upper Burrell for a park
Upper Burrell supervisors are looking into an offer from a Florida man to sell almost 110 acres of wooded property near the township’s Lincoln Beach Park. Supervisors held off discussion of the offer this week to investigate further. “It’s a very interesting offer,” Supervisor Michael Conley said. “We don’t get...
Carnegie Museum of Art appoints Eric Crosby as director
Eric Crosby has been appointed The Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland. Previously the Richard Armstrong Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, he served as museum’s acting director since January 2019. “Eric has a deep commitment to the mission of Carnegie Museums...
Large asteroid will zip by the Earth in April at about 20,000 mph
Earthlings looking for something to take their minds off the coronavirus now have a giant asteroid to think about. While experts say there is no cause for alarm, the asteroid was classified as a potentially hazardous object because it passes near Earth’s orbit. However, it’s not currently on NASA’s list...
Bullets strike parked car near Langley elementary school in Sheraden
A male suspect is accused of firing a gun toward a person and instead striking a parked car near an elementary school in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood, officials said. No one was injured, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said. Police officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute in...
Section of Pittsburgh’s Fourth Avenue, Downtown, closing for remainder of March
Pittsburgh’s Fourth Avenue, Downtown, will be closed for the remainder of March between Smithfield and Wood streets for underground utility work, according to the city Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. Vehicles will be detoured during the closure from Wood, to the Boulevard of the Allies, to Smithfield Street and back...
Allegheny County Jail prepares for coronavirus possibilities
Allegheny County Jail officials are working with the county health department and emergency services to prepare for a potential coronavirus outbreak at the jail, Warden Orlando Harper and Chief Deputy Warden Laura Williams said during a Jail Oversight Board meeting. “As we know, a confined environment is something where we...
For the love of mic: Frankie Day celebrates 15 years on the air
Frank Dittig’s two careers have just one thing in common — they’ve both been jobs he has loved. And that’s where the similarities end. Dittig, 79, owned an office supply store in North Versailles for decades before commanding the mic at radio station WKFB-AM, playing oldies tunes for listening ears....
Allegheny County DA urges weekend medicine cabinet cleanup
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. is encouraging residents to clean out their medicine cabinets this weekend to coincide with changing their clocks. “The beginning of daylight saving time is the perfect time for people to identify unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications in their homes, medications...
Fatal gunfight between Mt. Oliver man, Pittsburgh cops being examined by police 
A Mt. Oliver man was killed after a gunfight with four plainclothes Pittsburgh police detectives Thursday night following a traffic stop on the city’s North Side. Authorities are working to piece together what happened, but as of about noon Friday, Allegheny County police could provide few details about what happened....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: March 6-8
We lose an hour of sleep this weekend as we spring forward on Sunday morning. There’s still plenty of time to enjoy Pittsburgh this weekend. Here are some options: By the book The musical comedy “The Book of Merman” runs Friday through Sunday at the CLO Cabaret, Downtown. Director Gerry...
Pittsburgh events to carry on, with precautions, despite coronavirus spread 
Events across the country are being canceled because of the growing threat of the coronavirus, but it’s business as usual in Western Pennsylvania. While precautions are being taken at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh and at the Monroeville Convention Center, event leaders are monitoring the spread of...


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