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Pittsburgh floodwaters crest at highest levels since 2005, 10th Street Bypass reopens
As rain drenched Southwestern Pennsylvania this week, Pittsburgh’s rivers reached their highest levels in nearly two decades. The Pittsburgh area saw 72 hours of heavy precipitation, which dropped more rain over three days than the region had seen in all of March, Lee Hendricks, a meteorologist with the National Weather...
Pittsburgh Pirates home opener: Feels like Steelers weatherVideo
The Pirates were hot. The weather was not. Chilly temperatures and snow flurries on the North Shore made Friday feel more like a wintry Steelers tailgate than a celebration for the boys of summer. Still, fans were ready to welcome the 2024 home opener in Pittsburgh against the Baltimore Orioles....
Morning Roundup: Wigle Whiskey opens site at PNC Park; landslide limits road access in Ross
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, April 5: Wigle Whiskey opens site at PNC Park Wigle Whiskey food and spirits will be available at PNC Park this season, the Pittsburgh-based craft distillery announced on its website. The distillery’s North Shore menu will be available...
Man dies more than 4 months after being shot in Lincoln-Lemington
A man who was shot more than four months ago in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood died just after midnight Thursday. Jamair Coachman, 18, of Penn Hills was shot in the back on Everton Street on Nov. 23, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner told TribLive news partner WTAE. No arrests have been...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 5-7
It’s the first weekend in April and the Pirates home opener is Friday at PNC Park on the North Shore. Here are some ways to spend it. Retro Fair The Senator John Heinz History Center is hosting the 10th annual Vintage Pittsburgh Retro Fair in partnership with The Neighborhood Flea...
Court weighs if 15-year-old charged with homicide should be tried as adult
By the time he was 13, Nigel Thompson had been hospitalized twice at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. Medical records showed he had suicidal thoughts and threatened to kill his family. He stole a gun, they said, and took it to school in his backpack. A juvenile court found that he...
‘I am’ Art Exhibition seeks Pittsburgh artists
Quincy Swatson is inviting artists across the city and beyond to be part of a gallery show he is curating in May called “I am.” The art exhibition aims to showcase the diverse tapestry of the human experience and the duality of art. “There’s so much in the world that’s...
Pitt trustees vote to buy historic property, endorse 5-year plan
University of Pittsburgh trustees voted Thursday to create a new headquarters building for one of its schools, buy a historic site in Oakland and endorse a five-year strategic plan. Meeting at the university’s Oakland campus, trustees approved plans to make a building currently under construction at Fifth Avenue and Halket...
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...
Competition ramps up with Allegheny General Hospital’s proposed $1B expansion
Western Pennsylvania’s two health care giants are racing to spend billions on new facilities, renovations and construction. But rivals UPMC and Allegheny Health Network say their expansion is not a contest but rather a responsibility to meet patient needs. AHN’s move to embark on a $1 billion renovation and expansion...
Man found guilty in 2010 Hill District fatal stabbing is charged with using knives to kill again
A man charged with stabbing two people during a Wednesday night drinking session in a Hill District home previously served prison time for a fatal stabbing more than a decade earlier. Police said Tyrone Taylor, 52, killed Laferrel “Flash” Dee inside an apartment at 230 Davenport St. Officers found Taylor...
Morning Roundup: Police investigate Oakland burglary; flooding shelter opened in Brownsville
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, April 4: Pitt and city police investigate burglary in Oakland University of Pittsburgh police reported Wednesday that they are working with city officers to investigate a burglary in the 200 block of McKee Place in the city’s Oakland...
With $31.6M in hand from controversial bond issue, URA details plans for affordable housing in Pittsburgh
Months after Pittsburgh City Council, operating on limited information, approved a $31.6 million bond issue for affordable housing, members finally got some details Wednesday about how the money will be spent by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The head of the URA, which issued the bonds, sent council information showing that...
30 archers, 108 deer, 9,440 meals later, Pittsburgh proclaims pilot culling program a success
Pittsburgh could expand its deer hunting program after more than 100 deer were culled in a pilot program, Mayor Ed Gainey’s office said Wednesday. The city launched a limited archery hunting program from Sept. 30 through Jan. 27 to manage the city’s white-tailed deer populations in Frick and Riverview parks....
Police investigate Beltzhoover shooting
Pittsburgh police were reviewing surveillance footage after a man was injured during a shooting Tuesday in Beltzhoover. First responders were called to Michigan Street at 5:45 p.m. and found the man with a wound to his buttocks. He was transported to a hospital in stable condition, police said. Authorities were...
Man struck, killed by car on Parkway North
A pedestrian was killed early Wednesday when state police said he was hit by an SUV while walking in the center lane of the Parkway North inbound during a heavy rainstorm. The crash was reported at 2:45 a.m. near mile marker 3 in Pittsburgh, between the exits for East and...
Police seek help identifying suspected scammer
Pittsburgh police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man suspected in a cryptocurrency scam. Police released two images of the man. “He is believed to be involved in a Bitcoin scam targeting a 64-year-old victim,” police said in a social media post. Police said the victim lost a...
Missing Hill District girl found safe
A 12-year-old girl who had been reported missing to Pittsburgh police was found safe a couple days later, authorities said. The girl had been reported missing Tuesday from her home in the city’s Hill District neighborhood. Authorities sought help from the public to find her....
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...
Man arrested for stabbing passenger on Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Hazelwood
Port Authority police arrested a suspect Tuesday in the stabbing of a passenger multiple times on a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Hazelwood. The attack occurred about 11:45 a.m. on a 56-Lincoln Place bus near Second and Flowers avenues, said Adam Brandolph, an agency spokesman. The victim was taken to...
Pittsburgh land bank board to expand with new seats for city school district, Allegheny County
Pittsburgh Public Schools and Allegheny County will now have a voice in deciding what Pittsburgh does with blighted properties. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved expanding the board of Pittsburgh’s land bank to 11 members from nine. The school district and county will each get an appointment to the board....
Big Nosh, inaugural Jewish food festival, being held in Squirrel Hill
Pittsburgh’s festival menu has a new flavor. Big Nosh, a Jewish food festival, is happening from 3 to 8 p.m. April 7-9 at Congregation Beth Shalom in Squirrel Hill. In Yiddish, the word nosh means “to snack.” “It is a time to celebrate authentic Jewish cuisine and culture,” said Evan...
Bicyclist dies from wounds after being hit by semi-truck in Pittsburgh
A bicyclist who was hit by a semi-truck last week in Downtown Pittsburgh died over the weekend, Pittsburgh police reported Monday afternoon. The man succumbed to his injuries in a hospital at 1:25 a.m. Saturday. No charges are expected to be filed, police said. His identity has not been released...
Morning Roundup: House fire along Route 356 in Allegheny Township
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, April 2: House fire along Route 356 in Allegheny Township Traffic is back to normal on Route 356 after a house fire early Tuesday in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County. No injuries were reported in the 3:17 a.m. blaze,...
