Pittsburgh category, Page 206

Officials have identified the man shot to death Friday in Knoxville as Isiah Paillett, 46, of Pittsburgh. Officers responded to the 400 block of Parklow Street around 8 p.m. where they found a man had been shot in the chest multiple times, a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman said late Friday....

Shawden L. Ross told a Westmoreland County judge Friday he understood the pain his victim’s family members experienced as he endured the same kind of loss. Ross, 36, of Pittsburgh was ordered to serve 20 to 40 years in prison for the third-degree murder of 27-year-old Lamont Simmons on April...

Brandon Short knows first-hand the pain of losing a loved one to gun violence. The McKeesport native and former NFL player’s 26-year-old daughter Karli was shot and killed last September in the Christy Park section of McKeesport. She had been shot in the head and was dead at the scene....

Pittsburgh city and police officials held a catch-all news conference Friday afternoon to discuss safety measures this weekend on the North Shore and South Side, though they declined to give updates on any high-profile ongoing investigations. Violence on the city’s South Side, particularly in the East Carson Street entertainment district,...

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will no longer require masks at its theaters and facilities starting next week after the number of covid-19 cases in Allegheny County dropped below a high rate of transmission. Beginning Tuesday, guests are not required to wear masks at indoor events. The announcement came after the...

Kenny Chesney knows what his fans want to hear, and he’s prepared to give it to them Saturday when he returns to Heinz Field. In his first Pittsburgh show since the start of the pandemic, all indications are that the country music legend will be sticking with his familiar formula...

One of two men critically injured in a shooting last weekend along busy East Carson Street instigated the incident, according to police, prompting one of the victims to return fire. Christopher Young, 27, used a stolen gun when he opened fire, police said. He is charged with attempted homicide in...

Outbound traffic on the Parkway East resumed about 11:30 a.m. after a truck overturned in the Squirrel Hill tunnel that blocked both lanes, according to PennDOT officials. No injuries were reported in the crash that occurred about 9:30 a.m., but first responders shut down the outbound tunnel to clear the...

A man was grazed on the neck in a shooting Thursday on Pittsburgh’s North Side, city police said. Zone 1 officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert for multiple shots fired on the 1300 block of Federal Street around 11:50 p.m., according to public safety information officer Maurice Matthews. Responding officers...

It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Kenny Chesney Country music star Kenny Chesney brings his “Here and Now Tour” to Pittsburgh on Saturday. The show starts at 5 p.m. with guests Carly Pearce, Old Dominion and Dan + Shay. Chesney is set to take the stage...

A developer is looking to revitalize the former Letsche Elementary School in Pittsburgh’s Crawford-Roberts neighborhood into mixed-income housing. The city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday authorized a Rental Gap Program loan of about $950,000 to Beacon Communities Services for the project. The board also agreed to sell the developer a...

Local leaders announced the start of construction of a multi-modal corridor that will better connect the Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods of Larimer and Homewood with the Bakery Square development and shopping district. The $4.5 million project, called the Larimer-Homewood Connector, will include a tree-lined road complete with a pedestrian walk, bike lanes,...

City officials on Thursday unveiled Pittsburgh’s plans for this year’s Independence Day celebration in Point State Park. The July 4 festivities, which will run from 4 p.m. till 10 p.m., include musical entertainment, family activities, line dancing and a performance of Squonk’s “Hand to Hand,” which the city touted as...

After more than 60 years as the Port Authority of Allegheny County, the region’s largest public transportation provider announced a rebrand on Thursday to Pittsburgh Regional Transit. “We stand at the very beginning of a new era in public transportation,” said Pittsburgh Regional Transit CEO Katharine Kelleman at a press...

Reunited, and it sounds so good. At least that’s what fans of the Atlanta-based rap collective Goodie Mob are expecting when the group takes the Dollar Bank Main Stage at the Three Rivers Arts Festival Saturday night at 7:30. Its 1995 album “Soul Food” is cited as one of hip-hop’s...

Back-to-back shootings on and near Pittsburgh’s busy East Carson Street last weekend have prompted at least one business to close its doors permanently and left other owners struggling to understand why authorities cannot seem to keep control of the entertainment district. “One hundred percent of South Side residents and businesses...

One of Pittsburgh’s largest neighborhoods, Bloomfield is best known for its Italian-American heritage and history. Despite seeing changes over the last couple of decades, the neighborhood is still home to a good variety of Italian-American staples, even if many of the neighbors are now millennial transplants. This combination provides an...

Kenny Chesney is bringing his “Here and Now” stadium tour to Pittsburgh on Saturday, and officials are hoping to keep the trash and debauchery in the parking lots to a minimum. Heinz Field officials released information for those who plan to attend the concert as a reminder of the policies...

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by prosecutors to require the man accused of killing 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill to appear in court to be questioned about his right to a speedy trial. Members of the team prosecuting Robert Bowers asked...

A New Jersey man who admitting throwing a firecracker toward police officers during the 2020 protests Downtown over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis will serve two years in federal prison. Nicholas Frank Lucia, 27, of Long Beach Township, was sentenced via video conferencing on Wednesday by U.S. District...

Pittsburgh officials are looking to analyze the police force’s staffing and utilization. Legislation advanced Wednesday would authorize the city to spend $180,000 on an agreement with Matrix Consulting Group to perform the study. “It is a set of recommendations about the number and distribution of officers in different functions and...

Country music star Kenny Chesney is a boater. His song “Guys Named Captain” begins: “Guys named Captain are always characters … Livin’ by the water, somewhere in the Americas South or Central or some Virgin Island.” Or Pittsburgh? Beginning three weeks ago, boaters have been anchored along the Allegheny River...

Over the winter the Carnegie Science Center encourages people to save snowballs in their freezers for its annual Snowball Day on the first day of summer – and each year, many do. Now comes the payoff. Since 2006, the Science Center has celebrated the solstice by helping visitors launch those...

Pittsburgh City Council seems to be poised to reallocate funds originally earmarked for a public safety training facility in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood to a project to convert Penn Circle into a two-way roadway. Council was initially expected to take a final vote on the measure Tuesday, but delayed to...