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Suspects in Route 51 chase charged in connection with Carrick homicide
Pittsburgh police have arrested two suspects in connection with a Carrick shooting that left one man dead. Maurice Nelson, 20, and Amier Windsor 17, each were charged Tuesday with criminal homicide, robbery and criminal conspiracy in the homicide that occurred Sunday in the 1900 block of Concordia Street. Pelson and...
Pittsburgh weather challenged ‘A Man Called Otto’ director Marc ForsterVideo
A movie director can face many challenges — temperamental actors, filming delays, budget overruns, temperamental actors. For director Marc Forster, the biggest challenge of making “A Man Called Otto” certainly wasn’t working with Tom Hanks, whom he labeled a consummate professional. It was something much more elemental. “To be honest,...
Suspect in fatal Pittsburgh stabbing apprehended by U.S. Marshals near Morgantown
A Pittsburgh man wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of his estranged wife last week in her home in the South Side Slopes neighborhood was arrested Monday in West Virginia. Authorities said U.S. Marshals caught up with William Fitzgerald, 50, along Interstate 79 near Morgantown, W.Va. Fitzgerald faces criminal...
Suspect chase ends in Route 51 crash that injures at least 2
A chase for a homicide suspect ended in a car crash that shuttered Route 51 and left at least two men injured Monday. “Multiple Pittsburgh police units” were pursuing the suspect in a recent homicide at about 2:40 p.m. Monday when the suspect’s vehicle crashed at the BP gas station...
Police arrest man suspected of being driver in North Side hit-and-run
A North Side man has been arrested in connection with a suspected hit-and-run incident early Monday. Pittsburgh police responded around 3:20 a.m. to the Sunoco gas station at 310 Cedar Ave. in the North Side for reports of a woman injured in the parking lot. While en route, a second...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to partner with Allegheny Goatscape to improve Hays Woods Park
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy said Monday it will use grant money to improve the ecosystem at Pittsburgh’s newly acquired Hays Woods Park and partner with Allegheny Goatscape to remove invasive plants. The nonprofit received a $233,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. The wooded space in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood...
Pittsburgh’s Original Oyster House to close through mid-February
Jenn Grippo didn’t want to make this decision without first talking with her employees. The co-owner of The Original Oyster House in Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh with her mom Renee Grippo (known as Mrs. G) held a meeting with their 10 employees and asked for everyone’s input. The topic:...
No injuries following late-night fire in Arlington
There were no reported injuries following a fire late Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Arlington neighborhood, emergency officials said. Fire crews were called to the 100 block of Cologne Street around 11 p.m. Pittsburgh Battalion Chief James Dolan told Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV that firefighters quickly got the duplex fire under control....
Man fatally shot in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood
Pittsburgh police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man Sunday morning in the city’s Carrick neighborhood. Police were called at about 6:45 a.m. to the 100 block of East Agnew Avenue, responding to reports of gunshots. They found a man down on the street who had gunshot wounds to...
Teen girl shot in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood
A 17-year-old girl was taken to a local hospital after a shooting Saturday night in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood. Pittsburgh police responded shortly before 10 p.m. to the 6500 block of Deary Street following a ShotSpotter alert for a single round of gunfire and related calls to 911. Officers found the...
Pittsburgh man missing since mid-December found dead in cemetery
Pittsburgh police detectives found a man dead Saturday morning inside St. Peter’s Cemetery in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood. Police identified the man as Kneno “Cino” Weaver, 28, of Homewood. Weaver initially was reported as a missing person on Dec. 18, 2022. He was last seen at the intersection of Lincoln...
Penn Hills police seeking help to find missing woman
Authorities are asking for help in locating a missing Penn Hills woman who could be endangered due to lack of necessary medication. Nia Rash was seen at a bus stop near the intersection of Frankstown Road and Duff Road in Penn Hills at 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 28,2022, according to...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conductor, musicians excited about performing with Sting
Over four decades ago, when the British-American punk rock group The Police burst onto the pop music scene with a song called “Roxanne,” it would have been hard to imagine the lead singer one day performing it with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The Police blended reggae, jazz and funk with...
Shooting in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood sends man to hospital
An 18-year-old man was in stable condition after Pittsburgh police found him shot in the back early Saturday in the city’s Knoxville neighborhood. Police found the man inside a vehicle in the 300 block of Moore Avenue after responding to a ShotSpotter alert at about 12:30 a.m. in the 900...
Police seek suspect in South Side Slopes fatal stabbing
Pittsburgh police are looking for a city resident who they say is a suspect in a fatal stabbing Thursday in the South Side Slopes neighborhood. Police identified the suspect as William L. Fitzgerald, 50. He is wanted for the fatal stabbing of Tarae Washington, 47. Washington was found dead on...
Workers at refugee organization Hello Neighbor in Pittsburgh seek to unionize
Workers at the Larimer-based nonprofit Hello Neighbor are seeking voluntary union recognition from the organization. The workers presented their CEO with the request on Jan. 3. Hello Neighbor provides social services for refugees and immigrants around Pittsburgh. The bargaining unit consists of 21 workers in development and marketing, education and...
Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon runners to get mental health support
It’s been said that running a marathon is all in the mind — that the mental approach is as important as the physical. As runners begin training in earnest for the 2023 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon on May 7, P3R, the non-profit organization that manages the marathon and some...
A behind-the-scenes look at Cirque du Soleil: CorteoVideo
Catherine Duval and her team were inspecting each piece of clothing and accessory. They were in search of missing buttons, torn fabric or stains, holes or anything out of the ordinary. It’s their mission to make a repair or replace the piece before the show can go on. “If a...
Water returning soon for PWSA customers in Highland Park, Morningside after water main repair complication
Morningside and Highland Park residents who have been without water since Thursday night should have their water returning this morning, according the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. Residents in those neighborhoods have been without water since around 9:50 p.m. Thursday, according to PWSA spokesman Nick Letzkus. He could not say...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Jan. 6-8
It’s the first full weekend of 2023 and if one of your goals this year is to run the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, it’s a good time to begin your training. Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Training Session Saturday marks the official start of Marathon Weekend Training. There will...
Man fired shots at postal worker in Pittsburgh, police say
Pittsburgh police are investigating the shooting Thursday of a postal carrier in Pittsburgh. Martinel Humphries, 28, was arrested and faces multiple charges in connection with the incident, police said. A U.S. Postal worker told police he was delivering mail just after 2 p.m. in the 200 block of Waldorf Street...
Woman fatally stabbed in South Side Slopes identified
A Pittsburgh woman was found dead Thursday evening with multiple stab wounds in South Side Slopes. Tarae C. Washington, 47, was found inside her Arlington Avenue residence Thursday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said officers were dispatched shortly before 7 p.m. to the...
Police say gunman fired at man, then held Eat ‘n Park employees hostage in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police said they arrested a man who fired at least three gunshots at another man in a parking lot along Banksville Road on Thursday afternoon before holding two Eat ‘n Park employees and a restaurant manager hostage. A man told police that an unknown man fired the gunshots at...
Brighton Heights man with schizophrenia gets prison term for killing neighbor
In November 2019, Laron Smith was forbidden by airline officials from taking his connecting flight from Chicago to Arizona because of his erratic behavior. Airline employees called Smith’s father in Arizona, as well as his mother in Pittsburgh, and said he’d been acting strangely. Smith, now 26, believed then that...
Wexford woman gets probation and house arrest for failure to pay taxes
The owner of a now-defunct Fox Chapel business will serve three years probation, including six months on house arrest, after she was sentenced on Wednesday for failing to pay both personal and business taxes. Shelley L. Fant, 52, of Wexford was sentenced before U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy. In...
