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Pittsburgh Public Schools to launch national search for new superintendent
Pittsburgh Public Schools is looking to hire consultants to help it conduct a national search for a new superintendent. Former PPS superintendent Anthony Hamlet resigned in October after the district received criticism over in-person schooling decisions related to the pandemic and the Pennsylvania Ethics Commission found Hamlet violated the state’s...
Police: Teen charged in Squirrel Hill Tunnel crash had gun, marijuana
A teenager ran out of his shoes when he fled from state troopers after a brief chase and crash in the Squirrel Hill Tunnel on Wednesday, according to the charges against him. Cash Jones, 18, is charged with carrying a firearm without a license, fleeing police, driving under the influence...
Police: Shots fired in Downtown Pittsburgh road rage incident
An apparent road rage incident ended in gunfire in Downtown Pittsburgh early Thursday, authorities said. The incident happened about 12:20 a.m. near the intersection of Smithfield Street and Fort Pitt Boulevard, police said. A man told officers he was driving behind a red Chevy Impala that was blocking two lanes,...
Pittsburgh International Auto Show drives into town
After stalling last year, the Pittsburgh International Auto Show is rolling once again. “We are so happy to have the show this year,” said Lisa McIntyre, CEO of Greater Pittsburgh Automobile Dealers Association, host of the event. “It is always the perfect opportunity to see what’s new in automobiles from...
McKees Rocks man accused of courthouse theft
A McKees Rocks man is accused of stealing two credit cards, a debit card and about $140 in cash from the purse of a trial witness at the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh, the county sheriff’s office said. The suspect, Aaron Hicks, 28, allegedly stole the cash and cards on...
Students ‘no longer members’ of Winchester Thurston after video mocking George Floyd
Multiple students no longer attend Winchester Thurston School in Pittsburgh after the social media posting of a viral video mocking the death of George Floyd, according to a letter from the head of the school. A video, filmed inside Winchester Thurston’s upper school campus in Shadyside, was posted two weeks...
Pittsburgh activists, officials hope legislation will end ‘systemic racism’ in traffic stops
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday heard input from local activists and the Philadelphia councilman whose legislation spurred Pittsburgh to ban traffic stops for minor, secondary violations. Pittsburgh in December passed legislation sponsored by Councilman Ricky Burgess to stop police from pulling over drivers for having a burned-out brake light or...
Parkway East reopened after police pursuit, crash in Squirrel Hill Tunnels
The Parkway East in Pittsburgh was closed both directions Wednesday afternoon in the wake of a police pursuit in which the suspect crashed his car in the Squirrel Hill Tunnels. Allegheny County dispatch said the incident began near the Tunnels shortly before 12:40 p.m. According to a state police release,...
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey scraps shuttle portion of Mon-Oakland Connector project
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said Wednesday that the proposed Mon-Oakland Connector project will no longer include a shuttle program, which was widely considered the most controversial part of the infrastructure project that seeks to connect research hubs in Oakland and Hazelwood. The Mon-Oakland Connector initially included a proposed roadway that...
Upgrades underway at Negley busway station in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside
Construction work has begun at Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Negley Station on the East Busway, where improvements to the popular transit stop in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside are expected to be completed over the next several months. Port Authority’s plans include a new ramp and stairs from South Negley Avenue, new...
Stan Savran on lung cancer diagnosis: ‘I plan to do what I do’
If you tuned in to Stan Savran’s midday sports talk show on ESPN Pittsburgh radio Tuesday, you would have heard a discussion of Sidney Crosby’s greatest goals as he closed in on 500. Or you would have heard Savran discuss why he thinks NHL players should not be playing in...
Pittsburgh to launch financial training program for Black women
Pittsburgh is launching a training program for Black women to learn about financial planning, investing and saving, according to Mayor Ed Gainey’s office. The program, called Money Talks, is set to launch in March with workshops hosted by financial experts. Smaller peer sessions also will allow participants to share their...
What’s the post-pandemic future of Downtown Pittsburgh development?
With the rise in remote work during the pandemic, headlines across the country spelled doom for downtown business districts. Business districts, including Downtown Pittsburgh, were hit hard by the pandemic, with office spaces emptying out because of covid concerns and small businesses that normally serve Downtown workers closing. Yet, Jeremey...
Man in critical condition after apartment fire in Pittsburgh’s Carrick
A man was critically injured early Wednesday in an accidental fire in his apartment in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials. Firefighters were called to an apartment building in the 2600 block of Churchview Avenue just after 1 a.m. for reports of smoke throughout the building. Once...
Shooting in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood sends 1 to hospital
Pittsburgh police are investigating a Tuesday evening shooting in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood that sent a male victim to the hospital. The shooting was reported just after 5 p.m. in the 2400 block of McCook Street. The victim, who suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, was in stable condition after...
Decades after forming Prince cover band, CAPA alumni lead tribute concert at Kelly Strayhorn Theater
Once up a time nearly four decades ago, Dwayne Fulton of Pittsburgh and his Creative and Performing Arts High School classmates Brian Edwards and Stan Howard started a band with the lofty goal of covering music by funk and R&B legend Prince. In the 1980s, Howard changed his first name...
‘Computer Reach’ providing free and low-cost devices to Pittsburgh area residents
A digital divide exists in the Pittsburgh area with thousands of residents lacking the digital resources to engage in online learning. But now, the national non-profit organization Digitunity is teaming up with AT&T to provide free or low-cost computers, digital literacy training and technical support to residents, including needy students,...
Pittsburgh City Council approves appointments for city solicitor, public safety director
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved Mayor Ed Gainey’s appointments for city solicitor and public safety director. Krysia Kubiak, who previously served as director of state regulatory strategy and government affairs for Duquesne Light Company, will serve as the city solicitor. Acting Director of Public Safety Lee Schmidt, who has...
Outdoor dining, retail proposal approved by Pittsburgh City Council
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved a measure that will allow restaurants and retailers to continue using sidewalks and streets for outdoor dining and retail, something that became popular during the covid-19 pandemic. The legislation, introduced by Councilman Bobby Wilson earlier this month, allows businesses to apply for permits to...
New York jazz trio’s newest songs named for Pennsylvania disaster townsVideo
To call Moppa Elliott’s approach to music composition “loose” might be an understatement. The Pennsylvania native is a music teacher at Information Technology High School in Long Island City, N.Y., and the bassist for jazz collective Mostly Other People Do the Killing, which will perform in Pittsburgh on Feb. 23...
Police say man shot in both legs in Downtown Pittsburgh apartment
Pittsburgh police say a man is recuperating in an undisclosed hospital after being shot in both legs Tuesday in a Stanwix Street apartment in Downtown Pittsburgh. The shooting occurred just before 9:45 p.m. in a building on the 600 block of Stanwix, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. Officers...
Couples say ‘I do,’ again on Valentine’s Day inside Van Gogh exhibit on Pittsburgh’s North Side
Patti Fleet put on her white gloves on Monday, the same pair she wore the day she married her high school sweetheart, Chuck, on Aug. 26, 1967. “They are a little tight, but they still fit,” said Patti, 75, of North Huntingdon, before she and Chuck renewed their vows inside...
‘Ireland’ hits giant screen in 3D documentary at Carnegie Science CenterVideo
St. Patrick’s Day is still a month away, but a slice of Ireland is coming to Pittsburgh in the form of a 3D documentary about the Emerald Isle narrated by Liam Neeson. “Ireland” makes its U.S. premiere in the Rangos Giant Cinema at the Carnegie Science Center on Friday. The...
Pittsburgh woman gets 6 to 12 months in fatal Route 51 crash that killed her cousin
Allison Matthew stopped halfway through her court statement Monday, unable to continue because she was sobbing. About a year earlier, Matthew had been drunk while driving a car that reached speeds of nearly 102 mph before crashing on Pittsburgh’s Saw Mill Run Boulevard, killing her cousin. “I’ve not been able...
Maria Montaño named press secretary for Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said Monday that he has appointed Maria Montaño to be his administration’s press secretary. With the appointment, Montaño becomes the city’s first openly transgender woman to serve as a mayoral press secretary. “She brings a wealth of communications, media and lived experience to my administration, and...
