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Lying on a stretcher in the back of an ambulance was when the severity of the moment hit Tyarra Kelly. It was 3 a.m. Her blood pressure was high. The new mom hadn’t been feeling well five days after her son Tristan’s birth seven months ago. “I was having trouble...

There will be an encore to the single released earlier this month. Western Pennsylvania musicians recorded “SOS 2020,” a song inspired by the Save Our Stages movement to help struggling music venues. It’s a mixture of rock, punk and heavy metal. Next up on the playlist will be a concert...

A man from Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood has been sentenced to six years in prison for dealing fentanyl. William Lewis, 31, was convicted of possessing large amounts of fentanyl with the intent to sell the potentially fatal drug, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. The sentence comes eight months after Lewis...

Pennsylvania casinos saw total revenues decrease by $759 million in 2020, a year plagued by the coronavirus pandemic that forced the properties to shutter for several months. According to a new report from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, $2.65 billion was generated last year from the state’s 13 casinos through...

Dr. Kacie Kidd is doing her best to protect her unborn child. The 33-year-old mom-to-be decided to get the covid-19 Pfizer vaccine, despite lack of conclusive research concerning its safety for pregnant women. Kidd, an adolescent medicine fellow at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in Lawrenceville, is 26 weeks pregnant....

Ed Gainey says all the words a Pittsburgh mayoral candidate is expected to say. If elected, he’d like to engage with people who live in each of the city’s neighborhoods, increase affordable housing opportunities, enact meaningful police reform and improve the way Blacks and other minorities are treated in the...

Kelly Cody had just gotten into a friend’s car Thursday morning in a Stowe alley. She was about to reach for a pack of cigarettes in the center console when a shooter allegedly pulled open the vehicle’s front door and started firing, according to court paperwork filed Friday. The shooting...

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is among the more than 280 mayors calling on congressional leaders to “take immediate action” on coronavirus relief legislation proposed by President Joe Biden. The legislation, called the American Rescue Plan, would provide $350 billion to state and local governments. “Providing direct, flexible aid to cities...

Wendy Bell, the radio host let go by KDKA last fall, is joining WJAS Pittsburgh. She announced her new position in a Facebook post Wednesday. “America needs common-sense conservatism,” she wrote. JD Turco, senior vice president at St. Barnabas Broadcasting, which bought WJAS in November, confirmed Thursday that Bell will...

Keep an eye out this spring for a Sheetz commercial featuring Point Park University students. A professor in Point Park University’s Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Kiesha Lalama, worked with a production team to cast and choreograph a television commercial for Sheetz convenience stores. “Working with Sheetz was amazing,” said...

The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has been awarded a $7.75 million state grant to lessen sewage overflows into local rivers. It’s an issue previously flagged by the state Department of Environmental Protection. Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday announced grants and loans totaling $178 million for 14 drinking water, waste...

Pittsburgh-area nonprofits were among organizations worldwide benefiting from $360,000 in grants from the Arconic Foundation promoting environmental sustainability and social equity. Arconic, an Alcoa spinoff with roots in the Alle-Kiski Valley, is headquartered in Pittsburgh. It has a research center in Upper Burrell and a building and systems business site...

“Are you kidding me? Here we go again…” That was Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s reply to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, after the senator evoked a familiar refrain Wednesday during criticism of President Joe Biden’s signing of an executive order to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. Are you kidding me? Here...

Pittsburgh Public Schools Board members are expected to make the “tough decision” next week to postpone the return of in-person learning until April 6, after the district’s spring break, board president Sylvia Wilson said Wednesday. “No one wants students back in school more than I do,” Wilson said. With covid-19...

The state Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Lamar Advertising, finding that a large vinyl banner the company put on its Mt. Washington billboard nearly five years ago does not violate a Pittsburgh zoning ordinance. The banner in question was placed over a previous electronic billboard overlooking the city in...

Spirits were high in the large, bustling room on the ground floor of UPMC Mercy Outpatient Center in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood, as dozens of people received their first covid-19 vaccine dose. “These folks are out there going door to door, trying to implement epidemiological protocols in communities that really...

A former Pittsburgh councilwoman’s fine for refusing to file financial disclosure reports in 2019 and the law requiring those reports was upheld Tuesday by an Allegheny County judge who concluded the city is within its powers to require them. “We’re looking at appeal options,” said Jim Burn, the attorney for...

A man who was stomped into critical condition in a Hill District home in November died this week, according to Pittsburgh police, turning an assault investigation into a homicide case. Raymone Curry, 27, was still awaiting a preliminary hearing for the alleged assault of Gregory Hill on Nov. 12 when...

A group of friends have created a lot of beer behind one of their homes. That location inspired a business. Back Alley Brewing Co. is planned to open in late spring/early summer. It will be the first brewery in Dormont. Four of the five owners live there and a fifth...

State Rep. Ed Gainey announced Tuesday he is challenging Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto in the Democratic primary. “I’m running for mayor because I know that the working people of Pittsburgh need opportunities for good union jobs with a living wage and benefits, affordable housing, genuine public safety, and a city...

Yinz drink coffee? A new brew will be available on March 1 when YINZ Coffee opens for business on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Located inside the former Crazy Mocha at the corner of Federal Street and North Avenue, the shop will serve coffee, tea, hot chocolate and pastries. Owner Ken Zeff,...

Not long after Jonny Gammage died at the hands of police in October 1995, Tim Stevens told Gammage’s parents “never believe that your son’s death was in vain.” Stevens, chairman and CEO of Pittsburgh’s Black Political Empowerment Project, has helped make sure of that. For the last 23 years he...