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Philadelphia’s PrimoHoagies expanding to Pittsburgh area
As part of its national expansion announced this week, PrimoHoagies will open its first restaurants in the Pittsburgh region. The hoagie chain is set to open a franchise at 1600 Smallman St. in Pittsburgh’s Strip District by 2022. Another restaurant is planned at 4080 Washington Road in Peters Township. Specializing...
Robots to deliver books, medicine, food to Pittsburgh neighborhoods
Residents in some Pittsburgh neighborhoods will be seeing a new wave of delivery service bringing food, books and medicine, all without human delivery drivers. The city is teaming up with the company Kiwibot for a pilot program that will collaborate with local businesses to provide free and equitable deliveries. Kiwibot...
Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board votes to end contract with controversial training company
The Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board on Monday night voted to cancel a controversial contract with a corrections special operations group whose founder’s background raised significant questions about his history and qualifications. The vote was 4-3 with one abstention to cancel a $347,000 contract for training and weaponry with Corrections...
Police: Man charged in Beltzhoover murder arrested
A man wanted in connection with a murder in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood was taken into custody, Public Safety officials announced Monday. Raymontay Green, 20, of Arlington was arrested Saturday, according to court documents. He is charged in the killing of Darren Green, 29, of Sheraden. The victim was shot to...
Cafeteria worker faces charges for bringing gun to Pittsburgh elementary school
A Pittsburgh Public Schools employee was arrested after bringing a gun to Grandview Elementary in the city’s Allentown neighborhood on Monday, school officials confirmed. “While the employee does have a license to carry a firearm, they are not permitted on school grounds,” said district spokeswomen Ebony Pugh. The employee, a...
$7.1 million deposited in fund to revitalize Pittsburgh’s Hill District
A $7.1 million infusion of cash has been deposited into a fund that aims to revitalize Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood, the city announced Monday. The money is now in the Greater Hill District Neighborhood Reinvestment Fund. Administered by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the fund will make grants for development projects...
Former Pittsburgh Public Schools principal faces $750 fine for state ethics violations
A former Pittsburgh Public Schools principal is facing a $750 fine from the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission for failing to complete statements of financial interests between 2016 and 2018. Deonne M. Arrington has until Oct. 17 to pay the civil penalty, the commission said when it released its findings Friday....
Pittsburgh man charged in Johnstown assault, chase
JOHNSTOWN — A Pittsburgh man is accused of assaulting a woman during a robbery late Saturday and then leading police on a nearly 8-mile chase. Johnstown police said Denzel Kendrick, 25, and another man followed the woman with their vehicle through a Solomon Homes parking lot — at one point...
Foreign exchange: German student donates part of his liver to former host father in Regent Square
Eric Baysinger messaged a photo of himself hooked to an oxygen machine, plastic tubing in his nose, to help him breathe. “This is my current situation,” Baysinger said. The recipient of the picture, Moritz Jahr, was 4,026 miles away. The minute he saw the image he asked what was wrong....
Police investigate Homewood shooting
A man was in critical condition Sunday after being shot in Homewood, authorities said. Pittsburgh police responded to the incident just before 8:30 a.m. in the 7100 block of Frankstown Avenue. Emergency responders found a male suffering from gunshot wounds to the chest, public safety Spokesperson Maurice Matthews said. He...
Steelers Nation returns to Heinz Field in full force as home football season kicks offVideo
Steelers Nation is back! Burgers and kielbasa sizzled on the grill, beers and cocktails flowed and black-and-gold jersey-wearing football fans prepared to enjoy a Sunday morning on the North Shore like they hadn’t in nearly two years. The pandemic wiped out tailgating and large crowds at Heinz Field in 2020....
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s 25th anniversary shines a light on green spaces
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy will light up the night at six city parks. “Making Your Parks Shine,” presented by PNC and UPMC Health Plan, will include lighting installations created by LUXE Creative, a Pittsburgh event and creative services agency. The Oct. 1-2 event will have block parties, live music, local...
Former Mylan executive from McDonald pleads guilty to insider trading
A former Mylan executive pleaded guilty Friday to insider trading that netted him more than $4 million. Dayakar Mallu, 51, now of Orlando, will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy on Jan. 24. According to the plea agreement, Mallu faces a sentencing guideline range of 57 to...
Pittsburgh sinkhole bus passenger sues PWSA
The sole passenger on what has become known as the Downtown sinkhole bus filed a lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority on Friday, alleging that the entity should have been aware of the potential danger there from previous flooding. Michelle Goodlow, of Washington, is suing the authority for...
St. Benedict the Moor elementary school moving to remote instruction
St. Benedict the Moor elementary school is moving to remote learning after eight covid-19 cases were reported in the school community over four days. The school, located in Pittsburgh’s Hill District community, will be closed for in-person instruction from Friday through Sept. 27, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said. The...
Pittsburgh director of mobility and infrastructure to join Biden administration
Pittsburgh’s director of mobility and infrastructure is leaving the city to take a role in Washington, D.C., with the Federal Transit Administration. Karina Ricks, who joined the city administration in February 2017, was the first to lead the then-newly created department. “As the very first Director of DOMI, Karina has...
Man to serve at least 26 years in prison for Hill District slaying
An Upper Hill man will serve 26 to 60 years in prison after he was sentenced Thursday for a 2018 shooting death. Montay Bailey, 32, of Upper Hill, was found guilty of third-degree murder and a firearms count in June following a non-jury trial before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge...
Outdoor medical tent up at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has expanded its emergency department care capacity by setting up an outside medical tent. Officials said the Lawrenceville hospital plans to begin utilizing the space along 44th Street by Friday afternoon. “UPMC Children’s has set up a medical tent to expand care capability for those...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 17-19
Hello, it’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Jazz it up with Chaka Khan The 11th annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival is Sept. 17-19 at the Benedum Center, Downtown, and Highmark Stadium on the South Side. Grammy-award winning singer Chaka Khan will perform at 8 p.m. Friday...
Ex-accounting coordinator for nonprofit sentenced to prison for embezzling $321K
A Swissvale woman who pleaded guilty earlier this year to embezzling $321,255 from a Pittsburgh nonprofit where she used to work was sentenced Thursday to serve 17 months in federal prison. Danielle Strother-Rush, 34, who was an accounting coordinator for the Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council, a Pittsburgh nonprofit organization...
Things to know before attending Steelers/Pitt games at Heinz Field
It’s not just a new home season kicking off for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sunday marks the first time in almost two years for a full capacity crowd at Heinz Field on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Here are some refreshers for fans planning to attend the game at 1 p.m. Sunday, when...
Harris Theater in Pittsburgh returns with ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and it’s BYOB
The Harris Theater is showing movies again. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced that the Harris will reopen Sept. 23 with the start of a three week run of “Dear Evan Hansen.” The film is based on the hit Broadway play about an awkward high school student dealing with typical...
Man who confessed from Allegheny County Jail gets 15 to 30 years for Northview Heights killing
A man who confessed to a 2015 shooting death while he was already incarcerated at Allegheny County Jail will serve 15 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday. Randy Johnson, 26, pleaded to third-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy for killing Deron McCray at his home on Chicago Street...
Officials: Elizabeth man sentenced for distributing drugs in Pittsburgh’s South Side as part of DS44 gang
An Elizabeth man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced Thursday. Dontae Gilbert, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture of heroin and fentanyl and one...
Police: Penn Hills man arrested in connection with September shooting in Homewood
A Penn Hills man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a September shooting in Homewood that left four people injured, Pittsburgh police said. Naythaniel Landry-Webb, 18, was wanted on a warrant for the Sept. 4 shooting, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. He was arrested Wednesday in the...
