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Police respond to 2 Friday-night shootings in Hazelwood
Pittsburgh Police responded to two shootings within a mile of one another Friday night in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Police and EMS were called to the intersection of Second and Flowers avenues around 11:40 p.m., arriving to find a woman who had been shot Police said she was alert. While...
‘Tunch & Wolf’ walk raises money for Light of Life
Former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Craig “Wolf” Wolfley recalled a Thanksgiving Day in the 1980s. His friend and teammate Tunch Ilkin invited Wolfley to serve turkey and all the trimmings at Light of Life Rescue Mission on Pittsburgh’s North Side. “There were plenty of parties and galas with fancy dinners I...
PennDOT: Man killed crossing Parkway West to catch Uber
A 32-year-old Forest County man was killed Friday afternoon when he was hit by a vehicle as he attempted to cross the eastbound lanes of the Parkway West near the Fort Pitt Tunnels, Pennsylvania State Police told Tribune-Review partner WPXI. Joshua A. Knowlton of Clarington, was pronounced dead at the...
Fight, gunfire outside Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh sparked by child’s shooting hours earlier
A fight between two sides of a child’s family over her shooting led to another shooting Thursday night in front of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, according to police. The fight was sparked by a shooting hours earlier in the city’s Homewood section, investigators said. In that incident, a 6-year-old...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 11-13
The Dollar Bank Pittsburgh Three Rivers Arts Festival ends Sunday. That’s one of five choices on how to spend the weekend. Final arts festival weekend The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts wraps up Sunday. There will be entertainment on the main stage at Point State Park featuring Sugaray Rayford at...
TV Talk: Murrysville native Julie Benz spills ‘Secrets of a Gold Digger’ on LifetimeVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. While some American actors have gone stir crazy waiting out the required 14-day quarantine before they can work on film and TV projects that shoot in Canada, Murrysville native Julie Benz learned to love the...
Violent night with rash of shootings, 2 involving kids, across Pittsburgh region
A 15-year-old boy was shot in Edgewood late Thursday, police said, in one of four shootings that happened across the region. He was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Allegheny County police. Officers responded to a call at about 9:40 p.m. for a shooting in the...
Pittsburgh police: Man shot multiple times outside Children’s Hospital
A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman confirmed that a man was shot multiple times Thursday night outside UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He was reported to be in critical condition at another hospital. Correction. 4400 block of Penn Avenue Pgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) June 11, 2021 An altercation apparently preceded...
Pittsburgh police: Man taken to hospital after East Hills shooting
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting Thursday night in the city’s East Hills section that sent a man to a hospital with a lower body wound. No information was available on the condition of the man, who was taken to the hospital by private vehicle, police said. The police department’s...
Pittsburgh police: 6-year-old girl shot in abdomen in Homewood
A 6-year-old girl was in critical condition after being shot in the abdomen Thursday evening in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. Police learned of the wounded girl, who was a passenger in an SUV in the 7100 block of Frankstown Avenue, after officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about 6:20 p.m. in...
Pittsburgh artist Janel Young’s 3D murals unveiled at Bakery SquareVideo
The individual in the bold blue superhero-style cape stands tall on the 10-by-18 foot mural. She’s facing away. Her hair is styled in a bun. The words family, pets, school, plants, parks, home, and the outdoors are written on yellow in front of her. On her back is inscribed “Art,...
Pittsburgh animal control officer charged with felony animal cruelty
A Pittsburgh animal control officer dragged a dog through a parking garage on a control pole so violently that one witness said it looked like he was “mopping the floor” with the dog, according to charges filed Thursday. James Genco III, 46, is charged with one felony count of aggravated...
Man found guilty in 2017 fatal shooting in Hill District
A Uniontown man was convicted of first-degree murder on Thursday for a 2017 fatal shooting in a Hill District housing community. Tevin Patterson, 27, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski on Oct. 7. First-degree murder carries a mandatory life prison term in Pennsylvania. According...
Pittsburgh’s URA, SEA boards approve project at former Civic Arena site
The proposed redevelopment of part of the former Civic Arena site in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District cleared another hurdle Thursday, when the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority approved a series of actions that will allow the first part of the project to move forward. But the URA board, which includes city...
Pittsburgh’s Yeshiva Schools to buy former St. Rosalia school and convent
A new school is set to move into the former St. Rosalia School and convent in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood – the Yeshiva School’s boys’ campus. Yeshiva School leaders announced the purchase and move Thursday, noting that the renewed campus will be ready for the fall school year. The boys’ school...
Independent Marlin Woods to announce bid for Pittsburgh mayor
A 48-year-old East Liberty man who works as a benefits consultant will be announcing an independent run for Pittsburgh mayor Thursday evening. “Leadership is my product and I believe in it,” Marlin Woods said in an interview before his campaign kickoff, which is set for 6 p.m. at Highland Park...
Pittsburgh Public Schools offers 4 drop-off sites for device returns
Pittsburgh Public School students should return their district-issued devices to school by Tuesday, but there are also select times at four drop-off locations through June 18. Merecedes Williams, PPS media manager, said that as the school year winds down, the district is gathering laptops, iPads, hotpots and chargers that will...
Man who died after falling into Allegheny River in Downtown Pittsburgh identified
A man who died after falling into the Allegheny River near the Seventh Street Bridge on Tuesday afternoon has been identified. According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office, Lewis Mills, 37, was found unresponsive in the river and was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Pittsburgh...
Peduto says Juneteenth bill sent without his knowledge; organizers alarmed at $130K price tag
Pittsburgh officials and the organizers of the WPA Juneteenth celebration say they are working out a misunderstanding prompted by an itemized preliminary bill for more than $130,000 the city was going to charge for its part in the event. “We had a positive conversation and I’m hoping they’ll do some...
Pittsburgh scores new dek hockey court in Lincoln Place with assist from Penguins
Dek hockey is a popular sport in Pittsburgh, but meeting the demand for places to play is sometimes challenging. On Wednesday, a project that began in 2018 culminated in a new dek hockey court in McBride Park in the Lincoln Place neighborhood. The court was scheduled to be unveiled at...
Pittsburgh struggles to staff its pools, can’t open all of them
With only eight of the city’s 18 pools set to open next week, Pittsburgh City Council members Wednesday are wondering what they can do to get more pools open as coronavirus restrictions are eased and people try to enjoy summer. “The support, the concern, is appreciated,” Pittsburgh Parks and Recreation...
Behind the mane: Book captures essence of Steelers great Troy Polamalu
Troy Polamalu is a man of few words. But author Jim Wexell came up with a book’s worth of them about the beloved former Pittsburgh Steelers star strong safety – 432 pages, in fact. “Troy is the most mysterious sports figure and the most liked in Pittsburgh,” said Wexell, of...
Black attorney demands apology from DA Zappala, calls Allegheny Co. courthouse ‘cesspool of white privilege’Video
Black defense attorney Milton Raiford refused Wednesday to participate in his client’s nonjury trial until Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. meets with him, resigns or recuses himself from all of Raiford’s cases. A spokesman for Zappala said the office is aware of Raiford’s comments and has ordered...
Vaccine hesitancy is topic of Carnegie Science Center discussion
In spite of all the scientific evidence indicating that vaccination is the key to fighting the spread of covid-19, a significant segment of the American population remains hesitant to get inoculated. Vaccine hesitancy is part of the impetus for the second panel in Carnegie Science Center’s Vaccine Speaker Series, a...
3 condos merge into 1 unforgettable unit atop Fairmont Hotel for $5.25 million
Temperatures are rising, but Matt Spaeth — yes, that Matt Spaeth — could not help but think of winter as he guided a tour of a condo in Downtown Pittsburgh, on the market for $5.25 million. “The owner said that when he sits on the couch at Christmas time with...
