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Self-driving trucks from Pittsburgh deliver food to needy in Ohio, Michigan
Two self-driving trucks delivered more than 40,000 pounds of food last week from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank to needy families in Toledo, Ohio. The delivery was part of a test drive featuring two human-guided, self-driving trucks produced by Locomation, an autonomous convoying startup located on Pittsburgh’s North Side....
California-Kirkbride house condemned after vehicle crashes into it
A 24-year-old man was in stable condition after crashing his car into a house in Pittsburgh’s California-Kirkbride neighborhood Wednesday, according to police. The crash happened near Brighton Road and Brighton Place shortly before 5 p.m. Police said the driver crashed into a home where Brighton Place branches off Brighton Road,...
See 30,000 pounds of jack-o’-lanterns at Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins displayVideo
The champion pumpkin weighs 2,111.5 pounds. An Atlantic Giant, this breed of pumpkin will be part of the orange mass at the Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Pop-Up Festival on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The Halloween-inspired event opens Friday and runs through Nov. 5. Because of the pandemic, it will be a drive-by...
Pittsburgh Exxon station operators, clerk guilty of reduced charge in fight with womenVideo
Three men accused of assaulting a woman after a dispute over spilled gasoline at an Exxon station on the North Side last year — resulting in a viral video, days of protests and the store being shut down — were found guilty on Tuesday of a reduced, summary count of...
Building condemned, driver flees after stolen vehicle drives into East Allegheny home
A house in East Allegheny was condemned after being struck by a stolen vehicle Sunday afternoon. Pittsburgh Police, Fire and emergency medical services responded to the report around 2 p.m. The driver and occupants fled in an unknown direction, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The vehicle was towed away from...
National Aviary’s new $4M Garden Room has bird-safe wall of glass overlooking parkVideo
The National Aviary has opened its $4 million Garden Room for special events with features such as fireplaces and a bird-safe glass wall that opens into Allegheny Commons Park. The nonprofit has been fundraising and planning for years to bring the dream of the room, kitchen and large entryway to...
Pittsburgh Steelers to walk virtual runway in fashion event
Steelers Cornerback Joe Haden has all the moves — off the field too. Just ask his teammates. “In the locker room, we all joke that Haden is always styling,” said linebacker Bud Dupree. “He is on another level. We watch and emulate him.” “Joe is Mr. Fashion,” said wide receiver...
From Pittsburgh’s Manchester to the moon: Astrobotic pioneers new lunar missionsVideo
Ground control for the first commercial trip to the moon will be at a nondescript building on Pittsburgh’s North Side near the Manchester neighborhood. A group of federal, state and local officials on Monday celebrated a private ribbon-cutting for Astrobotic’s headquarters at the 47,000-square-foot complex at 1016 North Lincoln Ave....
Police: 3 people in stable condition following shooting in Brighton Heights
Three people were taken to the hospital in stable condition after a shooting in Brighton Heights Tuesday night, Pittsburgh Police said. Officers responded to the area of Fleming Avenue and Kalorama Way around 10:50 p.m. after receiving multiple Shotspotter alerts, according to police spokesman Maurice Matthews. While investigating the scene,...
Driver killed in wrong-way crash on Interstate 279 North in Pittsburgh
One person was killed following a wrong-way crash along Interstate 279 North early Tuesday morning, according to state police. The crash, which happened around midnight near Chestnut Street, occurred when a vehicle traveling south in the northbound lane collided head on with a tractor trailer that was driving in the...
City of Pittsburgh neighborhood real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 18
Bloomfield Andette LLC sold property at 4905 Penn Ave. to SukNessNag LLC for $500,000. Patricia Golebiewski sold property at 4307 Milgate St. to Casey Courage for $305,000. Carrick LASA Rijal LLC sold property at 1906 Brownsville Road to DBD LLC for $209,000. Leo Stadelman sold property at 2223 Lutz Ave....
Pa. health departments expands covid testing sites through faith-based organizations
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Friday an aggressive plan to deal with disproportionately higher rates of covid-19 in African American communities. In order to reduce the spread of the virus in areas where people have a greater chance of contracting it, beginning Saturday testing sites will be opened in...
Pittsburgh police investigating fatal shooting in Manchester
A man who was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital after being shot in the city’s Manchester neighborhood on Wednesday night has died, according to authorities. Officers from the city’s Zone 1 station in the North Side responding to a Shotspotter alert in the 1200 block of North Franklin Street around...
Medical examiner IDs North Side woman killed in Perry South crash
A 28-year-old North Side woman died Tuesday when her vehicle struck a tree in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood. Shronda Watkins was identified as the driver in the crash, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. The crash, which did not involve any other vehicles, happened at about 10 p.m. Tuesday,...
Game 7 Gang moves 60th anniversary of Pirates’ World Series celebration to PNC ParkVideo
They came to PNC Park on Tuesday with their memories, their stories and their folding chairs. The Game 7 Gang’s 60th anniversary celebration of Bill Mazeroski’s World Series-winning home run was pushed to the current home of the Pittsburgh Pirates by the pandemic. So, the diehard fans who annually celebrate...
October is a hoot at the National Aviary with special owl programs
Who-oo wants to learn more about owls? The National Aviary is offering close encounters with the nocturnal birds of prey through its annual Owl-o-Ween days and other October programming. “There is no bird better for fall than an owl, and at Owl-o-Ween at the National Aviary, families can get to...
Teen shot in the leg in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood
A teen was shot in the leg Friday morning in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood, according to police. Pittsburgh police responded about 7:20 a.m. to an apartment building on Rhine Place and found a 14-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his leg, said Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews. He was...
Reel Q film festival includes movie with Hill District backdropVideo
This year, the Reel Q Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival will feature 21 programs screening over 10 nights on virtual platforms, including a movie filmed almost entirely in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. In addition, the 35th annual event will offer a special closing night drive-in screening in Pittsburgh’s North Side. The festival...
Man shot Saturday in Troy Hill dies
A man shot in the head in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill on Saturday morning has died. Francisco Sanchez, 31, died Tuesday afternoon at Allegheny General Hospital , according to an Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s report. Sanchez was shot along the 1400 block of Tinsbury Street in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood shortly...
Artist (s-l-o-w-l-y) at work: Guests can experience Valentino, the National Aviary’s painting slothVideo
Hanging upside, he paints. His strokes in red and gold hues are small, and mostly in an up and down motion. There are a few swirls, too. A few times he drops the brush, usually when he’s being handed a treat. After about 20 minutes, he moves slowly, grasping the...
Gunshots strike Pittsburgh medic unit; no one harmed
A Pittsburgh medic unit was struck by two rounds of gunfire Wednesday evening in the city’s Manchester neighborhood. No one was inside the vehicle at the time. Pittsburgh police responded just before 6:20 p.m. to a Shotspotter alert indicating two shots were fired in the 1100 block of Bidwell Street....
Carnegie Museums’ new online shop features exclusive merchandise
Exclusive items from the shops of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh are now available at patrons’ fingertips, via a new online shop. “This makes our products more available to our supporters,” said Betsy Momich, Carnegie Museums director of communications. “Obviously, online shopping itself is not new, but it is...
Woman conscious, alert after being hit in California-Kirkbride
A woman was hit by a vehicle in Pittsburgh’s California-Kirkbride neighborhood late Tuesday night, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to the report in the 1000 block of California Avenue around 11:30 p.m. The woman, who police said was conscious and alert, told officers that she was walking on the...
The Park House, North Side watering hole and home to bluegrass jams, is for sale
The Park House, a North Side fixture for decades and a longstanding spot for live bluegrass, is up for sale. The East Ohio Street watering hole has been owned for 16 years by Zamir Zahavi, who said in a statement he is looking ahead to new adventures but hopes someone...
Doors Open Pittsburgh offers inside look at iconic city buildings
Being nebby isn’t always a good thing, but Doors Open Pittsburgh encourages it. On Saturday, the annual event will give visitors an inside look at 22 iconic, historically significant or just plain interesting structures in Downtown Pittsburgh and on the North Side. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; individual...
