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Carnegie Mellon freshman earns scholarship for work to create foldable dome home
A Carnegie Mellon University freshman is eyeing a potential solution to house the homeless with foldable dome homes. Christian Duckworth, 18, of Wexford, said his idea to build portable, collapsible dome-shaped homes has been in the works for years. He’s worked on renderings and hopes to one day see the...
University of Pittsburgh police assist in investigation of off-campus sex assault
Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh police are investigating an off-campus sex assault, according to a crime alert from the university. According to the notice, university police assisted city police with the investigation in the 200 block of North Dithridge Street. The incident happened between midnight and 1 a.m. Saturday. A...
Elton John bids farewell to Pittsburgh in final Steel City performanceVideo
It seems we’ve been down this Yellow Brick Road before. Elton John brought his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour” to PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Friday night. “It’s our last time in Pennsylvania, so we’ve got to make it extra special,” John said. He certainly did. John didn’t...
Keeping the ‘Heinz’ in Acrisure Stadium — company, Steelers reach agreement
“Heinz Field” — the name — is no more. But Pittsburghers still can get their fill of Heinz at the field where the Pittsburgh Steelers play. Earlier this year, Heinz was dropped as the naming-rights sponsor for the 68,400-seat outdoor venue on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. But the Kraft Heinz company...
Pittsburgh officials install fencing around problem area along Fort Duquesne Boulevard
Pittsburgh Public Safety officials on Wednesday installed a fence around a section along Fort Duquesne Boulevard where police have recently seen problematic activities. There were five recent arrests at the site, three of which were drug-related, Public Safety Director Lee Schmidt said. “It was a hangout spot during the day...
Witnesses testify that defendant bragged about setting fatal Homewood fire minutes after it began
In the minutes and hours after a home on Bennett Street in Homewood burned, the man accused of setting the fire walked back and forth along neighboring streets, his image captured repeatedly. During that time, witnesses testified Friday, Martell Smith bragged about what he’d done. “The defendant was at the...
Black Women’s Policy Center supports employers in closing Pittsburgh wage gap
This year, the Black Women’s Policy Center launched Level Up: Greater Pittsburgh Gender Pay Equity Pledge in collaboration with Women and Girls Foundation and YWCA Greater Pittsburgh. The three activist groups wanted to challenge employers in the Greater Pittsburgh area to use their power to close the gender wage gap,...
Allegheny County Democratic Committee chooses Barb Warwick as nominee in election for Pittsburgh City Council seat
The Allegheny County Democratic Committee on Thursday selected Barb Warwick as its nominee for a November special election to fill a vacant seat on Pittsburgh City Council. Warwick, 45, of Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood, was chosen by committee members to be the party’s candidate for a special election on Nov. 8...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 16-18
It will be a festive weekend around the ‘Burgh, with celebrations of beer, music, the outdoors and diversity in the arts. He’s still standing Elton John brings his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour” back to Pittsburgh for a show beginning at 8 p.m. Friday at PNC Park on...
Florida businessman admits to role in $100M health care fraud scheme
A Florida businessman involved in nearly $100 million of health care fraud pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Pittsburgh. Daniel Hurt, 58, of Fort Lauderdale, pleaded guilty in three separate cases before U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy to charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy...
Carnegie Mellon professor speaks out after controversial tweet about Queen Elizabeth II
In her first recorded interview since sending a controversial tweet wishing pain on Queen Elizabeth II that was removed by Twitter, Carnegie Mellon University professor Uju Anya explained her family’s history in Africa and the British role in a war there that her family fled. Last week, shortly before it...
Pittsburgh police brace for busy weekend with Elton John, Steelers home opener
Pittsburgh police are anticipating a busy weekend, with an Elton John concert and the Pittsburgh Steelers home opener. “With the large events, there will be extra officers,” Acting Police Chief Thomas Stangrecki said Thursday, explaining the bureau is working with other agencies. The department is short staffed, he said, and...
Brentwood man charged in shooting that wounded boy, man in Hill District
Pittsburgh police arrested a Brentwood man for allegedly shooting a man and a 3-year-old boy in the city’s Hill District Wednesday night during a domestic dispute. Davont Spencer-Johnson, 24, was arraigned Thursday on two counts each of aggravated assault and simple assault, one count of robbery, four counts of endangering...
Pittsburgh police seek woman missing since Sunday
Pittsburgh police are searching for a woman who has been missing since Sunday. Deborah “Debbie” Bailey, 44, is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds, police said. She has black hair with a silver streak, possibly worn in a short ponytail. Police said Bailey, who could have dementia,...
Pittsburgh teen charged in May slaying, wounding of 2 others
A Pittsburgh teenager was arrested Wednesday for allegedly fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy and wounded a male and female in a May incident in the city’s Allentown neighborhood, Pittsburgh police said. The suspect, Nazair Macon, 17, is accused of shooting three victims in the 700 block of E. Warrington Ave.,...
3 shot in 2 incidents in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
Three people were shot in two separate incidents Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, city police said. • In a shooting in the 2800 block of Centre Avenue at about 9:45 p.m., a child received a grazing wound on the head and a male victim was shot in the thumb,...
Police: Man shot in chest in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood
A man was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday after being shot in the chest in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said officers were dispatched around 10:25 a.m. Wednesday for a reported shooting along the 7200 block of Bennett Street. Officers found a man in a...
Video shows route that police say man took to get gasoline before burning Homewood house, killing 3
When Rico Carter arrived at his burning house early on the morning of Dec. 20, 2017, he raced toward it, hoping to save his mother, girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter. But in a chaotic scene capture in a police car dashcam video, Carter was intercepted near the front porch by...
Debate persists over proposed zoning changes for Oakland neighborhood
Residents and community leaders remain at odds about a package of proposed zoning changes for Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. The future of development and zoning regulations in the neighborhood has been a hotly contested issue for months as a controversial development, neighborhood plan and zoning package have left the neighborhood divided....
Pittsburgh launches online tool to share budget information
Pittsburgh officials on Wednesday launched a new online tool that aims to encourage residents to learn more about the city’s budget. The online tool allows residents to find information about the budget process and where money goes. City officials touted the initiative as a way to increase transparency and awareness...
Pittsburgh secures funding to boost DUI enforcement, which is about half what it was 5 years ago
Pittsburgh police are making about half the DUI arrests they did just five years ago, but a state grant could help the bureau ramp up enforcement, officials said Wednesday. A $174,000 grant from PennDOT’s Highway Safety Division will help pay for overtime for officers to work DUI checkpoints and patrols,...
Eradicate Hate Summit returns to Pittsburgh
Nearly four years after a heavily armed gunman massacred worshipers at the Tree of Life Synagogue, Laura Ellsworth told University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg, “Somebody has got to do something.” Ellsworth, partner-in-charge of global community service initiatives for the Jones Day law firm, wanted to make sure Pittsburgh...
Mutt Strut: Pittsburgh event benefits group that provides service dogs to veterans
After a two-year hiatus, Pittsburgh’s Community Mutt Strut returned for an in-person day of fun for four-legged friends and their people pals, all for a good cause. The event, held virtually during the covid-19 pandemic, benefits Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc., a Florida-based nonprofit that rescues, raises and trains...
Squirrel Hill woman briefly hospitalized with county’s 1st human case of West Nile this year
A Squirrel Hill woman was hospitalized recently after contracting West Nile Virus, the first human case in Allegheny County this year, according to the county health department. The woman, who is in her 70s, was “briefly hospitalized before being released to recover at home,” health officials said in a statement....
Kimberly Clark-Baskin sworn in as Pittsburgh’s city clerk
Pittsburgh City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Kimberly Clark-Baskin as city clerk. Clark-Baskin, a former assistant city clerk, has served as acting clerk since her predecessor Brenda Pree left the post last month. “I look forward to continuing to work with you all and paving a new lane for...
