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NAACP, WPXI-TV program to focus on upcoming special election, primary
The NAACP Pittsburgh Branch and WPXI-TV are teaming up for a program Thursday night for a televised voter education event that will encourage people to cast their ballots in the upcoming special election and primary. Special elections on Tuesday will determine who finishes out terms for state House seats vacated...
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces changes to covid-19 restrictions
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced Wednesday requirements for proof of covid-19 vaccination and face masks will be determined on a per event basis starting Monday. The artist or promoter of the event will decide whether guests need to show they’ve been vaccinated, present a negative covid test and/or wear a...
15-year-old boy killed in Homewood shooting
A 15-year-old boy died after being shot in the head early Wednesday evening in the Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, according to police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Police found Dayvon Vickers of Pittsburgh injured when they responded to a call after four gunshots were fired shortly after 6 p.m. in...
Man fatally shot in Mt. Washington
A Pittsburgh man was fatally shot in the head Wednesday evening on Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh police said. Micah Stoner, 23, was found on Kingsboro Street near Pasadena Street shortly before 6:15 p.m. City police said Stoner was transported to UPMC Mercy by medics. He was pronounced dead there, according to...
Immersive Frida Kahlo exhibit in Pittsburgh encompasses artist’s tumultuous life
Frida Kahlo lived most of her life in pain. Her art reflects the hurt. The Mexico native’s work is being showcased in Immersive Frida Kahlo at Lighthouse ArtSpace Pittsburgh on the North Side. The exhibit opened Saturday and will continue at least through May. “Frida’s parents urged her to paint...
Car stolen in Pittsburgh carjacking involved in Philadelphia police chase, crash
A car stolen in a carjacking Friday in Downtown Pittsburgh was involved in a police chase and crash Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh police said. Police said they are trying to determine whether the suspect in the Philadelphia incident was involved in the Pittsburgh carjacking. A Pittsburgh police spokeswoman said...
Pressley Ridge receives $10 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
McCandless-based Pressley Ridge — a leader in providing mental health care, treatment foster care and specialized education services for youth and families — announced Tuesday it received a $10 million gift, the largest in the organization’s 190-year history. The unrestricted gift comes from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. “It’s an incredible gift,”...
Pittsburgh Promise removes attendance requirement for Class of 2022, citing pandemic
The attendance requirement for Pittsburgh students to receive scholarship funds from the Pittsburgh Promise will be lifted specifically for the class of 2022, with program officials citing the “significant challenges” the class has experienced throughout the covid-19 pandemic. “We have concluded that class of 2022 students will have attendance issues...
Carrick man accused of making bomb threat against St. Clair Hospital
A man from Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood was being held without bail after authorities said he threatened to bring a bomb to St. Clair Hospital on Tuesday, according to court papers. Christopher Moran, 43, is charged with making terroristic threats and bomb threats, both misdemeanors. He arrived at the Mt. Lebanon...
Man dies in Brookline shooting
A Wilkinsburg man was fatally shot Tuesday night in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood. Multiple gunshots were reported at a home on Chelton Avenue around 10 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Information Officer Cara Cruz. Police found Devonte White, 29, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according...
Misuse of books reported at the Sharpsburg Community Library
Sharpsburg police are investigating reported book tampering at the Sharpsburg Community Library, which library officials consider to be attempts at censorship. Branch Manager Sara Mariacher said multiple books were hidden or removed from displays between February and mid-March. A police report was filed March 24. “The library and its board...
Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon announces 2022 Hall of Fame class
Four new members have been announced for induction into the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Hall of Fame. The names were released Tuesday. They include Dr. Eric Anish, Jim Hommes, Christine Simpson and Joe Thomas. The induction ceremony will take place during marathon weekend on April 30. Eric Anish A...
Bitter Ends restaurant in Bloomfield to close
After nearly five years of serving diners breakfast, coffee, fresh-baked bread, and inventive brunch and take-out items, Bitter Ends will close in April. The popular spot took over the former Bloomfield Sandwich Shop location in 2017, and quickly built a passionate fan base. Bitter Ends focused on hearth-baked bread and...
University Prep on modified lockdown after guns found in nearby Hill District home
A school in Pittsburgh Hill District was on modified lockdown Tuesday after police found guns in an abandoned home nearby, officials said. Ebony Pugh, a spokeswoman for Pittsburgh Public Schools, said the guns were found at a home on Vancroft Street, not far from University Prep, a grade 6-12 school...
Union says Urban Pathways charter school teachers being cut over organization efforts
Nearly three dozen teachers at Urban Pathways K-5 charter school in Downtown Pittsburgh have filed to unionize with the American Federation of Teachers labor union. According to AFT Pennsylvania, administrators at Urban Pathways K-5 doled out non-renewal contracts to some staff and fired one employee in response to March 22...
Mayoral press secretary named to Pittsburgh’s LGBTQIA+ Commission
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey has appointed Maria Montaño, the city’s first transgender press secretary, to the LGBTQIA+ Commission. The appointment was unanimously approved by City Council on Tuesday. “Our great city has a rich history of advancing the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community,” Montaño said. “I feel humbled to be...
Pittsburgh Symphony, United Way plan free benefit concert for Ukrainian refugees
Pittsburghers pull together in tough times, said Bobbi Watt Geer, president and CEO of United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania. She’s seen it happening as the United Way and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra prepare for a concert in support of humanitarian relief for the people of Ukraine. “In true Pittsburgh fashion, all...
UPMC Matilda H. Theiss Health Center returns to Pittsburgh’s Hill District
The UPMC Matilda H. Theiss Health Center will begin seeing patients in Pittsburgh’s Hill District again on Friday. The clinic moved out of the Hill District last August because of structural problems at its prior facility, and it operated temporarily in the South Side, according to Dr. Jonathan Yadlosky, the...
Pittsburgh woman accused of striking fiance with car in city’s Knoxville neighborhood
A Pittsburgh woman faces charges after police said she ran down her fiancé with a car Friday after a night of drinking, critically injuring the man. Tina McAfee, 44, of the city’s Knoxville neighborhood, is charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault. Police said they responded to Knox Avenue around...
Steelers, Kraft Heinz in talks over naming rights for North Shore stadium
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in talks with Kraft Heinz Co. over possibly extending the longstanding naming rights for the team’s North Shore stadium. The stadium has been named Heinz Field since it opened 21 years ago, the result of a 20-year, $57 million naming rights deal that was extended by...
Uptown Partners event looks to rally support for preserving historic Tito House
Pittsburgh’s Uptown Partners is holding an event Saturday to educate the community about the Tito House, a building nominated for historic designation. The event is part of a larger effort to rally support for preserving the Fifth Avenue building, which is at risk of being demolished to make way for...
1 transported to hospital after Polish Hill crash
One person was taken by ambulance Monday morning from the scene of a crash in Pittsburgh’s Polish Hill neighborhood, according to a dispatcher for Allegheny 911. Around 4 a.m., a vehicle crashed into a utility pole on Herron Avenue near the intersection of Dobson Street, the dispatcher said. The scene...
Fire breaks out in Duquesne home; no injuries reported
A fire was reported on the second floor of a two-story home in Pittsburgh’s Duquesne neighborhood Sunday, according to an Allegheny County police dispatcher. Emergency crews responded at about 7 p.m. to the fire at 109 Dell St. There were no injuries, the dispatcher said. The fire is believed to...
Eagles soar with ‘Hotel California’ concert at PPG Paints Arena
Just as most Eagles fans will probably never forget where they were the first time they heard the song “Hotel California,” those at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday night won’t soon forget hearing the live version of the song that kicked off an in-concert performance of the entire “Hotel California”...
Pitt volunteers assemble care packages for dialysis patients on South Side
Student volunteers from the University of Pittsburgh learned about kidney health on Sunday, March 27 at the National Kidney Foundation’s office on Pittsburgh’s South Side. Twenty-two Pitt volunteers and two from local nonprofit Humana helped prepare 200 care packages to help veterans and children undergoing kidney dialysis pass the time....
