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Emotional Michael Keaton dedicates SAG award win to nephew, sisterVideo
On Sunday, actor and Pittsburgh native Michael Keaton won a Screen Actors Guild award for his role in “Dopesick.” His acceptance speech for winning the best male actor in a television movie or limited series started out just as you’d expect from the 70-year-old star of movies like “Nightshift” and...
Pittsburgh man, 31, identified as Homewood shooting victimVideo
Pittsburgh police say a 31-year-old man was shot to death at around 2 p.m. Sunday in Homewood in the area of Frankstown and North Homewood avenues. Officers in Zone 5 responded to a one round Shotspotter alert. Upon arrival, police said they found Allen R. Parker, 31, of Pittsburgh, who...
Ukrainians in Pittsburgh rally in Gateway Center in support of country under siege
They came carrying Ukrainian and American flags. They sang the Ukrainian national anthem in Ukrainian, and they said prayers for the country that has been attacked by Vladimir Putin’s Russia — which doesn’t appear ready to cease until a complete takeover is accomplished. In all, a little more than 500...
DA’s office investigating district judge accused of delay in signing arrest warrant in Uber driver homicide case
Detectives with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office are investigating a local district judge a week after his failure to sign a warrant in a homicide case led to a three-hour delay in the suspect’s arrest. Magisterial District Judge Mik Pappas told the Tribune-Review on Friday that he was never...
2 Pittsburgh Democrats vying for Jake Wheatley’s former state House seat
The Rev. Glenn Grayson said he lost “by a fluke” this month in a Democratic committee vote to become the party’s nominee in a special election to fill Jake Wheatley’s former state House seat for the rest of the year. Grayson, 62, tied social worker and community activist Aerion Abney,...
Man sues, alleging wrongful imprisonment for deadly fire in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield
A man who said he spent nearly 14 years wrongfully imprisoned for a fire that killed three people in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood is suing the prosecutor and two police officers who led the investigation. Daniel Carnevale, 58, filed the federal lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution, fabrication of evidence and civil conspiracy...
The ‘Puttery’ to bring indoor mini-golf venue to Pittsburgh’s Strip District
The Strip District is quickly expanding its entertainment district, and a new upscale mini-golf venue is joining the fun. Drive Shack Inc., a Dallas-based leisure company, is bringing a Puttery location to the Strip District, complete with three themed, nine-hole courses and several bar and lounge areas across two stories....
Pittsburgh streets and landmarks to be featured in Monopoly game
A “Get Out of the Allegheny Jail Free” card? The newest Monopoly game could include that saying as well as other Pittsburghese references. And you, Steel City residents, can help decide. Pittsburghers are encouraged to submit their suggestions for the upcoming board game. Hasbro, the makers of Monopoly, has partnered...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 25-27
It’s the final weekend of February. Here are some ways to spend it. Beer here The Pittsburgh Winter Beer Fest is Friday through Sunday at the David Lawrence Convention Center. Approximately 400 local, regional and hard-to-find craft beers from more than 130 breweries — including Fat Head’s Brewery, Penn Brewery,...
New York firm to develop 178-acre Hazelwood Green site in Pittsburgh
The streets, trails and sidewalks of the 178-acre Hazelwood Green site in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood were completed in early 2020, and the area has since been awaiting finalized development plans to transform the former steel mill site into a fully functional residential and commercial neighborhood. On Friday, the owners of...
1 in critical condition following shooting in Mt. Washington neighborhood
One person is in critical condition following a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood, according to police. Officers responded to Craighead Street, between Iberia and Eureka streets, shortly before 7:30 p.m. for a ShotSpotter alert. They found a male victim had been shot. He was transported to a local hospital,...
Support for Ukraine in Squirrel Hill march unites people from various countries
Anastasia Gorelova is Russian. The Carnegie resident stood on the corner of Forbes and Murray avenues in Pittsburgh holding a sign that read, in Russian, “No To War.” Not only was she at a vigil and peaceful protest on Thursday in Squirrel Hill supporting the people of Ukraine after the...
Homewood man pleads guilty to threatening to blow up federal building in Pittsburgh
A man from Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood pleaded guilty Thursday to threatening to blow up the federal building in Downtown last year. Albert H. Morris, 61, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of making a threat by telephone to destroy a federal building. He will be sentenced by U.S....
Bellevue man who killed man outside North Shore’s Tequila Cowboy pleads guilty to 3rd-degree murder
In the hours leading up to his fatal stabbing of a Black man on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, Joden Rocco sent a picture of his boots to his friend and called them “Carolina (racial epithet) stompers.” In another message that night, Rocco wrote, “This is not a game that we do....
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey displays local Black artists’ work to celebrate Black History Month
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s office is adorned with artwork produced by local Black artists as a celebration of Black History Month. It is the first exhibit in a rotating art exhibition that will feature art meant to celebrate the city’s diversity. Each month, the mayor’s office will be decorated with...
Police: Driver taken to hospital after crashing car into Pittsburgh warehouse
One person was taken to the hospital Thursday after a car crashed into a warehouse along Washington Boulevard in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood. Emergency responders found a car had crashed through a wall at the warehouse when they were dispatched to the 1000 block of Washington Boulevard around noon. Police said...
UPMC doctor involved in research to treat pulmonary hypertension with cancer medicines
Allison Dsouza was unable to walk a short distance without becoming winded. The Munhall resident’s trouble breathing led to a diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure in the blood vessels in the lungs. Pulmonary hypertension is a rare, incurable lung disease. She has what’s called “idiopathic” pulmonary hypertension, which...
A step ahead: Bodiography celebrates 20 years of dance
When Maria Caruso returned to her dance studio Bodiography on Sunday after a month away in Brazil, she played a recording of Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah.” It’s the song she’s been rehearsing for a solo to celebrate her company’s upcoming 20th-anniversary celebration. But she didn’t take a step. She looked at...
Pittsburgh officers appear before grand jury investigating death of man tased by policeVideo
Three Pittsburgh police officers and a former one appeared Thursday morning before an Allegheny County investigating grand jury hearing evidence related to the death of a homeless man who had been tased multiple times by police in October. The panel, which sits at the Dormont municipal building, is hearing evidence...
Hospital worker survey will help Gainey administration understand industry challenges
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s transition team plans to undertake a massive survey of Pittsburgh hospital workers, hoping the information gleaned will help the city lessen the challenges that are driving health care workers away from the bedside. Jake Pawlak, Gainey’s transition director and head of the city’s Office of Management...
4 Pittsburgh chefs named James Beard Awards semifinalists
Four Pittsburgh chefs are semifinalists for this year’s prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards. Bethany Zozula of 40 North at Alphabet City on the North Side, Wei Zhu of Chengdu Gourmet in Squirrel Hill and Kate Lasky and Tomasz Skowronski of Apteka in Bloomfield are semifinalists in the category of Best...
Police say 1 wounded in shooting in Pittsburgh’s Crawford Roberts
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting early Thursday morning in the city’s Crawford Roberts neighborhood. Police confirmed one victim was transported to an area hospital after being shot around 3 a.m. near the intersection of Vine and Colwell streets. The victim’s condition is unknown and the shooting is under investigation,...
Teen victim identified in fatal Bon Air shooting
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified the 18-year-old who died after being shot Wednesday evening in Pittsburgh’s Bon Air neighborhood. Teron Williams of Pittsburgh died as a result of his injuries, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Police said he was found with a gunshot wound to...
‘Healing Ink’ helps first responders, survivors of Tree of Life shooting
They came from as far away as Orlando and New York City – tattoo artists on a healing mission to help those traumatized by the Tree of Life Synagogue shootings. They are part of an organization called Healing Ink, designed to help terror survivors and families of victims of incidents...
$2.5M in repairs proposed for Pittsburgh’s 30th Street Bridge
Pittsburgh’s 30th Street Bridge connecting Herr’s Island and River Avenue will likely see $2.5 million worth of repairs next year. Pittsburgh City Council is considering allocating money for the project from two funds designated for bridge improvements. Council also is considering spending $384,400 to pay for a construction inspection. The...
