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Police search for hit-and-run driver who struck teen girl at Burger King in Carrick
A teen girl was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the drive-thru of a Burger King while Pittsburgh firefighters were extinguishing a fire at the fast food restaurant, officials said. Officials are searching for the driver of a white or tan sedan that struck the girl, a Burger King employee,...
History Center to host NFL’s Play 60 Training Camp for kids
Dick’s Sporting Goods is sponsoring eighth annual NFL Play 60 Training Camp from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum inside the Senator John Heinz History Center in the Strip District. Admission to the museum is free for kids age 17 and under. No registration...
Route 51 Elizabeth Bridge to have short-term closure Thursday morning
The Route 51 Elizabeth Bridge will close for less than an hour Thursday, PennDOT announced Wednesday. Cable replacement work will occur at 9 a.m. on the bridge, in Elizabeth and West Elizabeth. The work will cause a short-term closure, no longer than 45 minutes, PennDOT said. Traffic will be detoured....
Verona cop arrested on charges he had sex with 16-year-old boy
A Verona police officer was arrested Wednesday on charges that he shared nude photos with and performed a sex act on a 16-year-old boy, according to Allegheny County police. The boy told police he met Anthony David Ogline, 34, of Verona, through the online dating app Grindr about three months...
Pittsburgh’s annual Mascot Skate to take the ice at renovated Schenley rink
A large group of costumed characters will soon take to the ice in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park for the annual Citiparks Mascot Skate. In its 33rd year, the annual event brings the likes of Iceburgh, Pirate Parrot, Steely McBeam and others to the Schenley Park Skating Rink to skate with kids...
Pitt cyber institute starts task force to study big data tools used by city, county
A new collaboration spearheaded by the University of Pittsburgh’s cyber institute aims to help governments address the challenge of minimizing bias in data tools using algorithms and artificial intelligence. The newly formed Pittsburgh Task Force on Public Algorithms was announced Wednesday morning and includes participation from Pittsburgh and Allegheny County...
Local composer to debut original score to classic French silent films in Carnegie
Local composer and trumpet player Kyle Simpson will debut original scores to a couple of classic silent films Saturday at the Carnegie Library and Music Hall in Carnegie. The unique audio-visual experience includes the Pittsburgh premiere of Simpson scores to French filmmaker Georges Méliès’ silent movies “A Trip to the...
3rd juror is dismissed in Wilkinsburg mass shooting case; jury selection enters Day 13
Another juror who had been selected to hear the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting case was dismissed Wednesday, making her the third seated juror to be excused or dismissed before jury selection is even complete. The woman, who was set to be juror No. 12, failed to disclose her friendship with...
Driver killed when car crashes into Port Authority bus on McKnight Road
A Pittsburgh man died Wednesday after crashing into the back of a Port Authority bus along McKnight Road, authorities said. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim Wednesday night as Anthony Diulus, 50. Allegheny County dispatchers said the incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. near the East Arcadia Drive intersection...
Pittsburgh spending $2.6 million on landslide repairs
Pittsburgh officials on Wednesday announced the start of work on two landslides threatening streets in the West End and Squirrel Hill and said construction was progressing on two others in the North Side and Oakland. The four landslides are costing the city an estimated $2.6 million. Karina Ricks, executive director...
Counterfeit Rolex, Gucci among fakes from Hong Kong seized at Pittsburgh airport
More than $90,000 in counterfeit shoes, clothing and jewelry was seized over the weekend at Pittsburgh International Airport, according to the U.S. Office of Customs and Border Protection. Officers stopped two shipments from Hong Kong on Saturday. One, labeled as men’s shoes, was bound for a Pittsburgh address. It contained...
Ice house raised in Pittsburgh’s Market Square to help heat homes for people in needVideo
For some people, even during a relatively mild winter, the cost to heat their home can be an extreme hardship. The Dollar Energy Fund was created to help low-income households pay utility bills. To support its work, a Cool Down for Warmth event will be held Thursday and Friday in...
PNC Park undergoing $1.9M seat rehab ahead of 2020 Pirates seasonVideo
As the Pirates gear up for the annual PiratesFest event this weekend, workers are preparing PNC Park for the upcoming season with a $1.9 million seating rehab. The Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, which owns the stadium, last year approved the replacement of bottoms, backs and...
Pittsburgh council postpones vote on ‘hateful activities’ bill
Pittsburgh City Council postponed a vote Wednesday as it sought a legal opinion from the city’s solicitor on legislation proposed by Councilman Ricky Burgess that would prohibit “hateful activities” by city employees. Burgess and council President Theresa Kail-Smith said that since the legislation was introduced last week, they have heard...
Dairy facilities in Allegheny County get milk money from new state grant program
Two dairy facilities in Allegheny County are slated to receive nearly $400,000 in total grant funding as part of a statewide dairy investment program, Sen. Jay Costa Jr. announced on Wednesday. Turner Dairy Farms in Penn Hills will receive the bulk of the funds — $334,282 — to increase its...
Study ranks Pittsburgh 5th best city for STEM professionals
The Pittsburgh metro area has been identified as one of the best markets in the country for people who work in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The personal finance website WalletHub on Wednesday released results of a new study that has Pittsburgh ranked fifth overall, ahead of such...
Pittsburgh man sentenced in drug raid that sickened 18 officers
A Pittsburgh man was sentenced to time served for conspiring to distribute a large amount of a fentanyl analogue three years ago , according to federal prosecutors. Anthony Lozito, 40, of Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhood, allowed cyclopropyl fentanyl to be packaged in his Bond Street home in exchange for a...
Florida woman arrested at Pittsburgh airport checkpoint with stolen gun
A Florida woman was arrested after she was caught with a stolen handgun in her carry-on bag at the Pittsburgh International Airport, according to TSA. Diana Lynn Askew, 53, of Plantation, Fla., had a loaded .38 caliber handgun, police said. TSA officers on Monday detected the weapon at the airport...
PWSA lifts boil advisory for several Pittsburgh neighborhoods
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority on Wednesday lifted a boil water advisory issued earlier this week for several West End neighborhoods after a water main break. PWSA reported that two rounds of water quality testing turned up no evidence of contamination. Residents of Crafton Heights, Elliott, Esplen, Ridgemont and...
Authorities investigating after 2 children found unresponsive in Wilkinsburg home
Two 5-year-olds were hospitalized Wednesday, and Allegheny County police are investigating why after the Wilkinsburg home they were found inside tested negative for carbon monoxide. Wilkinsburg police and Pittsburgh firefighters were called at 7:35 a.m. to the home in the 1100 block of Franklin Avenue for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning....
Duquesne president, legal scholar dissects start of Trump impeachment trial
From his seat in the Senate gallery in the nation’s capital, Ken Gormley on Tuesday had a bird’s-eye view for the opening of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. “I was there for the first day of the Clinton trial, too. I’m two for two now,” said Gormley, president...
Caliente Pizza to open restaurant in Green Tree
Caliente Pizza & Draft House will open a new location in Green Tree this spring. Locally owned and operated, the Green Tree spot is Caliente’s sixth since opening in Bloomfield less than eight years ago. The 6,500-square-foot space is near the intersection of Mansfield Avenue and Noblestown Road, not far...
Legume Bistro in Oakland to close for a rebrand
Family-owned Legume Bistro, once a pioneer in Pittsburgh’s farm-to-table dining scene, is closing at the end of February. But the restaurant plans to reopen after retooling into something new. “It is with a mix of sadness, relief, and excitement that we announce Legume’s last service will be on February 29th,...
Irwin man pleads guilty in connection with Western Pa. cocaine ring
A year-long federal investigation into a southwestern Pennsylvania cocaine distribution network resulted in an Irwin man pleading guilty this week. Bernard Wilkins, 57, pleaded guilty to the two criminal counts before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab on Tuesday in Pittsburgh, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Wilkins admitted responsibility...
Robert Morris offers tuition breaks to 105,000 FedEx Ground workers
Robert Morris University is staking another claim in the increasingly competitive world of higher education, where government officials are encouraging colleges to tailor offerings to workforce needs. Officials at the private university located in Moon inked an agreement to provide tuition discounts to some 105,000 eligible FedEx Ground employees in...
