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Sign inspections this weekend to cause traffic restrictions on Parkway West
There will be traffic restrictions along Interstate 376 (the Parkway West) in Robinson and Collier townships on Saturday and Sunday mornings. PennDOT said the restrictions will occur along a lane and the road’s shoulder between the Campbells Run Road (Exit 62) interchange and the I-79 (Exit 64A) interchange, according to...
Former Ohio man pleads guilty in fraud scheme targeting casinos
A former Ohio resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related a fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady announced Thursday. The scheme targeted casinos throughout the East Coast, including some in Western Pennsylvania. Karl E. Wiley, 64, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. According to the...
Pittsburgh man gets prison for ethnic intimidation
One of three black victims of a 2018 Avalon bar beating told a judge in a statement he was only in the Jackman Inn in July 2018 to give a thank-you note to a friend in the kitchen. The friend had catered a meal to celebrate the victim’s son’s high...
Venango County man pleads guilty to federal drug charges
A Franklin man pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges resulting from an investigation by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. Brian Salaj, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute...
5-year-old burned during science experiment at North Side school, attorney says
A staff member who was supervising when a 5-year-old North Side girl was burned in her kindergarten classroom has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation by Pittsburgh Public Schools, a district spokeswoman said Thursday. Spokeswoman Ebony Pugh wouldn’t provide more details because it’s a personnel matter. The...
Point Park University welcomes new board members
A Columbia University professor, a well-known Pittsburgh lawyer and a Pittsburgh banker are among the recent appointees to the board of Point Park University. The university on Thursday identified those appointed to three-year terms as Joann Baney, a communications consultant and adjunct associate professor at Columbia’s School of International and...
Parkway East traffic stoppages set for Saturday
Overnight traffic stoppages on I-376 (Parkway East) in Pittsburgh are scheduled for Saturday night according to PennDOT. Traffic stoppages of fifteen minutes or less will occur in both directions of the Parkway East between the Squirrel Hill Tunnels and the Edgewood/Swissvale interchange (Exit 77). Duquesne Light crews will conduct work...
Registration for disability and mental health summit available
Online registration for a comprehensive disability and mental health summit this spring in Pittsburgh is now open. The 2020 annual Disability and Mental Health Summit will take place March 3 at the David L. Lawrence Convention center. “For the last six years, the Disability and Mental Health Summit has made...
4th day of jury selection yields no new jurors in 2016 Wilkinsburg case
A half-day of jury selection on Thursday yielded no new jurors for the upcoming trial of two men accused in the 2016 mass shooting in Wilkinsburg. The death penalty trial against Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas is scheduled to begin Feb. 3. Each defendant faces five counts of homicide, one...
Free baby food available Saturday at 2 Pittsburgh locations
Volunteers will distribute free baby food Saturday at two public housing complexes in Pittsburgh, according to the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. East Liberty-based 412 Food Rescue is donating 2,316 jars of baby food and will assist with the distribution at Northview Heights and Allegheny Dwellings along with...
Shaler Street Bridge restrictions to resume next week
The newly-constructed Shaler Street Bridge over Route 19 will be restricted to a single-lane next week, PennDOT announced Thursday. Crews from Swank Construction Company LLC will apply protective concrete coating to the bridge deck, sidewalks and parapets. The restrictions will occur from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday...
Hidden camera found in employee bathroom at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police and hospital security are investigating the discovery of a camera hidden in an employee bathroom at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. The person responsible has been identified, according to a statement from a spokesperson for Allegheny Health Network, which operates the hospital. “The recent discovery of...
South Hills man charged in fatal Brookline crash with cyclist
The 23-year-old South Hills man who was driving a car involved in an October fatal crash with a cyclist in Brookline was charged with homicide by vehicle Wednesday by Pittsburgh police. Police said Thomas Morton wasn’t licensed when he was driving a Honda Civic shortly after 9 p.m. Oct. 20...
PWSA chair says all lead lines will be replaced by 2026
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority replaced more than 3,000 public-owned lead water lines in the city last year — far more than the 855 mandated by Pennsylvania regulators — and the authority intends to continue that pace in 2020, officials said. PWSA since 2016 has struggled to reduce lead...
Everything must go at Wildwood Highlands, from arcade games to restaurant equipment
Folks looking to take their game room or man cave to envy-of-the-neighborhood status won’t want to miss the public auction happening at the recently shuttered Wildwood Highlands entertainment center in Hampton on Jan. 18. “Where else can you have your own Skee-Ball game or your own motorcycle racing game?” said...
Man sues Pittsburgh strip club, alleging negligence over friend’s DUI crash
A Butler County man who went to a Pittsburgh strip club with friends last year is suing the strip club, claiming it served them too much alcohol, and his friend for driving drunk into a concrete barrier on their way home. Trey Turnblacer, Jaymes Jennings and other friends were drinking...
Longtime Pittsburgh singer Billy Price nominated for 2 Blues Music Awards
As a soul singer, Billy Price has few peers. The longtime Pittsburgh resident, who now lives in Baltimore, is considered not only a superb vocalist, but a torchbearer for the genre through his incandescent performances and encyclopedic knowledge of soul music. It’s not lost on him that some of his...
The Pittsburgh RV Show rolls into the David L. Lawrence Convention CenterVideo
There are plush beds, relaxing couches, big screen televisions, high-efficiency kitchen appliances, spacious bathrooms and of course Wi-Fi, in the newest recreational vehicles on the market. Some even have electric fireplaces. They’re on display at the annual Pittsburgh RV Show, which opens Saturday and runs through Jan. 19 at the...
Dave’s Music Mine on Pittsburgh’s South Side set to close
With “Foxy Lady” by Jimi Hendrix playing in the background, Anthony Wells of Peters perused the vinyl albums at Dave’s Music Mine on the South Side on Wednesday. “Every time I come in this store, I find something I like,” said Wells, who was on break from West Virginia University...
Victoria’s Mobile Flower Shop is always in bloom with a new brick-and-mortar store
Victoria Smith delivers happiness. First, she drives a 1992 Daihatsu Hijet — an adorable mini-truck that looks like a big toy. More to the point, the Hijet is heaped with flowers. When she pulls up to a local home or business, she’s met with smiles and, sometimes, tears of joy....
Inbound Route 28 fully reopens after truck crash, fuel leak near Millvale
The inbound lanes of Route 28 fully reopened just before rush hour Thursday morning after they were shut down when a tractor-trailer struck a barrier near the Millvale exit and began leaking fuel onto the roadway, according to authorities. The wreck occurred around 2 a.m. Vehicles were being detoured off...
Penn Hills School District’s 2020-21 preliminary budget contains tax hike, no program cutsVideo
Penn Hills School District officials would have to find a way to fill an estimated $3.2 million budget shortfall even with a real estate take hike of nearly 7%. That’s one of several revelations made during a 2020-21 preliminary budget presentation made a special meeting Thursday. “This is only a...
Western Pa. hospitals participate in state’s first Donor Day
Wednesday was Pennsylvania’s first Donor Day, recognizing and encouraging organ and tissue donation. Donor registration drives were held across the state, including at Allegheny General Hospital, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Hamot hospital in Erie and Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown. “The fact that one donor can save...
Route 65 in Glen Osborne reopened after crash
A portion of Route 65 northbound in Glen Osborne that was closed due to a vehicle crash with injuries has reopened. Allegheny County officials said the closure was between I-79 and the Haysville traffic light. Dispatchers said two people were injured in connection with the crash around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday....
Pittsburgh woman gets 4 years in federal prison for 2018 bank robbery spree
A Pittsburgh woman was sentenced to four years in federal prison for her involvement in a string of armed bank robberies in Pittsburgh and its suburbs two years ago. Nicole Wallace, 35, was also ordered to pay restitution for the money she stole. Prosecutors didn’t say how much money was...
