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Visiting rabbi to address anti-Semitism at Pittsburgh lecture
Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin will give the 2020 Harris Interfaith Lecture at Rodef Shalom Congregation, 4905 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh. Salkin’s lecture, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, is titled “Why Is It Always the Jews? An Interfaith Look at the History of Anti-Semitism.” The annual event is free for clergy...
Paid sick leave requirement daunting for Pittsburgh business owners
Pittsburgh employers say their biggest headache in complying with the city’s paid sick leave regulations will be tracking employee hours, particularly for part-time and seasonal employees. Starting March 15, business owners in Pittsburgh will be required to offer employees paid sick leave. The city’s Law Department last month issued guidelines...
1st rabid raccoon of 2020 found in White Oak, health department says
A raccoon picked up near White Oak Park is the first to test positive for rabies in 2020, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. The raccoon was found near Jacks Run Road in White Oak, the department said. It is the first positive rabies test of 2020, although the...
DirecTV viewers lose WTAE after negotiations for a new deal fail
DirecTV customers cannot watch WTAE until a new agreement is made between its parent company, Hearst Television, and the cable provider. The companies are at an impasse as negotiations for a renewed retransmission deal failed Friday. Broadcasting was cut that afternoon. Customers saw a message on the scene when attempting...
5 Pittsburgh restaurants to try in 2020
Start off the new year by visiting some of the restaurants that opened in 2019. Whether you’re into upscale bar food and boozy brunch items or modern twists on classic dishes, Pittsburgh’s got a place to suit every palate. KIIN Lao & Thai Eatery, Squirrel Hill For a bite of...
Pittsburgh musicians spread wings, find renewed verve
Robin Meloy Goldsby While attending Chatham College (now Chatham University), Robin Meloy Goldsby lived in Chatham Village and played the piano at Chatham Center in Downtown Pittsburgh. By the time she was 21, Goldsby longed to escape to a city where, presumably, there were fewer Chathams. “I had already been...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Jan. 3-5
Welcome in the first weekend for 2020. Here are a few ideas for Pittsburgh outings. Illumination This is the last weekend to run through sparkling icicles, take a seat in an illuminated horse’s carriage or walk under a tunnel of lights. Lumaze Pittsburgh closes on Saturday. The indoor holiday festival...
3 new Allegheny County Council members sworn in, new president selectedVideo
Applause erupted in the Gold Room of the Allegheny County Courthouse as Bethany Hallam, a newly elected at-large representative on Allegheny Council, gaveled in the legislative body’s first session of the year Thursday. The moment was nearly a year in the making: Hallam, a Democrat from Ross, upset Democratic party...
North Hampton fire chief relieved of duties following suspected DUI crash
North Hampton Volunteer Fire Chief John Schwend has been relieved of his duties being charged with drunken driving and reckless driving. Charges stem from a Dec. 15 crash in Gibsonia. Schwend’s preliminary hearing’s set for Jan. 29 before Magisterial District Judge Tom Swan. The volunteer fire department announced via letter...
Rich Fitzgerald highlights goals for his final term as Allegheny County executiveVideo
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald was sworn in Thursday for his third and final term in office. He highlighted the region’s economic growth over the past 20 years and promised to continue improving the county’s transportation, educational opportunities and criminal justice system during his final term in office. His goals...
Pitt library digs into its archives to celebrate Science Fiction Day
National Science Fiction Day was the perfect opportunity for Ben Rubin, horror studies collection coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh Library System, to show people that the library offers even more resources than they realize. “People think archives and think it’s inaccessible,” Rubin said. “We want to demystify the collections...
Fearing climate change and worse air, Allegheny County to propose new pollution regulations
A temperature inversion that trapped pollutants close to the ground late last month was only the fourth such weather phenomenon in more than a decade. But after air quality in the Mon Valley exceeded federal standards for particulate matter for six consecutive days last week because of the inversion, heavy...
62nd Street Bridge reopened after overturned tractor trailer caused closure
All lanes of Route 8 were reopened on the 62nd Street Bridge hours after tractor trailer crash partially closed them Thursday afternoon, according to PennDOT. The crash was reported about 2:33 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 supervisor said. PennDOT officials announced all lanes were reopened shortly after 6 p.m. Pittsburgh...
Seniors can still use blue, yellow transit cards for Port Authority rides
Port Authority of Allegheny County will continue to accept blue and yellow Pennsylvania Senior Transit Cards, state lawmakers announced Thursday. The agency’s new Senior Citizen ConnectCards caused some confusion among senior citizens about whether the state transit cards would still be accepted, according to a trio of Republican state lawmakers....
Police: North Side man says stabbing at New Year’s party was in self-defense
A man from Pittsburgh’s Central North Side told city police he stabbed a man in the ribs early Wednesday in self-defense because the man wouldn’t leave a New Year’s party after fighting with his brother, according to a criminal complaint. Dalbert Banks, 38, told police he was the man they...
Lottery: Cash 5 ticket worth $125K sold in Penn Hills
A Cash 5 ticket worth $125,000 and matching all five numbers in Tuesday’s drawing was sold at a Penn Hills store, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The ticket was sold at Penn Hills Convenience, 12120 Frankstown Road. The store will receive a $500 bonus for selling the ticket. The winning...
UPMC to present updated plans to Jefferson Hills planning commission
UPMC will present updates to its plans for a new 63-bed hospital that it hopes to build in Jefferson Hills to the borough’s planning commission in January. Residents for more than a year have fought plans for the new hospital and the zoning permit to allow the project to proceed...
Woman dies weeks after being shot in Penn Hills
A woman shot Dec. 17 in Penn Hills has died, authorities said. Ladea Terrell, 33, died Wednesday, weeks after being wounded multiple times, according to an Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office report. The incident occurred about 9:15 p.m. along Eastgate Drive, police said. Police said a man drove himself to...
Route 51 in Moon closed by landslide will remained blocked through Monday
A section of Route 51 in Moon Township will remain closed at least until Monday because a landslide early Thursday dumped tons of debris onto the busy road and knocked down utility lines, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reported. PennDOT spokeswoman Yasmeen Manyisha said engineers would monitor the slide area...
Police seek help locating Hazelwood woman
Pittsburgh police are seeking help to locate a Hazelwood woman missing since Dec. 30, 2019. Tonee Turner, 22, may have been in the Homestead area when someone last had contact with her at about 6 p.m., police said. She is described as 5 feet, 2 inches tall and 130 pounds....
Port Authority buses use lasers to track bus crowding, shares data with riders
Port Authority of Allegheny County just made it easier for riders to know exactly how packed a bus is at any given minute, day or night — and it’s using invisible sensors to do so. The real-time bus crowding data is accessible through Port Authority’s TrueTime data service available online...
Marathon mamas deliver the first babes of 2020 after laboring 24 hours or longerVideo
Born only seven minutes apart, the first two babies of 2020 in Pittsburgh took their sweet time to arrive as their first-time mothers labored for 24 hours or longer. Labor typically lasts an average of 12 to 24 hours for a first birth, according to WebMD.com. Erika Peoples and Kenneth...
South Side woman dies in Armstrong Tunnel crash
A woman died Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash inside Pittsburgh’s Armstrong Tunnel. Authorities identified the woman as Barbara Ann McMillin, 57, of the South Side, who died after she struck the side of the inbound tunnel at Second Avenue around 9:45 a.m. First responders could not revive her, and she...
Pittsburgh-area stations removed from cable providers
Some Pittsburgh-area cable subscribers expecting to view local television news won’t see it on WPXI-TV or Pittsburgh Cable News Channel — depending on who their provider is. In a statement released Wednesday, Cox Media Group, which owns WPXI, said that “after weeks of negotiations, Verizon has unexpectedly decided to remove...
Pittsburgh homicides hit lowest in 20 years
Homicides in Pittsburgh dropped by more than a quarter in 2019, the lowest the city has seen in more than two decades, according to data from city police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Pittsburgh police reported 37 homicides citywide, down 29% from the 52 homicides in 2018. The...
