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Man in critical condition after stabbing in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood
A man was rushed to the hospital Thursday after he was stabbed in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood, officials said. Emergency dispatchers received a report of the incident near Baum Boulevard and Morewood Avenue shortly before 5 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. Responding officers found a man with a...
Kennywood Park scrambles to prevent burst pipe from dampening Holiday Lights
A pipe burst inside Kennywood Park on Wednesday, sending crews scrambling to get the amusement park ready in time for Thursday night’s Holiday Lights events. “While Santa visited our homes on Christmas Day, it appears the Grinch stopped by the park,” Kennywood said in a Facebook post. “A water main...
Pittsburgh police: No celebratory gunfire on New Year’s Eve
Pittsburgh police are once again reminding New Year’s Eve revelers that celebratory gunfire is illegal and officers will monitor the city’s gunshot detection system to track down violators. Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said in a statement that police will keep an eye on ShotSpotter alerts throughout the city and...
Hempfield owners bring KQV-AM back on the air in Pittsburgh with instrumental music
It’s not broadcasting in an all-news format, but KQV-AM is back on the air in the Pittsburgh area. The station, which had been off the air after an ownership change in 2018, has a storied history as Pittsburgh’s oldest all-news radio station. At 11:10 a.m. Dec. 19, KQV-AM 1410 returned...
Waterworks carjacking suspect jailed in connection with Downtown Pittsburgh parking garage robbery
A 21-year-old Pittsburgh man in jail on charges he allegedly robbed a woman in a Downtown parking garage robbery is also suspected in Saturday’s carjacking at The Waterworks mall near Aspinwall, a police spokesman said. Michael Lipovsik III, of Perry South, was arrested later Saturday on separate charges stemming from...
This Pittsburgh nonprofit takes used bars of hotel soap and recycles them for developing countries
A research trip to Cambodia prompted a University of Pittsburgh graduate to change his career trajectory and create an international nonprofit organization aimed at helping people get soap. In a remote village where he was studying climate change, Samir Lakhani watched a woman bathing her newborn son, scrubbing his skin...
Man reported missing on Christmas Day found safe
A man missing since about 5 p.m. Wednesday was found just after 1 p.m. Thursday, Pittsburgh police said. Ian Rodgers, 29, had been missing since 5 p.m., when he was last seen in Downtown Pittsburgh. Police thanked people for sharing the information that led to Rodgers being located....
Fort Pitt Museum to take advantage of slow January to close, clean Pittsburgh diorama
The Fort Pitt Museum in Point State Park will temporary close for the month of January for annual exhibition maintenance and updates. Brady Smith, director of marketing and communications for the Senator John H. Heinz History Center, said the museum has closed for maintenance every January for the past seven...
Police arrest man wanted in connection with Dormont home invasion
A man wanted in connection with an alleged violent home invasion in Dormont was arrested Tuesday, according to Allegheny County police. Police had been looking for Joel Hatfield, 28, no address, since Sunday morning. Police say that’s when Hatfield went to a man’s apartment armed with a knife and forced...
Lawyer accused of smuggling drugs into Allegheny County Jail charged in hit-and-run
An attorney accused of smuggling drugs into the Allegheny County Jail is facing a new charge related to an alleged hit-and-run in a Pittsburgh parking garage. Pittsburgh police on Tuesday charged Paul Gettleman, 74, of Perry Township, Lawrence County, with causing an accident involving damage to an attended vehicle, a...
Woman killed in Penn Hills shooting ID’d by medical examiner
The woman who was shot and killed early Thursday morning outside a bar in Penn Hills has been identified as Leona Eunice Dailey, 18, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The office did not say where Dailey is from. Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating. No suspects have...
CMU researchers develop tool to pinpoint source of gunshots using smartphone videosVideo
A tool developed at Carnegie Mellon University to determine the location of gunshots correctly pinpointed where the shots came from in the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, CMU researchers said. Researchers tested the value of the tool by analyzing three videos that recorded gunshots in the first...
Police: Woman shot in Duquesne drive-by
Allegheny County Police are investigating the drive-by shooting of a 32-year-old woman in Duquesne. Police said Wednesday morning the woman was struck by a bullet. They said the wounds aren’t life-threatening. Police said it was not immediately clear whether the victim was specifically targeted. Authorities said the shooter was in...
Dense fog causes travel headaches on Christmas Eve in Pittsburgh
Thick fog blanketing Western Pennsylvania prompted flight cancellations and driving warnings, and air travel around the country continued to be affected Christmas morning. A dense fog advisory was extended until noon Wednesday for Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence and Mercer counties. Visibility was close to zero in some parts of the region...
Rabbi to speak at New Year’s Eve peace vigil hosted by Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh
The Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh are hosting a New Year’s Eve peace vigil Dec. 31 featuring a presentation by Rabbi Jonathan Perlman that will focus on “forgiveness through the lens of Judaism and Christianity.” Vespers begin at 5 p.m. followed by a simple meal at 5:30. Both are optional. A...
Pittsburgh is 23rd rudest city in national poll
When Americans were asked to name the rudest cities in the country, Pittsburgh landed about in the middle. The Steel City ranked 23 out of the top 50 metro areas, according to a new Business Insider survey of 2,092 adults. Poll respondents were asked in October and November to choose...
Attorney: Family of Wilkinsburg man killed by police wants transparent investigationVideo
The family of a Wilkinsburg man shot and killed by police Dec. 22 after he fired at them during a foot chase wants the investigation into his death to be transparent, Pittsburgh attorney Todd J. Hollis said. Hollis is voluntarily representing Romir Talley’s family. During a press conference Tuesday, he...
Baltimore man accused of biting 2 Pittsburgh cops
A Baltimore man believed to have a gun is accused of biting two Pittsburgh police officers as they tried to arrest him early Tuesday morning at the Downtown Amtrak Station, according to a criminal complaint filed against him. Police were called at 2:43 a.m. to the Liberty Avenue station for...
Police: 2 women charged after large brawl at South Side bar
Two women were arrested after a large fight early Monday morning at a bar on Pittsburgh’s South Side. Police responded at about 12:55 a.m. to the fight at The Flats on Carson, according to criminal complaints filed against the women. A group of six or seven people were involved in...
Pittsburgh Dad gets in Christmas spirit by reading vintage JC Penney catalog
Of all the Christmas stories, this one could bring back a flood of memories for some. Pittsburgh Dad, played by Curt Wootton, took viewers back to the ’80s in a holiday episode of the YouTube series. In the video posted Tuesday, he goes through the pages of the 1984 edition...
Record number of guns stopped at Pittsburgh International Airport in 2019
A Montana Mines, W.Va., man was caught with a loaded 9 mm handgun at the Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday, Transportation Security Administration officers said. It was the 35th gun found at the airport this year, surpassing the 34 guns that were found in 2018 and the 32 guns that...
Edgeworth manager, North Hampton fire chief charged in DUI crash
The Edgeworth Borough manager was charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving after a crash earlier this month. John Schwend, who is also fire chief of the North Hampton fire department, was the driver in a crash that happened around 2 a.m. Dec. 15 in Gibsonia, according to...
Cops: Pittsburgh Uber driver shot assailant in self-defense
An Uber driver told Pittsburgh police he shot a man in self-defense after he was assaulted by four passengers Tuesday, according to the city Department of Public Safety. One man was grazed in the head. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Police responded to a reported assault...
Menorah Parade illuminates the streets of PittsburghVideo
The lights led the way through the darkness on Monday. More than 125 vehicles adorned with menorahs — a sacred candelabrum with eight lights used in Jewish worship, some homemade and others that have been purchased — made their way through the streets of Pittsburgh. “Hanukkah is about light and...
Man hospitalized after car crashes onto curb along Unity Trestle in Plum
A man was injured Monday night when his car crashed over a curb and nearly struck a utility pole in Plum, officials said. Shortly after 6 p.m., the man was driving a gray sedan on Unity Trestle Road near Universal Road heading toward Leechburg Road and failed to make a...
