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Another Squirrel Hill Tunnel crash snarls rush-hour traffic along I-376 inbound
A seven-vehicle crash outside the Squirrel Hill Tunnel snarled traffic during Monday’s evening commute. Emergency dispatchers received a report of the crash on the inbound lanes of Interstate 376 heading toward Pittsburgh about 6:30 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. The crash happened at the inbound entrance on...
Pittsburgh police investigate allegation that Darlene Harris took city property
Pittsburgh police on Monday opened an investigation into allegations that outgoing Councilwoman Darlene Harris, who has been cleaning out her office, stole items given to the city by foreign visitors, officials said. Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said police began the investigation based on information that Public Safety Director Wendell...
Hays bald eagle nest gets new webcam for upcoming breeding seasonVideo
Unseasonably warm temperatures but still frozen ground made for a seamless reinstallation of a live webcam now in its seventh year at the Pittsburgh bald eagle nest in Hays. The Hays bald eagles, one of the region’s half-dozen known breeding pairs of the formerly endangered birds, are in their eighth...
Plane from Charlotte to Pittsburgh lands safely after reporting possible mechanical issue
A plane headed from Charlotte to Pittsburgh reported a possible mechanical issue with its nose landing gear before touching down safely Monday afternoon, officials said. Pittsburgh International Airport spokesman Matt Neistein said officials treat any such reports “very seriously” and that the airport sent emergency units to the runway “out...
Police release details about car used by Dormont home invasion suspect
Allegheny County Police on Monday released a description of a car that could be connected to the suspect in a violent Dormont home invasion. Police have been looking for Joel Hatfield, 28, no known address, since Sunday. Police say Hatfield, while armed with a knife, forced his way into an...
Allegheny County Health Department warns of bad air quality in region
The Allegheny County Health Department is advising residents of poor air quality as warmer temperatures linger in the region. Temperature inversions — when warm air traps cold air and pollutants close to the surface, often causing bad smells like sulfur or rotten eggs — have impacted air quality across Allegheny...
Allegheny County residents can recycle Christmas trees at parks
Allegheny County residents can recycle their Christmas trees at nine regional parks starting Dec. 26, the county announced Monday. Trees, which will be used for mulch in county parks, can be dropped from 8 a.m. until dusk through Jan. 14. Lights and decorations must be removed prior to drop-off. The...
PennDOT: Expect heavy delays after crash in inbound Squirrel Hill tunnel
No one was hurt in a crash Monday afternoon in the inbound lanes of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel, a state police spokeswoman said. The crash was reported to Allegheny County 911 at 1:45 p.m., and involved multiple vehicles, a 911 shift commander said. The vehicles involved were cleared from the...
14 pounds of sugar used in gingerbread replicas of Pittsburgh City-County Building
Building two gingerbread replicas of Pittsburgh’s City-County Building was nearly as complicated as erecting the actual building. Hampton artist Mary Jo Dowling used original photographs, 1915 architectural drawings and a laser cutter at a Carnegie Mellon University robotics lab in Lawrenceville to construct the two scale models from 14 edible...
Police: Beltzhoover woman tried to rob Mt. Washington gas station
A 26-year-old Beltzhoover woman was arrested by Pittsburgh police early Monday morning and charged with robbing a Mt. Washington gas station, public safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. Lesha Marie Peterson went into the Virginia Avenue gas station about 5:45 a.m., placed items on the counter, said she didn’t want to...
Pittsburgh police nab man wanted for Downtown parking garage robbery
A 21-year-old Pittsburgh man sought for a Dec. 6 robbery at a parking garage in Downtown Pittsburgh was arrested Saturday, Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. Michael Lipovsik III is facing charges of robbery and possessing instruments of crime in the case, according to online court records....
Pittsburgh zoo welcomes new clouded leopard cubsVideo
Meet the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s newest clouded leopard cubs. Parents Saya and Pi welcomed their second litter of cubs on Nov. 27. Saya gave birth to two other cubs in March, but one of those cubs died shortly after birth. “The two cubs are healthy and doing well,”...
Winning $1.28M lottery ticket sold at Penn Hills store
A winning lottery ticket worth $1.28 million was sold at a Shop ‘N Save store in Penn Hills, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Monday. The Match 6 lotto ticket matched all six numbers in Sunday’s drawing — 5, 9, 21, 22, 23, and 37 — to win the jackpot. The $2...
Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies distribute free poinsettias in Downtown PittsburghVideo
Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies were out in force Monday morning on Forbes Avenue between the Allegheny County Courthouse and the City-County Building. They stopped passing motorists, asking them to roll down their windows to accept a free poinsettia. It’s something the office has done that last four or five years...
Pittsburgh announces Christmas tree recycling locations
Pittsburgh is expanding its Christmas tree recycling program this year to include 12 drop-0ff locations across the city. Residents must remove all ornaments, netting, tinsel and tree stands before depositing trees at recycling locations. The trees will be chipped for pine mulch and offered to residents in the spring. City...
Literacy Pittsburgh helps immigrants learn English, integrateVideo
Oksana Slota knew only a few English words when she moved to the United States from Ukraine six years ago. But she wanted to learn more. She wanted to be able to communicate with people in her new country. She wanted friends and to be able to help her children...
Traffic citations in school zones surge in Allegheny County
Allegheny County drivers seem to be in a rush — and they’re paying for it. The county leads the state in the number of traffic citations issued for speeding in school zones and illegally passing school buses, according to data collected by magisterial district courts statewide. Over the past five...
PennDOT awards more than $1 million to improve railroad tracks to Braddock’s Edgar Thomson Plant
PennDOT awarded more than $1 million for railway track upgrades and expansion projects in Allegheny County, state Sen. Jim Brewster announced. U.S. Steel Corp. was awarded nearly $690,000 to complete rail track updates, to accommodate a new hot rolling mill at the Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock. The mill was...
Hanukkah celebration brings together different faiths, collects items for refugees
The Jewish Community Center in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood celebrated the first day of Hanukkah on Sunday, but not without the help of several community organizations with Jewish, Muslim and Christian faith backgrounds. “Given that we’re living in divisive times, we feel like the more we can come together and...
Police searching for man they say broke into Dormont man’s apartment, attempted to rob him at knifepoint
Allegheny County Police have issued an arrest warrant for a man they say attempted to rob another man with a knife Sunday morning in Dormont. The suspect has been identified as Joel Hatfield, 28, no known address. Hatfield is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. He was...
Water main break wreaks havoc on McKnight Road travelers
McKnight Road reopened early Monday morning after a large water main break, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Crews are still working to repair the damage. The water main break was reported just after 1:45 p.m. in the 8000 block of McKnight Road. An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said the...
Coraopolis man gets 8 years for fentanyl delivery that resulted in fatal overdose
A Coraopolis man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison last week for providing the drug that prosecutors say killed a Moon Township woman more than two years ago. Cleo Maurice Bronaugh, 42, pleaded guilty over the summer to providing a woman, identified only by the initials L.T., with...
Police probe carjacking at The Waterworks mall near Aspinwall
Pittsburgh police are investigating a carjacking reported Saturday morning at The Waterworks mall. A man told police he was sleeping inside his vehicle at about 8:40 a.m., while his wife was inside a store, when a male suspect opened the door, pulled him out and drove away. No one was...
Officials identify man killed in exchange of fire while fleeing from Wilkinsburg police
A Wilkinsburg man was fatally shot by a police officer after firing at Wilkinsburg police during a foot chase early Sunday. Romir Talley, 24, died at 1:16 a.m. in the 900 block of Wilkinsburg’s Center Street, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Allegheny County Police are investigating the...
Santa Ski Day at Boyce Park raises money for ALS researchVideo
Boyce Park hosted its first Santa Ski Day on Saturday and its organizers hope it continues to grow as word spreads across the area. Skiers and snowboarders who came dressed as Santa could ski at the Four Seasons Lodge after paying a $10 donation to the Boyce Park Ski Patrol....
