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Israeli citizen pleads guilty in 2004 sexual assault of girl in Dormont
A 54-year-old Israeli citizen, who was accused of raping a teenage girl 15 years ago and fled to Israel until being extradited back to Pittsburgh in February, pleaded guilty Monday to four sex crimes before an Allegheny County judge. Moshe Journo lived in Beechview at the time the charges were...
Point Park University announces esports team
Point Park University is looking for gamers to join its new esports team. The team is recruiting players with plans to compete in the 2020-21 school year. Point Park University’s Pioneer’s Athletic Department will oversee the esports program, which will be treated as the 18th varsity sports team on campus....
Pittsburgh Penguins players make annual holiday visit to UPMC Children’s HospitalVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins made the holidays a little brighter for patients at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on Monday. Donning Santa hats, the players stopped by several rooms at the hospital to drop off gifts including stuffed penguins, hats and calendars and to spend a little bit of time talking,...
Pittsburgh City Council wants to eliminate pension provision
Pittsburgh City Council is moving to eliminate a provision in the city’s pension ordinance that would reduce payments to some elected officials. As it stands, the provision would cost Councilwoman Darlene Harris about $700 per month in her monthly payout after she retires in January. Councilman Ricky Burgess of North...
North Hills Middle School teacher named Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year
A North Hills School District teacher has been named the 2020 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, state Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera announced Monday. Joseph Welch, who teaches American history at North Hills Middle School, was one of 12 finalists nominated for the honor. “Thank you for making every day...
Pittsburgh Penguins players make annual holiday visit to UPMC Children’s Hospital
The Pittsburgh Penguins made the holidays a little brighter for patients at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on Monday. Donning Santa caps, the players stopped by several rooms at the hospital to drop off gifts such as stuffed penguins, hats and calendars. They spent time talking, posing for photos and...
Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins open combination store in BloomfieldVideo
Coffee, doughnuts and ice cream? All in one place? The new Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins store opened Monday on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield. Customers lined up at 5 a.m. to grab a free coffee mug and continued to walk in throughout the day to pick up drinks, sandwiches and sweet treats....
Pittsburgh ranked as 6th-best large college city, report says
Pittsburgh is ranked sixth among the top 10 large college cities in America by the personal-finance website WalletHub. The website says it compared more than 400 U.S. cities based on “31 key indicators of academic, social and economic growth potential” for its report on the best college towns and cities....
Wilkinsburg man could serve 87 years in prison after exchanging shots with police in 2018
A Wilkinsburg man who was shot by police after exchanging gunfire with officers responding to a 2018 burglary call was sentenced to between 43½ and 87 years in prison on aggravated assault charges. Allegheny County Judge Kevin Sasinoski sentenced Randall Hockett, 34, on Monday. Following the sentence, the Allegheny County...
Pittsburgh activists call for budget transparency during hearingVideo
Pittsburgh activists turned out in force Monday for a public hearing on the city’s 2020 budgets, calling for more transparency and community participation in the budgeting process and additional funding for such things as affordable housing. About 40 representatives of the Economic Justice Circle, a coalition of at least 14...
Deputies say they found pound of pot in Liberty Bridge traffic stop
A North Side man is facing felony drug charges after Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies said they found a pound of suspected marijuana in his vehicle after a traffic stop Sunday afternoon on the Liberty Bridge. Craig Nash, 31, of Pittsburgh’s Central North Side, was stopped on suspicion of reckless driving...
Consumer alert issued for South Hills Village bakery kiosk
The Allegheny County Health Department has issued a consumer alert for a South Hills Village bakery kiosk. The consumer alert stems from where the food sold at the Breaking Eggs Bakery Kiosk was made, according to the inspection report. The inspector wrote that the food is being prepared and finished...
Unattended suitcase prompts bomb squad call to St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh
A suitcase that was left unattended Monday morning near the sacristy of St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland prompted a call to police and a bomb squad investigation. The bag was removed by robots to an outside courtyard for X-rays. Nothing harmful was found inside, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman...
Wildwood Highlands in Hampton abruptly closes
A long-standing sports complex in the North Hills has closed, according to an announcement published on its website and Facebook page. Wildwood Highlands Entertainment Complex, after more than 30 years of “Great Food. Fast Karts. Wild Times,” shuttered its doors Dec. 9. “We did not make this decision lightly and...
‘Sophie’ biography explores struggles, success of Pittsburgh’s Mayor Masloff
For historian Barbara Burstin, researching the life of Sophie Masloff, Pittsburgh’s first female and Jewish mayor, was a fascinating and rewarding project. She sees Masloff’s story of overcoming poverty, sexism and anti-Semitism as inspiring to everyone. Masloff served as mayor from 1988 to 1994. “Her story is a reflection of...
Director of Carnegie Museum of Natural History leaving for new position
The director of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History is leaving his position after almost four years for a job in North Carolina. Eric Dorfman, who became director of the museum and the Powdermill Nature Reserve in Cook Township in 2015, has accepted a position as director of the North...
Police: Over 3,000 bags of heroin seized from Lawrenceville apartment
Officials seized more than $9,000 and 3,000 bags of heroin after serving a search warrant at an apartment in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood where two children were staying. Officers for the state Attorney General’s Office issued the warrant at the Doughboy Square Apartments at 3459 Butler St. shortly after noon Friday,...
‘End of an era:’ Retiring buses take riders on historic Downtown Pittsburgh route
Generations of public transit enthusiasts visited Downtown Pittsburgh on Sunday to “loop the loop” in honor of two retiring Port Authority of Allegheny County buses. The commemorative Downtown loop route, which has been out of service for the past 30 years, was reinstated Saturday and Sunday to celebrate the last...
Fans don costumes, get 1-on-1 access with celebrities at Steel City ConVideo
Steel City Con at the Monroeville Convention Center allowed pop culture fans to interact with celebrities and express themselves through costumes all weekend long. The convention celebrated it’s 30th anniversary a few months ago and is one of the largest comic conventions in the nation, according to its organizers. “The...
Crafton man allegedly killed raccoon with hammer, posted video on social media
A Pittsburgh-area construction worker is facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly killing a raccoon at a job site and posting video of the incident to social media. Troy Beglinger, 22, of Crafton, allegedly killed the animal while working on a porch roof on Jancey Street in the Morningside neighborhood of...
New Department of Education data balances cost with prestige of schools
A new addition to the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard shows that students graduating from area universities are earning less than their counterparts across the state and country. College Scorecard breaks down annual costs, median debt and other statistics for institutions of higher education to help high school students...
Neve Campbell at Steel City Con on ‘Scream 5,’ working with Wes Craven
It took a grueling three weeks to shoot the final spine-tingling sequence of the first “Scream” movie, Neve Campbell said while ruminating about the film Saturday at Steel City Con in Monroeville. The Canadian actress who anchors the now-four-movie franchise as lead character Sidney Prescott credited the late director Wes...
Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office warns of phone scam
Scammers pretending to be with the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office are calling residents and asking for money, the office said in a statement Saturday. The callers, identifying themselves as Lieutenant Conor Mullen, are telling residents that they have an outstanding issue — jury duty, failure to appear as an expert...
Pittsburgh Diocese announces closure of South Side church
The St. Peter Church building of the Prince of Peace Parish on Pittsburgh’s South Side will close for worship, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced in a statement Saturday. All sacred objects will be removed from the church, and the building will be sold or rented. Any money raised by...
Paste Magazine names Brew Gentlemen’s General Braddock’s IPA a beer of the decade
General Edward Braddock may have failed at capturing the French Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War, but his namesake beer once again proved to be a winner, according to Paste Magazine. General Braddock’s IPA, the flagship American IPA from the Braddock-based Brew Gentlemen, was named one of the...
