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‘Laser Queen’ at Buhl Planetarium promises to be ‘Killer Queen’ show

It’s been 35 years since the rock band Queen turned in the most memorable performance at Live Aid and nearly three decades since the death of flamboyant lead singer Freddie Mercury. But thanks in part to the 2018 movie “Bohemian Rhapsody,” named after the band’s biggest song, Queen is as...
Police trying to ID man suspected of throwing bricks during East Liberty protest

Police are trying to identify a man who they suspect was throwing bricks at police during a protest June 1 in the vicinity of Centre and Negley avenues in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood. He was wearing a camouflage baseball cap, a “Curators of Hip Hop” T-shirt and Nike Air Max...
Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days festival rescheduled for fallVideo

Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days have been rescheduled. The four-day Italian festival is now planned for Oct. 8-11, producer Sal Richetti said Monday. Richetti made the decision last week because of the ever-changing restrictions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. “I’ve been monitoring the situation and because of all the restrictions, I felt...
86-year-old Carnegie man’s drowning death ruled accidental

An 86-year-old Carnegie man’s July 15 drowning death has been ruled an accident by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. John Kirby was found in a pool in the 500 block of Flynn Ave. at 4:22 p.m. and pronounced dead about a half-hour later, the medical examiner’s office said. Allegheny...
Pittsburgh voices featured on CNN series

Some voices of Southwestern Pennsylvania were featured Sunday night in the CNN series “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell.” Bell, a sociopolitical comedian and author, hosts the Emmy-winning series, which explores unique aspects of racism throughout the nation. In its fifth season, the documentary-style show tackles the topic...
Allegheny County adds 172 covid-19 cases, with 4 new hospitalizations

For the third straight day, Allegheny County health officials announced less than 200 new cases. Monday’s report of 172 new cases brings the total in Allegheny County to 6,435. Officials reported four new hospitalizations and no new deaths. So far, 512 residents have been hospitalized, while 208 have died. The...
Lowrie Street bridge to be replaced in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood

Rialto Street will be closed from July 27 through December in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood because a 48-year-old bridge that crosses over it will be replaced in a $1.1 million project. The Lowrie Street Bridge has been deteriorating in recent years. The project will replace the bridge beams, deck, sidewalks...
Big Burrito Restaurant Group closes specialty restaurants because of covid-19 dining restrictions

Big Burrito Restaurant Group temporarily closed all of its specialty restaurants on Saturday due to newly imposed coronavirus-related restrictions, its president said. The specialty restaurants are Alta Via, Casbah, Eleven, Kaya, Soba and Umi. President Bill Fuller said those restaurants “are not viable under current business conditions.” Mad Mex locations...
Man collapses at Sandcastle pool, section of park closed

A man was taken to a hospital after suffering a medical emergency while leaving a pool at Sandcastle Water Park on Sunday, a spokesman said. Spokesman Nick Paradise said park employees were alerted to the situation at 3:15 p.m., and lifeguards and paramedics responded immediately. The man was treated by...
Pittsburgh activists, influencers to appear on season 5 premiere of CNN documentary

Pittsburgh-area activists and influencers will appear on the CNN original series “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell” at 10 p.m. Sunday. The Emmy-winning series, which returns for its fifth season on Sunday, follows comedian and political provocateur W. Kamau Bell as he explores communities across America to understand...
Allegheny County reports 138 new coronavirus cases, 1 new death

Allegheny County Health Department officials reported 138 new covid-19 cases Sunday and one new death. The department said the most recently reported death is a 82-year-old person, who died on Saturday. The death total now stands at 208 with 196 confirmed as covid-19 cases and 12 probable. All deaths are...
Pittsburgh man killed, another man wounded in Sheraden shooting

A Pittsburgh man was killed and another man was wounded in a shooting Saturday night in the city’s Sheraden neighborhood. The slain man was Clarence Thomas IV, 18, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. He was pronounced dead by medics at the scene in the 500 block of...
Missing Pittsburgh man located

A man missing from Pittsburgh’s Fineview neighborhood has been found. Police said be was located Saturday evening after being last seen on July 13....
Maxine Bruhns, longtime Pitt Nationality Rooms director and ‘citizen of the world,’ dies

E. Maxine Bruhns spent most of her life ensuring University of Pittsburgh students and visitors learned something about the many diverse cultures from around the globe. She served at least 54 years as director of the Oakland campus’ Nationality Rooms, which were described as mini-museums representing the Steel City’s ethnic...
Bob Full, former Allegheny County emergency services chief, dies at 65

Bob Full, former Allegheny County emergency services chief and chief deputy director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, died on Friday, according to his family and county officials. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald remembered Full as “a true public servant who dedicated his life to public safety and the protection of...
Hempfield teacher details desperate dash for medical evacuation from Africa to save eyesight

It was mid-June in Lagos, Nigeria, and Andrew Mewbourn was desperate. After more than two decades as a teacher at American International Schools in Brazil, Eritrea, Mongolia and Nigeria, it took a lot to rattle the Hempfield man. Mewbourn, his wife Pamela and their two children had traveled the world...

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