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Peduto says cities should be permitted to release police camera footage
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is calling for a change in state law to permit the immediate release of police camera footage to the public following critical incidents. Peduto on Friday said cities must exhibit more transparency and accountability for police actions as they face increasing pressure to enact far-ranging reforms...
Men who stole rare books from Carnegie Library sentenced to home confinement
An Allegheny County judge on Friday ordered home confinement and significant periods of probation for two men accused of stealing more than $8.1 million worth of rare books and artifacts from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Common Pleas Judge Alexander P. Bicket said he would have sentenced former librarian Gregory...
Steelers, Pitt sports radio broadcaster Bill Hillgrove charged with DUI in Murrysville
Murrysville police this week charged Steelers Radio Network personality and University of Pittsburgh sports radio announcer Bill Hillgrove with drunken driving, according to a criminal complaint. Hillgrove, 80, received a DUI charge at his Murrysville home after he crashed into Ferri’s ShurSave supermarket located along Old William Penn Highway, breaking...
Son gives dad ‘new life’ with liver donation at UPMC
Michael Huey showed his 2-year-old son, Luke, the bond between father and son by giving his own dad a precious gift. Huey donated a portion of his liver to his father, Louis, a decision the son said was made out of love. “I prayed about it,” said Michael Huey, who...
Pittsburgh-area protests commemorate Juneteenth, demand racial justice and equalityVideo
People across the Pittsburgh area took to the streets Friday to commemorate Juneteenth, a day marking the end of slavery 155 years ago. “This is our Independence Day,” Fawn Montgomery, co-founder of Take Action Mon Valley, told a crowd gathered along the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway in Wilkinsburg....
Community gathers in East Pittsburgh to remember Antwon Rose II 2 years after his deathVideo
Michelle Kenney said being a mom is all she knows how to be. “I’m not a perfect mom. Lord knows sometimes I wasn’t even a good mom,” she told a crowd gathered in East Pittsburgh on Friday, two years to the day after a borough police officer shot and killed...
Diaper giveaway to be held at PPG Paints Arena
A drive-thru diaper giveaway will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 25 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Joining forces in cosponsoring the giveaway are the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank and the humanitarian aid organization Global Links. The event will...
Allegheny County reports 16 new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths
Allegheny County health officials reported 16 additional cases of the coronavirus Friday, bringing the total case count to 2,138 since the first in the county was reported March 14. The 2,138 cases include 2,000 confirmed and 138 probable cases. The county reported no new cases Wednesday and nine new cases...
Pittsburgh’s Liberty Magic to host Black Lives Matter episode
Magicians can make things disappear. If only they could eliminate racism. Some performers are going to work toward that goal during Liberty Magic @ Home at 7:30 p.m. Friday for a special Black Lives Matter episode. Philadelphia’s Eric Jones will host a live, virtual close-up event on the Pittsburgh Cultural...
On this Juneteenth, black leaders in Western Pa. feel tangible change stirring
In the days leading up to Juneteenth — amid the protests and unrest, the uncertainty and the mourning of another black man dead at the hands of police — Tim Stevens felt something. A shift. A change. Some hope. Nearly four weeks after the world watched a Minneapolis police officer...
Police: Driver fled after hitting woman with vehicle on Bedford Avenue
A woman was in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings neighborhood early Friday, police said. Pittsburgh police said the driver fled from the scene, leaving the vehicle behind. Police responded to the collision at Bedford Avenue and Chauncey Drive around 3:15 a.m. The woman...
3 victims of Wilkinsburg shooting ID’d, fundraiser started for funeral expenses
An effort is underway to raise money for one of the three people who were shot and killed early Friday in Wilkinsburg. A Wilkinsburg police officer on patrol heard gunfire just before 1:30 a.m. in the area of Coal Street, Allegheny County Police said. Allegheny County 911 then received calls...
412 Food Rescue, URA hosting food box giveaway in Hill District
Boxes of fresh dairy and produce items will be given to people in need Saturday at the former Shop ‘n Save on Centre Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. 412 Food Rescue will have up to 1,000 boxes to give away from 10 a.m. to noon. Each household will get a...
Man missing from Pittsburgh’s Hill District
Pittsburgh police seek public help in finding a missing man from the city’s Hill District neighborhood. Authorities said William Battle, 19, was last seen Wednesday wearing a blue jean jacket and black jeans. He’s described as a black man with medium-length dreadlocks with blonde tips, standing 5 feet 6 inches...
ATF agent shot at home involved in ’11 Hunnit’ gang investigation, 12 suspects indicted
The house in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood where an ATF agent was shot Thursday morning belongs to one of a dozen people charged with drug trafficking in a federal indictment unsealed Thursday. A dozen defendants from Allegheny, Westmoreland and Lawrence counties have been charged with drug trafficking following a lengthy wiretap...
Photos: Rally and march for Black Trans Lives held in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, Downtown
A Pittsburgh Action for Black Trans Lives rally and march was held Thursday. Members of the black transgender community and their allies met at Freedom Corner in the Hill District before marching to the Pittsburgh City-County Building where several speakers addressed the crowd with their own personal stories. The nearly...
Former KDKA meteorologist Jeff Verszyla returns to Pittsburgh TV with freelance gig at WTAE
Former KDKA-TV chief meteorologist Jeff Verszyla returns to Pittsburgh television with a new freelance weather gig. He announced Thursday on social media that he will begin working with WTAE-TV starting Sunday. He said he expects to be on mostly weekend nights into early August. He asked fans not to “call...
PNC commits $1 billion to programs, efforts to stem systemic racism
PNC Financial Services officials on Thursday announced a $1 billion commitment to programs and efforts that would “end systemic racism and support economic empowerment of African Americans and low- and moderate-income communities.” The commitment includes $50 million in charitable support for local and national work promoting social justice, expanding financial...
Oakmont Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation evacuated due to chemical spill
Oakmont Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation was evacuated Thursday afternoon because of a chemical spill. Oakmont Fire Chief Dave Carroll said the spill occurred in a second-floor washroom, and there was a strong ammonia smell seeping down to the first floor. He said all patients were evacuated safely and no...
Charges dropped for 22 protesters arrested in East Liberty melee
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday dropped charges against 22 protesters arrested in the aftermath of protests in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood earlier this month. Office spokesman Mike Manko said none of the charges dropped involved allegations of violence or property damage. “Until such time as we have...
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto plans to create LGBTQ commission
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto on Thursday announced plans for an 11-member commission to help resolve problems faced by the city’s LGBTQIA+ residents and visitors. The commission would hold monthly public meetings and advise officials on ways to make Pittsburgh a welcoming place for the LGBTQIA+ community. Among other things, members...
Police seek another suspect in vandalism, looting, assault during Pittsburgh protest
Police on Thursday released photos of another man suspected of assault, vandalism and looting during Downtown Pittsburgh protests last month. Authorities offered little information about the man outside of his photos, which show him wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and gray pants. He’s alleged to have damaged a marked police...
Iron City Bean coffee — a new brew suitable for breakfast
Have a cup of Iron City with your breakfast. No, we aren’t suggesting kegs and eggs. There’s no alcohol in this brew. Iron City Bean Nine to Five Blend is a slow-roasted, medium-dark coffee made with beans from Cameroon, Mexico, Guatemala and Brazil. Released in late May, it’s java made...
Allegheny County reports 9 more coronavirus cases, no additional deaths
Allegheny County health officials on Thursday reported nine new cases of the coronavirus in the county, three additional hospitalizations and no new deaths. The increase in cases brings the county’s total to 2,122 covid-19 cases since the first ones were identified March 14. The county reported no new cases Wednesday....
ATF agent shot in Pittsburgh; suspect in custody
A federal agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was shot Thursday morning during an operation in Pittsburgh, the agency confirmed in a statement. A suspect was in custody. The incident happened on Marion Street between Forbes Avenue and Watson Street in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. The...
