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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Pittsburgh engineering firm settles pay discrimination allegations with U.S. Labor Department
An international engineering and consulting firm with roots in Beaver County has entered into a settlement to resolve allegations of pay discrimination against female employees. Michael Baker International, headquartered in Pittsburgh, agreed to pay more than $120,000 in back wages and interest, after a routine compliance review by the U.S....
Slovak president to visit Pitt and tour Nationality Rooms
Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová will visit the University of Pittsburgh on Sunday to meet with Chancellor Joan Gabel and other campus leaders, months after a delegation from that country visited to explore potential academic collaborations. Both trips come at a time when Pitt and other universities are emerging from a...
Trib Lunch Box: CDC on RSV vax, Madonna, Gainey’s proposal and Tik Tok music
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024: • CDC recommends RSV vaccine, monoclonal antibodies in official immunization schedule update “RSV is a bad cold for anybody our age, but it just seems to hit them harder when they are young or old.”The shots help to protect...
Pittsburgh council splits over Gainey’s $6M master plan proposal
Some Pittsburgh City Council members are questioning a proposal by the mayor’s office to pay consultants $6 million for a citywide comprehensive plan, the details of which remain unclear. Several members Wednesday voiced concerns over the steep price tag, calling it “irresponsible” and “exorbitant.” Detractors said the proposal is vague,...
Morning Roundup: Woman missing from Homewood; construction on McKnight Road
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Feb. 1: Police seek woman missing since November Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help in finding a woman who has been missing since Nov. 17. Elissa Jackson, 43, was described by police as 5 feet, 5...
TribLive kicks off Black History Month series
A study by Pittsburgh’s Gender Equity Commission in 2019 deemed the city as one of the worst places for a Black woman. It found that the city’s Black women make only 54 cents to every dollar that its white men do and that Black women are five times more likely...
Jim Rogers’ family, public attend Homewood video screening of man’s fatal encounter with Pittsburgh police
Myrtle and Billy Joe Jordan weren’t ready Wednesday to watch their nephew die. The Point Breeze couple last heard from Jim Rogers, who vacationed with them as a boy, a few days before his fatal encounter with Pittsburgh police on Bloomfield’s Harriet Street on Oct. 13, 2021. Rogers, who struggled...
Man fatally struck by vehicle in Strip District identified
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified Thomas F. Sunseri, 56, of Pittsburgh, as the pedestrian killed Jan. 24 after being struck by a vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. Sunseri died at 8:22 p.m. on Jan. 24 in an area hospital following the incident, the medical examiner said. Sunseri...
Shapiro visits Pittsburgh, grumbles that he’s ‘sick and tired of losing to Ohio’ in economic development
Speaking Wednesday against a backdrop of robot arms and equipment at a Pittsburgh tech hub, Gov. Josh Shapiro pitched his vision for a long-range economic plan that he said was critical to keeping Pennsylvania competitive. The Democrat shared the highlights of a 10-year proposal during a visit to Pittsburgh’s Mill...
Pittsburgh Brewing Co. unveils new Mount Washington billboard design
Iron City Beer is back on top of the hill. Pittsburgh Brewing Co., headquartered in East Deer, restored its billboard on Mount Washington to again advertise Iron City Beer. Its sister brand, I.C. Light, was on the billboard for seven months. The new design emphasizes the importance of the billboard...
Trib Lunch Box: Homeless encampments, Gisele Fetterman, Pitt graduate workers, Steelers
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024: • Some people chose to remain outside after the flooded Mon Wharf homeless encampment was cleared Many of the homeless people who were living in an encampment wiped out by flooding on the Mon Wharf opted to move to...
1 dead, 1 injured in Hill District shooting
A 30-year-old man died and another man was injured early Wednesday morning in a shooting in the Hill District, according to Pittsburgh police. Derrick Eggleton of Pittsburgh was taken to the emergency room at UPMC Mercy Hospital in critical condition after being shot in the abdomen. He was pronounced dead...
Homestead woman, 44, ID’d as West End bridge hit-and-run victim
The woman killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday on the West End bridge is Faye McCoy, 44, of Homestead, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Police were still looking for the driver of the car involved in the crash, believe to be a dark-colored sedan with silver wheels....
Some ‘choosing to live outside’ after flooded Mon Wharf homeless encampment cleared, official says
Many of the homeless people who were living in an encampment wiped out by flooding on the Mon Wharf opted to move to other encampments instead of accepting repeated offers of shelter, Pittsburgh officials said. “These are people who are choosing to live outside. They won’t necessarily take shelter,” said...
Pitt graduate workers request union recognition
Graduate workers at Pitt are asking for voluntary recognition of their union, claiming majority support for collective bargaining. Hundreds of graduate workers, United Steelworkers organizers and unaffiliated supporters gathered on the first floor of the Cathedral of Learning Tuesday to deliver a letter to Chancellor Joan Gabel with a request....
Jim Rogers Taser case did not merit homicide charge, Zappala says
A Pittsburgh police officer was “wrong” but didn’t commit homicide when he repeatedly shocked a homeless man with a Taser, which preceded the man’s death, the officer’s termination, and a $8 million civil lawsuit settlement with the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Tuesday....
10th Street Bypass reopens after flooding in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh’s 10th Street Bypass reopened Tuesday after it had closed due to flooding, according to PennDOT. The 10th Street Bypass between Fort Duquesne Boulevard and the Fort Duquesne Bridge and I-279 had closed after Downtown Pittsburgh’s riverfront began to flood Sunday. The flooding spurred road closures at the bypass and...
Bloomfield community group joins appeal to revive housing, grocery store development
A large development proposal for Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood that stalled out last year is gaining an ally in a local community group. The Bloomfield Development Corporation joined in this week on the appeal of a zoning rejection for a plan to build a large housing and grocery store development at...
Pittsburgh officials tearing down homeless encampment after flooding
Pittsburgh officials are decommissioning a homeless encampment after first responders had to rescue a man from floodwaters in the Mon Wharf area. The homeless man was rescued with a ladder from about a foot of water around 9:30 p.m. Sunday as the rivers rose, public safety spokeswoman Emily Bourne said....
Lawyer in Jim Rogers Taser case releases video of Pittsburgh police encounter 
Video released publicly Monday showed for the first time how Pittsburgh police repeatedly shocked a homeless man with a Taser in 2021 during a fatal encounter whose details until now had emerged only through official reports. Jim Rogers, 54, died the day after being shocked by Keith Edmonds, a former...
Trib Lunch Box: Opinion on abortion funding, superintendent shortage, upcoming concerts
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024: • Pa. Supreme Court sends abortion question back to Commonwealth Court The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday issued a complex opinion on a case involving the funding of abortions by Medicaid, finding that the right to “reproductive autonomy” is...
Flooding in Pittsburgh sees 1 person rescued, roads closed
Several days of rain and the potential for flooding along the riverfront in Downtown Pittsburgh has led officials to close roads around the city early Monday morning. The 10th Street Bypass was closed between Interstate 279 Parkway North/Fort Duquesne Bridge and Fort Duquesne Boulevard, according to TribLive news partner WTAE....
Community Beyoncé-themed baby shower celebrates Black life
According to a 2019 report from the City of Pittsburgh’s Gender Equity Commission, “13 of every 1,000 Black babies die before they turn 1 year old, compared with fewer than two per 1,000 white babies.” On Sunday, the third community Bey-B shower in Pittsburgh aimed to close that gap. The...
2 teens shot in Pittsburgh’s Fairywood neighborhood
Two teens were shot in Pittsburgh’s Fairywood neighborhood late Saturday, police said. Police said they found the wounded teens after responding to the 500 block of Fairywood Street for a reported shooting around 10:15 p.m. Police said a 16-year-old boy had been shot in the stomach, while a 17-year-old boy...
Police seek car involved in fatal hit-and-run on the West End Bridge, victim thrown over the side
Pittsburgh police detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify a car they believe was involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident early Saturday on the West End Bridge. The car is described as a “blue or black small sedan with silver wheels; possibly a Hyundai or Honda.” Police say...


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