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5 takeaways about Pittsburgh police chief nominee Jason Lando
Jason Lando, 48, was introduced Thursday as Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Corey O’Connor’s pick for police chief. Lando spent more than two decades with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police before taking over the significantly smaller police force pf Frederick, Md. O’Connor campaigned on a pledge to find a permanent police chief who...
Gainey, Black leaders launch August Wilson legacy brick fundraiser
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson was the 1994 commencement speaker at Morgan State University in Maryland, and one of the graduates in the audience was Ed Gainey. “I look back on this, years later, because here’s a gentleman … who wrote ‘Radio Golf,’ where he talked about the first Black...
Federal workers in Western Pa. cheer shutdown end but remain uneasy
Elizabeth McPeak on Thursday was glad to be driving to work for the first time since she was furloughed in early October, one of hundreds of thousands of federal workers shut out of their offices during a lengthy government shutdown. McPeak is vice president of Chapter 34 of the National...
Mayor-elect O’Connor taps veteran officer Jason Lando as next Pittsburgh police chief
Pittsburgh Mayor-Elect Corey O’Connor on Thursday tapped Jason Lando, a 21-year Pittsburgh police veteran now running a police department in Maryland, as the next chief of the city’s 750-officer bureau at a time when it is struggling with low morale, leadership woes and staffing declines. “I think you’ll see Chief...
Starbucks union strikes stores in Pittsburgh area on Red Cup Day
Starbucks union organizers said Thursday they’ve shut down five stores across Southwestern Pennsylvania in the first day of what they’re calling an “open ended” strike over stalled contract talks. Thursday isn’t just any day in Starbucks-land. It’s Red Cup Day, a key sales day for the Seattle-based coffeehouse chain where...
Pittsburgh council tackles ‘unrealistic’ budget, says major changes possible
Pittsburgh City Council made clear Wednesday it would not rubber stamp what its members consider an unrealistic 2026 budget proposal by outgoing Mayor Ed Gainey and might instead craft wholesale changes. Councilman Anthony Coghill, D-Beechview, said he could not vote for Gainey’s $680 million spending plan as presented. “It’s just...
O’Connor to announce Pittsburgh police chief pick
Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Corey O’Connor on Thursday will announce his pick for police chief. His nominee will be tasked with leading a bureau that has seen rapid leadership changes under Mayor Ed Gainey. During Gainey’s four-year tenure, five people have served as chief or acting chief. O’Connor has not said who...
‘Rain of gunshots’: Trial begins in slaying of Pittsburgh woman, daughter, 4
A trial began Wednesday for two men charged with killing an East Hills woman and her 4-year-old daughter outside a Pittsburgh convenience store in what a prosecutor called a “rain of gunshots.” Tarrell Jennings, 21, of Wilmerding and Marquise St. Julien-Givner, 23, of Wilkinsburg face homicide and other charges in...
Lawyer claims bad blood preceded Pittsburgh road-rage slaying as trial opens
Both the prosecutor and the defense attorney agreed on the basic facts at the crime scene in Pittsburgh’s South Hills — all captured on video by city cameras. Connor Makstutis, who was in his silver Ford Ranger on Banksville Road near Crane Avenue during evening rush hour on March 13,...
Former Duquesne journalism professor Maggie Patterson dies
Maggie Jones Patterson, a revered journalism professor who mentored generations of student reporters at Duquesne University, returned to campus in October to help celebrate the student newspaper’s 100th anniversary. Just weeks later, the longtime educator and advocate for young journalists died Monday of a heart attack following surgery, leaving behind...
The Calling to headline Light Up Night in Pittsburgh
The Calling answered the call. Known for top hits including “Wherever You Will Go” and “Our Lives,” the rock band will headline the Highmark Light Up Night on Nov. 22. The band released its latest single, “Stand Up Now,” in 2024 after a 20-year hiatus. Vocalist Alex Band, guitarist Daniel...
‘College GameDay’ sets stage in Pittsburgh as Panthers prepare to face the Fighting Irish
It’s official: ESPN’s “College GameDay” has arrived in the Steel City. Crew members from one of the sports network’s marquee shows flew into Pittsburgh Monday to lay the groundwork for this weekend’s televised football matchup between Pitt and Notre Dame, ESPN spokeswoman Amanda Brooks told TribLive. The crew quickly started...
Fender-bender leaves vehicle hanging out of UPMC parking garage
A fender-bender in a Pittsburgh parking garage Tuesday pushed one car through a concrete barrier, leaving the vehicle hanging over the sidewalk several stories below. A driver rear-ended a parked vehicle in a UPMC parking garage on Aiken Avenue in the city’s Shadyside neighborhood, a UPMC spokesperson told TribLive. That...
Pittsburgh man charged with attempting to solicit sex with preteen girl
A Pittsburgh man and business executive is accused of attempting to solicit sex with a preteen girl. Eric T. Gillespie, 57, is charged with using an online chat platform in an attempt to arrange a meeting with the girl in Lebanon County. State Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Monday that...
McKeesport native Swin Cash receives Africana Icon award
Swin Cash read a love letter — to her mother. She recited the words after receiving an Africana Icon Award at the third annual Africanism Gala on Saturday at Heinz Hall in Downtown Pittsburgh. The evening, which highlighted Black beauty, was held in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. It...
Pittsburgh councilwoman expresses ‘buyer’s remorse’ over $6M master plan
Pittsburgh City Council members on Monday lambasted city planners over a $6 million comprehensive plan meant to guide zoning and development through 2050. “I think what you’re hearing is a lot of buyer’s remorse,” Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith, D-West End, said. She was one of three members who voted against the...
5 takeaways about Pittsburgh’s 2026 budget proposal
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Monday released his final budget proposal, which would not raise taxes, lay off workers or cut city services. The $678 million operating and $100 million capital budgets for 2026 will be the topic of a series of City Council meetings in the coming weeks. Whatever...
Court decision allows Pittsburgh zoo to continue elephant transfer
An Allegheny County judge has denied a petition to stop the transfer of two of Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium’s younger elephants to a breeding facility. In October, the Nonhuman Rights Project, a Washington, D.C.-based animal-rights nonprofit, sued Zoological Society of Pittsburgh and zoo President and CEO Jeremy Goodman, demanding the...
Inmate identified who died at Allegheny County Jail during ‘medical emergency’
An incarcerated person who died Monday at the Allegheny County Jail has been identified. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office report released Wednesday evening lists the deceased as Nathan Piernik, 38, of Glenshaw. The cause and manner of his death was not listed. He died after housing-unit staff called a medical...
Phages to the rescue? Pitt lab develops viruses to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Bacteria-killing viruses built from scratch in a University of Pittsburgh lab could be a breakthrough in the battle against fearsome antibiotic-resistant infections. Pitt biotechnology researcher Graham Hatfull spearheaded the development of the viruses made entirely of synthetic genetic material in a study set for publication this week in the Proceedings...
Africanism Gala highlights Black beauty
Women of all ages gathered on Saturday evening to celebrate Black beauty — both inside and out — during the third annual Africanism Gala at Heinz Hall in Downtown Pittsburgh. Each guest dressed in her signature style — there were gowns adorned with sequins, dresses in colorful prints and suits...
Gainey upbeat as he delivers final budget address amid fiscal woes
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey during his annual budget address Monday said he believes he will leave the city “in a stronger position” as he prepares to leave office after losing his reelection bid. “When I first stood in the chamber four years ago, we faced a choice — shrinking back...
Misspelling fixed on Michael Keaton’s Pittsburgh Walk of Fame plaque
Michael Keaton’s Pittsburgh Walk of Fame star, unveiled last month, originally honored the value of proofreading as much as the Kennedy Township-born actor. But he’s “Micheal” no more. As of Sunday, the creators of the Strip District attraction had installed a new bronze-cast plaque that switched the “a” and “e”...
A U.S. flag’s global odyssey to honor, unite all Americans started in Pittsburgh
On a June day marked by an elaborate military parade in the nation’s capital and thousands of protests across the country, the Pittsburgh-based National Flag Foundation presented a U.S. flag to the American Battle Monuments Commission in a quiet ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. “There was no band, no...
Argument over noise in Pittsburgh apartment building leads to gun being pulled, man stabbed in buttocks
An argument over noise in an apartment building in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood lead to a woman threatening a man with a gun, and a man being stabbed in the buttocks, Pittsburgh Public Safety said. Officers from Pittsburgh Police Zone 1 responded to the 100 block of Rhine Place...
