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UPMC workers to join community groups in march for transgender health care
In response to restrictions enacted under the Trump administration, some UPMC providers will be joining community groups in a show of support for restoring gender-affirming care to transgender youth next week. On Monday, a group of UPMC workers and members of Trans YOUniting and ACT UP plan to march across...
Pittsburgh police charge Tarentum man in knife attack on bicyclist
A Tarentum man remained jailed Friday on a charge of attempted homicide after police said he sliced a man’s neck during a robbery in Homewood earlier this week. John Reznickcheck, 51, attacked a man around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of Brushton Avenue as the victim rode his...
Pittsburgh Irish Festival returns to Carrie Blast Furnaces this weekend
Interest in the 34th Pittsburgh Irish Festival, which runs Friday through Sunday at the Carrie Blast Furnaces in Swissvale, might be higher than usual as the region gears up for the Pittsburgh Steelers game in Ireland. The team is getting ready for the trip, too, by making an appearance at...
Former Steelworkers local union president sentenced for embezzling $10,000
An Elizabeth man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge of embezzlement of labor union assets. Michael Evanovich, 46, pleaded guilty to one count before U.S. District Judge David S. Cercone. He was sentenced to 24 months of probation and ordered to pay full restitution and a $5,000...
Protesters demand action on gun violence, days after school massacre in Minneapolis
Several dozen protesters crowded a Squirrel Hill intersection Thursday — many holding provocative signs, some chanting at passing motorists — to demand an end to the nation’s rash of gun violence. Eight days had passed since a gunman opened fire in a Minneapolis Catholic school. He killed two children while...
U.S. Steel, Nippon Steel end litigation against Cleveland-Cliffs
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel have ended its lawsuit against steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs and the head of the United Steelworkers union. Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel merged in June. A federal lawsuit was filed in March alleging Cleveland-Cliffs, its president, Lourenco Goncalves, and United Steelworkers President David McCall, were conspiring to...
DA says no criminal charges in runaway cylinder death in Oakland that killed Western Psych worker
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday it will not file criminal charges stemming from a construction accident in Oakland in which a steel cylinder broke loose and killed a woman in 2024. Aleia Lopez, 51, of the North Side, was struck on May 3, 2024, as she walked...
WDVE sign coming down from its Green Tree location
For what it’s worth, Google’s AI assistant thinks it’s highly unlikely Pittsburgh classic rock station WDVE has ever played “The Sign.” The earworm from Ace of Base, the Swedish pop group that invaded American airwaves as an antidote for grunge in 1993, would have been a fitting electric lunch request...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 5-7
This weekend marks the first official Steelers Sunday of the NFL season — but that won’t happen until Sunday afternoon. So, what to do with the rest of your free time? Here are five other ideas. Pittsburgh Lebanese Festival All weekend long, get a taste of Lebanon at the Pittsburgh...
Carnegie Mellon creates committee to discuss role of The Fence tradition
Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian on Thursday announced an official 17-member group tasked with making new recommendations for operation of The Fence, which has been a long-standing campus tradition. The announcement came in a letter two months after Jahanian temporarily shut down use of the Fence. The closure followed...
4 Pittsburgh firefighters hurt battling blaze in South Side Slopes
Four Pittsburgh firefighters were treated at an area hospital after they were shocked Thursday morning while battling a blaze in the city’s South Side Slopes neighborhood. The firefighters, who authorities declined to name, “came into contact with an electrical current” inside an unoccupied home in the 100 block of Monastery...
Changes planned for Parkway East’s Squirrel Hill interchange
PennDOT announced plans Wednesday to make changes to the Squirrel Hill interchange on the Parkway East (Interstate 376). The department said the goal of the project — between the Greenfield Bridge and Squirrel Hill Tunnel — will be to improve safety for travelers, reduce crashes and enhance pedestrian access on...
Morning Roundup: 1 injured in South Park motorcycle crash; Liberty Tunnels feature lauded as historic landmark
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Sept. 4: 1 injured in South Park motorcycle crash A section of Brownsville Road between Shang Road and Sylvania Drive was closed Wednesday night after a motorcycle crash. A social media post from the Broughton Volunteer Fire Department...
Steelers will turn Emerald Isle black and gold to celebrate game in Dublin
To celebrate the Pittsburgh Steelers’ upcoming game in Dublin this month, the team and Irish airline Aer Lingus are launching a series of fan events and activities with the goal of turning the Emerald Isle black and gold. The first-ever NFL regular season game in Ireland will take place on...
Film Pittsburgh’s ReelAbilities Film Festival spotlights disability stories
For another year, Film Pittsburgh will demonstrate that the magic of movies is for everyone with ReelAbilities Pittsburgh, a film festival that focuses on telling the stories of individuals with disabilities. Starting on Thursday and running until Sept. 11, ReelAbilities Pittsburgh will feature a variety of genres and film lengths...
Morning Roundup: Man stabbed in North Homewood; Game Commission seeks wild turkey reports
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 3: 1 injured in Homewood North stabbing Officials are investigating after a man was found Tuesday evening with a stab wound to his neck in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson said officers were...
1 injured after semi overturns on 62nd Street Bridge
A tractor-trailer overturned Wednesday morning on the 62nd Street Bridge, forcing a shutdown of the bridge for about five hours during the morning rush hour. At about 8 a.m., one lane on the span connecting Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights neighborhood and Sharpsburg was reopened to traffic. The bridge was fully reopened...
Authorities ID Pittsburgh man as Lawrenceville gas station homicide victim
Authorities on Tuesday identified a 26-year-old Pittsburgh man as the person fatally shot last month at a Lawrenceville gas station. Davon Smith-Mahdi was killed, and a second person was wounded, on Aug. 2 at the A-Plus Sunoco gas station in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. Pittsburgh police charged a clerk at the...
Pittsburgh restarts overhauled spay, neuter program for city cats, dogs
Pittsburgh pet owners will again be able to apply for free spay and neuter surgeries for cats and dogs. City officials in February 2024 abruptly halted to the free spay and neuter program, raising concerns that suburban pet owners were abusing the program by using fake Pittsburgh addresses to get...
‘Pain on top of pain’: Teen sentenced in Brighton Heights shooting that hurt 5, upended funeral
Tamika Hornezes had already gone through the horror of her son being shot and killed in October 2022. Thirteen days later, she was traumatized again when two shooters opened fire at his funeral in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights section, wounding five people. “They ran in there like animals,” Hornezes said Tuesday...
Acrisure Stadium announces upgrades ahead of Steelers season, 2026 NFL Draft
Pittsburgh Steelers fans will see a slew of Acrisure Stadium upgrades, new food options and technology improvements ahead of the upcoming NFL season. The enhancements come before Pittsburgh hosts the 2026 NFL Draft in April. The weekend-long event is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of football fans to the...
Kraft Heinz says no plans to ditch Pittsburgh while undergoing corporate breakup
At least some part of Kraft Heinz will stay in Pittsburgh as the processed food conglomerate divides its brands into two new companies. Kraft Heinz said Tuesday while announcing the split it has no plans to move its co-headquarters in Pittsburgh and Chicago. That’s about all the company offered on...
Kraft Heinz splits — undoing blockbuster merger after a decade of changing tastes
NEW YORK — Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after a merger of the brands created one of the biggest food manufacturers on the planet. One of the companies, currently called Global Taste Elevation Co., will include brands such as Heinz, Philadelphia cream cheese and Kraft Mac...
Foam, fetch and fancy cocktails: Pittsburgh pups party at Dog Penn’s Labor Day bash
The Dog Penn, a private dog park and bar in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, offered its patrons Monday all the accoutrements of a fantastic Labor Day celebration. A bartender was ready to sling cocktails like Frenchie, a mix of butterfly pea gin, lemon and prosecco, and fill pint glasses with a...
Head of the class: Bloomfield barber gives free back-to-school haircuts for children
For Emmanuel “Manny” Torres, barbering is about more than giving someone a haircut. It’s a higher calling. “I feel my purpose in the world is to help people,” said Torres, 30, just before he started giving free haircuts to children on Saturday. “That’s a big reason why I got into...
