Hill District category, Page 9
Food service director accused of misusing $12K in subsidies from Hill District Catholic school
A 48-year-old North Versailles woman accused of spending more than $12,000 of federal school lunch subsidies on personal expenses between 2014 and 2016 turned herself in to authorities Thursday, according to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office. Rebecca L. Moore was food service director for St. Benedict the Moor School...
Schenley alumni D.J. Kennedy, DeAndre Kane in search of 5th title at The Basketball Tournament
Since they were kids, Schenley alumni D.J. Kennedy and DeAndre Kane have felt at home on the basketball court. From winning a state championship in high school to creating a career for themselves overseas on the hardwood, basketball has taken the duo a lot of places. But over the past...
Priests of St. Benedict the Moor host BLM vigil in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
The priests of St. Benedict the Moor Church in the Hill District hosted a prayer vigil Sunday, in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. The church was recently designated a “personal parish” to serve the Black community, and priests were assigned to the newly-formed parish only the day before....
Priests assigned to Catholic parish in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
Three priests have been assigned to the church in Pittsburgh’s Hill District that has been designated to serve Black Catholics in the area. Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik announced the clergy assignments Saturday for St. Benedict the Moor personal parish. The church was designated a “personal parish” last week to serve...
Allegheny Health Network announces mobile covid-19 testing sites for next week
Allegheny Health Network’s mobile covid-19 testing unit will be in Pittsburgh’s Hill District and Hazelwood neighborhoods, Clairton and Duquesne next week. AHN personnel will operate the testing vehicle from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following dates: • June 29: Pittsburgh Housing Authority, 2435 Chauncey Drive in the Hill...
No injuries reported in Polish Hill fire
Two people escaped injury after a house in Pittsburgh’s Polish Hill section caught fire early Monday, police said. Firefighters responded to the incident in the 1000 block of Herron Avenue around 3 a.m., Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said. The residents were able to exit on their own, Matthews said....
Pittsburgh diocese forms new parish to meet spiritual, cultural need of black church members
St. Benedict the Moor Church in Pittsburgh’s Hill District has been designated a “personal parish” that will serve the spiritual needs of Black Catholics in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop David Zubik announced. The decision to return the church’s status to a separate parish comes just six months after St....
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...
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...
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...
