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Pittsburgh police: Taxi driver robbed in Hazelwood
Pittsburgh police are seeking information about the robbery of a taxi driver on Wednesday afternoon in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Police were called the 200 block of Winston Road shortly before 5 p.m. for a report of a strong-arm robbery. They said a juvenile had hired a taxi/ride-hail driver on...
2 arrests made in arsons that have hit Homestead-Munhall since April
Police have made arrests in nine of the 15 suspicious fires that hit the Homestead-Munhall area between late April and last week. Allegheny County Police announced the arrest of two suspects Friday, accusing a 16-year-old boy of setting one of them and a Homestead man of setting eight others. Police...
Munhall auctioning off 3-story brick building
If you have somewhere between $165,000 to $200,000 available, there’s a building for sale that may interest you. The Borough of Munhall owns the building and is currently auctioning it off in a 24/7 online auction open to the public at www.municibid.com. Bids close at 2 p.m. on Friday. The...
1 dead after police pursuit, rollover crash at Allegheny County Airport
Allegheny County Police are investigating a pursuit that ended in a fatal crash early Saturday morning at the Allegheny County Airport. At about 3:20 a.m. Saturday, county police said the driver of a black Cadillac Escalade nearly struck a Duquesne Police Department vehicle on Route 837 near Center Street and...
Battle of Homestead Foundation observes 130th anniversary of historic steel strike
They came to the last building left standing from the Homestead Steel Works on that fateful day, July 6, 1892. Close to 100 people packed into the Pump House on Waterfront Drive in Homestead Wednesday morning to remember the day that striking steel workers at the factory, locked in a...
Police seek information on teen missing from West Mifflin area
Allegheny County Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl. Police said Tamir L. Nelson, 13, was last seen in the area of 118 Glenburn Drive in West Mifflin on June 23. Nelson is Black, 5 feet, 2 inches tall with black hair. Anyone with information...
Kennywood, Sandcastle, Idlewild are going cashless
You can leave your cash at home if you’re heading for Idlewild & SoakZone and its sister parks this summer. The parks will accept credit, debit and prepaid cards or secure mobile payments including MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover only starting next week. Guests can also use Apple Pay...
Homestead man wanted in Greenfield bar shooting turns himself in
A Homestead man wanted charged in connection with a shooting at a Greenfield bar in April turned himself in to police Tuesday, authorities said. Jeremy Banks, 40, faces 21 charges, including 12 counts of aggravated assault in the April 30 shooting at Zeno’s on Acorn Street. Police allege Banks shot...
Homestead man accused by police of stabbing foster mother in Whitaker
An 18-year-old Homestead man is being held without bail after state police said he stabbed a woman who described the suspect as her foster child in Whitaker Friday and fled from authorities. Elrades Wright is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, theft and related offenses. Troopers said they were called...
2 men shot in Homestead
Two men were shot multiple times in Homestead late Saturday night, Allegheny County police said. One of the men was reported hospitalized in critical condition, while the other was in stable condition, as a result of the shooting that was reported at about 9:30 p.m. in the 300 block of...
Pittsburgh police seek missing Hazelwood sisters
Police are seeking information on two missing siblings from Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Sisters Rosie, 11, and Bayjai Germany, 13, were last seen at their home in Hazelwood. Rosie is 4-feet-6-inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. Bayjai is 5-feet-4-inches tall, also with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with...
2 men accused of using credit card skimmer at Sam’s Club in Frazer, possibly other locations
Two men from Romania were accused by Frazer police of stealing credit card information by installing a skimming device in a self-checkout lane at the Sam’s Club store at Pittsburgh Mills. They may be responsible for doing the same thing at Sam’s Club stores in Monroeville, West Mifflin and Butler...
Crews battle fire spread over multiple houses in Homestead
Fire crews spent hours on the scene of a three-alarm fire on West Street in Homestead after the blaze broke out Wednesday evening. A three-story structure was reportedly engulfed in fire, according to an Allegheny County 911 supervisor. The initial call came in at 6:30 p.m. for a building on...
Shults Ford owner awards $5,000 scholarships to Steel Valley High School students
When Richard Bazzy’s children were born, he opened bank accounts for them. He deposited $50 per week for 20 years. “I wanted them to have the money to be able to go to college or technical school or whatever school they wanted,” said Bazzy, president and owner of Shults Ford...
Police: Sting in Arnold leads to arrest of Homestead man with 2 ounces of cocaine
A man from Homestead faces felony drug dealing charges after Arnold police and narcotics agents said they arrested him with more than 2 ounces of cocaine in his vehicle. Marco Dane Crowe, 34, 0f the 100 block of West 10th Avenue, was charged with two felony counts of possession of...
Washington, D.C., man stops in Pittsburgh on his 3,400-mile e-bike journey to raise money for charity
The wooden shoes on the back of the trailer attached to the electric bicycle are more than footwear – they symbolize the home country of the rider. And the clogs are making a 3,400-mile trek with him. Gregory Maassen, a native of the Netherlands, is riding an e-bike from Washington,...
Sandcastle to open early with new look, first new slide in 10 years
Like its sister attractions Kennywood and Idlewild & SoakZone, Sandcastle will open earlier than usual this season. On Friday, the water park in West Homestead announced opening day is May 21 — a week prior to the traditional Memorial Day weekend start. Kennywood opens April 16 and Idlewild on May...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to play Beethoven symphonies in iconic local settings
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will break new ground — and cover new ground, too — with upcoming performances included in an extensive Beethoven in Your Neighborhood project. Under the baton of Music Director Manfred Honeck, the symphony will present all nine Beethoven symphonies in one week at iconic locations around...
Henry Rollins bringing ‘Good to See You 2022’ spoken word tour to Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
Henry Rollins needs to talk. The mesmerizing, Grammy-winning spoken word artist hasn’t toured since 2018. He had planned to tour in 2020 and 2021, but we all know what happened. “We have all been through something and I am no different,” said Rollins in a phone interview. In just four...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: March 4-6
It’s the first weekend of March. Here are some ways to spend it. Home & Garden Show The 40th annual Duquesne Light Co. Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show opens this weekend. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. More than...
UPMC doctor involved in research to treat pulmonary hypertension with cancer medicines
Allison Dsouza was unable to walk a short distance without becoming winded. The Munhall resident’s trouble breathing led to a diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure in the blood vessels in the lungs. Pulmonary hypertension is a rare, incurable lung disease. She has what’s called “idiopathic” pulmonary hypertension, which...
Nancy B’s Bakery owner in West Homestead dies
The Pittsburgh cookie table community is a little less sweet today. The city lost Nancy Bertram Runco, owner of Nancy B’s Bakery in West Homestead. She died at 11:36 p.m. Monday from an infection, according to her son, Michael Runco. She was 78. “I was so lucky to work with...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Dec. 31, Jan. 1-2
Happy New Year. Here are some ways to welcome in 2022. First Night Highmark First Night Pittsburgh will kick off Friday at 6 p.m. The event which welcomes the new year will feature four large inflatable rabbits, part of an art installation called “Intrude” by Parer Studio. There are indoor...
Argument over beer leads to SWAT situation in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood
A SWAT situation ended with a man’s arrest in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood Tuesday night, police said. Pittsburgh police said officers went to the 200 block of East Elizabeth Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. for a report of domestic violence. A criminal complaint filed in the case said a woman reported...
Powerball ticket worth $200K sold at Homestead GetGo
A Powerball with Power Play ticket worth $200,000 was sold in Homestead, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Tuesday. The ticket was sold at GetGo on East Waterfront Drive. It matched four of the five white balls drawn — 2, 13, 23, 34, 66 — and the red Powerball, 2, in Monday’s...
