Police deploy pepper spray to disperse large fight between juveniles outside Pittsburgh school
Police said they used pepper spray to break up a large fight happening outside of a Pittsburgh school.
Polk Man Behind Bars After Allegedly Attempting to ‘Move Into’ Vacant Plum Township Home
PLUM TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Franklin-based State Police arrested a Polk man on Monday morning after he allegedly entered a Plum Township building without permission to move his belongings inside. According to court documents, PSP Franklin filed the following criminal charges against 44-year-old Cody Thal Ray, of Polk, in...
Pittsburgh Deli Owners Charged in Sweeping $178K EBT Fraud Scheme
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against two Pittsburgh business owners accused of orchestrating an alleged Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud scheme that investigators say diverted public assistance funds for private profit. According to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney...
Consumer Alert issued for Pittsburgh brewpub
A brewery on the South Side has been hit with a Consumer Alert after an inspection by the Health Department. Sly Fox Brewery at The Highline on South 4th Street was hit with the Alert after an inspection on Thursday.
Woman, dog electrically shocked while on run in Pittsburgh
The City of Pittsburgh is investigating how a woman and her dog were electrically shocked while on a run in the Strip District.
Don’t Drink the Tap Water Here: 5 U.S. Cities with the Most Compromised Pipes
We grow up with a certain level of trust in the tap. You turn the handle, the water comes out clear, and you drink it. In the United States, we assume that clean water is a given, a solved problem. But if you dig into the infrastructure reports of major American cities, that confidence starts […] The post Don’t...
40 students escape before Penn Hills school bus catches fire
A Penn Hills school bus was fully engulfed in flames this morning on Frey Road. It happened a few minutes before 9 a.m. 40 students were on board and exited the bus safely, with no injuries reported.
That cemetery, on Troy Hill
I’ve mentioned Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill section before, in posts focused in on one of its most iconic features – Rialto Street. A few occasions have seen me driving up here, scouting and such. There’s a centuried graveyard up there that’s called the Voegtly Evangelical Church Cemetery.
Multi-vehicle crash disrupts traffic on Route 19 near West End Circle in Pittsburgh
A multi-vehicle crash disrupted traffic on Route 19 near the West End Circle in Pittsburgh.
New bus routes causing traffic confusion in Oakland
For the last week, a major bus change in one of Oakland's busiest areas went into effect, and it's causing quite a bit of confusion.
