Liberian refugee’s killer sent to prison for Pittsburgh slaying
When Eddie Kimber was growing up in the West African nation of Liberia, he had difficulty breathing, struggled to gain weight and would easily become exhausted from minimal activity. Doctors couldn’t find what was wrong. But when Kimber’s family fled war there and entered a refugee program, his brother...
Allegheny County housing code update allows health department to step in, clean blighted properties
The policy, which went into effect on Dec. 22, 2025, enables the county to hire contractors to address issues like rodent infestations, mosquito breeding grounds, trash piles and overgrown grass on neglected properties.
This Nostalgic Candy Store In Pennsylvania Will Take You Back To Your Childhood Days
Remember that moment when you’d clutch a quarter in your sweaty little palm, eyes wide as saucers at the colorful array of sweets before you?. Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop in Pittsburgh’s Strip District delivers that exact sugar-fueled time machine experience – only now you can drive yourself there.
Wilkinsburg man gets double life terms for killing woman and daughter, 4
A Wilkinsburg man who shot and killed a woman and her 4-year-old daughter in an act the judge called calculated and vicious will serve the rest of his life in prison. Marquise St. Julien-Givner, 23, was sentenced Tuesday to two consecutive life terms with no chance for parole for killing Temani Lewis, 21, of East...
Homewood Bar Dust-Up Ends With Wig Off, Shots Fired and Arrest
A night out on Brushton Avenue turned chaotic when police say a woman fired multiple shots toward a group of people outside Romeo's Bar, with one round hitting the building while patrons were still inside. The woman, identified in court papers as Shatika Lowery, is accused of opening fire last...
Two former Pittsburgh Rite Aid locations to be repurposed
The old Rite Aid in the Crafton-Ingram Shopping Center will become a new Goodwill retail store and the Rite Aid on Market Street in Elizabeth will become a new location for Steel Strong Community FCU.
A Pittsburgh Distillery Poured Its Last Glass, And Nobody Saw It Coming
The message showed up on Facebook like a sucker punch nobody was bracing for. On February 11th, Kingfly Spirits — a Pittsburgh fixture known for its vodka, whiskey, and a tasting bar that had become
Local man’s killing remains unsolved 6 years later
A father is pleading for justice six years after his son was shot and killed after leaving an after-hours club in Braddock.
Pittsburgh business owner’s car vandalized with beans
Joshua Ross, the owner of Crafton Ingram Lanes in the Crafton-Ingram Shopping Center posted a photo of his windshield covered in beans on Monday.
Police in Pittsburgh investigating overnight stabbing in Market Square
(File Photo of a Police Siren Light) (Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man was found stabbed early yesterday in the 100 block of Forbes Avenue in Market Square. According to police, the victim was found unresponsive in the street just after midnight, suffering from stab wounds to his head...
