Pittsburgh Regional Transit reluctantly OKs budget with severe cuts
Neither Pittsburgh Regional Transit nor its 11-member board were happy with the annual budget under consideration Friday because it calls for a 35% cut in service, layoffs of 38% of staff, a 25-cent fare increase to $3 and the elimination of service after 11 p.m. beginning in February. But faced...
‘World Square’ returns Downtown to bring tastes, sounds from around the world to Pittsburgh
A three-day festival celebrating cultures from all across the world is happening in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership is hosting “World Square.” A diverse collection of vendors gathered in a lot in the city’s Cultural District, near the intersection of Seventh Street and Penn Avenue, to share creations...
Homestead man arrested after high speed chase that ended with wreck of stolen car,...
An 18-year-old Homestead man was arrested after a police pursuit in Shaler that began after a township officer identified the car he was driving as stolen, according to a criminal complaint. Sehven Rule was apprehended along with four others in the car after officers used spike strips and one used...
Scattered to numerous storms expected in Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon
While the hot weather isn't quite done, the storms and rain aren't either.
Environmental groups tell Nippon Steel to clean up newly-acquired U.S. Steel plants in Pittsburgh
Local environmental groups in Western Pennsylvania say Nippon Steel's purchase of U.S. Steel should lead to cleaner operations at the company's Pittsburgh-area plants. However, they haven't heard much from U.S. Steel's new owners about what it plans to do, and they're worried the company will put environmental...
Don’t miss the ultimate facial hair showdown!
Pittsburgh will soon be home to more whiskers than a barbershop floor during a competition comparing mustaches and beards. The city is hosting the 2025 World Beard and Moustache Championships (WBMC) from July 3 to 5 at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts. Presented by Mad Viking Beard Club Pennsylvania...
2 people hurt when driver breaks through OpenStreetsPGH course barriers
A driver broke through the barriers at a car-free event in Pittsburgh on Sunday, injuring two people.
Driver taken into custody after breaching barricades, striking pedestrian during OpenStreetsPGH event
A scene from the July 2024 Open Streets, on Thomas Boulevard in North Point Breeze near the site of the incident Sunday. Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies took a driver into custody after she plowed her car through barricades at Sunday’s OpenStreetsPGH, an event that allows pedestrians and bicyclists free rein on...
The Enormous Thrift Store In Pennsylvania Where $33 Goes A Seriously Long Way
Step through the doors of Red White & Blue Thrift Store on Pittsburgh’s Saw Mill Run Boulevard and you’ll discover a bargain hunter’s paradise where thirty-three bucks can transform your wardrobe, refresh your living room, or stock your kitchen with treasures others have overlooked. This unassuming building...
Crop of 23 peregrine falcons and juvenile bald eagles have flown the coop but...
The formerly endangered peregrine falcon produced a bumper crop of at least 23 juveniles this year in the Pittsburgh region. That's a lot of young birds that will add to an already busy landscape with more peregrine nests than volunteer monitors can confirm. Now is when raptor juveniles take to...
