Blaze on Route 40: Teen Killed in Fiery Head‑On Crash
A head‑on collision on Route 40 early Tuesday claimed the life of an 18‑year‑old driver and left another person injured, officials confirmed. According to dispatchers, the crash occurred just after 5:15 a.m. on July 22, 2025, near the intersection with Valleyview Road, when an eastbound vehicle crossed the center...
About 10,000 catfish, with the potential to be 70 pounds, released in Pittsburgh area
About 10,000 more blue catfish are now swimming in Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers area thanks to an ongoing restoration effort of this native species. Blue catfish, which can grow to be more than 70 pounds, once thrived in the Ohio River Basin of Pittsburgh, but died out in the early 1900s from water pollution. The...
Body of South Side Resident Philip Joseph Scholl Recovered from Monongahela River in Pittsburgh
Yesterday afternoon in Pittsburgh, a body was recovered from the Monongahela River. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office identified the deceased as 45-year-old Philip Joseph Scholl, a resident of Pittsburgh's South Side. Found near the 10th Street Bridge shortly before 4 p.m., the cause and manner of...
Know Your Rights on Public Transit
In our current climate of intensifying attacks on marginalized people and public goods, Pittsburghers for Public Transit stands in solidarity with our immigrant and refugee communities, many of whom rely on public transit as a primary means to go to work, attend schools, buy groceries, access healthcare and attend...
11 Investigates: City controller calls Pittsburgh’s financial situation ‘precarious’
Controller Heisler is sounding the alarm about the city’s financial situation. She said the city has spent $24 million more this year than at the same time last year.
Pittsburgh Jail Employee Swings ‘N-Word Beater’ Bat in Viral Video, But That’s Not All…
A Pittsburgh jail is under fire after a video showing an employee spewing racial slurs has gone viral. Now, leaders in the area are calling for the white man in question to be fired, but that hasn’t happened just yet. Suggested Reading. The Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) employee named...
Saks Fifth Avenue Returns to Downtown Pittsburgh — As a One-on-One Experience
After over a decade, Saks Fifth Avenue is returning to Pittsburgh — with a new, customized twist. The Fifth Avenue Club experience, a partnership between Saks Fifth Avenue and the Fairmont Pittsburgh, is an appointment-only, personalized styling service. The original Saks Fifth Avenue was a Downtown staple for over...
Downtown Pittsburgh getting new grocery store featuring organic food, café, juice bar
It’s something Downtown residents have wanted for a long time: a grocery store is moving into the Golden Triangle.
Posing as a nurse, woman stole drugs from PA nursing homes, police charge
The Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation is asking healthcare facilities across Pennsylvania to check their employment records, now that charges have been filed against a Pittsburgh woman for impersonating a nurse at various healthcare facilities in Pennsylvania. According to online court...
Angry patient at Pittsburgh hospital throws biohazard trash can at nurse after discharge, police...
A patient at a local hospital became unruly Tuesday, attacking staff members.
