Author Barbara Burstin details legacy of the late Sophie Masloff, first female and first...
The late Pittsburgh Mayor Sophie Masloff was a “character who had character.”. That’s according to Barbara Burstin, an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh and author of “Sophie: The Incomparable Mayor Masloff.” The book was released in 2019 through Word Association Publishers in Tarentum. Burstin...
Bruster’s Real Ice Cream to open new store in Shadyside, remodel original location
This month, the Bridgewater-based ice cream shop chain will open a new store in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood, as well as finish remodeling its original location. Exact opening dates have not been announced.
Authorities ID Pittsburgh man as Lawrenceville gas station homicide victim
Authorities on Tuesday identified a 26-year-old Pittsburgh man as the person fatally shot last month at a Lawrenceville gas station. Davon Smith-Mahdi was killed, and a second person was wounded, on Aug. 2 at the A-Plus Sunoco gas station in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. Pittsburgh police charged a clerk...
Community members, advocates, leaders gather to discuss how to stop violence in Allegheny County
Community members, local leaders and school officials met Tuesday night to talk about what many are calling a troubling rise in violence.
Manager convicted of killing Taco Bell employee granted new trial; victim’s mother speaks out
The mother of a man killed by a Taco Bell manager is speaking out after a judge just granted a new trial.
Stray Kitten Wanders Into Pittsburgh Office And Chooses The Woman Who Will Change His...
It was just another hectic day in downtown Pittsburgh. The streets were filled with honking cars, people rushing to meetings, and the endless hum of the city. In the middle of all that noise, a tiny, unexpected visitor appeared outside one office building: a stray kitten. He was no bigger...
Search Ends For Missing Non-Verbal 5-Year-Old With Autism In Western Pennsylvania: Police
A 5-year-old boy with autism who was reported missing in Kennedy Township earlier Tuesday, Sept. 2, has been found safe, Allegheny County police announced. The search began after Jediah Jackson, who is non-verbal, was last seen around 11:50 a.m. in the 300 block of Ewing Road, investigators said. Pol…
Man stabbed in neck, robbed in Homewood North
A man was stabbed in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood.
Multiple fire companies battle garage fire in New Kensington
A garage near Aluminum City Terrace in New Kensington was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. New Kensington Fire Chief Ed Saliba Jr said crews were dispatched to 870 E. Hill Drive at 11:25 am for reports of a vehicle on fire in a garage. “The first firefighter was here within...
Delmont couple accused in torture killing of adopted son, 5, to have separate trials
A Delmont couple charged with the torture killing of their adopted 5-year-old son will be prosecuted separately, a Westmoreland County judge ruled. The move sets the stage for the spouses to blame each other for the February 2023 death of Landon Maloberti, according Lauren Maloberti’s lawyer. Lauren Maloberti, 36,...
