Vietnam veterans reunite decades after serving together in combat
Recently, a group of Vietnam veterans, including one from Pittsburgh, reunited again, visiting a fellow soldier now battling health issues.
Mobile grocery trucks once filled the streets of Pittsburgh public housing
Between 1940 and 1955, the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh built nine public housing communities. These dense apartment complexes had approximately 8,000 units, but none of the essential infrastructure of other neighborhoods, including grocery stores. By 1951, mobile grocery stores had begun operating in th
Man with multiple arrest warrants now charged with thefts at Verona liquor store, police...
A man with multiple warrants out for his arrest is now facing charges for several thefts at the Fine Wine and Good Spirits in Verona.
Man sentenced to prison after threatening Allegheny County official on social media
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — An Allegheny County man was sentenced to years in prison after he was convicted of threatening a public official and lying to the FBI. Edward Arthur Owens Jr., 30, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer to two and a half years after he threatened a local public […]
Pittsburgh-Area Teens Arrested After Objects Thrown at Cars
Elizabeth Township residents have spent the last two days watching the roads a little more closely, after a rash of reports about teens allegedly hurling objects from moving vehicles left cars damaged and neighbors on edge. Police say patrols were ramped up as detectives gathered tips and home-surveillance clips from a
House in North Versailles catches fire for second time in 5 years
Flames burned through the roof of a home in North Versailles Township.
Pittsburgh’s largest health system to lay off 200 employees, eliminate 300 open positions
UPMC, Pittsburgh's largest health system, is cutting 200 jobs, primarily in non-clinical roles. Affected employees will receive severance and benefits.
AHN Forbes Hospital Announces $63 Million Infrastructure Investment to Power Next Generation of Growth
(Monroeville, PA) Allegheny Health Network announced a $63 million, multi-year investment in infrastructure upgrades at AHN Forbes Hospital today. The project will include improvements to several core building systems, including electrical transformers and switchgear, emergency generators, the chilled water plant, boil
Free community events to transform Pittsburgh streets into public spaces this summer
Instead of driving by Pittsburgh neighborhoods, on June 28 and July 28, people can bike, walk, skate or roll through while exploring local businesses and culture.
Terra Innovatum Chooses Pittsburgh For U.S. Headquarters
Pittsburgh has quietly landed a new kind of energy heavyweight, as Italian firm Terra Innovatum, developer of the SOLO micro‑modular reactor, has picked the city for its U.S. headquarters and installed senior leaders to run American sales and licensing. The move is meant to anchor the company’s U.S. push for regulatory
