Jury to begin deliberations in fatal shooting outside McKeesport Beer Barrel
Gabrielle Parker, the prosecutor said, was still mad. The woman had been in a bar fight in the early morning hours of June 18, 2020, at the McKeesport Beer Barrel during which, video showed, Parker hit Ericka Stevens in the head with a bottle. Minutes later, Parker got in the...
McKees Rocks fugitive arrested at house in Pittsburgh’s North Side
A man from McKees Rocks who has been on the run for the past three weeks was arrested in Pittsburgh’s North Side.
Ohio ‘influencer’ charged after incident at Pittsburgh Zoo
Instagram videos helped police identify the 19 year-old accused of sneaking into an elephant enclosure.
Major battery manufacturer relocating HQ to Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WHTM) — A leading manufacturer of zinc-based batteries is investing over $300 million to relocate its headquarters from New Jersey to Pennsylvania. Earlier today, Governor Josh Shapiro announced that Eos Energy Enterprises (Eos) is investing $352.9 million to relocate its headquarters from New Jersey...
FBI Operation results in 19 arrests, drug and asset seizures
In partnership with local, state and federal authorities, the FBI in Pittsburgh announced it had arrested 19 fugitives during the FBI’s five-day nationwide initiative – Operation Summer Heat. Officials said that from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10, FBI Pittsburgh, along … Read More » The post FBI Operation results in 19 arrests,...
Inclusionary zoning heading back to Pittsburgh commission after amendment squeaks through
Pittsburgh City Council members (from left) Theresa Kail-Smith, Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Khari Mosley and Bobby Wilson listen to Councilor Erika Strassburger speak in favor of her inclusionary zoning amendment on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 at the City-County Building. Council voted to approve Strassburger’s...
Black girls being referred to juvenile court on the decline
DR. KATHI ELLIOTT IS CEO OF GWEN’S GIRLS. (PHOTO BY J.L. MARTELLO) No one likes standing in front of a judge. Especially if that person is a teenager. The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned exclusively that the number of Black girls in Pittsburgh Public Schools who are being referred to juvenile court has decreased...
Opinion | Corporations need to better support their student employees
Being a full-time college student with a part-time job feels like trying to balance two full lives at once, and most days it feels impossible to do either one well. We wake up early and exhausted, rushing to make it to class on time, barely eating breakfast and already thinking about the homework we didn’t finish or...
Aliquippa woman dies after two-vehicle crash on I-376 Parkway West
(File Photo of a Police Siren Light) (Findlay Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release yesterday that twenty-six-year-old Summer Cartrette of Aliquippa died after causing a two-vehicle crash early yesterday morning on I-376 Parkway West in Findlay Township. Cartrette was traveling...
Man charged in connection with smash and grab at North Versailles smoke shop
Sean Stitt, 19, of Monroeville is facing several charges including burglary and criminal trespassing.
