Wildfire smoke could cause air quality issues in Pittsburgh region
Smoke from dozens of wildfires in northern Minnesota and Southern Canada will start to move into the Pittsburgh area later today and tonight.
State reviewing potential Duquesne-McKeesport schools merger
The state Department of Education will conduct an “in-depth analysis” on potentially consolidating the Duquesne City and McKeesport Area school districts, according to a report obtained by TribLive. A consolodation could provide relief for the embattled Duquesne district, which has been considered “financially distress
Pittsburgh school closures discriminate against Black students, complaint alleges
A civil rights complaint filed Tuesday alleges that the Pittsburgh Public Schools plan to close and consolidate schools discriminates against Black students. The closure plan, approved in May, calls for closing 12 schools and nine facilities. The complaint, filed with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission on beha
Pittsburgh Mexican restaurant under Consumer Alert
Pittsburgh's Las Velas in Market Square is under an Allegheny County Health Department Consumer Alert due to refrigeration and ventilation issues.
Crews begin work at future Dollar General site in Cheswick
Crews take down the sign Wednesday at the former Rite Aid on Pittsburgh Street in Cheswick. The space is expected to be converted to a Dollar General in the coming weeks. (Joyce Hanz | TribLive) A construction crew was spotted Wednesday taking down the signage for the former Rite Aid...
Timeline for when Pittsburgh will see smoke from Canada, MN wildfires
Smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota is expected to arrive in Pittsburgh ahead of July 16. Wildfires were burning in southern Ontario and northern Minnesota July 15, sending heavy smoke across the northeast and parts of the Midwest as a heat wave pushed temperatures up to dangerous highs . Here's when smoke cou
2 Pittsburgh men charged in scheme that stole 43 property deeds
Two men are facing a total of over 100 felony charges after investigators said they illegally transferred the deeds of dozens of properties in Allegheny County.
Frick Park prepares for regrowth after Parkway East bridge replacement
The $95 million Commercial Street Bridge replacement project is already a headache for the countless Pittsburghers who commute on the Parkway East and will honk their way through detour routes until Aug. 3. But it’s more than an inconvenience for Frick Park’s plants and animals, which have surrendered several acres...
Pittsburghers have mixed feelings on the area’s historic stone, brick and wooden roads
David Cohen grew up playing on a wooden field. “You had to be sure-footed,” he recalls about pickup games on Shadyside’s Roslyn Place, one of the nation’s few surviving wooden streets. Cohen often talks up Roslyn while chauffeuring movie actors around town. “Inevitably,” he says, “they want...
PRT University Line construction to shift traffic on Fifth and Forbes
Traffic shifts begin Wednesday on Fifth Avenue and Thursday on Forbes Avenue, requiring drivers to adjust their routes through the area.
