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FBI looking for two stolen items with Pittsburgh ties
Two stolen art items, with ties to Pittsburgh, highlight two of the FBI’s “Find Art Friday” campaign on Twitter (now called X). The FBI out of Pittsburgh is highlighting a silk screen print from Andy Warhol that has been missing since 2015.
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: We’re Number 5 edition
Wallethub.com recently ranked the best and worst places to start a career, and. Pittsburgh clocked in at 5th best. Steelers/Pens fandom has trained us to demand blood for anything less than a championship, but #5 out of 182 American cities is pretty decent. Of particular interest to this column — Pittsburgh arrived at that ranking partially because of affordability; we ranked 11th for housing affordability. You can easily take issue with Pittsburgh’s unnerving no. 1 ranking for unemployment rate, which is basically a wash (unemployment is at historic lows everywhere). We’re also 58th.
Canceled for May 18th
Heavy overnight rains and saturated grounds have forced Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway (PPMS) officials to cancel the Action Event scheduled for Saturday, May 18th. The Choice for Change event is rapidly approaching! On May 25th, our All Ways Safe Flagging and Traffic Control Young Gun competitors will take center spotlight as they race for their selected charitable cause. The winning driver will donate proceeds to their selected organization and celebrate with that organization in Victory Lane. They will be joined by the RUSH Sprint Cars, who will attempt their first visit to PPMS of the 2024 season. These two divisions will be joined by the Rohrich Parts Center / Chevrolet Performance RUSH Late Models, Pittsburgh Truck Center Penn Ohio Pro Stocks, Fuel Required Hobby Stocks, and Crawford Auto Repair Open Four Cylinders will make for a great night of racing at 'Dirt's Monster Half Mile!
Overtime: Pittsburgh residents score a slam dunk at ‘What’s Going On!’
10—To be honest, a slam dunk would be an understatement…it was more like a triple-double as some of Pittsburgh’s most invested and concerned citizens came together at the 3rd annual Achieving Greatness “What’s Going On Town Hall Forum!” The event was held Saturday, April 27, at the Hampton Inn located in Monroeville. The purpose is to bring together like-minded community leaders, educators and civil servants to discuss what’s going on in the Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and Western Pa. communities, both good and bad, in an attempt to improve our living conditions and quality of life for residents of all ages, races, sexes, social and political positions. It’s safe to say a grand time was had by all and at least 10 percent of all the world’s problems were solved! (Featured in the photo first row from left to right are Dana Hunter, Diane Daniels, Kim Young, Carol Brown, Sharon Briggs and Sharon McIntosh—second row left to right are Dr. Sabeer M. Wahhaj, Ph.D., David Freeman, Bill Neal, Roy Blankenship, Lorenzo Boone, Tony Hopson and Warren Wilson.) To join the program next year, please call the Achieving Greatness office at 412-628-4856.
Concerns over payments to former Pittsburgh city employee referred to Office of Municipal Investigations
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Gainey administration has denied the city's controller's demand for information about payments to a former employee accused of terrorizing a Jewish woman on the North Side. Controller Rachael Heisler set Friday as a deadline for material concerning the employment history and payments to Mario Ashkar, who was fired from the city two years ago, only to be brought back as a contractor.Rachael Heisler is seeking answers to two questions: Why was a former city employee now accused of an antisemitic act initially fired for poor performance only to be brought back five months later as a contractor...
Fisher’s Files: Quaker Valley coach in favor of new wrestling rules
The National Federation of State High School Associations has made new rule changes for wrestling in the offseason. • Beginning next season, wrestlers will be considered in bounds with only one point of contact by either competitor inside or on the boundary line. • Another change is three points for...
A positive update on the Bitty and Beau's coffee shop
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Bitty and Beau's has become a place for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to shine. More than a coffee shop, it is a place to work where they are valued."It's nice to go to a business where they focus a lot on people," Clare Merante said."I love it; they're definitely like family to me," barista Meghan MacLeod said.Co-founder Amy Wright and her family decided to start a business with their two children with Down syndrome, Bitty and Beau, in their hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, eight years ago."One of the things we learned as parents of...
Pittsburgh controller, councilman rebuke Gainey over lack of transparency in payment controversy
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration refused Friday to cooperate with the city’s independent fiscal watchdog in her probe of questionable payments to a contractor. The decision to withhold records from Controller Rachael Heisler caps a week of controversy for the administration, which acknowledged that it would discipline employees for violating policies governing use of an internal credit card payment system.
Tornadoes reported in 5 areas of western Pennsylvania, National Weather Service says
PITTSBURGH — The National Weather Service said fourtornado touchdowns were reported in the Pittsburgh area on Friday, with a fifth identified Saturday. Watch reporter Mike Valente share eyewitness accounts and damage from the Highland Park tornado in the player above. The NWS said tornadoes were reported near or at:
Pa. school bus driver suspended for having gun while transporting students: officials
A bus driver for the Hopewell School District in Beaver County has been suspended for having a gun on him while he was transporting students. District superintendent Jeff Beltz said in a letter to parents that the unidentified driver was taking students to Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and Midland Innovation and Technology Charter School on Thursday when a student saw a gun fall from the driver’s lap onto the floor.
McKees Rocks man pleads guilty to storing guns, drugs, machine gun part
A McKees Rocks man caught with methamphetamine, fentanyl and an illegal Glock switch that converts handguns into fully automatic weapons pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to drug and gun crimes. Reginald Blunt, 32, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon before Senior...
‘Scam artist’ arrested after allegedly stealing nearly $25K from elderly Peters Township man
Peters Township police took Naresh Garapati into custody outside of a Peters Township home where he had already been twice this week, allegedly stealing from an elderly man.
West Virginia woman accused of stealing over $219K from a business
HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — A Chester, West Virginia woman was arrested on warrants from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office after being charged with 56 counts of Embezzlement. According to officials in March 2024 Smith Oil Inc, out of New Cumberland, filed a complaint for stolen money from the business totaling $219,191.63 Officials say Jessica […]
4 tornadoes confirmed in Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Pittsburgh area has seen four confirmed tornadoes so far on Friday.The National Weather Service said it has confirmed four tornado touchdowns: near Harrison City in Westmoreland County, in the area of Lincoln-Mount Vernon-Elrama in Allegheny County, on Washington Boulevard near the Highland Park Bridge near Aspinwall and a "brief, weak tornado was photographed just north of the Allegheny County Airport," according to the National Weather Service.It has been a very active weather month for Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania has seen six tornadoes so far this year. In NWS Pittsburgh's coverage area, which includes parts of Ohio and West...
Female grazed by bullet in Allentown shooting
A female victim was taken to the hospital early Sunday after she had suffered a graze wound to her head in a shooting outside of a bar in Pittsburgh's Allentown neighborhood. Just after 1:20 a.m., police were alerted to shots fired in the area of East Warrington Avenue and Allen Street. A 9-1-1 caller said someone had possibly been shot.
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