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Pittsburgh-area Family Dollar locations among 100s closing nationwide
Family Dollar has closed its store on Penn Avenue in Lawrenceville after a going-out-of-business sale. The location is one of 600 stores Family Dollar plans to close in the next few months because sales are down 1.2 percent nationwide.
Man linked to several vehicle thefts and armed robberies arrested
Police have arrested a man linked to vehicle thefts and several armed robberies in the Pittsburgh area. Pittsburgh Police arrested 26-year-old Anthony James Jr. in the Larimer section of town early Thursday.
Homicide Investigation: Baby Boy Found Dead In Western PA, Police Say
The West Mifflin Police were called to the report of the unresponsive baby in the 2600 block of Glenny Lane at 7:47 a.m. on March 27, the ACPD detailed in a release. "First responders arrived and the child was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased," the police said.
Pittsburgh pizza shop offering free pizza on Easter
PITTSBURGH — Easter is just days away, and one Pittsburgh business is making sure no family has an empty stomach. Pizza Parma is offering a free large pizza this Easter. Anyone can come in and pick up a pizza on Sunday, March 31, between 10 a.m. and noon. You...
Banana fight in Pa. gas station leads to charges for employee
A fight that began with bananas being thrown inside a Pittsburgh gas station has led to one person hospitalized and a clerk facing charges. The incident occurred at a Sunoco located in the 100 block of North Craig Street in Pittsburgh on Monday, according to WPXI and WTAE. The fight...
Both the Evergreen Cafe owner and his adversaries are calling authorities over the new loading zone
Jennifer Makovics moved from Michigan to Pittsburgh about 12 years ago. When out-of-town friends and family have visited her throughout the years, they’ve found it mystifying that someone could legally park their car in the right lane of Penn Ave. in front of the Evergreen Cafe, home of Pittsburgh’s polarizing parking menace Phil Bacharach. Makovics agrees.
Former Bridgeville officer charged in crash that critically injured woman
Three months after a woman was critically injured in a Bridgeville crash, a former police officer for the borough is facing charges. Allegheny County police announced the charges against 25-year-old Daine Lower Thursday. They allege Lower was behind the wheel on Dec. 21, 2023, when the 25-year-old victim was struck at the intersection of Bower Hill Road and Commercial Street.
Lit 'em up, up, up: Fall Out Boy was fire for Pittsburgh fans
PITTSBURGH ― With bangers galore, set to fiery visuals, Fall Out Boy thoroughly entertained a nearly full PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. Even before hitting the stage, Fall Out Boy lit up fans as the night's sound system pumped the pop-punk/alt-rock stalwarts' 2023 cover of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire," filling in historical references from the past 33 years, including a shout-out to Michael Keaton as "Batman."
Another Pittsburgh-area care facility hit with lawsuit for employing nurse accused of killing patients with insulin
BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) -- Another Pittsburgh-area care home that employed a nurse accused of killing patients with insulin is facing a wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Butler on behalf of the family of 43-year-old Nicholas Cymbol, who died on May 1 of last year. The lawsuit alleges Heather Pressdee, a unit manager at the time, injected the 43-year-old with an excessive and lethal dose of insulin. Heather Pressdee was charged last May with the deaths of two patients and the hospitalization of a third at Quality Life Services, a skilled nursing facility in...
A Pittsburgh medic earned double the mayor’s salary, and fewer police cost more money
(Illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource) PublicSource’s annual review of Pittsburgh payroll data shows that Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration has improved diversity in hiring, though not in the better-paid public safety bureaus. by Charlie Wolfson, PublicSource. Two years into his first term as Pittsburgh mayor, Ed Gainey’s mark on city...
South Park neighbors concerned over another proposed community project
A year after South Park neighbors successfully fought a proposed townhouse community from coming to their neighborhood, they’re fighting again. This time against a local developer who wants to build 108 homes in the same area, which is next to the township’s park and Buffalo Preserve.
Bright but brisk to end the week
PITTSBURGH — This week ends with back-to-back days that will look fantastic but feel a little brisk and chilly. Temperatures will reach the lower 50s this afternoon. Today's sunshine will give way to clouds overnight. Sprinkles and stray showers will sneak in late, especially south of the city. Sunshine returns Friday afternoon. You'll have to work your Easter plans around some showers. Light rain moves in around mid-day on Saturday and will become more scattered into the evening hours. A leftover shower may hang on through sunrise on Easter. The rest of the day will be dry. April will get off to an unsettled start with rain and storm chances Monday and Tuesday.
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