A fender-bender in a Pittsburgh parking garage Tuesday pushed one car through a concrete barrier, leaving the vehicle hanging over the sidewalk several stories below. A driver rear-ended a parked vehicle in a UPMC parking garage on Aiken Avenue in the city’s Shadyside neighborhood, a UPMC spokesperson told TribLive. That...

A Pittsburgh man and business executive is accused of attempting to solicit sex with a preteen girl. Eric T. Gillespie, 57, is charged with using an online chat platform in an attempt to arrange a meeting with the girl in Lebanon County. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Monday that felony...

Pittsburgh City Council members on Monday lambasted city planners over a $6 million comprehensive plan meant to guide zoning and development through 2050. “I think what you’re hearing is a lot of buyer’s remorse,” Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith, D-West End, said. She was one of three members who voted against the...

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Monday released his final budget proposal, which would not raise taxes, lay off workers or cut city services. The $678 million operating and $100 million capital budgets for 2026 will be the topic of a series of City Council meetings in the coming weeks. Whatever...

It’s official: ESPN’s “College GameDay” has arrived in the Steel City. Crew members from one of the sports network’s marquee shows flew into Pittsburgh Monday to lay the groundwork for this weekend’s televised football matchup between Pitt and Notre Dame, ESPN spokeswoman Amanda Brooks told TribLive. The crew quickly started...

The Calling answered the call. Known for top hits including “Wherever You Will Go” and “Our Lives,” the rock band will headline the Highmark Light Up Night on Nov. 22. The band released its latest single, “Stand Up Now,” in 2024 after a 20-year hiatus. Vocalist Alex Band, guitarist Daniel...

An Allegheny County judge has denied a petition to stop the transfer of two of Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium’s younger elephants to a breeding facility. In October, the Nonhuman Rights Project, a Washington, D.C.-based animal-rights nonprofit, sued Zoological Society of Pittsburgh and zoo President and CEO Jeremy Goodman, demanding the...

An incarcerated person who died Monday at the Allegheny County Jail has been identified. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office report released Wednesday evening lists the deceased as Nathan Piernik, 38, of Glenshaw. The cause and manner of his death was not listed. He died after housing-unit staff called a medical...

Bacteria-killing viruses built from scratch in a University of Pittsburgh lab could be a breakthrough in the battle against fearsome antibiotic-resistant infections. Pitt biotechnology researcher Graham Hatfull spearheaded the development of the viruses made entirely of synthetic genetic material in a study set for publication this week in the Proceedings...

Women of all ages gathered on Saturday evening to celebrate Black beauty — both inside and out — during the third annual Africanism Gala at Heinz Hall in Downtown Pittsburgh. Each guest dressed in her signature style — there were gowns adorned with sequins, dresses in colorful prints and suits...

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey during his annual budget address Monday said he believes he will leave the city “in a stronger position” as he prepares to leave office after losing his reelection bid. “When I first stood in the chamber four years ago, we faced a choice — shrinking back...

Michael Keaton’s Pittsburgh Walk of Fame star, unveiled last month, originally honored the value of proofreading as much as the Kennedy Township-born actor. But he’s “Micheal” no more. As of Sunday, the creators of the Strip District attraction had installed a new bronze-cast plaque that switched the “a” and “e”...

On a June day marked by an elaborate military parade in the nation’s capital and thousands of protests across the country, the Pittsburgh-based National Flag Foundation presented a U.S. flag to the American Battle Monuments Commission in a quiet ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. “There was no band, no...

Swin Cash read a love letter — to her mother. She recited the words after receiving an Africana Icon Award at the third annual Africanism Gala on Saturday at Heinz Hall in Downtown Pittsburgh. The evening, which highlighted Black beauty, was held in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. It...

An argument over noise in an apartment building in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood lead to a woman threatening a man with a gun, and a man being stabbed in the buttocks, Pittsburgh Public Safety said. Officers from Pittsburgh Police Zone 1 responded to the 100 block of Rhine Place...

Longtime Trib Total Media employee Lindsay Bock has been appointed the company’s new advertising and marketing director. Bock, 47, of Springdale, will step into the role Dec. 1, Trib Total Media President and CEO Jennifer Bertetto said. Bock has worked for the Trib for 25 years and has served as...

A 64-year-old man was found dead inside a home damaged by fire Saturday morning in Pittsburgh, according to police. The fire was reported around 5 a.m. on Parviss Street in Brighton Heights. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames billowing from the upper floors and roof of the house,...

The motorcycles of the VFW Riders rumbled at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and 10th Street in Pittsburgh, waiting to get the Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade underway. With a wave of the hand from the parade marshal, they headed down Liberty Avenue on Saturday to a huge American flag suspended...

On a remote mountain in North Vietnam, 19-year-old Andy Nigut’s body lay limp. Terrified and going in and out of consciousness, he was struggling to breathe. The young Marine attempted to scream for help but quickly realized something sharp was lodged in his throat after his battalion was attacked Oct....

For 12 hours on June 16, 2024, Nicole Virzi sat in an interrogation room at Pittsburgh police headquarters, repeatedly denying she hurt her best friend’s 6-week-old son who she’d been watching the night before. Over the course of the day, the Ph.D. student in clinical psychology consistently told detectives she...