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Suspect in police pursuit through the Valley back in Pennsylvania facing 30 charges
An Erie, Pennsylvania man accused of taking a 14-year-old girl with him during a police chase through part of the Valley has been brought from Ohio to Pennsylvania to face a host of charges. Twenty-year-old John Wolfe was transferred from the Portage County Jail in Ohio to the Erie County...
Officer-Involved Shooting and Domestic Dispute in Garfield Neighborhood
Pittsburgh, PA – The Allegheny County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is currently investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the Garfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh. At approximately 11:03 AM today, County…
A Land That I Dream Of—SOMEWHERE OVER THE BORDER at People’s
Though Malvern’s People’s Light officially turned 50 on the 19th, the musical SOMEWHERE OVER THE BORDER is the final offering of Season 49. Directed by Laura Alcalá Baker, Brian Quijada’s piece explores how the “American Dream” pulls many to travel a perilous yellow brick road to this country. The musical is a co-production with Pittsburgh’s City Theatre and Pittsburgh CLO; it is running on the Leonard C. Haas Stage from July 17th to August 11th.
Plans move forward for concert venue on former Civic Arena site
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The former Civic Arena site is one step closer to getting a new concert venue, but there are concerns from the community about the Penguins, who have the development rights to the land, not fulfilling commitments made to the Hill District. The site serves as a scar of what use to be in the Lower Hill. That's why advocates are so adamant about seeing benefits come to their communities with these projects. Both the Urban Redevelopment Authority and Sports and Exhibition Authority voted to allow for Live Nation to build a new venue near PPG Paints Arena....
Jeannette abruptly eliminated its K-9 program. Here's why.
JEANNETTE, Pa. (KDKA) — The city of Jeannette is under fire after abruptly eliminating its K-9 program.Sources provided KDKA-TV with the letter sent to the city's two K-9 handlers on Tuesday informing them of the decision.The letter comes after the K-9 program filed a federal lawsuit against the city alleging the city violated labor laws by not paying them overtime for caring for their K-9s.Bill Sombo started the K-9 program in Jeannette in the 1990s. He is a master K-9 trainer, one of 65 in the country.He said according to federal law through the Fair Labor Standards Act, started in...
Big ideas in store for Tarentum and Cheswick riverfronts, but planning is slow-moving
Planning for the Tarentum/Cheswick riverfront project is moving more slowly than officials would like. Cheswick Council Vice President Shawna Almes said she is “eager for things to get started” on designs for fishing and boating access and other recreation. “As soon as we get word that we can...
WPIAL Announces 2024 Football Championship Locations
There’s a slight but potentially major change in WPIAL football championship destinations in 2024. Acrisure Stadium has hosted all but the Class-5A and 6A championships in recent seasons, barring the COVID-19-impacted season in 2020 which impacted all classes, but that’s going to change in 2024. The Class-1A, 2A, 3A and 5A championships will be held at Acrisure Stadium this year.
Hill District residents impatient over 'empty promises' of neighborhood improvement
Marimba Milliones was among the Hill District residents who on Thursday told local leaders they’re getting impatient after years of waiting for investment in their neighborhood. A major redevelopment is underway in the Lower Hill District at the site of the former Civic Arena. It’s set to include a...
WYEP Nominated for PGH City Paper’s Best of PGH 2024
Thanks to all the WYEP listeners who nominated us for Best Radio Station in Pittsburgh City Paper's 2024 Best of Pittsburgh readers' poll! WYEP is nominated in City Paper's "Music and Nightlife" category, and voting is open through Aug. 9. You can vote for us by clicking the link below...
Riverhounds Notebook: Robbie Mertz’s persistence and playmaking spark club’s climb back into postseason contention
The Riverhounds will be wrapping up a four-match homestand by hosting Loudoun United FC, on Saturday, looking to keep things going in a positive direction following back-to-back lopsided wins. Pittsburgh’s latest victory on Saturday, came with another strong early start, as they scored three goals in the first 21 minutes...
Penn State students from Bangladesh host candlelight vigil to raise awareness about deadly protests
Penn State's Bangladesh Cultural Club, Bangladeshi Student Association, and their supporters gathered on the steps of Old Main Tuesday night to raise awareness about protests in Bangladesh, which led to almost 200 reported deaths and nearly 2,700 arrests. On July 15th, Bangladeshi college students started to protest against a quota...
Hide and Seek: High Schoolers Tackle AI Challenges at Governor’s School, Hosted by CMU
When it comes to detecting humans, artificial intelligence tools can be fooled by simple tricks. U.S. Marines were able to deceive a robot trained to identify humans(opens in new window) by doing somersaults, hiding in a cardboard box or pretending to be a tree. Funny? Maybe in this scenario. But in the real world, where human detection technology is used for security and occupational safety purposes, failures like these can have serious consequences.
Pitt Earns ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
PITTSBURGH - The Pitt baseball program earned the American Baseball Coaches Association Team Academic Excellence Award, the organization announced this week. Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were honored with this year's award, which highlights programs coached by ABCA members that posted a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2023-24 academic year.
Pitt Adds Transfer Tieley Vaughn
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt softball 2025 roster continues to take shape with the signing of infielder Tieley Vaughn. The redshirt-junior comes to Pittsburgh with two years of eligibility after spending the last three seasons with South Florida. "Tieley will add depth to our infield, and we are thrilled to...
Free Pittsburgh Music Month Happy Hour: The Zells
July is Love Pittsburgh Music Month! As we celebrate our city’s vibrant music scene, WYEP continues our Love Pittsburgh Music Month Concert Series. Join us this on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. for drinks, snacks, and free live music from Oakland indie rock band The Zells. Doors open...
Parents as Allies: Keystone Oaks leans into the value of ‘opening your doors, literally’
When kids are little, especially if a school is relatively small, parents have plenty of opportunities to build relationships with teachers. That has always been the case at the three elementary schools in the Keystone Oaks district, where each grade has only about 40 students at each school. Teachers are...
You won’t want to miss the final OpenStreetsPGH this weekend. Here’s why.
Story by SLB Radio intern Walter Kada. Photos courtesy of OpenStreets/Bike Pittsburgh. On Saturday, July 27, the final OpenStreetsPGH event of the year is happening in Homewood. I can tell you after attending OpenStreets in the Hill District in late June: You don’t want to miss this family-friendly celebration.
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