Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 1st of September.
Good morning, Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County tenants can find help navigating eviction notices through local groups like RentHelpPGH, Neighborhood Legal Services, and Just Mediation Pittsburgh.
The guide explains that quick contact after receiving notice to quit may prevent long-term credit issues and lead to mediation before court hearings.
Allegheny County and parks officials began restoration on Monday by painting the rusted North Park Observation Tower grey-silver as part of a 3+ million dollars project.
The historic tower, closed for decades due to safety concerns, will reopen next summer to offer sweeping views.
Paul Skenes visited Berkeley Hills Fire Company in Ross Township on Monday with the Gary Sinise Foundation.
He greeted the crew, played with the station dog, and served a barbecue lunch while the company got a $41,000 grant for emergency equipment (via Sunbelt Rentals).
Rye Development asked the FERC for permission to sell licenses for three hydropower projects at locks and dams on the Ohio & Allegheny rivers to a Massachusetts company.
The request is pending review.
The Tarentum history museum is launching a Legacy Series exhibit to honor the Alle-Kiski Valley’s musical past with donated items by Rick Shaw, including late Sandy Mason Theoret’s prized relics (such as her 1940s ventriloquist doll), opening Nov.
6 with multimedia presentations and docent tours at 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO have merged to form Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh, and tickets for their season are on sale now.
Daisy visited the Pittsburgh Zoo today to see Kiazi, the newest lion cub, and the lion is already delighting local visitors.
The arrival adds a fresh chapter to the zoo's history.
After a gunshot was fired near the entrance of Gladiator Stadium on Friday and a teen carrying a semi-automatic handgun was detained within 30 seconds (no injuries occurred), South Allegheny School District will use OpenGate screening and review its bag policy for Tuesday’s home soccer game.
Pitt recently reduced guaranteed on-campus housing for current first-year students from three to two years as enrollment grows and the university aims to reach 22,000 undergrads by 2028 (some students may need to secure off-campus housing by their junior year).
A juvenile bald eagle was found fatally injured along Westmoreland Heritage Trail in Salem Township on Aug.
25 with an air rifle pellet lodged in its wing, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission seeks tips on the case + urges anyone with information to report it.
Allegheny County will start reassessing every property from 2027 to 2032 as a judge ordered a change to the long-used 2012 base values (affecting half a million properties); homeowners can review the new data and appeal any errors before finalization.
Pittsburgh nurses rallied Monday ahead of contract negotiations with Allegheny General Hospital and will begin talks today to seek increased staffing and better work conditions as patient numbers rise (the rally took place at Allegheny Commons Park across from the hospital).
Pitt Panthers beat Wisconsin Badgers in straight sets, winning 25-13, 25-21, 25-16 as Blaire Bayless set a new career high in digs Sunday — the team will travel to Provo, Utah to face BYU on Friday, Sept.
4 at 8:00 p.m.
The Pittsburgh Steelers finalized their 53-man roster with quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, Will Howard and Drew Allar, and the team is preparing for a regular season home game against the Falcons on Sept.
13 at Acrisure Stadium.
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