Category: Pittsburgh

Police Hunt for Pittsburgh Party Shooters Who Killed 2, Injured Several

Police were searching for the shooters who opened fire at a house party in the East Allegheny neighborhood of Pittsburgh that left two young people dead in the early hours of Sunday. The two victims were both under 18 while eight more sustained gunshot wounds, police said, revising an earlier tally. An additional five were…


2 Minors Dead, 8 Wounded in Shooting at Pittsburgh Party

PITTSBURGH—Shots fired at a house party in Pittsburgh early Sunday left two minors dead and at least eight more people wounded, police said. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. during a party at a short-term rental property where there were more than 200 people inside—many of them underage, Pittsburgh police said in a news release….


Officials: Bridge Not Bad Enough to Close After Inspection

PITTSBURGH—The bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh last week showed deterioration during a September inspection that was not bad enough to require its closure, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Monday. The agency will not release the full inspection report, PennDOT spokesperson Alexis Campbell said, citing state and federal laws and the ongoing investigation into the…


Human Chain Formed to Help After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse; No Deaths Reported

PITTSBURGH—A 50-year-old bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, requiring rescuers to rappel down a ravine and form a human chain to reach a few occupants of a municipal bus that plummeted along with the span. No deaths were reported. The collapse came hours before President Joe Biden arrived in the city to promote his $1…


Pittsburgh Bridge Collapses Hours Before Biden Visit to Talk Infrastructure

A snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, collapsed several hours before President Joe Biden’s scheduled visit to speak about an infrastructure deal. Officials said 10 people were injured on Friday morning in the collapse. The bridge, located in the Point Breeze neighborhood, carries Forbes Avenue over Frick Park, according to a Twitter post from the city’s Department of…


Pittsburgh Mayor Found Shen Yun ‘Beautiful in Many Ways’

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—“I really enjoyed the power of overcoming—that message of overcoming, the whole situation where you never give up,” said Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey. Mayor Gainey was attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh. “It’s thought-provoking. You use your divine inner spirit to continue to grow, even in…


Shen Yun Is a Celebration of a Unique Culture

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Although Shen Yun Performing Arts is a performance that showcases a revival of Chinese culture, audience members haven’t felt that it was something irrelevant to them. David Crumm, an educator, expressed that the performance presented Chinese culture beautifully. “I think it’s great that everybody embodies culture everywhere. You know, we’re all different and that’s…


Undaunted by the Pandemic, Theatregoers Stream to Watch Shen Yun

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Janet Kirk, not concerned about pandemic fears, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts thanks to a gift from a friend who had bought her the tickets for her birthday. While many people are hesitant about attending big events because of the pandemic, Janet declared that she was not in the least worried, saying, “I’m not worried…


Shen Yun Puts China’s Past and Present Top of Mind for Pittsburgh Audiences

PITTSBURGH, Penn.—It’s the unique wondrous effect of the arts to transport us—in this case, from a frozen Pennsylvanian town to the elegant palaces of China thousands of years ago. On the evening of Jan. 21, Pittsburgh theatergoers were greeted by the sights of an ancient civilization as presented by Shen Yun, the leading performing arts…


Historic Mayoral Battle in the Steel City

PITTSBURGH, PA—Pittsburgh’s mayoral election next week will be historic no matter who wins. Pennsylvania state representative Edward Gainey is the favorite to become the city’s first African-American mayor in this traditional Democrat city. However, if he is beaten, the city will have its first Mexican/Native-American mayor, Tony Moreno, who would also be the first Republican…