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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A hit-and-run driver struck a motorcyclist just feet from #Pittsburgh police headquarters on the city's North Side Tuesday night -- then ditched the car nearby. The rider was found unconscious + is now in stable condition. No arrests. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Four women sought restraining orders against #ElijahHemingway before he was charged in the stabbing death of a @upmc.com doctor. @alleghenycounty.bsky.social records catalog the alleged violence -- and a hearing where he yelled, smoked + drank on camera. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Police say a #PleasantHills middle school teacher was so drunk at work that he vomited in front of students. He's been cited for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A boy fell 3 stories from a construction site in #Pittsburgh's Highland Park earlier this month. And it turns out #OSHA had already cited his employer for fall hazards before -- in 2012, 2019 and 2024. @triblive.bsky.social 🔗LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In case you missed it: a lunch at @eatnpark.bsky.social, a whistleblower and @alleghenycounty.bsky.social DA's probe into @gaineyformayor.com-era contracts in #Pittsburgh.🥞 For @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It started over lunch at an @eatnpark.bsky.social 🥞 A whistleblower says that meal in #Pittsburgh's West End set off the DA's probe into alleged bid-rigging under ex-Mayor @gaineyformayor.com. The warrant's unsealed. Several say they did nothing wrong. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A #McKeesport man faces 7 charges — inc. rape + involuntary deviate sexual intercourse — for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old boy, then uploading video of the abuse to #Snapchat. Kurtis Harper, 27, is due in court next week. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A dose of fentanyl the weight of a grain of sugar can kill you. Police have seized nearly 2 million of them in @alleghenycounty.bsky.social's eastern suburbs. A story for @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS ⬇️

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

'The water would've just taken her away.' A #Pittsburgh area driver climbed onto her car roof as floodwaters rose fast Thursday — one of several flood stories in @alleghenycounty.bsky.social ... @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENT🎥

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A man was stabbed multiple times Wednesday night during an 'altercation' at Enright Park in #Pittsburgh's East Liberty. The victim flagged down police officers and was hospitalized in stable condition. No arrests have been made. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Two inches of rain in under two hours triggered flash flooding across @alleghenycounty.bsky.social Thursday — shutting down roads and forcing swiftwater rescues, including of one driver stranded on her car roof in #ElizabethTownship ... @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

--> #Pittsburgh's South Side had ZERO gun violence this summer — down from shots being fired and fireworks thrown at cops just a year ago. Arrests down 30%. Storefronts filling back up. Here's how they turned it around. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS #Pittsburgh #SouthSide

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A #Pittsburgh man was arrested Tuesday for homicide after the fatal shooting of his cousin's boyfriend this July in the #HillDistrict And the city's $8.5M #ShotSpotter system? Never flagged the gunfire. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A #Pittsburgh man, 38, was charged Tuesday with homicide after fatally shooting his cousin's boyfriend during a #HillDistrict argument that started over a bleach attack. Deven Turner, 35, was shot multiple times, including in the back. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"It's time to stand up." At #EradicateHate summit in Downtown #Pittsburgh, Rev. Glenn Germany — who survived a 2024 gunman's attack at his North Braddock church when a pistol jammed — stole the show when he rose mid-panel to share his story. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

9/11. Silence + darkness before dawn. Then, conversations with families still grieving 25 yrs later. @triblive.bsky.social tackles the fine line between history and memory about a day we still struggle to understand from the @flight93.bsky.social memorial in #Shanksville. LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wednesday's storms dropped 2" of rain and triggered 3 tornado warnings around #Pittsburgh, adding to a soggy September after the region's rainiest August on record at @nwspittsburgh.bsky.social. Some flooding, minor power outages — no injuries reported. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

From gunfire outside the stadium to metal detectors at the gate ... Less than 2 weeks after a stolen gun went off near a #SouthAllegheny football game, #Harrisburg sent the district $50K to tackle school safety. New gear's expected by Sept. 18. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

20 rounds fired in a #Homewood alley. Ameenah Moses, 46, didn't survive. #Pittsburgh police say the #EastPittsburgh woman was shot multiple times, including in the head, in an alley behind Frankstown Ave. No arrests have been made. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ex-@anthropic.com researcher Jacob Coxon quit, warning the company is "gambling with our lives" with race toward superintelligent #AI. His viral post — 56M views in 12 hours — was backed by another staffer: "AI could kill all humans." @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Man injured by train in #BeaverCounty, @kaminsciencecenter.bsky.social closed for maintenance + road restrictions on Evergreen Ave in #Shaler and #Millvale. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Woman from #Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood jailed on charges she stabbed husband with kitchen knife during domestic dispute. Gregory Gates, 69, remains hospitalized in stable condition. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Man critically injured after motorcycle 'wheelie' goes wrong in #WestHomestead. Police say he lost control and hit a utility pole on West 7th Ave around 5:45 pm Monday. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Three coaches were charged after a viral brawl during a youth football game in #Carnegie — including one who allegedly squared up on a rival coach with his team down 7-0 in the game's final minutes. The players? Third- and fourth-graders. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#Pittsburgh police's SWAT team + fugitive unit arrested Orlando Williams, 46, in the '25 Hill District killing of Philip T. Griffin, 35. Williams was found hiding out in a Carrick apartment. A judge denied him bail. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

BREAKING: Charges are coming for 3 coaches involved in a wild brawl at a youth football game in #Carnegie that went viral worldwide — even making headlines in Australia and Ghana. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

An @alleghenycounty.bsky.social care-center aide is charged with grabbing then throwing a 63-yr-old #Alzheimers patient. Micah McWilson, 22, said the resident bit him. An internal investigation backed the abuse claim. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

She confronted a stranger unplugging items in a #Pittsburgh store. Then, the two went outside + he slashed her face. Police say stranger-on-stranger violence is rare here. This is the 2nd such case in weeks, following a teen's arrest for a Downtown attack. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A man hospitalized when a #Pittsburgh garbage truck rear-ended a car + plowed into his pickup on the Tri-Boro Expressway has died. Jordan Patrick, 30, was the only person seriously hurt in the four-vehicle crash, @alleghenycounty.bsky.social police say. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Struck 3x by a minivan, allegedly. Caught on camera, allegedly. Then, case dismissed — because the alleged victim failed to show up in court. The @alleghenycounty.bsky.social DA isn't done, though: Prosecutors say they're coming back for round two. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Attorney says Charles Usner didn't know the teen he's charged with sexually assaulting wasn't 18 — and there's "zero" connection to an alleged #WashingtonCounty sextortion ring. Others disagree. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

He helped lead the #Pittsburgh police. Now, he's been tapped to run an 8-officer dept in one of @alleghenycounty.bsky.social's wealthiest towns. Patrick Fosnaught is #SewickleyHeights' new police chief. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Upper St. Clair to swear in its new police chief tonight. Lt. Michael Lindenfelser — a 19-year veteran of the department — will be sworn in as chief at 7:15 p.m. He's led the 28-officer force since May 2025. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A body pulled from the #Monongahela River in Braddock has a name: Jymel Williams, 24, of Turtle Creek. @alleghenycounty.bsky.social police say no obvious signs of trauma. Cause of death still unknown. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A woman was hospitalized after two women attacked her + stole her phone near #GatewayCenter Wednesday. No arrests have been made. It's the second Downtown #Pittsburgh assault reported in the past week. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Joanne Fantone died after a speeding driver hit her car at a #MoonTownship intersection w/ a history of crashes. Her husband's new lawsuit says @penndotsec.bsky.social and the township knew about the danger — and didn't do enough to address it. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

-> @alleghenycounty.bsky.social police are hunting a #Plum man they say gunned down a bar security guard — over a fender-bender. Ronel Jones, 46, died trying to stop the driver from walking inside. Eugene Cooper has been on the run for 3 weeks. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Seven police departments. And 16 charges over several months. #Pittsburgh area police say Giovanni Moore's run of crime — theft, drug dealing, public drunkenness — escalated last week into a pair of daylight assaults on strangers Downtown. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Two #Pittsburgh vape shops smashed in Friday. Police cornered a getaway truck on a dead-end street by a cemetery — then caught a suspect nearby w/ glass shards in his backpack they say matched the broken storefront. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A #Munhall teen snatched cash from a woman's hand outside @7eleven.bsky.social, punched two ppl who confronted him, dragged one down the street — then attacked a man an hour later. Police call him "the main cause" of recent violence in Downtown #Pittsburgh. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A fight broke out Saturday night among "numerous" women near a family gathering on #Pittsburgh's #NorthSide. Then, six shots. One woman was grazed by a bullet — and a #Bellevue man told police he fired a rifle into the air. Charges followed. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

He sued #Pittsburgh police for rejecting him because he was Black. He won — and got the job. A decade later, he's resigned after his second DUI in 5 years -- found asleep at the wheel in #Plum with a BAC nearly 4x the legal limit. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

NEWS -- @alleghenycounty.bsky.social police named a suspect. They charged him w/ homicide. And, 3 weeks later, he's nowhere to be found. Ronel Jones, 46, was shot dead outside a #PennHills bar. The search for his killer remains "very active and ongoing." @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"We want justice for our 'sweet' Karoline." The Heintzes -- and many in #WashingtonCounty -- are mourning Karoline Heintz, 18, of #PetersTownship as her boyfriend and his mother remain jailed on charges connected to her killing. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

NEWS -- #Glassport Mayor Keith DiMarco resigned Tuesday after @alleghenycounty.bsky.social police charged him with hiding a camera that recorded his adult stepdaughter bathing. He'd been mayor there for nine years. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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Justin Vellucci @jvthetrib.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Ringleader of an alleged @pennstateuniv.bsky.social cocaine ring has turned himself in. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, is one of 13 current + former students charged. Investigators say people packaged the drugs in off-campus fraternity houses. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS

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