Pittsburgh News
UPDATED: -Thursday– 11-05-2026
Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office files charges in city finances probe
(Allegheny County, PA) The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office recently filed the first charges in an ongoing investigation into Pittsburgh City Hall finances that were under former Mayor Ed Gainey.
Online court records show that Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala’s office has charged Emmett Miles with 29 felonies, which includes corruption, receiving stolen property and theft by deception.
Miles was taken into custody yesterday evening.
WPXI’s 11 Investigates reported last week that Miles is the head of a nonprofit in the Homewood neighborhood called Fishers of Men.
Sources told WPXI that the organization received over $300,000 in taxpayer grant money from the state, Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh for community programs, but these funds were never delivered to those initiatives.
This investigation started more than 8 months ago, which was when Zappala’s office served a sealed search warrant on the City of Pittsburgh, which WPXI learned was for information and documents from the Gainey administration.
Man falls from ladder, onto tools while doing electrical work in Pittsburgh
According to a Pittsburgh public information officer, police, firefighters and medics were called to the 200 block of North Shore Drive at 12:30 p.m.
A man was doing electrical work in that area, and then became disoriented before falling about six feet to the ground.
This man landed on tools and he sustained a cut to his head.
The man was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Medics did not see any indication that the man had been shocked while he was working.
2026 the final year for the current Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre version of “The Nutcracker”
(Pittsburgh, PA) 2026 is the final year for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s (PBT) current version of “The Nutcracker.”
The company has scheduled 24 performances of this classic ballet between December 4th-27th at the Benedum Center.
This production has served as a central tradition for the holiday season for the organization since it made its debut 25 years ago and it is conceived and choreographed by former PBT Artistic Director Terrence S. Orr.
The story follows Marie and the Nutcracker Prince on a journey into the Land of Enchantment through falling snow.
An all-new production of “The Nutcracker” is also being planned to premiere in December of 2027.
Pittsburgh road to close for construction of new 100-foot retaining wall
(Pittsburgh, PA) Carnahan Road will be fully closed between Banksville Avenue and Younger Avenue starting on Monday for the construction of a new 100-foot retaining wall.
This project is being conducted by the City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure and it is expected to last approximately six weeks.
This new retaining wall is being built near Banksville Road so it can stabilize the hillside and it can maintain long-term roadway access.
Traffic will be detoured throughout the project along Crane Avenue.
Carnahan Road between Crane Avenue and Younger Avenue will stay open to local traffic only.
For traffic going northbound, drivers on Banksville Road will be directed to turn left onto Crane Avenue and then continue until they rejoin on Carnahan Road.
Drivers going southbound will operate in the opposite direction by turning left onto Crane Avenue, then right onto Banksville Road, then continue to Carnahan Road.
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UPDATED: – Thursday– 11-05-2026
Steelers go into their bye week for the 2026-2027 NFL season
(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Steelers are beginning their bye week in Week 9 of the 2026-2027 NFL season, which kicks off tonight.
The Steelers have a record of 6-2 going into their bye, and they have won four straight games.
They are also in first place in the AFC North and have a 2-1 record in AFC North play going into their bye week.
The Steelers will play the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati when they return from their bye week on Sunday, November 15th at 8:20 p.m. on “Sunday Night Football.”
Plum football player punched in head by Pine-Richland player, prompting call for accountability
(Allegheny County, PA) A video from a football game on Friday between Pine Richland and Plum at Plum High School shows a Pine-Richland football player punching a Plum player in the head during the game.
This has prompted calls for accountability.
The video also shows pushing and shoving before the punch was thrown.
Plum is now demanding accountability because the district’s athletic director filed a formal complaint on Monday and submitted the video to the WPIAL for review.
The Plum Borough School District confirmed in a statement that it is “seeking appropriate review and accountability through that process.”