Cindi Lash

3 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Cindi Lash

Pittsburgh police have issued more than 160 citations to an Ohio man, saying they've identified him as the suspect in the distribution of bags containing antisemitic materials last month in Squirrel Hill and Shadyside. Police have cited Jeremy Brokaw, 45, of Zanesville, for violating two state statutes: depositing waste and other material on highways, property or waters; and permitting a vehicle owned or controlled by the cited person to be driven to violate other state statutes.

Mar 14, 2025 | wesa.fm | Cindi Lash

A porch roof separated from the back of a house and then collapsed Friday night in Oakland, injuring nearly 30 people who were among dozens of revelers who'd gathered for a St. Patrick's Day weekend party at the house on Semple Street, near the University of Pittsburgh campus. No one was killed when the porch roof caved in shortly before 5:30 p.m. behind the house in the 300 block of Semple Street.

Jan 21, 2025 | wesa.fm | Cindi Lash

Allegheny County Common Pleas Courts will be closed again Wednesday, as will Pittsburgh Municipal Court, due to severe and hazardous cold weather conditions, court officials saidFor the second day in a row, President Judge Susan Evashavik DiLucente has ordered the closure of all divisions of the county Common Pleas Court and all Magisterial District Courts, as well as the municipal court, according to a statement Tuesday. Arraignment Court, however, will remain open for those proceedings.

Jan 21, 2025 | wvia.org | Cindi Lash

The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium on Sunday announced the death of its 17-year-old female Masai giraffe, saying she was euthanized two days earlier because of a degenerative bone condition that grew worse. The giraffe, named Sox, was one of the zoo's most beloved residents, along with the male giraffe Lewis, zoo officials said in a statement. Sox had been treated for chronic degeneration of bones in her left foreleg since the summer, according to the statement.

Jan 20, 2025 | wesa.fm | Cindi Lash

Allegheny County Common Pleas Court will be closed Tuesday, as will Pittsburgh Municipal Court, due to severe and hazardous cold weather conditions, court officials saidPresident Judge Susan Evashavik DiLucente has ordered the closure of all divisions of the county Common Pleas Court and all Magisterial District Courts, as well as the municipal court, according to a statement Monday night. Arraignment Court, however, will remain open for those proceedings.