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Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved Mayor Ed Gainey’s appointments for city solicitor and public safety director. Krysia Kubiak, who previously served as director of state regulatory strategy and government affairs for Duquesne Light Company, will serve as the city solicitor. Acting Director of Public Safety Lee Schmidt, who has
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Friday announced that he has nominated Lee Schmidt as director of public safety. In that role, Schmidt will oversee all public safety bureaus, including police, fire, emergency medical services and animal care and control, as well as the Offices of Emergency Management and Homeland Security,
The operator of a towering crane pulled a 60-foot Port Authority bus from the wreckage of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge just before sunset Monday, punctuating a cleanup that also saw workers remove several other vehicles three days after the span collapsed. The 21-ton bus was first secured with multiple cables
Pittsburgh City Council on Monday approved a measure to extend the city’s partnership with Humane Animal Rescue, a nonprofit that takes in stray animals and aids in the adoption process. The nonprofit has collaborated with the city’s Bureau of Animal Care and Control for about 15 years. The contract approved
Pittsburgh City Council is considering a proposal to extend the city’s partnership with Humane Animal Rescue, a nonprofit that takes in stray animals and aids in the adoption process. Humane Animal Rescue has partnered with the city’s Bureau of Animal Care and Control for about 15 years. The proposed contract