Witnesses: Police Officer Assaulted Gay Teen at Pittsburgh Pride
Witnesses are claiming that a viral video shows a Pittsburgh police officer using unwarranted and excessive force on a gay teenager at the city's pride parade.
Pennsylvania McDonalds Accused of Selling Heroin in Happy Meals
Innovative and efficient! You have to give it that! You have to give it that. A McDonalds employee in Pittsburgh has been accused of selling heroin from her post at the drive-through window. All you needed was $82, a car, and an extreme longing for heroin, and the 26-year-old would give you a Happy Meal full of, um,…
'My Stomach Hit the Pavement': A Creepy Cop's Victim Tells Her Story
Last week, Pittsburgh police officer Adam Skweres was arrested for allegedly preying on vulnerable women and demanding sexual favors from them in exchange for various forms of legal help. Now one of his victims has come forward to talk to us about her experience — and how the Pittsburgh police department ignored it.
Gross Cop Accused of Demanding Sexual Favors for Legal Help
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Today in awful, a Pittsburgh cop is accused of offering to make women's legal problems go away if they "satisfied him" with various sexual favors. And it looks like his department may have waited years to do anything about it.
Pittsburgh Local News Hijacked By Giggling, Towel-Snapping 16 Year Old…
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If you'd like to get your hackles raised on this lovely Super Bowl Sunday, check out the appalling lack of sensitivity displayed in this story about transgender women who were arrested outside of Pittsburgh. Nontraditional gender identity: hilarious!
Mister Rogers Lives On In Our Hearts
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Kids these days: They don't know who Mister Rogers is now that he's off the air (and, er, dead), says the Times, making us very worried for future generations. At least he's still big in Pittsburgh. [NYT, Image via FredRogersBlog]
It Always Ends In Tears
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[Pittsburgh, September 24. Image via Getty]
Carried Away
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[Pittsburgh, September 24. Image via Getty]
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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[Pittsburgh, September 23. Image via Getty]
The Lock Of Love
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[Pittsburgh, September 10. Image via Getty]
Wardrobe-Gate Updates, Actual Important Stuff Compete For Eyeballs
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- Were you — like Glamour editor Cindi Leive wondering how Sarah Palin managed to spend so much money on her wardrobe? By the way, the suit she wore at the debate was Tahari, one of my favorite affordable suit makers. [New York Times]
- Well, it turns out that she might not have really ended up with all $150,000 of it, as…