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March 11, 2014

Trial set in Pittsburgh police beating of black performing arts student

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Opening statements were scheduled Tuesday in the retrial of three Pittsburgh police officers — one who has…
November 13, 2013

3 shot near Pittsburgh high school; gunman sought

PITTSBURGH (AP) — School officials say three people were shot in or near a Pittsburgh high school, and police are…
October 9, 2013

‘Trayvon Martin Day’ at Pittsburgh high school cancelled

theGRIO REPORT - Carrick High School in Pittsburgh originally dedicated one day during their homecoming week to slain teen Trayvon…
June 5, 2013

'Kinky Boots' star Billy Porter: 'It's his time'

NEW YORK (AP) — While all haircuts are important, the one Billy Porter got late last week was even more…
January 16, 2013

Detective: Prankster registered to vote as ‘Barack H. Obama’ in 2008

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Pennsylvania detective is trying to figure out how an apparent prankster was able to fill out…
December 12, 2012

December 12th is now Wiz Khalifa Day in Pittsburgh

theGRIO REPORT - Wiz Khalifa released his sophomore album O.N.I.F.C. last week, and today celebrates a day that will forever…
November 28, 2012

Wiz Khalifa tweets that he 'bought a jet'

theGRIO REPORT - The Pittsburgh-native went on somewhat of a Twitter rant about waiting for his flight and being fed…
November 16, 2012

Pa. merchant finds rare Robert Johnson record

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Pittsburgh record store owner has found what he calls "the holy grail of 78s" in a…
November 13, 2012

'Boyz n the Hood' reimagined by interpretive dancers

theGRIO REPORT - According to The New Yorker, 35-year-old African-American dancer Kyle Abraham is reinterpreting the Oscar nominated film in…
November 5, 2012

Pennsylvania GOP accused of planning voter intimidation

theGRIO REPORT - Civil rights groups sent a letter to Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez today about alleged efforts…
September 21, 2012

Police: Hostage-taker surrenders in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A suicidal man who held a businessman hostage inside a downtown Pittsburgh office building for more than…
September 21, 2012

Man holds hostage in Pittsburgh, posts to Facebook

PITTSBURGH (AP) — An armed man with a military background took a hostage inside an upper floor of a downtown…
September 20, 2012

GOP lawmaker: 47 percent 'too lazy' to get photo ID

theGRIO REPORT - Pennsylvania House Representative Daryl Metcalfe told a local radio host yesterday morning that the state cannot carry…
August 24, 2012

Teen arraigned, jailed in 3-day-old infant abduction

(AP) - A 19-year-old woman who falsely claimed to be pregnant was arraigned Friday on charges she kidnapped a 3-day-old…
July 18, 2012

Lawyer: Police tell 'fairy tale' about Jordan Miles arrest

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The lawyer for a black high school student who said he was beaten and wrongly arrested by…
July 16, 2012

Battleground 2012: Could a voter ID law hurt Obama's chances in Pennsylvania?

theGRIO REPORT - A controversial voter identification law adopted earlier this year here could potentially prevent tens of thousands of…
July 9, 2012

Police: Ex attacks women at son's Chuck E. Cheese party

MONROEVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A Pittsburgh woman has been jailed on charges she attacked her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend and other…
May 18, 2012

Game Changers: A son builds on father's legacy of activism

In 1966, at the peak of the Civil Rights Movement, national and local activists around the country united around a…
May 11, 2012

Pittsburgh choir helps black boys find their voice

In Pittsburgh, the Afro American Music Institute has used music as an unexpected gateway to life skills and academic success…
April 6, 2012

Game Changer, A Song for Trayvon

For the Game Changers Project, a national media initiative to reframe the images and perception of black males in the…