Pittsburgh's Top 10 Stories Of 2018

PITTSBURGH, PA - There was no shortage of memorable events in and around Pittsburgh in 2018. Which ones did Patch readers find the most interesting?

Patch has spent the last several days counting down 2018's most-read Pittsburgh stories. It’s time now for the top 10:

10. Marty Griffin Leaves KDKA-TV
The veteran reporter departed the TV station, but kept his KDKA-AM radio talk show.

9. Here’s Pennsylvania’s Wealthiest Town
As you might have guessed, it’s in the Pittsburgh area.

8. UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Building New Hospitals
UPMC is building three speciality hospitals, while the Allegheny Health Network’s $1 billion expansion will include four smaller neighborhood hospitals in McCandless, Brentwood, Hempfield and Pine.

7. Station Square Train Derailment
A dramatic Norfolk Southern freight train derailment near the Station Square T station wreaked havoc with the Port Authority’s light rail system for weeks.

6. Kennywood Announces New Steel Curtain Coaster
The much-anticipated attraction debuts in 2019 to anchor the amusement park’s new Steeler Country section.

5. Pittsburgh Gets Pennsylvania’s Largest Indoor Rec Center
Scene 75 opened in a former Kmart in Edgewood Towne Centre.

4. Mac Miller Dies
The rap star and Pittsburgh native died of a drug overdose at 26.

3. The Antwon Rose Shooting
The shooting of an unarmed black high school teen by a white East Pittsburgh police officer sparked numerous protests and escalated racial tensions around Pittsburgh.

2. Predator Priests: Grand Jury Report Details Clergy’s Child Sex Abuse
The reverberations from the report, which focused heavily on the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, were felt all the way to the Vatican.

1. The Tree of Life Massacre
In what Mayor Bill Peduto described as the darkest day in Pittsburgh history, 11 people were shot to death while attending services at Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill. It was the deadliest attack against Jews in U.S. history.

2018 Wrap: Stories 50-41.

2018 Wrap: Stories 40-31.

2018 Wrap: Stories 30-21.

2018 Wrap: Stories 20-11.

Tree of Life, Scene 75 and Mac Miller photos: Eric Heyl/Patch staff; Marty Griffin photo via Sparkt; Edgeworth photo via Edgeworth Borough; Hospital rendering via HOK; Train photo via Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety; Steel Curtain rendering via Kennywood; Rose photo via Tunie Funeral Home.

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