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Mall monitors

Prompted by a …

Prompted by a Feb. 7 shooting, Monroeville Mall on Friday implemented a youth escort policy that “went very well, very smoothly.”
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Match game

As the stretch …

As the stretch run looms, a key point for the Penguins to address will be who to play with defenseman Christian Ehrhoff.
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Loan rules a worry?

Some are concerned …

Some are concerned the nation could be setting up for another housing bust, now that it’s easier for people without much money to buy a home.
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Something to prove

After a spate …

After a spate of injuries led to a poor season in Seattle last summer, former Brewer Corey Hart is looking to make a comeback with the Pirates.
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That Motown sound

A Pittsburgh producer’s …

A Pittsburgh producer’s latest project aims to bring “Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever” to a new generation of music lovers.
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3-alarm fire burns Hill District row homes

By Tribune-Review 12:25 p.m.

City firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire that severely damaged four row houses on Morgan …

Gas service restored to 550 homes in California 2:12 p.m.

Greensburg pair jailed in convenience store robbery 2:05 p.m.

Butler County teen dies in ATV accident 12:14 p.m.

1 dead in Moon apartment fire 1:32 p.m.

Indiana boys beat Beaver Falls for 1st WPIAL basketball title

By Chris Harlan

The final seconds were falling away, and Indiana’s Dylan Stapleton found himself falling down. But …

Vincentian girls dominate rival North Catholic for 4th straight WPIAL Class A title 2:05 p.m.

Ex-Brewers star Hart hopes to prove to Pirates he still can play

Improved play against zone keys Pitt’s turnaround

At Pitt, a chance to make early impression under Narduzzi

Carnegie Science Center’s ‘H2Oh!’ exhibit explores everything water

By Kellie B. Gormly

When you stand in the Carnegie Science Center on the North Shore and gaze out …

Fábregas: There’s a little hypochondriac in all of us — we’re just wired that way

Pirates sickened by pic of ‘Jihadi John’ wearing Bucs ball cap

Leonard Nimoy, world famous as Mr. Spock on ‘Star Trek’, dies

Proposed ban triggers run on ‘armor-piercing’ ammunition

Black Pittsburghers still challenged in education, workforce, housing

Gorman: WPIAL Class A title game a victory for small-town teams

Duquesne Light Home & Garden Show show displays latest and greatest

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Pittsburgh police chief: Officers, public must unite against violence

By Megan Guza

Pittsburgh’s high-crime East End neighborhoods — specifically Homewood — are the centerpiece of police Chief Cameron McLay’s effort to build upon the community-oriented policing groundwork he has laid in six …

3-alarm fire burns Hill District row homes 12:25 p.m.
1 dead in Moon apartment fire 1:32 p.m.
Black Pittsburghers still challenged in education, workforce, housing
New Monroeville Mall policy aims to tame teen shoppers

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Westmoreland

Sale of former SCI Greensburg prison to advance despite lawmakers’ objections

By Debra Erdley
Officials say they are moving ahead with the sale of a shuttered state prison in Hempfield to a Carlisle businessman who bid $950,000 for the 96-acre property last week. “We have a vacant prison that has sat vacant since June …

Greensburg pair jailed in convenience store robbery 2:05 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant Business District Authority picks officers
Fast-growing Americans for Prosperity opens location in Greensburg
Few in Westmoreland County opposed to expansion plan for Mariner pipeline
Woman charged for holding teen drinking party after video found at Penn-Trafford

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Business

Easier home loan rules worry some

By Alex Nixon

It’s getting easier for people without much money in the bank to buy a home, triggering concerns that the nation is setting the stage for another housing bust. The government …

Severance tax on natural gas drilling backed by Pa. voters
Highmark lays off nearly 100 workers, mostly in IT, as membership declines
Mylan closes $5.3B tax-lowering deal with Abbott Labs
U.S. economic growth revised downward to 2.2%
Stocks wrap best month since 2011

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Arts & Entertainment

Carnegie Science Center’s ‘H2Oh!’ exhibit explores everything water

By Kellie B. Gormly

When you stand in the Carnegie Science Center on the North Shore and gaze out at the confluence of the three rivers, you see just a tiny teaser to a …

Leonard Nimoy, world famous as Mr. Spock on ‘Star Trek’, dies
Pittsburgh producer revives, re-airs an expanded ‘Motown 25 ’ 11:06 a.m.
‘American Falls’ opens Barebones’ new permanent space in Braddock
Author in Pittsburgh lecture series addresses hospital tragedy after Hurricane Katrina

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Lifestyles

Duquesne Light Home & Garden Show show displays latest and greatest

By Bob Karlovits 11:06 a.m.

Boyce Thompson says homeowners are finding it easier to take care of matters around the house. After all, they have an app for that. “The biggest thing that will be …

Homework: Pencil cactus gains popularity
Launch your wildlife garden with butterflies
Cafe Con Leche helps Pittsburgh’s Latino community meet wider audience
First Draft: Homebrew guru says Budweiser’s message was the opposite of crafty

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Featured Commentary

GOP’s unending wars

By Pat Buchanan
If the sadists of ISIS are seeking — with their mass executions, child rapes, immolations and beheadings of Christians — to stampede us into a new war in the Middle East, they are succeeding. “Nearly three-quarters of Republicans now favor …