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Progress stalled

Plenty of black …

Plenty of black Pittsburghers are success stories, but many more battle economic challenges and disparities.
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Photo ‘sickens’ Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates …

The Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday called a photograph of an Islamic State militant wearing a team baseball cap “absolutely sickening.”
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Sibling success

Riley Stapleton turned …

Riley Stapleton turned a pass from his brother into a layup with 1.5 seconds left to lift Indiana to its first WPIAL basketball title.
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‘Where things are worst’

Pittsburgh police Chief …

Pittsburgh police Chief Cameron McLay says officers and the public must stand together against violence in high-crime neighborhoods.
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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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Heavy flames consume house in Shaler

By Tribune-Review

Firefighters were searching the rubble of a home that burned Friday night in Shaler because …

Congress approves 1-week funding measure for Homeland Security

Prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov shot dead

AG Kane’s spokesman leaving after 2 months on the job 12:19 a.m.

Undercover officers seize more than 2 dozen guns from Oakdale man

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 …

Gorman: A victory for small-town teams 12:01 a.m.

Ex-Brewers star Hart hopes to prove to Pirates he still can play 12:01 a.m.

Improved play against zone keys Pitt’s turnaround 12:14 a.m.

At Pitt, a chance to make early impression under Narduzzi 12:15 a.m.

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

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For generations of “Star Trek” fans and others throughout the world, actor Leonard Nimoy will …

Proposed ban triggers run on ‘armor-piercing’ ammunition 12:01 a.m.

Congress approves 1-week funding measure for Homeland Security

Pittsburgh producer T.J. Lubinsky revives, re-airs an expanded ‘Motown 25 ’

Duquesne Light Home & Garden Show show displays latest and greatest

New Monroeville Mall policy aims to tame teen shoppers

Finding perfect pairing for Ehrhoff key for Penguins

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

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Pittsburgh police chief: Officers, public must unite against violence

By Megan Guza 12:18 a.m.

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 …

Black Pittsburghers still challenged in education, workforce, housing 12:18 a.m.
New Monroeville Mall policy aims to tame teen shoppers 12:18 a.m.
Spring Hill woman sentenced to jail for stealing, euthanizing neighbor’s dog 12:09 a.m.
Port Authority committee to focus on natural-gas bus fleet for proposed rapid transit line from Downtown to Oakland 12:18 a.m.

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Westmoreland

Fast-growing Americans for Prosperity opens location in Greensburg

By Craig Smith

In a move that political observers said reflects the importance the Republican Party is placing on the upcoming presidential election, Americans for Prosperity, a conservative, free-market advocacy group, has opened …

Sale of former SCI Greensburg prison to advance despite lawmakers’ objections 12:01 a.m.
Few in Westmoreland County opposed to expansion plan for Mariner pipeline
Woman charged for holding teen drinking party after video found at Penn-Trafford
Westmoreland County Courthouse, annex roofs will be given $665K fix
Officials plan software upgrade to Westmoreland County emergency dispatching system

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Business

Highmark lays off nearly 100 workers, mostly in IT, as membership declines

By Alex Nixon
Nearly 100 Highmark Inc. workers lost their jobs Friday as the state’s largest health insurer cuts costs, streamlines some functions with technology and adjusts its operations to deal with fewer members. Spokeswoman Lynn Seay said the layoffs were not related …

Corporate food masquerades as hipster fare 12:11 a.m.
Easier home loan rules worry some 12:01 a.m.
Toyota Mirai to run on hydrogen fuel cells, widen green-vehicle divide 12:01 a.m.
Severance tax on natural gas drilling backed by Pa. voters 12:01 a.m.
Phelan: Designer made mark on DeLorean project 12:01 a.m.

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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 T.J. Lubinsky revives, re-airs an expanded ‘Motown 25 ’
‘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

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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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 …