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A woman missing from her Homewood neighborhood has been safely located, Pittsburgh police said. Special Victims Unit detectives were searching for Michelle Walker, 53. She was last seen walking from her home in the Homewood neighborhood toward Brushton Avenue at about 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept 13, 2024. Police posted...

A union representing nurses and other employees at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison has reached a tentative contract with the Allegheny Health Network. The union, SEIU Healthcare PA, issued a statement Saturday saying the tentative agreement was reached late Friday night. Union members will vote on the contract Monday, Sept....

Pittsburgh police announced Friday that fugitive wanted on felony gun charges was apprehended the previous morning with the help of a SWAT team. Pittsburgh Public Safety said city police’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and a SWAT team executed an arrest warrant for Donald Hines Jr., 19, in the 400 block of...

The victims of Friday’s murder-suicide in Green Tree have been identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiners Office. They are Kevin Benjamin Smith, 38, and Kristen B. Smith Jr., 40. Police are investigating the incident during which which one of the men fatally shot his relative and then took his...

Police are investigating a shooting on Wednesday evening in Stowe Township that claimed the life of a 26-year-old man. Allegheny County Police report that a county 911 dispatcher got a call shortly before 5:30 that there was a shooting in the 800 block of Benwood Avenue. First responders found Michael...

The lone survivor in an incident in Braddock last month in which three teenagers were shot has been arrested and charging with killing the other two teens. Jerell Rockymore, 16, was found shot multiple times in a residence on Center Street after two other teens were found shot dead in...

Nick Futules Jr. offered thanks to various people Saturday and gave an update on the aftermath of a fire Wednesday, Aug. 30 that destroyed Futules’ Harmar House banquet hall and downstairs lounge and apartments. In a Facebook post, Nick Futules Jr. began by thanking everyone who offered their condolences and...

Plum officials are notifying Rustic Ridge homeowners whose houses were substantially damaged by the house explosion there two weeks ago that they may be eligible for a significant reduction in their property assessment. Plum officials are pointing to those homeowners to a Catastrophic Loss Application that is available from the...

Police are investigating an incident on Thursday night in Stowe Township in which a man was shot in the shoulder. The shooting was reported at about 9:35 p.m. First responders found the man shot in the 200 block of Oak Lane. The victim, who was not identified, was transported to...

Ten homes near a massive explosion that leveled three other houses in Plum last Saturday and killed six people will have to be examined by building experts to determine whether people can live in them again. Allegheny County released a statement Saturday that included for the first time the exact...

Ashooting on Thursday afternoon in McKees Rocks prompted a police chase through several municipalities that ended in Robinson, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said three officers fired at the car as the chase ensued. One of the suspects was shot and wounded, but police did not say whether he...

Authorities said a Pittsburgh police officer fired at a suspect who fled from a Mount Washington residence Thursday afternoon, but they don’t believe the suspect was hit. Pittsburgh detectives, along with three uniformed officers, were conducting an investigation in the 100 block of Dilworth Street at about 4:50 p.m., according...

Duquesne University police and guards will be back on the job at 7 a.m. Wednesday after going on strike Monday morning. The university has reached a tentative contract with its police force and security guards, the school announced Tuesday night. The 28-member police force, members of Teamsters Local 249, walked...

Police are investigating a shooting Wednesday night in North Versailles. An emergency dispatcher received a call shortly before 6 p.m. that someone had been shot in the 800 block of Westbury Road. First responders found a man who had been shot in his arms and legs. The victim was taken...

Police have charged a McKeesport man in the robbery of four convenience stores and say he is a suspect in at least one other. James Harrison III, 26, of McKeesport, was arrested Friday night in McKeesport. Police said Harrison had a gun each time. They accuse Harrison of committing robberies...

A 2-year-old boy was shot Friday night in Duquesne, police said. Allegheny County Police said the boy was in critical condition after being shot in the abdomen. The incident was reported at about 9:15 in the 300 block of N. Third St. The boy was not identified. County police homicide...

Skeletal remains found a recreational trail in Jefferson Hills in early January have been identified as a man who had been missing since mid-November. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office late Wednesday identified the man as Dorian Serrano, 19. No hometown was given. On Jan. 2, police said they found...

A suspect accused of beating another man in Pittsburgh last September was picked up Saturday by Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies. Matthew Derr, 48, no address given, was wanted in connection with an incident in which, authorities say, Derr punched a man and repeatedly beat him with a baseball bat. A...

An Indiana Township man has died following a crash in Indiana Township on Friday night. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Saturday identified the victim as Shawn Lambert, 33. Emergency crews were called to the 100 block of Weber Drive, near Saxonburg Boulevard, at 9:30 p.m. Friday. That’s in...

A man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in North Versailles. According to the Allegheny County Police, a county 911 dispatcher summoned first responders to the 400 block of Porter Street. They found a man who had been shot in his torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The man...

Police have made arrests in nine of the 15 suspicious fires that hit the Homestead-Munhall area between late April and last week. Allegheny County Police announced the arrest of two suspects Friday, accusing a 16-year-old boy of setting one of them and a Homestead man of setting eight others. Police...

Police are looking for a Turtle Creek man who they say dragged a Whitehall police officer more than 200 feet during a traffic stop last Saturday. Allegheny County police have an arrest warrant for Alphonso Francis, 27. Whitehall police stopped the vehicle for suspicion of DUI at about 3:45 a.m....

Police have arrested a suspect in the stabbing of a woman in Duquesne early Saturday. Police accuse Ashante Spears, 29, of Duquesne of stabbing a woman in the 2300 block of Duquesne Place. The unidentified victim was transported to an area hospital in serious but stable condition. Investigators said Duquesne...

Homicide detectives are seeking tips from the public about a fatal shooting in Tarentum late Thursday night. The shooting was reported at about 11:08 p.m. in the 300 block of Main Street. Neighbors reported hearing between five and seven shots fired in rapid succession. The location is near the intersection...

All schools in the South Park School District will move to online classes Wednesday after Snapchat posts threatened gun violence at South Park Middle School. The district initially announced Tuesday evening that the middle school would turn to virtual learning but then later announced that all of the district’s schools...