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Startup tech company Netail is working to develop an AI technology called Profitmind to help with quicker and more detailed retail sales analytics. Pearl Street Technologies is working to better the power grid to help reduce backlog and expedite the transition to decarbonization. Strategy Robot is developing AI products to...

As heat advisories dominate Western Pennsylvania, the thought of doing anything outside might be overwhelming. That doesn’t mean you have to hide away in your home this week. Here is a list of eight indoor activities to do without breaking a sweat. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens The conservatory is...

Michael Lovell, the president of Marquette University with deep ties to the University of Pittsburgh, died in Rome on Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 57 and grew up in Meadville. Lovell earned three mechanical engineering degrees including a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh in 1994. He...

UPMC plans to invest $300 million in Washington Health System over the next ten years as part of its merger, officials said Wednesday during an event to celebrate the affiliation. “I think it’s just gonna be … great because the UPMC name, in the medical field, is world renowned. We...

The Pittsburgh Public Schools board on Tuesday announced that it has a new chief of staff. Superintendent Wayne N. Walters said Lamar D. Blackwell’s appointment became effective on May 23. Minutes from the May meeting indicate he will earn about $14,000 per month. “This appointment marks a significant step towards...

Just three days before Juneteenth’s kickoff event, City Council members voted unanimously to continue to fund a privately run celebration in addition to this year’s city sponsored event. For the first time, Pittsburgh will be hosting its own Juneteenth festival, after paying more than $100,000 to William B. Marshall, a...

Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy during “Operation Overlord” to try and take away Nazi control of western France. More than 2,500 American troops were killed during battle and a total of 4,414 Allied troops died. More than...

A former Bridgeville police officer is headed to trial on charges that he struck and injured a pedestrian with his patrol car. Daine Lower, 25, is charged with a felony count of aggravated assault by vehicle, a misdemeanor count of recklessly endangering another person and several moving violations, including reckless...

Two men convicted of poisoning 25 migrating birds four years ago will each serve one year of federal probation. Robert Yost, 51, of New Galilee, Beaver County, and Jacob Reese, 26, of Enon Valley, Lawrence County, were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Yost, the owner of...

A Pittsburgh woman took a deep breath from her motorized wheelchair as she prepared to describe the impact of being sexually assaulted last year by her home health aide. “I was once a vibrant and outgoing person,” the victim said in court Wednesday. “I would not wish this on my...

As Lu Ann Walter waited in baggage claim at Pittsburgh International Airport for her daughter and grandchildren to arrive from Alaska, she wasn’t concerned about the dangers of turbulence on their more than six-hour flight. “I think she’s smart enough to wear a seatbelt,” said Walter, of Leeper. The potential...