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Police are investigating human remains that were found Saturday behind a Dollar General store along Route 51 in Jefferson Hills, according to Tribune-Review news partner WTAE-TV. Jefferson Hills police and Allegheny County police responded to the report of the human remains in a park area behind the store, located near...

About 100 women from all over the nation have gathered in Shaler this weekend to hone their skills at what’s called “the fastest game on grass.” They’re playing the ball-and-stick sport “camogie,” described as a combination of field hockey and lacrosse and the women’s version of hurling, which is widely...

A man was hospitalized in critical condition early Saturday morning as a result of a shooting in Stowe, Allegheny County Police said. The victim, who was not identified, was shot at about 5:10 a.m. at Club Imperium at 1107 Island Ave., an establishment featuring exotic dancers, according to its website....

Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting incident that resulted in two people being hospitalized Friday evening. Public Safety spokesperson Emily Bourne said officers were dispatched around 5:15 p.m. to the 1700 block of Crestline Street in the East Hills for two separate ShotSpotter alerts totaling eight rounds. Preliminary investigation revealed...

A Pittsburgh-based firm specializing in renewing historic buildings and a Shaler neighborhood group have reached an agreement on the firm’s plans for the potential $100 million redevelopment of the Mt. Alvernia property. Attorneys representing Q Development and the Hawthorne Neighborhood Association announced the agreement at the Shaler commissioners meeting April...

Clairton police have charged a parent with beating an 11-year-old girl last week outside an elementary school during morning drop-off in an assault captured on surveillance video. Jasmine Snow, 40, of Clairton struck and dragged the girl and threw her to the ground in front of at least one witness...

The body of a Monroeville man who went missing while kayaking in Tennessee has been recovered, authorities said. News station WTVF reported that the body of Don Slusser, 73, of Monroeville, was discovered in Percy Priest Lake, just east of Nashville. Slusser and his wife were camping at the Seven...

PennDOT wants to preserve the main access point to Glenfield — a viaduct that takes motorists and pedestrians across the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks. Officials said the bridge that leads down to Glenfield Street is in fair condition. It has not received major rehabilitation since it was built in 1988....

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, April 11: Knoch teacher accused of hitting student Pennsylvania State Police have accused an elementary school teacher in the Knoch School District of striking an 8-year-old student in the face in November. Troopers plan to charge Knoch Primary...

A Pittsburgh man is headed to federal prison for five years for leading a multimillion-dollar operation that laundered money and resold stolen goods at jacked-up prices through a series of retail stores in the area, prosecutors said Thursday. U.S. District Judge Mark R. Hornak sentenced Durrell Waters, 41, in federal...

When Boy Scouts Troop committee leader Kris Cattau approached the Monroeville Lions about possible service projects, Mary Raynak knew just how they could help. Raynak has been a member of the Monroeville Lions Club for 6 years, and is the eyeglass recycling program chairperson. “One of our service projects is...

Chartiers Valley School District property owners likely won’t pay more in taxes next year. School directors voted, 6-3, on Tuesday, April 8 to approve the proposed final budget for next school year, which totals $79 million and maintains the real estate tax rate at 20.1909 mills. The final budget is...

Sewickley teen Kallie McCune was a little nervous volunteering at her church’s fish fry. The Friday Lenten feast has been a tradition at Divine Redeemer Parish’s St. James Church for many years. For Kallie, 13, this was her first year — and the last fish fry in March was a...

Avni Khandelwal’s curingwithCARE is there to help young people who are dealing with the effects of cancer. The North Allegheny senior started the group after seeing the challenges firsthand in her own family. “My cousin battled synovial sarcoma while living with my family, and his journey made me realize how...

A former Indiana Township resident was sentenced Wednesday to two decades in prison for receiving material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, according to federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh. Cam John Zmenkowski, 28, persuaded a minor to send him nude and sexually explicit images and videos from August to September...

In light of a chilly weather forecast for this weekend, Monroeville’s annual egg hunt will shift venues, from Community Park West to the Monroeville Convention Center. The “Egg-Stravaganza” will take place April 12 at the center, 209 Mall Boulevard, and will start at 10 a.m. Participants will still be grouped...

The $1.7 billion Pittsburgh International Airport modernization project is hundreds of millions more than initially planned. Inflation isn’t solely to blame for the rising cost of the project, Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis said in a statement. Instead, the authority is performing other maintenance and improvement work at...

Allegheny County Chief Public Defender Lena Bryan-Henderson is on paid administrative leave pending an ongoing human resources investigation. “The county prioritizes dignity and respect for all our employees, and we will not comment on personnel matters,” said county spokeswoman Abigail Gardner. Bryan-Henderson, who was appointed in January 2024, had no...

The health and safety of coal miners could be in danger if the Trump administration eliminates mine safety employees, including those working at the Mine Safety and Health Administration office in Hempfield that oversees nine states, according to a union official. The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency has trumpeted...

Savings in health care and those expected from staff cuts are putting a dent in the deficit that the Pine-Richland School District is forecasting for the 2025-26 school year. In addition to not replacing several departing employees, the school board also is being asked to consider increases in student activity...

Rob Gronkowski remembers contending with rust on the bar when doing clean lifts 15 years ago at Woodland Hills High School. “It was dirty in here,” Gronkowski told a crowd of excited Woodland Hills student athletes Tuesday as he helped open the school’s renovated fitness center. Gronk, as the now-35-year-old...

A 63-year-old man was high on methamphetamine and driving with a suspended license when he darted his car around a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Duquesne last September and struck a man in a wheelchair, breaking his neck, police said. The driver, Nicola Migliori, of Monongahela, had his preliminary hearing...

A long-standing mural adorning the outside of a restaurant building is set to remain in Aspinwall. The former Luke & Mike’s Frontporch Grille is home to a colorful mural titled “Sunset Over Aspinwall,” designed and painted by artist MK Noonan, who worked on it for almost four months in 2014...

This weekend made for some happy days in Monroeville. Four main cast members of the popular 1970s show “Happy Days” — Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Anson Williams and Don Most — had a reunion at Steel City Con in Monroeville. The actors participated in a panel discussion about the series...