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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...

Most sections of I-79 and the Parkway West near the Bridgeville area are open and clear after nearly a dozen crashes snarled traffic on those highways during the Tuesday morning commute. Pennsylvania State Troopers said in a statement Tuesday morning that there may be some residual traffic and advised drivers...

A former Pittsburgh doctor Monday pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to kill his wife last month in Hawaii. Police arrested Gerhardt Konig, 46, a former UPMC anesthesiologist who lived in Mt. Lebanon, after authorities say he bludgeoned his wife Arielle’s head with a rock and tried to...

Government health officials warned Monday that $20 million for equipment to conduct disease testing at a new Allegheny County laboratory could be in jeopardy because of drastic spending cuts by the Trump administration. The federal government is trying to block $11 billion in public health grants that flow through the...

PennDOT is alerting motorists to a water main break impacting traffic Monday afternoon on northbound McKnight Road in Ross. Because of the break, McKnight Road is reduced to a single-lane of traffic between Ross Park Mall Drive and the Browns Lane/Johnanna Drive intersection. The restriction is expected to be in...

U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick said Monday after touring an East Pittsburgh manufacturing facility that it’s too soon to pass judgment on the sweeping tariffs imposed last week by President Donald Trump. “There’s a lot of uncertainty (over the tariffs) right now. I think over the coming days and weeks a...

The Pennsylvania Lottery announced Monday that a $1 million-winning 200X the Cash scratch-off ticket was sold in McCandless. The Sunoco Mini Market, 9100 Perry Highway, will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The $20 game offers top prizes of $1 million. Scratch-off prizes expire one year from...

Recently resettled refugees are getting a helping hand through an emergency fund drive created by local nonprofit Thrive. These resettled refugees, who were screened and approved to come to the United States, are usually serviced by appointed resettlement agencies in the Pittsburgh area. Thrive, a 501(c)3 organization under the umbrella...

Allegheny County police are investigating a shooting early Sunday morning in Wilkinsburg that left one man hospitalized. Authorities said the unidentified man was found inside a residence on the 500 block of North Avenue at 2:40 a.m. with gunshot wounds. He was listed in critical but stable condition, according to...

A woman was in critical condition after being dropped off at a hospital with a serious stab wound early Saturday, Allegheny County Police said. At about 5:15 a.m., Penn Hills police called in county police detectives to investigate an incident in which a female was stabbed in the chest. The...

A Washington County felon found with illegal guns after causing a rollover crash on state Route 28 following a police chase has been sentenced to serve a decade in federal prison. Derik Carothers, 29, pleaded guilty on Oct. 30 to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon before U.S....

PennDOT is closing Allegheny Boulevard from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday for emergency tree removal work. The boulevard will be closed between Nadine Road and Washington Boulevard, which spans Penn Hills and the city of Pittsburgh. The closure could be lifted earlier pending completion of the work. Motorists are advised...

April 7 is not a day Patrick Yarboro is going to forget anytime soon. It’s the day in 2019 when he woke up in an emergency room — on the way to intensive care — after overdosing on the powerful synthetic opioid carfentanil. It also is his sobriety date. But...

A 15-acre estate with nationally recognized historical gardens is on the market in Sewickley Heights. Poplar Hill is listed by Howard Hanna Realtor Caroll Ferguson for $3.9 million. The property takes in a hillside overlooking the historic Allegheny Country Club. In 2010, the Smithsonian Institution, in collaboration with the Village...

Kennywood Park will open for its 127th season on a truly Pittsburgh kind of day — April 12, also known as 412-day, a nod to the city’s area code. The Steel Curtain roller coaster is also scheduled to reopen at some point this season. “Our most up-to-date and official statement...

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman condemned people who he said “defaced” Braddock’s Free Store sometime Wednesday night. So did several Jewish organizations in a joint statement Thursday that called the incident “inappropriate and counterproductive.” In a post on the social media platform X, Fetterman shared a photo of a banner hanging...

Anthony and Diane Tirio began having issues with their septic system about two years ago. Their house on Olympic Heights Drive in Penn Hills was built on a hilltop, with a septic system and no tie-ins to sanitary sewers. “We knew there was a finite life to a septic system,...

On a sunny March afternoon, a blind woman walked up to a bus stop on Sewickley’s Beaver Street, guided as much by her white cane as her spunky 6-year-old daughter. Kong Lee takes Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s bus route 14 several times a week to pick up the youngest of her...

A state road connecting Sewickley Heights and Edgeworth that has been closed for more than four years is being repaired. Allison Park Construction crews have begun the restoration of Way Hollow Road. The work includes drainage upgrades, geotechnical repairs, roadway resurfacing and guardrail updates. The estimated project cost is $4.1...

Skeet-shooting club fundraiser The newly formed Gateway Skeet Club will host an April 10 fundraiser at the Trafford Sportsmen’s Club. Each team member will break clay targets for a cash donation from sponsors, and will be scored on 50 targets. Proceeds will go toward the team’s field costs, safety gear...

Few things are more frustrating for fish fry fans than finding their favorite fundraising site is out of food. Carefully managing inventory is key to ensuring orders are filled and patrons are well fed, while supplies last. St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Monroeville has instituted a new item and...

Gateway High School teacher Shawn Whelan highlighted the district’s collaboration with the United Way’s Champion School Initiative, as well as the backpack program and monthly drive-thru food distribution when she addressed the school board last week. Many of the student volunteers for these activities are InterAct Club and National Honor...

A City of Duquesne police officer is suing Rostraver, its former police chief and a detective, claiming they arrested him without probable cause and cost him a job at the Elizabeth Township Police Department. Michael Kemple filed the complaint Tuesday in federal court alleging civil rights violations, including that the...