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Listen Locally Downstairs is getting personal in 2020 with a new series, Jazz Stories. Since 2017, the Carnegie Carnegie’s intimate Studio space (Downstairs) has brought audiences close to the music and Jazz Stories promises to bring you even closer to the artists. We’ve partnered with drummer, Thomas Wendt, of Lighthouse...

Officials said Pittsburgh police arrested four juveniles they say injured and carjacked a man inside the parking garage at the Target in East Liberty neighborhood Wednesday. Police are still investigating. The suspects were admitted to Shuman Juvenile Detention Center. Further details about the arrests were not available Thursday morning. Emergency...

The Fox Chapel man in jail after being accused of killing a Baldwin man — and who now faces questions after police found human remains near his parents’ house — had six run-ins with the law over four months in 2019, according to court records. Adam Rosenberg, 21, is in...

The jury in the trial of a New Kensington woman charged with helping her cousin avoid capture following the 2017 shooting death of police Officer Brian Shaw deliberated late into the night Wednesday but did not reach a verdict. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rita Hathaway sent the jury...

Pittsburgh’s aging computer network last week caused a series of slowdowns and connection problems for city employees, officials said. Pittsburgh City Council members and employees have complained for years about system glitches. Mayor Bill Peduto earmarked $1.5 million in this year’s capital budget for upgrades and plans to allocate another...

Several Westmoreland and Allegheny county museums were awarded grants to help with their general operations through the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Three museums in Westmoreland and six in Allegheny were among 153 eligible museums that received part of a $2 million award aimed at strengthening those not supported by...

A pioneering female journalist from Western Pennsylvania will take her place next to a former president and a football hero at Pittsburgh International Airport. A figure of Nellie Bly will occupy a spot next to two other icons with ties to the area, George Washington and Steelers legend Franco Harris....

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will host a meeting of G-7 foreign ministers at Pittsburgh’s Omni William Penn Hotel at month’s end, according to city officials. Mayor Bill Peduto said the city has been preparing for the meeting since November and predicted that coronavirus would be a key topic of...

A 36-year-old Indiana County man was charged Wednesday with 26 counts of sexual abuse of children and one count of indecent assault after state troopers say they found multiple still images and one video recording depicting child pornography. Robert Earl Rout III of Indiana was arraigned before Homer City District...

An Allegheny County retiree who lost his life savings when the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency seized $82,373 in cash from his daughter as she attempted to board a flight at Pittsburgh International Airport late last summer will get his money back, his lawyers said Wednesday. Attorneys with the Institute for...

The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium can’t comply with a proposed city ordinance regulating crocodiles and alligators, according to the bill’s sponsor and a zoo official. Council on Wednesday postponed a vote on the legislation to give members time to sort out the problem. City Councilman Bruce Kraus last week...

Beware work zone speeders: Cameras are watching. Drivers going 11 mph or faster over the posted speed limit in an active work zone will be targeted by electronic devices through Pennsylvania’s new Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement program. Two timing devices were used around the state for 60 days during...

This one makes five for the dive. Dive Bar & Grille opened a fifth location Friday on Saxonburg Boulevard in Indiana Township. It joins Regent Square, South Side, Lawrenceville and Pine. The latest location, which occupies the former Gators Grille, has a large outdoor area that includes two sand volleyball...

The bow tie Robert Morris women’s basketball coach Charlie Buscaglia will wear at Thursday’s game is more than an accessory. It is tied to something of greater significance. “I have never worn a bow tie in my life, but it’s not about the bow tie or making a fashion statement,”...

State Rep. Eric Nelson is sponsoring a firearms safety and gun rights seminar March 21 at Word of Life Church in Hempfield. Nelson (R-Hempfield) said the seminar will have multiple speakers discussing the state’s concealed carry laws and the Castle Doctrine. It will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m....

The best pizza in America might very well hail from Western Pennsylvania — but it just won’t have an official world championship title this year. The spreading coronavirus will keep Nick Bogacz, owner of Pittsburgh-based Caliente Pizza & Draft House, and Chef Eric von Hansen from traveling to the World...

Two women accused of going on a spending spree last month and stealing a Greensburg man’s wallet failed in a bid for redemption, according to city police. Alexis Hudson, 23, of Ford City and Emily Jean Long, 21, of Kittanning are charged with theft, access device fraud and receiving stolen...

A search committee made up of members of the Allegheny County Board of Health and the community has selected Dr. Debra Bogen as its nominee to lead the county Health Department. Bogen, the vice chair for education in the UPMC Children’s Hospital pediatric department, will replace Dr. Karen Hacker, who...

The son of a Lower Burrell district judge who is finishing a six-month jail term related to multiple drug offenses had his bid to collect unemployment compensation quashed this week by a state appellate court. A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel affirmed the state Unemployment Compensation Board of Review finding that...

Greensburg Salem High School students are hoping to beat their fundraising record this weekend at Mini-THON, the school’s annual overnight dance marathon that raises money for children with cancer. “We’re currently in our final push week running up to the event,” said Jalen Paige, a senior and finance manager for...

A gas leak at the building shared by Knoch High School and Knoch Middle School in South Butler School District delayed the start of school Wednesday morning. Bus drivers took students to the nearby elementary schools as firefighters and gas company workers investigated, according to Superintendent David Foley. Workers smelled...

Delmont police on Tuesday arrested a Salem Township man who they accused of grabbing another officer’s baton at a bar, according to court papers. Curtis L. Zucco, 56, is charged with disarming a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. Police were called at 2:30 p.m. to...