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Pittsburgh Police evacuated an Oakland restaurant on Wednesday afternoon because of a false bomb threat, according to the city Department of Public Safety. Officers responded to the phoned-in threat on the 100 block of Bouquet Street shortly before 5 p.m. A police dog and its handler searched the building, finding...

Allegheny County Democratic Committee Chair Eileen Kelly convened a closed-door press conference Wednesday to respond to criticism over the committee’s slate of endorsements, which were voted on and released Sunday. Kelly, along with Pittsburgh City Councilman Anthony Coghill, who serves as the 19th Ward Democratic Committee Chair, defended the county...

A 21-year-old Fox Chapel man is accused of fatally shooting a Baldwin resident in his home. Allegheny County police arrested Adam Rosenberg on Wednesday and charged him with criminal homicide, robbery, tampering with evidence and firearms violations. Police said Jeremy Dentel, 28, was shot once in his Baldwin home at...

One person was injured in connection with a landslide at the rear of an apartment building in Etna, Allegheny County officials reported. Dispatchers said calls came in around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday for the slide along the 200 block of Butler Street. People were evacuated from the building, and the American...

The field is set for Pennsylvania’s April 28 primary. Candidates for federal and state office had until 5 p.m. Tuesday to file nominating petitions to run in the primary. Eight Democrats and three Republicans filed petitions to seek their party’s nomination to run for president in November, though the field...

Apparently, Punxsutawney Phil wasn’t far off with his early spring forecast. The unusually mild weather is causing some plants to “break bud” or bloom a week or two early in the region. Average temperatures in Allegheny and surrounding counties in January were much above the normal range at 35.2 degrees...

A company that owns more than 50 nursing homes in Pennsylvania will pay more than $15.4 million to the government to settle federal whistleblower claims that it provided medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy to residents to help meet revenue goals, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. The civil settlement, announced by...

Not again. If the National Weather Service outlook holds true, the region is in for another wet late winter and early spring. The service’s outlook for February, March and April forecasts above-normal rainfall through early spring, according to meteorologist Lee Hendricks. Precipitation in February is already beyond typical. The region...

The spigots are back on at Westmoreland Manor. County officials said the latest test results found no traces of the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease in the water at the Hempfield nursing home. “Effective Feb. 17, 2020, all water precautions in place at Westmoreland Manor were lifted due to the...

A GoFundMe campaign has been established to help the family of a former Armstrong County woman who died in a kayaking accident on a West Virginia river earlier this month. Jamie Lynn Gray, 41, went missing on Feb. 9 while kayaking with nine other people on a remote section of...

Attempted murder counts were added to the list of charges against two Jeannette men accused of shooting a Greensburg resident nearly four years ago in his home. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Feliciani on Wednesday signed off on a request by prosecutors to amend the charges against Daishawn...

Motorists traveling Interstate 70 between Yukon and Madison — exits 53 and 54 — will have to drive through lane-restricted areas next week, PennDOT said. There will be a single lane of travel in both directions while crews demolish the median barrier and install a temporary barrier. Work from 10...

Officials working on renovations to Leechburg’s Veterans Memorial Stadium said they will explore connecting an artificial turf field drainage system to the borough’s storm sewer system to help alleviate water runoff. The decision came after Leechburg Council voiced concerns about the impact the field could have on flooding problems in...

The field is set for Pennsylvania’s primary, with a slew of Democratic presidential candidates hoping to continue momentum — or finally find some — in the Keystone State’s late April election. One of those who might still be looking for a spark, or to fan one that should have long...

Three more people have died due to influenza complications in Allegheny County, bringing the total number of such deaths to 10, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. The residents were in their late 90s, late 80s and mid-70s. All had underlying conditions, the health department said. “Weekly flu cases...

People with disabilities or mental health problems can access support organizations and attend informational seminars during a summit in March at Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Admission to the Disability and Mental Health Summit on March 3 is free. It runs from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and features...

Pittsburgh should borrow $60 million to help solve the city’s affordable housing problem, two city councilmen suggested Wednesday. Councilmen R. Daniel Lavelle of the Hill District and Ricky Burgess of North Point Breeze said the $10 million Pittsburgh sets aside each year for an affordable housing fund could be used...

Three men who were traveling to Pittsburgh from Philadelphia face drug-related charges after police accused them of trafficking nearly 300 bricks of heroin this month. Maximo Almonte, 48, Noel Argedys, 26, and Odai Hernendez, 30, were allegedly involved in a heroin operation. Police believe they are all of Dominican Republic...

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Thomas Jefferson High School seniors Julia Petrovich and Jaden Lotis have dreamt of the day that they could dance on a school team. A dance team would provide students at TJ with the opportunity to showcase their skills and talents on a regular basis, tie together arts and athletics, and...

Greater Latrobe School Board has approved retroactive tax settlements for two commercial properties along Route 30 in Unity that will increase the district’s tax revenue by about $38,000. The board this week voted unanimously in favor of the settlements. One ends the district’s appeal of the assessed value of a...

A southbound lane of Route 28 remained closed in Harmar on Wednesday, a day after boulders the size of small cars slid from a hillside onto the busy highway’s shoulder. PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said geotechnical engineers who surveyed the area said two large boulders fell from a height of...

LORDSTOWN, Ohio — General Motors Co. will receive a tax break to build a new electric battery cell factory in Ohio next to the site of a much larger assembly plant it shut down last year. Village leaders in Lordstown approved a 75% tax abatement that will extend over 15...