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The niece of the 90-year-old Hazelwood man who was shot and killed Saturday morning in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood said her uncle had a heart of gold. “It’s pathetic that a man lives to be 90 years old and has to die this way,” said Marlene Regan of Point Breeze. Samuel...

Mel Babitz hopes drinkers will take a shot at attending an alcohol-free happy hour in Pittsburgh. Starting Jan. 15, and continuing every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday throughout the month, she’ll host a boozeless pop-up bar at Creative Coffee & Supply on Smithfield Street, Downtown. From 4 to 7 p.m., guests...

Crews are working to fix a water main break Monday in North Oakland that has left some customers who live on South Craig Street with no water, according to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. PWSA officials said they expect the work on the 8-inch line to be finished about 3...

Ross residents Dan Kerr and Rick Opiela are regulars at Pittsburgh’s historic Oliver Bath House. The two friends visit the indoor swimming pool in the city’s South Side neighborhood about twice a week and say it’s well worth the $45 annual pool tag that non-city residents pay to use the...

A Pittsburgh man was hospitalized after being shot Sunday in a Homestead home invasion. The incident took place at an apartment building around 9:30 a.m. along the 300 block of East Ninth Avenue. Police Chief Jeff DeSimone said at least one person kicked in a steel reinforced door of a...

A Pittsburgh firefighter suffered minor injuries battling a two-alarm fire at an abandoned Homewood row house early Saturday morning, a public safety official said. The blaze was reported shortly before 2 a.m. in the 7300 block of Kelly Street. Public safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said firefighters responded to a 911...

A man was shot overnight in his leg and hip outside the Homeville Trolley Stop bar on Greensprings Avenue in West Mifflin, the Allegheny County Police said early Sunday morning. The victim, who was not identifiedwas found at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Oakland in stable condition. Police have no suspects...

A White Oak man is charged with homicide and robbery for the murder of an elderly man in the Greenfield section of Pittsburgh. City police arrested Anthony Miller, 27, Saturday evening in connection with a shooting earlier that day. Police said the victim, Samuel Rende, 90, of Pittsburgh, was in...

Woman shouldn’t expect to be paid the same as men for a while, according to a report from the World Economic Forum. The Global Gender Gap report, published this month, predicted wage equality will come in 257 years, based on how long it has taken for the wage gap to...

A former Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty to his part in narcotics trafficking on Thursday, one of 37 defendants charged as part of a multi-state, large-scale investigation by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force. According to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady, John Fedorka, 36, pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy and...

Western Pennsylvania shoppers soon will spot signs popping up inside Giant Eagle grocery stores and GetGo gas stations alerting everyone to a new federal rule: People under 21 are barred from buying any tobacco products or vapes with liquid nicotine. “As a responsible retailer, Giant Eagle, Inc. takes seriously its...

A Turtle Creek man has been arrested and charged with homicide in connection to last week’s shooting in Pittsburgh’s North Side that left one man dead and a woman wounded, police said Friday. Maurice Demond King, 26, was taken into custody the day after Christmas at his mother’s home in...

Pittsburgh Public Schools property taxes will be going up, but the planned increase is half the 2.3% hike initially sought. The new rate of 9.95 mills was approved by a 6-3 vote after two hours of sometimes-heated debate among the nine board members. The board put itself in an unusual...

Uber’s proposed test track promising up to 200 jobs in Findlay Township is an example of exponential growth happening with near lightning speed around Pittsburgh International Airport, an official said Friday. Uber Technologies last week closed on a $9.5 million deal with Moon-based Imperial Land Corp. to purchase 600 acres...

Attorneys for accused synagogue gunman Robert Bowers have made a familiar argument in cases where the defendant faces the federal death penalty. The death penalty is unconstitutional, Bowers’s attorneys stated in a flurry of court filings this week. Bowers is accused of gunning down 11 congregants inside the Tree of...

Air pollution in the Mon Valley exceeded federal standards over Christmas, the Allegheny County Health Department reported. Based on preliminary results, the air quality monitor in Liberty showed PM2.5 pollution above the federal threshold of 35 micrograms per cubic meter from Saturday through Wednesday, the health department said. PM2.5 refers...

It’s the final weekend of 2019, and there’s plenty to do — from getting close up with a dinosaur to reconnecting with a childhood favorite. ‘Adventure’ time “Dinosaur Adventure,” a traveling exhibit, will make a stop at the Monroeville Convention Center from Friday through Sunday. It features 80 realistic dinosaurs...

Three people were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation and 15 left homeless after a fire at Versailles Castle Apartments on Lincoln Highway in North Versailles, according to West Wilmerding Volunteer Fire Department Chief Merle Pusey The fire started around midnight. Two people were trapped on the second floor....

A 53-year-old man was killed in a crash between an SUV and a tractor-trailer on Route 19 in Marshall Township early Friday morning, according to the Northern Regional Police Department. The tractor-trailer was carrying bulk mail. The SUV went under the mail truck, and the driver of the SUV was...

Five Pittsburgh schools are among the top 25 in the state for arrests and citations, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The figures are fuel to the fiery debate over school security and police officers in the buildings. “I don’t believe there should be police presence in...

Months of speculation have come to an end after Uber Technologies announced the purchase of an almost 600-acre parcel in Findlay Township that will be used for a self-driving test track. Uber spokeswoman Sarah Abboud confirmed the purchase via email to the Tribune-Review, adding that she does not have “further...