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A Mt. Lebanon man is accused by Allegheny County detectives of taking $153,800 over seven years from a Shadyside financial planning and advising firm where he used to work, according to court papers. Norman Bress, 85, was arrested Wednesday on charges of theft, receiving stolen property and forgery. Investigators said...

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said Wednesday night he’s concerned about the future of the Affordable Care Act as a lawsuit backed by the Trump administration advances that threatens to nullify the sweeping federal health care law. “The GOP’s hopes to destroy the ACA live another day,” Casey, D-Scranton, said in...

A McKeesport teen has been charged as an adult for the murder of a Homestead man earlier this year. Tre ‘Quan Embry, 22, died of a gunshot wound to the head in an incident the morning of Feb. 2 along the 300 block of East 17th Avenue in Homestead. Allegheny...

A Pittsburgh man was sentenced by a federal judge to serve nearly 11 years in prison after being convicted of narcotics and firearms violations. Jamiek Moore, 23, was sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton. Moore was convicted in March after a two-day, non-jury trial. He was...

A Pittsburgh man caught trying to sell heroin to a pair of undercover FBI agents pleaded guilty to drug charges, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Mark Ridley, 28, believed he was taking the illegal street drug to a customer in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood in April 2017 with his driver, Leonard...

Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday effectively killed a amendment that would have enhanced pension payouts for elected officials, including outgoing Councilwoman Darlene Harris. Members voted 6-2 without comment to table the amendment aimed at eliminating a so-called Social Security offset. Harris and Councilman Anthony Coghill voted no and Councilwoman Theresa...

Longtime Strip District merchants are panning a consultant’s draft report that suggests ways to improve parking and pedestrian safety in the historic wholesale district. Stantec, a Boston-based urban design firm, reported that the Strip has 10,300 parking spaces on streets and in lots, but only about 3,800 are available to...

A shooting Wednesday in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood left one man dead and a woman wounded, authorities said. The shooting happened about 3 p.m. near the intersection of Norwood and Kennedy avenues, according to police. A man was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene, said Public...

The leader of one of Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ advocacy groups turned himself in Wednesday on charges that he billed himself as a law enforcement official and forged documents to back it up, according to a criminal complaint filed by state police. Gary Van Horn, 40, of Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood appeared at...

A section of the Parkway North will be down to a single lane overnight for drainage work, PennDOT announced. The restriction will be in effect from 7 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19 in the northbound lane between the Mt. Nebo Road exit and the I-79/I-279 split...

Duquesne University’s new College of Osteopathic Medicine building will be located at the intersection of Forbes and Magee in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. Duquesne has announced an agreement to buy the site where it will construct an 80,000-square-foot building. The cost of the building and related improvements for the College...

A $62,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will help Edgewood Borough improve safety at two busy intersections. The project will look at the intersection of Maple Avenue and McKelvey Avenue, near the Parkway East exit at Wilkinsburg, as well as the Swissvale Avenue and Race Street intersection, near...

A Duquesne man convicted in September of supplying drugs that resulted in the 2017 fatal overdose of a Clairton man was sentenced Wednesday to up to 14 years in prison. Tyree Saunders, 27, was sentenced by Allegheny County Judge David Cashman for the March 22, 2017, overdose death of Jeremy...

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto on Wednesday announced the hiring of an affordable housing expert as the city’s new economic development chief. Marty LaMar most recently worked as a regional vice president for the property management company McCormack Baron Management and previously served as president and CEO of the Lucas Metropolitan...

Thousands of people could be affected by looming changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2020. SNAP provides benefits directly to low-income families through an EBT or debit card to be used at grocery stores or markets for food. Adam Morgan, advocacy coordinator at Greater Pittsburgh Community Food...

A woman was in critical condition after being shot along the border of Penn Hills and Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. Officers from both municipalities responded around 9:15 p.m. to a report that a woman had been shot multiple times in the 200 block of Eastgate Drive in Penn Hills, according...

The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium reported Tuesday that its northern elephant seal, Coolio, died during a veterinary procedure. According to zoo officials, gross necropsy results indicated that 7-year-old Coolio suffered from congenital abnormalities, including blood vessel abnormalities, which likely resulted in severe hypertension. “Our animals are like family and...

Pittsburgh residents Tuesday criticized the proposed redevelopment of a Giant Eagle shopping plaza in Shadyside, saying it would add to traffic congestion and building density in an area that’s already overcrowded. Echo Realty, which owns the plaza at Penn and Shady avenues known as Shady Hill Center, has yet to...

A Woodland Hills School District teacher who holds advanced degrees in administration and educational leadership is suing the district and alleging he wasn’t hired as an assistant principal because of his race. Charles Kost, of McDonald has been a teacher at Woodland Hills for 15 years. He has a master’s...

Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved Mayor Bill Peduto’s $608 million operating and $108 million capital spending plans for 2020 but noted the numbers could change, depending on the outcome of ongoing contract negotiations with the police union. The operating budget represents a $33 million increase in spending over this...