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A federal grand jury indicted a 21-year-old Syrian refugee on charges he concocted plans to blow up a Pittsburgh church in the name of the terrorist organization ISIS, according to court records unsealed Thursday. Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, who lived with his family in Northview Heights, has been in federal custody...

The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office in a plea deal Thursday dropped several child sex assault charges against a man awaiting a retrial on an unrelated rape conviction. John Kunco, 54, a former Harrison resident who most recently lived in McKees Rocks, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of indecent...

A free, special-edition golden pickle pin will be handed out at this year’s Picklesburgh festival to celebrate Kraft Heinz’s 150th anniversary, the company announced Thursday. “Nothing is more representative of Pittsburgh’s proud pickle past than the cherished pickle pin,” said Jeremy Waldrup, CEO of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, the nonprofit...

Two former employees of Redirections Treatment Advocates in Washington County were sentenced Wednesday in federal court to terms of probation and home confinement in connection with illegal Suboxone prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady announced. Dr. Madhu Aggarwal, 69, of Moon Township, was sentenced to three years of probation, including six...

Pittsburgh police arrested a man Wednesday after he allegedly threatened people with a knife inside a Shadyside gym. Police responded just after 9:30 p.m. Wednesday to X Shadyside at 5608 Walnut St. in response to a report of a disorderly man. The man was later identified as Daniel Abebe, 56,...

A 38-year-old man was in critical condition after being shot multiple times in North Braddock, according to Allegheny County Police. The shooting near 1529 Electric Ave. was reported to 911 around 11:53 p.m.Wednesday, police said. The man, who had multiple gunshot wounds, was taken to an area hospital. North Braddock...

A Pittsburgh felon has been sentenced in federal court to five years in prison for illegal firearm possession. Andre Charles Hall, 22, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer. Authorities said Hall, a convicted felon, illegally possessed a .40-caliber pistol in October 2016. Pittsburgh police discovered the firearm...

A Wilkinsburg man was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug and firearms violations. Jerome Solomon, 39, has been charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of firearm by a convicted felon and possession of firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Authorities said the charges stem from...

The Homeville Bridge in West Mifflin reopened Wednesday night after being closed in both directions due to “police activity.” Borough dispatchers would not specify what happened in the area, and only would confirm the bridge was closed since around 8 p.m. Wednesday. It was reopened sometime before 10:20 p.m. Allegheny...

Penn Hills is one of Pennsylvania’s best places to live retired, according to GOBankingRates.com. The website is designed to be a personal finance resource to share articles and advice on managing money. They made their retirement determination based on median home list price, annual mortgage total and annual cost of...

A McKeesport man charged in a double shooting that left one woman dead and another man injured on the steps of a McKeesport bar in 2017 will soon learn his fate. Testimony in the nonjury trial of Daniel Bizzelle, 27, wrapped up Wednesday afternoon. Allegheny County Court Judge Randal Todd...

Pittsburgh International Airport’s cargo business is getting a boost thanks to a commitment from a Sri Lankan company that’s shipping its goods with Qatar Airways Cargo, the Allegheny County Airport Authority announced Wednesday. The company, EFL, is making the airport a cargo distribution point using Qatar Airways. EFL is using...

Pittsburgh’s first restaurant where customers can pour their own draft beer will have its official opening Thursday on the South Side. The Vault Taproom, featuring the iPourIt self-serve draft wall, will open at a location once occupied by an iconic East Carson Street coffeehouse. When customers arrive, they check in...

Doctors and researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and UPMC Children’s Hospital received a $300,000 grant from the Allegheny County Clean Air Fund to create a registry tracking pediatric asthma. The Allegheny County Board of Health approved the disbursement from the nearly $12 million fund at...

An East Pittsburgh man previously convicted of killing his best friend more than 20 years ago was indicted by federal grand jury on drug and weapons charges, according to federal prosecutors. U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said Douglas Tyrone Williams, 39, possessed with intent to distribute 100 grams or more...

Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall died doing what he was most passionate about — protecting and serving the people, the slain officer’s family said Wednesday night. Hall died at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in the city’s Oakland neighborhood earlier in the day, three days after he was shot three times in...

Pittsburgh went 1-1 in cases before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday with justices ruling the city has authority to require paid sick leave for workers employed in the private sector and striking down an ordinance requiring training for security guards. Pittsburgh City Council in 2015 approved both ordinances and...

It was 10 p.m. Tuesday night in the beautifully restored Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks and the Psychedelic Furs still hadn’t hit the stage. The bill, which featured opening bands of James and Dear Boy, was running behind but I had waited nearly 40 years to see these guys, so,...

Those looking to add a furry friend to the family should head to Animal Friends this weekend, when all requested adoption donations will be waived. The Ohio Township facility says it’s filled to capacity because of an extremely active kitten season and the recent rescue of 31 cats from a...

Fishing and boating enthusiasts have even more reason to spend the day at James Sharp Landing along the Allegheny River. New, larger docks were installed this month at the Sharpsburg hot spot along 13th Street. The cost was nearly $63,000, paid with grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and...

Pittsburgh police responded to a burglary in progress shortly after midnight at the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh on Bigelow Boulevard. Police said key holders to the center alerted police after remotely viewing a man walking through the building on a surveillance camera. Before officers arrived, they were told that the...

A missing 10-year-old girl has been located and is safe, according to Pittsburgh police. Police had sought the public’s help in finding India Ford. She had last been seen at about 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of Rosedale Street....

Katie Davis said yes to the dress. The Pittsburgh South Side resident was in Greensburg on Wednesday to find a wedding gown during the annual Brides Across America event at MB Bride. Founded in 2008, Brides Across America offers military and first responder brides a free wedding gown via its...