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A federal jury in Pittsburgh found a Clearfield County man guilty of lying to the Internal Revenue Service about his income while he and his wife blew millions of embezzled dollars on luxury boats, cars, designer handbags, vacations and gambling, federal prosecutors said Friday. Gary E. Mills, who resides in...

Macy’s in Ross Park Mall is one of 36 stores to have “Outdoor STORY,” a collaboration between Dick’s Sporting Goods and Miracle-Gro. This venture, which runs through September, offers an outdoor-inspired playground that places a focus on entertaining, bringing the outside indoors, as well as recreational activities, according to a...

A multi-regional Whiskey Rebellion Trail some 225 years in the making launched in Pittsburgh’s Strip District on Friday. The trail includes 75 craft distilleries and cultural institutions in the greater Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore areas, showcasing the spirits producers of the Mid-Atlantic. The trail owes its inspiration to...

At least one person was injured Friday when a motorcycle and a truck crashed along Route 28 in Etna — among multiple incidents slowing traffic in the highway’s northbound lanes during the afternoon rush-hour commute, initial reports indicate. State police shut down the Exit 4/Etna off-ramp around 6:45 p.m. as...

A Carnegie man who led police on a wild high-speed chase on Route 28 in 2015 has pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution charges. William Thompson, 36, is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 5 by Senior U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti for possession with intent to distribute heroin. He...

Police are seeking the public’s help as they investigate the shooting of a Wilkinsburg man found dead on a Swissvale sidewalk nearly two months ago. Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the prosecution of a suspect linked to the killing of...

Can’t wait to ride Kennywood’s Steel Curtain roller coaster? Strap in and take a ride with this video provided Friday by the amusement park. The Steel Curtain takes riders 220 feet above the Monongahela River and then drops them through nine inversions and speeds reaching about 75 mph. The view...

A basketball court in Pittsburgh’s McKinley Park is in line for an artistic makeover. The Urban Redevelopment Authority recently allocated $15,500 for a public art project by New York-based artist Janel Young, who grew up in Beltzhoover. Young said the mural entitled “Home Court Advantage” would be on the surface...

Pittsburgh reopened Washington Boulevard on Thursday night after clearing the heavily-traveled road of debris left behind by flooding, a city official said. Officials initially believed the road was severely damaged during a heavy storm Thursday and thought the road would be closed indefinitely. Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said public...

A Pitcairn man faces charges for allegedly causing damage to his neighbor’s property and ethnic intimidation. James Cepec, 78, started harassing and intimidating his neighbor, a black woman, after a supposed dispute between them over property lines, according to a criminal complaint. Pitcairn police Chief Scott Farally said the dispute...

Gavin Virag of Harrison could barely contain his excitement just before he became one of the first riders of Kennywood’s highly anticipated Steelers-themed roller coaster on Friday. “Words can’t describe how excited I am,” Virag, 28, said as he buckled himself into a front-row, football-shaped seat, right next to his...

DETROIT — Volkswagen will sink $2.6 billion into a Pittsburgh autonomous vehicle company that’s mostly owned by Ford as part of a broader partnership on electric and self-driving vehicles, the companies confirmed Friday. The two automakers will become equal owners of Argo AI, a robocar firm that was majority-owned by...

Temperatures are expected to be in the low to mid-80s, so get out and enjoy this weekend. There’s plenty to do. Cheers! The Pittsburgh Summer Beerfest is Friday and Saturday at Stage AE on the North Shore. Guests will enjoy an unlimited sampling of hundreds of craft beers. Selections include...

A man was fatally shot Thursday night in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood, police said. Officers responded around 10:30 to the 100 block of Millbridge Street, where they found the man dead on a sidewalk of gunshot wounds, public safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the...

A missing 81-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease was found safe late Thursday night. North Versailles police were searching for the man around 10:50 p.m. after he was reported missing a half hour earlier. The man was last seen in the 1,000 block of Clinton Street wearing a white t-shirt and...

A jury trial is set to resume Friday morning in Detroit regarding disorderly conduct charges filed against the husband of Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner, prosecutors said. Khari Mosley, 53, of Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood is facing two misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace stemming from a...

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has approved more than $1.2 million for a wide range of housing projects in Allegheny County. “The dollars approved for these projects will serve as the foundation for improving our housing stock, creating greater accessibility to services and enhanced security for vulnerable populations,” state Sen....

Pittsburgh police issued an arrest warrant for a North Side man wanted in connection with a July 4 shooting in which two people were wounded in Downtown’s Agnes R. Katz Plaza. City police said Camerin Caldwell, 18, shot an 18-year-old man and 16-year-old boy shortly after 11 p.m. in the...

A Butler County woman was stopped Wednesday with a loaded 9 mm handgun in her carry-on bag at the Pittsburgh International Airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The woman was a Petrolia resident, the TSA said. There were six bullets in the gun, including one in the chamber....

Before iron workers hoisted the last steel beam into place Thursday at Allegheny General Hospital’s $80 million cancer institute set to open in spring 2020, Lydia Mitchell made sure her name was on it. The second-grade reading teacher at Allegheny Traditional Academy in Pittsburgh’s North Side is being treated at...

At 57, Marvin Balk was ready for a career change — his fifth. Among other careers, he ran his own company for 27 years. He sold it and set his sights on his next endeavor: months of training to become a Pittsburgh paramedic. “I decided I wanted to do something...

A McKeesport woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for suffocating her 17-month-old son because she thought her boyfriend was cheating on her. Christian Clark, 24, won’t be eligible for parole, according to the sentence handed down by Allegheny County Judge Edward J. Borkowski, who also tacked on an...

Presidential hopeful Kirsten Gillibrand kicked off her “Trump Broken Promises” bus tour in Pittsburgh on Thursday, meeting with health care workers at the Hilton Garden Inn in Oakland to present her policies against rising health care prices and to support union workers. “I will make sure that workers’ rights are...