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Strong storms moved through the region Thursday night, packing a wallop and leaving trees down, roads blocked and activities canceled — even delivering a wallop to a Washington County golf course. “It was a strong microburst,” Shannon Hefferan, a meteorologist the National Weather Service in Moon, said of the cell...

Welcome the warmer temperatures by getting out and doing something this weekend. Here are some suggestions. Be sure to mind the Parkway East closure during your fun. Have a drink at PNC Park Saturday is the second year for the All-Star Craft Beer, Wine and Cocktail Festival at PNC Park...

Police are investigating an overnight shooting in McKees Rocks that sent one person to the hospital, borough officials said. Officers were called at about 11 p.m. to Woodward Avenue. The police chief was not immediately available to discuss details. BREAKING: police in McKees Rocks investigating overnight incident that sent someone...

An East Pittsburgh man wanted for a 2017 rape at Indiana University of Pennsylvania was arrested Thursday in East Pittsburgh. Donte Robinson-Vearnon, 20, was apprehended at an apartment in the 500 block of Grandview Avenue in East Pittsburgh shortly after 6 p.m. Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies forced their way into...

If you plan on taking the Pennsylvania Turnpike, you might want to allow some extra time to get to your July 4 destination. More than six million motorists are expected to travel the Turnpike from Friday, June 28 through Sunday, July 7, according to the Turnpike Commission. That’s an increase...

A Penn Hills man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for producing and distributing child pornography, federal prosecutors said. John O’Donnell, 51, used a hidden camera to secretly videotape a 12-year-old girl in his bathroom, according to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. Brady said authorities found nearly 300...

Severe weather that swept through the area Thursday evening caused down trees and flooding for several areas. The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of Western Pennsylvania until 5 p.m. Parts of Washington, Beaver and Allegheny counties were included in the warning. Allegheny County reported an unoccupied...

Seven people were hurt when a dump truck rear-ended a Port Authority bus at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday on Penn Avenue at 33rd St. in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. Port Authority spokesman Adam Brandolph said all of the injuries were minor. The driver of the bus was taken to Allegheny General...

A Penn Hills man pleaded guilty Thursday to a slew of charges related to a 2017 Parkway North crash that killed his niece. Taylor Jefferson, 26, faces a mandatory 3 to 6 years in prison after pleading to homicide by vehicle, homicide by vehicle while DUI, involuntary manslaughter, endangering the...

Fans of the augmented reality mobile game “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite” don’t need to conjure a spell to enhance their playing experience. The AT&T store in the lower level of the Ross Park Mall is one of select locations in the United States where Wizards and Witches who play the...

Fans might want to arrive early for Friday’s Zac Brown Band show at KeyBank Pavilion. You could be waiting in your car for a while. Live Nation, the entertainment company that owns the Hanover Township amphitheater near Burgettstown, won’t say if it is doing anything to address reports of long...

Federal court filings this week revealed photos sent by a Syrian refugee who is accused of plotting to blow up a North Side Pittsburgh church as a show of support for ISIS. U.S. Attorney Soo Song entered into evidence two videos that Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 21, is accused of sending...

Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the people responsible for the May 8 stabbing of a Pittsburgh man in McKeesport. Irvin Green, 48, was found in the street in front of 1231 Evans Ave. with a...

Rivers Casino on Thursday unveiled renderings of an expanded, permanent sportsbook planned for the North Shore casino. The $5 million construction project is expected to open this fall, according to a statement from Rivers. The casino opened the temporary sportsbook in December, offering legal bets on sports including football, baseball,...

Rick Darke sees beauty where others don’t. He’s a renowned garden personality, author, photographer, designer and, maybe most importantly, something called a landscape ethicist. He’s spent much of his career obsessed with converting industrial sites into amazing public landscapes. It was more than a decade ago when he was flying...

A consumer alert was lifted Friday for the Strip District food hall Smallman Galley, according to an Allegheny County Health Department report. The alert was issued earlier this week after an inspection found that food was being handled at unsafe temperatures. An inspector also found “extensive” mouse droppings in food...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pittsburghers on Friday will mark the 50th anniversary of a police raid on a bar in New York’s Greenwich Village that ignited a riot and launched the modern gay rights movement. The event Friday will be held at the intersection of Ellsworth and Maryland avenues...

For the second straight year, Pittsburgh has been deemed the best bargain in America. A deal, if you will. The title comes from SmartAsset, a website that offers financial advice. It’s their annual Most Undervalued Cities in America rankings. And Pittsburgh comes in on top. Again. Not that we are...

An 18-year-old man who police believe was not the shooter was arrested in connection with Wednesday’s shooting at the Charlie Batch Playground in Homestead. Allegheny County police claim Demon Ross provided a gun to the shooter suspected in the incident. Ross was charged with carrying a firearm without a license,...

Members of a Homewood family are safe after Pittsburgh SWAT officers were able to negotiate with an armed man who barricaded himself inside his home with two small children, police said. Officers from Zone 5 were called at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 7100 block of Everton...

A 66-year-old man who died after being hit by a Toyota Corolla in Penn Hills has been identified. Joseph W. Picard was killed June 12 while crossing Saltsburg Road, the Allegheny County Coroner’s Office confirmed. The crash happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the 7000 block of Saltsburg Road, just...