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A Georgia man admitted using counterfeit credit cards to fraudulently obtain cash advances from a Pittsburgh bank. Khambrel Coleman, 33, plead guilty in federal court to bank fraud charges. Authorities said he committed the fraud November 2016 through Feb. 3, 2017. One of his illegal transactions involved the use of...

One person was transported to a hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a construction zone in Pittsburgh. An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said the incident took place shortly after 10 p.m. between Allegheny River Boulevard and the ramp onto the Highland Park Bridge. Dispatchers said the bridge remained...

Pittsburgh police are searching for a missing 13-year-old boy. Amir Foster was last seen around 5 p.m. Wednesday in the California-Kirkbride neighborhood, according to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police’s Facebook page. Foster, who is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs around 130 pounds, was last seen wearing a white...

Reading is fundamental, and officials at the Wilkinsburg Public Library want folks to know it. But maybe they should cut back on the snark. In a Facebook post Wednesday afternoon, the library threw shade at some who aren’t active users of the library system. “Some of y’all have never had...

A man who said “Sorry, Happy Holidays” after robbing a Crafton bank with a BB gun last year pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of armed bank robbery, according to federal prosecutors. U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said Brent Richards, 33, of Crafton, took just over $10,000 from...

Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday balked at paying $45,000 in legal fees for the city’s Ethics Hearing Board to, among other things, enforce a campaign finance disclosure ordinance that at least one council member disagrees with. Five members, including Councilwoman Darlene Harris of Spring Hill, abstained on a vote authorizing...

A Beechview man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for allegedly robbing a Castle Shannon bank in April, federal prosecutors said. Deontre Simpson, 23, is accused of robbing the Dollar Bank at 400 Mount Lebanon Boulevard on April 29. According to a release from U.S. Attorney Scott...

A new air quality dashboard on the Allegheny County Health Department website will help users monitor air pollution in real time. The new interactive site launched Wednesday. It takes information from the county Health Department’s air quality monitors and is intended to be more accessible for users, officials said. Users...

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto plans to set aside $500,000 in 2020 and allocate more money in future years to buy more recycling bins for city residents. Recycling has been mandatory in Pittsburgh for 28 years, and the city is transitioning from the blue bags that have been distributed for storing...

Two teens were shot Wednesday afternoon on Norwood Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood, police said. The shooting was reported at 2:30 p.m. and was initially for a person shot in the 2600 block of Norwood. But when police arrived they found two teens had been shot. Police didn’t release...

The Pittsburgh zoo introduced four Canada lynx kittens Wednesday as they got their first check-up and round of vaccines. The kittens – named Bjorn, Ragnar, Helga and Lagertha, after characters in the History Channel TV show “Vikings” – were born to mom Chayne on May 8. The kittens are about...

The construction of Allegheny Health Network’s neighborhood hospital in Harmar is moving forward after being delayed for more than six months. AHN spokesman Daniel Laurent said construction is expected to start in July but couldn’t immediately provide a specific date. “We can’t wait to get started,” Laurent said. AHN officials...

Attorneys for East Pittsburgh and its former police officer, Michael Rosfeld, denied any wrongdoing in the death of Antwon Rose II, contending in court filings that Rose caused his own death by way of his actions. Rose’s death was “caused by his own willful, malicious and criminal misconduct,” attorneys for...

Duquesne University has sold its pharmacy to UPMC’s Rx Partners, Inc. The pharmacy will continue to operate at the same location under the name “UPMC Community Pharmacies” and remain a community pharmacy, offering services to local residents as well as a teaching facility for Duquesne students and pharmacy residents. The...

Pittsburgh Cares will benefit as you imbibe a tasty cocktail this week. Five establishments are sharing part of the proceeds of Negroni Week with the nonprofit. Wigle Whiskey Barrelhouse is part of the fundraising pour on June 26; Wigle Whiskey Distillery takes its turn on June 28. Drink up and...

More closures are on the horizon for the Parkway East starting Friday as crews work on expansion dam replacement, guide rail improvements, approach slab repairs, line painting and drainage, PennDOT announced Wednesday. The outbound Parkway East will be closed between the Forbes Avenue/Oakland off ramp (Exit 72A) and the Edgewood/Swissvale...

Pittsburgh SWAT officers surrounded a home along Baytree Street on Tuesday night, after reports that a man barricaded himself inside, police said. Zone 1 officers were called for reports of shots fired in the 3600 block of the Perry North neighborhood, with a potentially armed man inside a home. Investigators...

A Troy Hill neighborhood was rocked by gunshots early Wednesday as two shootings left one man dead and another critically wounded. Pittsburgh police are working to determine if the shootings were related. A man was shot and killed at 3:43 a.m. Police found him dead on Truax Way. The Allegheny...

Get some laughs with comedian Dusty Slay who will be on stage July 18-21 at the Pittsburgh Improv in Homestead. Slay, who has appeared on “Comedy Central,” “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and “Last Comic Standing” is known for his jokes about growing up poor, a love of country...

A day after UPMC and Highmark reached a 10-year pact, patients across Western Pennsylvania are awaiting answers on precisely what the unexpected deal between the nonprofit health giants means for them. Patients who severed ties with longtime doctors are hopeful they can return to the physician teams who know them...

Accidental overdose deaths in Allegheny County dropped 41% last year, according to the medical examiner’s office. Accidental overdoses claimed 432 people in 2018 compared to 737 in 2017, according to county data. This marks the fewest deaths over the past three years. In 2016, 650 people died from an overdose....

An assistant manager of a Waterfront restaurant was fired Monday after his employer said he shared an anti-Semitic post on social media. “I would like to sincerely apologize for the action of one of my employees. It is inexcusable and nothing can make up for it,” Jeff Kim, the owner...

An Indianapolis-based developer is planning a $57 million apartment complex on one of the last remaining vacant parcels in the SouthSide Works, according to the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority. TWG Development in May closed on the $1 million purchase of a 2.3-acre lot at Sidney and Sarah Streets from the...

Did your Verizon service go out Monday? Well, you’re not the only one. A widespread outage affecting Verizon customers as well as thousands of websites serviced by Cloudfare in the Northeast hit at about 7 a.m. The problem that caused it all can be traced to a small commercial internet...