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The PGH Crepes Trailer, a food cart operating in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood, was ordered to close Thursday after Allegheny County Health Department inspectors found that foods were not being stored and prepared properly. Refrigerator and freezer items were not stored at cool enough temperatures, while other food, like eggs and...

Pittsburgh police policies can now be found online, a move that police brass said is an effort to promote departmental transparency. “Police are here to serve and protect the public, and they do so on a daily basis,” said Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich. “Transparency is a key component of...

State officials are hoping the buzz of helicopters will prevent the buzz of black flies around area waterways. Within the week, the state Department of Environmental Protection will start aerial and backpack spraying to control black flies on about 1,700 miles of waterways in 35 counties, including Armstrong and Westmoreland....

A father charged with homicide 14 years after he shook his infant daughter turned himself in to Allegheny County police Thursday, authorities said. Ariden Jackson, 37, of Edgewood served 10 years in prison for assaulting his then-4-week-old daughter in May 2005. The child died earlier this year, and her death...

The sparkling new fountain in Allegheny Commons Park is already becoming a popular photo destination. Professional dog walker Wes Oliver this week couldn’t resist posing Winne, the pooch he was walking, with the fountain in the background. “The (dog) owner is a doctor here in the hospital,” he said, pointing...

It smelled like Prantl’s famous cake when I opened the can. I am one of the lucky ones who scored a can of Torte, a beer inspired by Prantl’s Burnt Almond Torte and brewed by Cleveland-based Platform Beer Co. The beer is selling out in stores across Western Pennsylvania. The...

Two dance companies will collaborate to present “Horizons” on April 26 and 27 at the Byham Theater in downtown Pittsburgh. Bodiography Contemporary Ballet and the world-renowned Martha Graham Contemporary Dance Company will join forces to feature work by Martha Graham and Bodiography founder/artistic director Maria Caruso. Dancer Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch will...

Two students from North Allegheny Senior High School — Isha Das and Leela Pinnamaraju — are this year’s winners of a statewide challenge to find innovative ways to get drivers to slow down in work zones. “Every day construction workers on Pennsylvania roadways face a dangerous threat in work zones,”...

Want to see the “Book of Mormon” this weekend but don’t have your tickets yet? Producers of the show are offering low-priced lottery seats for every city on the national tour, including Pittsburgh’s performances at Heinz Hall, Downtown. The show, a winner of nine Tony awards, including best musical, is...

An arrest warrant has been issued for a man accused of pointing a gun at a woman during a road rage incident on the Liberty Bridge last week. The incident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. April 11 as the woman was driving on the Liberty Bridge toward the Liberty Tunnels,...

Pittsburgh police are searching for suspects in connection with a double shooting Wednesday night in the city’s Spring Hill neighborhood. Police responding to a ShotSpotter alert in the 100 block of Rhine Place shortly after 11 p.m. found two people outside an apartment building suffering from gunshot wounds, according to...

State Sen. Jim Brewster is hosting a free shredding event in Plum. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the Plum Community Center, 499 Center-New Texas Road. The event, held in partnership with the Plum Library and the Plum Community Center, is...

A man sleeping in a dumpster in McKees Rocks early Thursday morning was tossed into the back of a garbage truck as trash was being emptied from the receptacle. The incident occurred at about 2 a.m. along Munson Avenue, according to police. While in the back of the garbage truck...

A Jefferson Hills man convicted of his third cocaine-dealing offense will spend more than eight years behind bars, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Deon Webb, 45, pleaded guilty last August to attempting to sell more than 4 ounces of cocaine to an informant with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration in fall...

A public hearing examining a new beer tax in Pennsylvania is set for Tuesday at the Spoonwood Brewing Company in Pittsburgh. The hearing, hosted by state Rep. Natalie Mihalek, R-Upper St. Clair, will look into the state Department of Revenue’s recent tax bulletin, which requires breweries to collect the state’s...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to take up Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s case against health giant UPMC, setting the stage for a showdown next month in Harrisburg. The high court is scheduled to meet next on May 14, 15 and 16. Shapiro spokesman Joe Grace described the court’s willingness...

The National Rifle Association has joined two other groups in seeking a preliminary court injunction in an attempt to stop Pittsburgh from enforcing a gun ban until the conclusion of lawsuits filed against the city by all three organizations. Four city residents with assistance from the NRA, along with Firearm...

George Clinton’s “One Nation Under a Groove Tour” is coming to Pittsburgh. Clinton is bringing his classic brand of psychedelic funk with the legendary Parliament Funkadelic (P-Funk) to The Event Center at Rivers Casino on June 7, at 8 p.m. It’s part of a farewell tour that begins in May....

Kids and adults this summer can cool off while enjoying some artistic surrouondings at Pittsburgh’s newest spray park in Lincoln-Lemington. The city incorporated two public art installations in Paulson Spray Park scheduled to open in May. Pittsburgh commissioned Will Schlough, a Seattle-based artist and graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, to...

Allegheny County Police detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a double shooting Tuesday night in Munhall. Police had not identified any suspects nor discovered a motive for the shooting as of Wednesday. A 20-year-old man from the Homestead area and a 31-year-old woman believed to be from Rankin were...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Wednesday it reached a $101,430 settlement with a Utah-based pest control company with Pittsburgh offices in what Shapiro’s office described as a deceptive business practices case involving door-to-door solicitation. Shapiro’s office initiated the investigation following consumer complaints to Franklin Park officials about Aptive Environmental...

An Edgewood man is charged with homicide in the Feb. 1 death of his daughter – 14 years after he shook her as an infant and left her with brain damage and a seizure disorder. Allegheny County Police are searching for Ariden Jackson, who was 23 when authorities filed aggravated...

Pittsburgh on Wednesday released a list of streets scheduled for new asphalt in 2019. Residents can see if their street is on the list through the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure website. Pittsburgh lists the streets by City Council district and on an interactive map. The Mayor’s Office set aside...