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One of two women shot in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood Wednesday night has died, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Darkale Bonner, 35, died at a hospital just before 8:30 p.m., the medical examiner’s office said. The office said Bonner died from a gunshot wound to the head...

The prosecution told jurors they had all the evidence they needed to find that Robert Bowers intended to kill. He spent months planning the Tree of Life synagogue attack. He stockpiled weapons and ammunition. He announced his intentions online. Assistant U.S. Attorney Soo Song said in her closing argument Wednesday...

Carnegie Mellon University is looking to build a new robotics center at the Hazelwood Green site in Pittsburgh. Plans for the robotics center were presented to Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission on Tuesday. The center would include a 150,000-square-foot research building with a two-story enclosure for testing on robots and drones and...

Jim Crowley walked into what’s known as the Thomson House mansion and said he felt like he had just stepped back in time. Not much had been touched for years — the furniture was reminiscent of the Victorian era up to the 1920s, a woman’s wardrobe from decades ago hung...

A new Pennsylvania law is expected to make it easier for Pittsburgh’s Land Bank to purchase blighted properties. An amendment to the Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Law included a few technical and procedural changes to the way Sheriff Sales are conducted in Allegheny County. The changes will allow the...

First Lady Jill Biden is coming to Pittsburgh next week to tout her husband’s efforts in revitalizing the economy. Biden will lead the Bidenomics tour that will go through Pittsburgh, Columbus, Ohio, and Augusta, Ga., according to Bloomberg. No details have been provided yet on when and where the Pittsburgh...

A local developer is eyeing a site in Bloomfield to build a complex complete with a new grocery store, public square, retail, and hundreds of apartments at the Community Market — formerly the ShurSave IGA — site at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Main Street. O’Hara-based Echo Realty held...

Each Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix chooses a particular automobile as its Marque of the Year and showcases it throughout the event’s 10-day run. The 2023 Marque is the Italian luxury sports car Ferrari and the theme is “Rosso Corsa,” Ferrari’s signature red racing color. Other vehicles are designated for the...

Brian Vetere, co-owner of the South Side’s Carson City Saloon, said his decision to temporarily close the popular Pittsburgh bar has been mounting for two years. “My staff is scared to death every time they come to work,” he said Tuesday. “So am I. My wife is terrified for me...

Teaira Collins says it’s difficult to find fresh food in her neighborhood. As a mother, she said she wants to provide healthy food options for her family. But it’s not easy in the Hill District, where Collins lives. That’s why a plan to invest $3 million to promote food justice...

Pittsburgh City Council approved a plan Tuesday to provide $62.5 million to the Urban Redevelopment Authority to help fund affordable housing programs. This comes despite concerns from several council members about the financial impact on the city and the URA’s lack of a spending plan. “All of us have some...

A Brookline man has been sentenced to three years of probation for downloading nearly three dozen videos of child pornography. Zachary Allen Carcia, 27, was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, court records show. Two related charges were withdrawn. Gary Gerson, the Downtown...

Robert Bowers’ defense attorneys tried Tuesday to discredit the government’s final expert witness on mental health by questioning him about his billing rates, a 20-year-old case where he was investigated for perjury, and presentations he’s made in the past. The defense cross-examined nationally renowned psychiatrist Dr. Park Dietz for three...

Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure that will allow the city to plan for the demolition of a poorly rated bridge that is at the center of an ongoing lawsuit. The bridge crosses over Saw Mill Run Boulevard near Woodruff Street, linking the city’s Bon Air and...

P3R, the self-proclaimed engine behind Pittsburgh’s favorite races and runs will present a running clinic at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. P3R is partnering with UPMC to provide UPMC Sports Medicine Running Clinic: Empowering the Teenage Athlete on July 27 and 28 at the P3R Track and Field...

A man was seriously injured after being stabbed Monday afternoon in Downtown Pittsburgh. The stabbing happened around 1:20 p.m. in the area of Smithfield Street and Seventh Avenue, police said. Police said they found a man who had been stabbed in the chest. He was taken to a hospital and...

A popular nightspot in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood has temporarily closed after recent gun violence. Carson City Saloon announced Monday on Facebook that it will shut its doors for a while “for the safety of our staff and patrons alike.” It is the first such closure in the sports bar’s...

A section of Pittsburgh’s Boggston Avenue will close to southbound motorists around noon Tuesday so the road can be stabilized, city officials said. The southbound section of road bordering the city’s Mt. Washington and Beltzhoover neighborhoods will be closed between West Warrington and Taft avenues. The northbound lane will remain...

Pittsburgh City Councilman Anthony Coghill acknowledges there’s a need for more affordable housing in the city, but says he has reservations about a “vague” proposal to direct $62.5 million to the Urban Redevelopment Authority for housing initiatives. Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration and the URA have been tight-lipped about spending specifics...

The government’s final witness in the eligibility phase of Robert Bowers’ trial testified Monday that the man who killed 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue had the capacity to plan and the intent to kill, making him a candidate for execution. Dr. Park Dietz, a nationally renowned psychiatrist, cited...

A Wilkinsburg man will spend life in prison without the chance of parole for killing an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer in Homewood in 2019. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kevin G. Sasinoski on Monday morning sentenced Christian Bey, 34, to the mandatory life sentence for first-degree murder in front of...

A man was fatally shot early Sunday morning in the South Side, according to Pittsburgh police. Devon Alexander, 33, was found about 1 a.m. at the intersection of South 13th and East Carson streets with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. Police used tourniquets to stem the bleeding until medics...

Grace Keibler was handed a bottle of perfume with the name on the label reading “Will you marry me?” She turned around to find her boyfriend, Rob Gainor, down on one knee. She smiled and said “Yes.” The fragrance was created specifically by Keibler at Galimard Pittsburgh in Dormont, a...

When Patrick Gallagher became chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh in 2014, higher education institutions already were staring down falling enrollments and growing questions about the worth of a college degree. Then the covid-19 pandemic hit, shutting down campuses for months. Now, with Gallagher’s tenure in its final days, Gallagher...