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The years-long saga of embattled, former Allegheny Councilman Charles McCullough continued Wednesday during a hearing in front of Common Pleas Judge David Cashman. The hearing was on McCullough’s motion to have then-Judge Lester Nauhaus removed from his case because of alleged conversations between the judge and others. McCullough was convicted...

A driver was injured after sheering a utility pole in Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights neighborhood. Officers responded to the single-vehicle crash in the 4200 block of Stanton Avenue around 2:17 a.m., a police spokeswoman said. The car had crashed into a utility pole, bringing down wires and pulling a utility box...

Police announced on Wednesday a $12,000 reward for tips that lead to the prosecution of individuals wanted in connection to a hit-and-run incident that killed a Pittsburgh man earlier this week. Joseph Morris, 51, was found dead by police along Universal Road in Penn Hills after Allegheny County 911 received...

Police are seeking the public’s help to find a pair of fugitive brothers from Pittsburgh’s East End accused of burglary and drug charges, officials said Wednesday. Dasonte White, 23, faces charges of receiving stolen property and is wanted for several burglaries, according to Allegheny County Police. He is 6 feet...

A 17-year-old boy feared for the safety of his family when he shot and killed an unarmed 19-year-old man trying to force his way into their Wilkinsburg home early Wednesday, police said. Jakeem Booker, 19, of Braddock was pronounced dead soon after police found him with a gunshot wound to...

UPMC is imposing a controversial prepay rule on Highmark-insured Medicare Advantage patients this summer because its leaders have no trust in Highmark to pay bills or honor contracts, UPMC’s attorneys said Wednesday in state Supreme Court. Starting July 1 — when UPMC and Highmark’s insurance networks are set to officially...

Pittsburgh ended 2018 with a $3.3 million general fund surplus despite moving nearly $50 million out of the operating budget for capital projects, affordable housing and employee pensions, Controller Michael Lamb said Wednesday. Lamb in releasing his Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for 2018 noted that Pittsburgh had a total unassigned...

Allegheny County health officials stressed Wednesday that this week’s confirmed case of measles in Pittsburgh is not connected to the nationwide outbreak, but said it’s likely that more local residents will contract measles. The biggest concern has been local residents traveling to states like New York or New Jersey, where...

PennDOT officials conducted an emergency inspection on the Fort Duquesne Bridge after pieces of concrete fell to the ground on the North Shore on Tuesday. The pieces, measuring between 6 and 10 inches in diameter, did not damage anything. PennDOT District 11 Executive Cheryl Moon-Sirianni said the bridge is safe....

A mock crash at Baldwin High School on Tuesday, held ahead of prom, showed students the consequences of driving under the influence. The event featured emergency personnel and a LifeFlight helicopter in addition to students acting out an accident....

A jury on Wednesday convicted a Carnegie Mellon University student of sexual assault for his attack on a University of Pittsburgh student last in year in an Oakland apartment. The jury convicted Joon Woo Baik, 24, of the second-degree felony charge after about a day and a half of deliberations....

Pittsburghers with roots in Italy who are interested in piecing together their families’ back story can attend an upcoming workshop at the Sen. John Heinz History Center. The center’s Italian American Program will host the workshop, featuring Rich Venezia of Rich Roots Genealogy, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May...

An Aliquippa man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Pittsburgh federal court to illegally having guns and attempting to tamper with evidence. Nicholas John Padak, 31, is facing up to 50 years in prison on four charges. Prosecutors said Padak bought at least two rifles, even though he cannot legally have them,...

Anne N. John of Mt. Lebanon, a Uniontown attorney, will become president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association later this month. “As lawyers, we must be ever mindful to remain worthy of our leadership roles in our communities and properly discharge our obligations as members of the legal profession,” John said....

Jeff Cohen distinctly remembers the day about 17 years ago when an elderly gentlemen approached him at his small theater in downtown Manhattan. The man handed him a manila envelope and said “maybe there is something you can do with this.” The man’s name was Morris Spitzer and it was...

Officials with the Community College of Allegheny County said it’s not too late to start thinking about taking summer classes or enrolling for this fall. Information about such options will be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 11 at CCAC open houses at all eight of its locations....

A Wilkins Township man whose minivan went over a steep hillside Wednesday in Churchill morning managed to climb back up the hill on his own before police and paramedics arrived, authorities said. “I have no idea how he got up there,” said Churchill police Chief Ronald Akerley. “I would have...

The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania will open its Native Plant Nursery at Beechwood Farms in Fox Chapel with sales and special bundles of plants to attract butterflies and hummingbirds from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The nursery will remain open throughout the planting season. For opening day on...

The family of Steven Michael O’Brien is trying to piece together the last months of his life, from his last conversation with his wife in January to the moment the proud Bostonian was found dead last week near a set of South Side railroad tracks. “He was my baby brother,”...

A Pittsburgh street will close for more than two months starting Wednesday morning, according to Allegheny County Department of Public Works. Ramp Street will be closed until mid-July for crews to preserve Streets Run Bridge No. 2. The street connects Mifflin Road to Baldwin Road near the Glenwood Bridge and...

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said a man found dead on a Wilkinsburg porch had been shot. Officials identified the dead man as Jakeem Booker, 19, of Braddock. Police were called to a home along Franklin Avenue just after 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, where a man’s body could be seen...

Pittsburgh police cited the driver of an SUV that crashed into a house in Pittsburgh’s Spring Garden neighborhood early Wednesday morning. The driver was going too fast down a steep hill near the scene of the crash, according to police. The crash on Spring Garden Avenue was reported just before...

Two teenagers were expected to survive after being shot in Penn Hills , Allegheny County police said. Police were called to the 8900 block of Eastwood Road at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday. Officers found a 19-year-old man who had been shot in the head and leg, and a 17-year-old boy who...

The public will have a chance to receive a free skin cancer screening in May at the UPMC St. Margaret Dermatology office in Harmar. The screenings take less than five minutes and, if anything is detected, patients will be given a further exam by the physician. The event will be...