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A Ross man is accused of soliciting sex from an undercover agent posing as a teenager. U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said Thomas Perry Stultz, 36, was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on a charge of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal...

The attorney general’s office has asked the state Supreme Court to temporarily extend the soon-to-expire agreement between Pittsburgh health care rivals Highmark and UPMC, saying it would be impossible to settle the long-simmering dispute before June 30. Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s filing on Wednesday said there is not enough time...

About $2.4 million worth of once-weathered art will be installed at Hartwood Acres to create a new sculpture garden, Allegheny County officials announced this week. The outdoor exhibition space will include 12 pieces of art acquired by county parks nearly 40 years ago, and will also feature one new piece....

Pittsburgh residents can dispose of old grass, leaves and branches May 4 by bagging the debris and placing it at curbside. The city’s Environmental Services Department will pick up the bags and branches that are bundled in lengths of 5 feet or less with fiber or rope twine. The material...

More than 40,000 athletes will take to the streets of Pittsburgh May 3-5 for a weekend of marathon-related festivities, with road closures starting at 12 p.m. Friday, May 3 and lasting through the weekend. Here are a few areas to avoid if you plan on traveling throughout the city:Road closures...

A man was injured during a shooting Friday in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood, according to police. The shooting happened shortly before 10 a.m. on East Warrington Avenue, said Public Safety spokeswoman Alicia George. Police said the man was in his car in the parking lot near East Warrington and Walter Street...

Here are some suggestions for how to spend the last weekend in April. Art All Night The annual Art all Night is Saturday into Sunday at the 31st Street Studios in Lawrenceville. This event debuted in 1998 with 101 pieces of art and more than 200 all night art lovers....

Duquesne University will honor the legacy of the late Fred Rogers at 2019 undergraduate commencement ceremonies on May 10. University officials said Maxwell King, the author of “The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers,” and Joanne Byrd Rogers, the widow of the renowned children’s television pioneer, will...

Ten people at an Indiana Township group home for youths were taken for evaluation and released Thursday night after apparently being affected by fumes. Allegheny County spokeswoman Amie Downs said someone called 911 from the Western Pennsylvania Adult and Teen Challenge campus off of Lefever Hill Road reporting that people...

A shoulder injury to one of the members of Blues Traveler has caused the group to postpone its Rivers Casino concert. The show was originally scheduled for Saturday. It has been rescheduled for Thursday, Aug. 29, at 8 p.m. All tickets issued for the Saturday show will be honored for...

Pittsburgh can add to its growing fleet of electric vehicles through a state grant totaling more than $200,000, the Mayor’s Office announced on Thursday. Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is providing $135,160 to help pay for eight electric vehicle charging stations and $67,500 toward the purchase of nine electric vehicles. The...

A raccoon found in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park has tested positive for rabies, county officials saiThursday. Allegheny County Health Department officials said the raccoon was discovered along the Iron Gate Trail in Frick Park, which is in the city’s Squirrel Hill South neighborhood. This is the eighth rabid animal reported in...

A centuries-old Bible stolen decades ago from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh was returned to the city Thursday, recovered from the Netherlands as part of a local and federal investigation into 25 years worth of library thefts. “One can only imagine the journey that this particular Carnegie Library Bible has...

A West Mifflin teen wanted in connection with the shooting of his friend during “horseplay” at a North Braddock apartment earlier this week turned himself in to police Thursday, authorities said. Damond Thomas, 16, was wanted on charges of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and firearms violations, according to Allegheny County...

Democrat Joe Biden’s decision to kick off his 2020 presidential run at a Pittsburgh union hall is a clear sign that the former vice president plans to court the blue collar, working class vote as he vies for the White House, labor officials and political analysts told the Tribune-Review. Biden...

Five companies are currently testing 55 self-driving vehicles on Pittsburgh streets, according to the first in a series of reports mandated by Mayor Bill Peduto. The five companies — Aptiv, Argo AI, Aurora, Carnegie Mellon University and Uber — employ a combined total of 1,300 people locally in connection with...

The Pittsburgh-based National Institute for Newman Studies will hold a fall conference around the time Cardinal John Henry Newman is expected to be canonized by the Catholic Church. The Oakland institute, repository of the extensive Newman library left by the Rev. Vincent J. Giese upon his death in 2000, issued...

No, your office isn’t hiring younger interns. Those were your colleagues’ kids running around on Thursday. The annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day happens on the fourth Thursday of April and 37 million Americans at over 3.5 million workplaces participate, according to Forbes. It’s a great way...

Just when birdwatchers thought it might be a normal breeding season with two apparently healthy chicks at the Cathedral of Learning peregrine falcon nest in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood, the mother killed and ate the third chick emerging from its egg Thursday. It marks the fourth year in a row the...

A man who police say shot another man multiple times because he picked up the wrong beer pleaded guilty to one count of third degree murder Thursday. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office agreed to withdraw a firearms charge against Musa Ramadhan Muya in exchange for his guilty plea in...

A Pittsburgh man planned to meet a teenager for sex in Dormont but instead was confronted by police, according to federal authorities. Brian L. Turek, 38, was indicted on charges of coercion and enticement of minors, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. Turek made an initial appearance...

Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man’s body was found Thursday morning on the city’s South Side. Investigators responded around 8 a.m. to South Seventh Street above East Carson, said Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri. Police found the man near a fence by the train tracks, he said. The man...

Allegheny Health Network patients can now find out online what people like — or don’t like — about their doctor. AHN announced Thursday it has implemented a new verified star rating system and comment section for all physicians where patients can give feedback to help others decide who might be...