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Nearly half of 19 current and former candidates for Pittsburgh City Council seats in 2019 - including North Side Councilwoman Darlene Harris - missed an April deadline for filing financial reports with the city, according to the Pittsburgh Ethics Hearing Board. Candidates for elected city offices - whether or not...

A midday shooting left two men injured in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood Monday, authorities said. Police responded to Brownsville Road about 12:40 p.m. for a report of multiple people who had been shot, according to Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri. Officers found one man with a gunshot wound to the right...

The Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee will hold a special hearing Tuesday in Pittsburgh on “Controlling Methane Emissions.” The hearing, scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon at the Teamsters Temple, 4701 Butler Street, Lawrenceville, will explore how Gov. Tom Wolf’s targets on carbon pollution can be met. Wolf pledged in...

Students who sued the McKeesport Area School District after they were not allowed to form a Black Student Union club are in talks with the district about a potential resolution, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania announced on behalf of the students Monday. The 11 students filed a federal...

A McKees Rocks woman tried to run down her ex-boyfriend during an argument and, when that failed, she beat him with an aluminum baseball bat, police said. The incident happened shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday at a home near Saxon Way and Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln-Lemington, according to a Pittsburgh...

State Rep. Lori Mizgorski has been appointed by Speaker of the House Mike Turzai to serve on the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s board of directors. Mizgorski, R-Shaler, will replace Robert Vescio, who was appointed to the board in 2015 and works for Cohen & Grigsby in Downtown Pittsburgh. “After...

Two people suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash Sunday on the Parkway East, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash occurred just after 1:30 p.m. in the outbound lanes between the Parkway North and Grant Street exits. State police spokeswoman Trooper Melinda Bondarenka said the drivers were the only occupants...

Pittsburgh is set to spend $407,000 for design work on six fire stations scheduled for remodeling in 2020, according to the Mayor’s Office. City Council will introduce legislation on Tuesday to approve the funding. Unions representing fire, police and paramedics have complained for years about problems at stations, including sinkholes,...

Transportation Security Administration officers say a West Virginia woman tried to get on a plane at the Pittsburgh International Airport with a loaded handgun Monday. The Arthurdale woman was stopped at the checkpoint when TSA officers found a loaded handgun in her carry-on bag. The green camouflage-designed handgun was loaded...

John Clark had been in Vietnam for about three weeks when, while out on patrol, he stepped on a metal stake that went through the side of his foot. “It looks like a big nail, maybe 8 inches long, with a fish hook at the end, so if you step...

Crews are working to repair a water main break on Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Strip District Monday morning, according to Tribune-Review News Partner WPXI. Water started rushing down the road just before 6 a.m. Crews were able to shut off the water within about 30 minutes. The break happened near...

A historic mosaic inside a Downtown Pittsburgh pedestrian tunnel is more than halfway gone. And an Ohio art conservator tasked with meticulously removing the work of art before the tunnel is demolished expects to have the job completed by next week. Two employees of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory...

Trib Total Media has received several top awards from the Keystone State Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, including being named Best Overall Daily Newspaper across all circulation categories. The award was announced as part of the group’s annual “Best in Journalism Contest,” which draws entries from throughout Pennsylvania...

A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after he was shot in the back Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood. Pittsburgh police and paramedics responded to reports of a man shot at 4:10 p.m. in the 200 block of Allen Street. When they arrived, officers found the man...

Two people were hurt in a multi-vehicle crash that closed a portion of the Parkway East on Sunday afternoon, according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher. The crash occurred just after 1:20 p.m. on I-376 eastbound between the I-279 North and 71A - Grant St. exits, according to 511PA Pittsburgh....

Multiple fire units responded to a house fire in North Versailles on Easter morning, according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher. The fire was reported at a home located along the 500 block of 1rst Street at 6:34 a.m., the dispatcher said. Reports indicated a witnesses observed seeing the fire...

A stretch of Washington Pike (Route 50) in Scott Township re-opened Saturday after a water main that burst Friday was repaired. The South Hills thoroughfare between Greentree Road and Thoms Run Road re-opened to traffic around 1 p.m., according to Gary Lobaugh, a spokesman for Pennsylvania-American Water Co. The broken...

This bike ride has beer at the finish line. On April 27, a group of several hundred bicyclists will leave East End Brewing in Larimer, towing several kegs of beer for the Pedal Pale Ale Keg Ride on a several mile course through the city. A keg weighs 170 pounds....

Part of a house under demolition in Pittsburgh’s North Side collapsed onto a road Friday bringing down power lines and starting a few fires. News exchange partners WPXI reported about 60 Duquesne Light customers lost power Friday as a result of the incident around Armandale Street and Garfield Avenue. Crews...

A mainline water pipe burst Friday night in Scott Township, prompting officials to shut down a stretch of Washington Pike (Route 50) in both directions, officials said. The South Hills thoroughfare could remain closed between Raceway Plaza Drive to Thoms Run roads until as late as 6 p.m. Saturday, emergency...

Cinderlands Beer in Lawrenceville is expanding to the Strip District. The company said on its website will open a warehouse which will be the destination for familiar brews and classic dishes sometime near the end of April. On Facebook, it said it is quickly expanding with a full scratch kitchen...

Editor’s Note: The alert issued April 18 was lifted April 29. The Family Dollar in Crafton Heights on Chartiers Avenue is still infested with rodents, according to an Allegheny County Health Department alert posted Thursday. Complaints about rodent droppings and pests date back to December 2018, according to health department...