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Rabbi Jeffrey Myers grabbed three people nearest him and hustled them to safety during the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. He called 911 and told the person on the other end of the call that there was an active shooter in the building. For his actions during the...

This weekend could be gusty and wet, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters on Friday warned people of severe thunderstorms and damaging winds expected to hit Western Pennsylvania this weekend. The National Weather Service in Moon said isolated severe thunderstorms were possible Friday afternoon, with damaging wind gusts of...

Pittsburgh Police have found a missing 12-year-old boy from Beltzhoover. Haji Abdi has been safely located, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. “Haji has been safely located,” the post said. “Thanks to all for you concern and shares.”...

Pittsburgh must first cite someone for violating the city’s gun legislation before the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office will consider private criminal complaints alleging Mayor Bill Peduto and six City Council members broke state law by passing the controversial bills, an official from the district attorney’s office said. Seven city...

This trio of digits is no longer just a telephone area code. It’s an identity. The 412 is a catchy moniker for all things Pittsburgh and April 12 is the natural day to celebrate it. Nothing seems to legitimize a trend more than a social media hashtag so #412Day was...

The legal implications of the 1994 Rwandan genocide will be discussed during a free lecture sponsored by Duquesne University’s Center for African Studies and School of Law. “Law and Healing: Lessons from the Rwandan Genocide” will be presented by Maria Wilson, judge of the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago...

Cheering the Pittsburgh Penguins to victory is one of the things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend. Ice time, big screen The Penguins host the New York Islanders at noon Sunday and even if you don’t have a ticket you can still be part of the action. The team has...

Allegheny County police are investigating an overnight shooting and crash in North Braddock. Officers responded at about 2 a.m. to a call for shots fired along the 1200 block of Bell Avenue at Tunns Bar. Police found several shell casings littering the ground. Shortly after, and just a short distance...

UMPC is planning to spend some of the $500 million from a bond issue on two Westmoreland County projects — its Urgent Care Center along Route 30 in North Huntingdon and Weatherwood Manor assisted living residences in Hempfield. The state Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority has scheduled a public hearing...

Allegheny County police are investigating the death Thursday of an Allegheny County Jail inmate who was facing a murder trial and hung himself Sunday afternoon in his jail cell, authorities said. The inmate, Timothy L. Pauley, 34, of Moon Township, was found unresponsive in his cell at 5:35 p.m. Sunday.,...

An elderly Florida man accused of robbing two banks in the Pittsburgh area has pleaded guilty in federal court. Robert Stiver, 71, of Pompano Beach pleaded guilty to two counts of armed bank robbery in front of U.S. District Court Judge Cathy Bissoon, authorities said Thursday. Stiver has been detained...

A Coraopolis man who tried to skirt four years of payroll taxes he owed to the IRS will spend two years behind bars, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Amarender Tiparthy, 50, owner of a software and IT consulting firm, also must pay restitution in the amount of $2.28 million — the...

Six people, including three children, were injured Thursday afternoon when a car collided with a Port Authority bus near the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh’s North Side. Five passengers on the bus were injured as well as the driver of the car, according to Port Authority of Allegheny County spokesman...

The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday unanimously approved contracts totaling up to $3.2 million for construction, partitioning and furnishing new offices at a building the city bought last year along the Boulevard of the Allies. The URA, Pittsburgh Housing Authority and city government will share the costs of repaying...

A Pittsburgh physician who launched Operation Safety Net, a nationally known street medicine program that serves the homeless, will be Point Park University’s featured commencement speaker on April 27 at PPG Paints Arena. Dr. Jim Withers, a physician with the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System and an assistant clinical professor of...

Elaine Price said she never would have expanded her Hazelwood landscaping business — Floriated Interpretation — without a $19,000 loan provided by the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority. Ryan Crisman said the URA’s small-business loan program helped him open a specialty men’s clothing shop in Lawrenceville six months ago. “I’m definitely...

A former Pittsburgh man accused of committing several armed robberies in late 2014 now faces additional charges in the case against him, according to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. George Wilson III, 37, has been in federal custody since being named in an 11-count indictment in June 2015. The new,...

It will take several days to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed the 30-unit Durham Court Apartment building in McCandless on Wednesday, but an initial investigation found it likely ignited accidentally, according to fire officials. “The fire started on the deck of a third-floor apartment in the center...

A spokesman for an investment firm founded and headed by Ron Burkle is denying a report by the New York Times that the Penguins co-owner is negotiating a deal to purchase The National Enquirer tabloid. “I can confirm we are not in talks to buy the Enquirer,” Frank J. Quintero,...

A Washington County woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for giving a man a deadly dose of fentanyl in Bridgeville almost three years ago. Latoya Rosiek, 34, entered the plea Wednesday before Allegheny County Judge Randal Todd. In exchange for the plea, the District Attorney’s Office agreed to a...

The Delicious Foods BBQ stand in Pittsburgh was ordered to close Thursday by the Allegheny County Department of Health for operating without a valid permit. The stand was located at 23rd street at Penn Avenue in the Strip District. The food stand is a repeat violator, according to a health...

Members of the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance and local volunteers on Wednesday placed 4,693 blue-ribbon flags along Downtown Pittsburgh’s Grant Street and the Boulevard of the Allies to represent each child hurt by abuse and neglect in 2017. The event was held in conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention Month....