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A Ross Township couple escaped safely from their home early Tuesday after smoke alarms alerted them to an electrical fire in the living room of their Spruce Valley Drive home, according to authorities. The family’s dog also got out of the house, but their cat did not survive, according to...

Investigators believe a motorcyclist was speeding before he crashed and was killed Tuesday on the Homestead Grays Bridge, according to Allegheny County police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Gary Lamont Butler Jr., 41, of Penn Hills. The incident happened at 12:24 a.m. Tuesday and involved...

Mallory Mousseau Grantz admits it took quite a while to pick and finalize a musical for the Westinghouse Arts Academy. But when the decision was made, it’s become quite apparent ever since that “Footloose” was an apt choice. Mousseau Grantz, the director and music director, believes the skill set of...

Nicole Joyce has always admired the work ethic of the students at Pittsburgh Central Catholic, and their ability to embrace the challenge that might come with whatever musical the school is performing. This time around, Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic actors and actresses will perform the high school edition of...

The identity of a man shot to death in a Larimer home on Monday has been released. Mark Anthony Jackson, 39, was killed at 6:18 p.m., according to the Allegheny County medical examiner’s office. Pittsburgh police are investigating the fatal shooting. Police spokeswoman Alicia George said Zone 5 officers were...

Love shopping at Target? Pittsburgh ranked second in the top 10 list for cities with the highest ratio of Target stores to residents, according to Apartment Guide, a rental website that helps people find apartments. According to the study, Pittsburgh has one Target for every 37,801 people. Knoxville, Tenn., topped...

A concert Wednesday to benefit the family of Antwon Rose II will include Atlanta rapper Sa-Roc along with several local musical acts. Organized by 1Hood Media, Unappreciated Management and Voices Against Violence, the concert will be from 7 p.m to 10 p.m. at the Ace Hotel in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty...

A micro loan program designed to help woman- and minority- owned small businesses in Pittsburgh may become a permanent offering for local entrepreneurs. The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh board is expected to vote Thursday to make the Micro-Enterprise Loan Program permanent. The loan program was started in 2018 by...

The state Legislature plans to hold a rare joint session this week in remembrance of the synagogue shooting that claimed 11 lives in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood in late October. The House and Senate chambers will convene on Wednesday as an act of solidarity in support of the people and...

A McKeesport woman took a plea deal Monday to avoid the death penalty for suffocating her 17-month-old son out of anger when she believed her boyfriend was cheating on her. Christian Clark, 24, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing her son, Andre Price III, by...

Guardian Storage is hosting a series of free document shredding and electronic recycling events this week at 15 of its locations in the Pittsburgh area. Participants can drop off up to five boxes of paper for shredding. All metal clips must be removed. In addition to shredding unwanted documents, electronic...

Presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will have a campaign rally Sunday in Pittsburgh. His campaign announced Sanders will stop at Schenley Plaza on Forbes Avenue in North Oakland in his bid to win the Democratic nomination for president in the 2020 primary election. The rally will start at 5...

It’s steady as she goes for The Raconteurs as they embark on a 2019 World Tour that brings them to Pittsburgh’s Stage AE in August. The Raconteurs, featuring Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler, will kick off their tour April 16 in New Zealand with dates running...

Almond. Torte. Beer. Yes, you read that correctly. Prantl’s Bakery’s famous burnt almond torte dessert is now a drink — the Burnt Almond Torte blonde ale. Prantl’s teamed with Cleveland-based Platform Beer Co. on this brew. “A lot of other companies have worked with Platform to make dessert-inspired sours,” Valerie...

A raccoon found in Indiana Township has tested positive for rabies, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. The health department said the raccoon was brought to one of its facilities after being spotted near the 200 block of Little Deer Creek Road. This is the seventh rabid animal reported...

An Allegheny County Jail inmate was in critical condition Monday after a suicide attempt, Warden Orlando Harper said. The incident happened at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Harper said the inmate tried to hang himself. Jail staff and correctional officers performed CPR until paramedics arrived and took over. The inmate was taken...

A man from Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood is accused of cutting another man’s face with a knife during an argument over $2. Gary Bennett, 53, is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing Tuesday on aggravated and simple assault charges in connection to the April 1 fight. A phone message left...

No one was injured when an SUV crashed into a home overnight in Baldwin but the impact crumbled bricks and damaged a gutter at the home along Michael Drive. The driver was in police custody after the incident, which happened at about 3:30 a.m., WPXI reported. Police are investigating how...

Families who have to spend the night at UPMC St. Margaret can rest a little more comfortably, thanks to reclining sleep chairs that can be moved into patient rooms. St. Margaret Foundation paid for 16 new chairs, with President Mary Lee Gannon saying the move is meant to make hospital...

Allegheny County police released an updated photo of a man they said is suspected in an April 7 fatal Pitcairn stabbing. Derrick Avant, 59, is wanted for an incident in which a woman was stabbed during an argument and later died from her injuries. The victim was identified as Alison...

The history of orchestras is often traced through their music directors, but guest conductors can play a big role, too, and often for longer than any music director lasts. Leonard Slatkin has been taking to the Heinz Hall podium for more than 40 years, bringing stimulating programming and many great...

Area amusement parks have provided visitors thrills and summertime memories for more than a century. Pittsburgh-based writer and historian Jennifer Sopko hopes to reclaim some of that legacy for parks that have vanished from the Western Pennsylvania landscape. She is seeking stories, photos and documents for a proposed book on...

Two houses were damaged and one person is displaced after a fire in Duquesne on Sunday. The fire was reported around 11:20 a.m. at an abandoned house at 18 South Seventh St. The fire quickly spread to a neighboring house that was occupied. Duquesne Volunteer Fire Department Chief Frank Cobb...

Pittsburgh police have found the Carrick teen who had been missing since Wednesday. “Thanks to all for your shares and concern,” the department posted on its Facebook page....