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A man and a woman were injured while trying to defend their dog at an Allegheny County dog park on Saturday. Allegheny County spokeswoman Amie Downs said police and medics were called to North Park Dog Park because of a dog fight and reported bites shortly after 10:15 a.m. Saturday....

Pennsylvania on Sunday reported 619 new coronavirus cases, as the seven-day average case count dropped to 655. The state Department of Health reported two new deaths attributed to coronavirus after posting 18 on Saturday and 20 on Friday. The state total stands at 7,578. The two deaths are attributed to...

Allegheny County on Sunday recorded 86 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths. The county’s total number of cases stands at 9,903 with 6,779 recoveries. According to the Allegheny County Health Department’s covid-19 dashboard, 143,484 individuals have tested for the virus. The county has an overall 7% positive test result...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will aim to recast the story of Donald Trump’s presidency when they hold their national convention, featuring speakers drawn from everyday life as well as cable news and the White House while drawing a stark contrast with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Trump is looking to...

WASHINGTON — He’s broken his pledge never to take a vacation or play golf for pleasure. His plan to update the nation’s infrastructure has become a running punchline and he’s dropped his threat to throw Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl out of a plane without a parachute. But behind the drama,...

A man died after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District early Sunday morning, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The medical examiner’s office identified the man as James W. Goodwine, 21, of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh police officers responded to a Shotspotter alert in the 600 block of Elmore Street around...

Two people were flown to the hospital by helicopter with “moderate to severe injuries” following a crash in Derry Township Saturday afternoon, according to Ted Malik, fire chief for the New Alexandria Volunteer Fire Department. Officials responded to Route 981 about half a mile north of Route 22 around 5:20...

Fire crews battled a 3-alarm blaze at an abandoned building in Braddock about 8 p.m. Saturday, Allegheny County dispatchers said. Crews were called to 437 Library Street at about 6:30 p.m. for a large structure fire in a vacant building. Heavy smoke was pouring from the building and several fire...

WASHINGTON — With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election. Speaker Nancy Pelosi had recalled lawmakers to Washington over...

The heat did not stop a large group of supporters from showing up to the weekly “Civil Saturdays” protest in Pittsburgh on Saturday. This week’s event, “Civil Saturdays — Purple Parade” was the 12th protest of its kind, organized by Black, Young and Educated (BYE). It started near Bakery Square...

Pittsburgh police are investigating a reported carjacking early Saturday in the city’s Bloomfield neighborhood. Officers responded just before 9:30 a.m. to the 200 block of Taylor Street. According to the victim, a suspect brandished a weapon and took the SUV, Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said. Police spotted the stolen...

Penn State on Friday launched its COVID-19 dashboard, which updates weekly — campus-by-campus — its positive cases and testing numbers, while also announcing Friday that 148 positive cases were uncovered during pre-arrival testing. The pre-arrival tests mean those students are not yet on campus, although that underscores a larger concern...

As more universities abandon plans to reopen and decide instead to keep classes online this fall, it’s leading to conflict between students who say they deserve tuition discounts and college leaders who insist remote learning is worth the full cost. Disputes are flaring both at colleges that announced weeks ago...

Pennsylvania on Saturday reported 796 new coronavirus cases, as the case count inches slowly upward from the weekly average of 688. The state Department of Health reported 18 new deaths attributed to coronavirus after posting 20 on Friday. Sunday’s total of 33 was the highest total of the week. Saturday’s...

Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 61 new coronavirus cases and two additional deaths. The county now has a total of 9,817 cases of covid-19 and 306 deaths. All of Saturday’s cases have been confirmed. Officials also reported 7 new hospitalizations, bringing that total to 922 since the virus was first...

Pittsburgh police, in an incident mediated by a defense attorney and local activist, arrested a prominent protester Friday night for alleged disorderly conduct after he spent another evening protesting outside the home of Mayor Bill Peduto. Lorenzo Rulli faces multiple misdemeanor and summary charges, including possession of an instrument of...

The state is accepting half a loaf in terms of federal stimulus aid for certain unemployed people because it’s better than getting nothing at all, saying it will apply for the $300 weekly checks that have replaced the $600-a-week benefits that were cut off at the end of July. It...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued a drought watch Friday for 16 counties, among them Armstrong and Butler. The agency is asking residents in those counties to voluntarily reduce water consumption by 5%. Varying drought conditions in impacted communities could cause water suppliers or municipalities to request more cuts...

A motorist was trapped in a vehicle that went over a guardrail and overturned off Route 356 in Allegheny Township on Friday night, according to dispatches from Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety. Emergency responders were at the scene around 7:45 p.m. and were cutting brush around the vehicle to...

The owner of the Terrible Towel trademark, created by beloved Pittsburgh sports broadcaster Myron Cope more than 40 years ago, is suing an Indiana County store over its sales this summer of “The Terrible Mask.” The lawsuit, filed by the Eamon Foundation in federal court in Pittsburgh, accuses the defendants...

A federal grand jury this week indicted more than two dozen people for their alleged roles in a fentanyl-trafficking ring that stretched into Westmoreland County. The 17-page indictment unsealed Friday is the culmination of a five-month wiretap investigation that included law enforcement from Pittsburgh, Wilkinsburg, Latrobe, federal agents and more....

The Allegheny County Airport Authority this week sued an information technology company, alleging that it failed to properly perform cybersecurity services, leading to vulnerabilities in its network that were ultimately critiqued by the federal government. The lawsuit against Involta LLC was filed Tuesday in federal court in Pittsburgh. It includes...

The University of Pittsburgh will require first-year students to complete a new course on anti-Black racism. In a letter to students Wednesday that also clarified updated covid-19 procedures, Provost Ann E. Cudd said the course, which will be free of charge and count for one academic credit, is part of...

After over 25 years in business, Tarentum’s Hometown Restaurant has closed. Rebecca Coy owned and operated Hometown Restaurant. She spent 25 years waking up at 4:30 in the morning to get to the restaurant before breakfast at 6 a.m. She made everything, from breakfast to salad dressing. “Everything was homemade,”...