The girlfriend of the man who owned the emaciated dog found last week tied to a dumpster at an apartment complex in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood is charged with animal neglect and cruelty in connection with the incident. The dog, a female pit bull/boxer mix, is named Remy and was found...

A former Collier police officer was arrested after two teenage girls told authorities that he requested nude pictures while he was still employed as a police officer, authorities said. Cory Hurka, 29, of Collier, was charged Tuesday with two counts each of unlawful contact with minors, criminal solicitation and corruption...

Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday effectively killed a resolution seeking to name a North Side soccer field after former Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and his family. North Side Councilwoman Darlene Harris, who has long sought to dedicate the field in Riverview Park after the former mayor, proposed the resolution in the...

Pittsburgh City Council can nullify the November ballot referendum that called for a 0.5 mill property tax increase to fund city park improvements, but members polled on Wednesday said they would likely approve the levy early next year. Council must approve the tax in order for it to go into...