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Pittsburgh Police charge man in fatal rush hour shooting
One man was killed and another was arrested after a rush hour shooting Monday on Banksville Road in Pittsburgh, according to police. Connor Cusick Makstutis,... → Read More
Pittsburgh EMT injured in ambulance crash while responding to emergency call
A Pittsburgh EMT was injured Monday when she was in a two-car crash involving the ambulance she was driving, police said. The crash happened just before... → Read More
Trial starts Tuesday for man accused in killing of off-duty Pittsburgh cop Calvin Hall
Testimony will begin Tuesday in the case against a man accused of gunning down an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer in 2019, a trial that may span two... → Read More
Altercation at Post-Gazette distribution facility prompts police response
A physical altercation between union picketers and a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette delivery driver prompted a police response late Saturday at the company’s... → Read More
Pittsburgh police prepare for St. Patrick’s Day parade
Road closures and detours will be in place Saturday as thousands are expected to converge Downtown and later on the South Side and North Shore for St.... → Read More
Strike looms in Indiana County school district
Teachers in the Penns Manor Area School District intend to strike Monday unless 11th-hour contract negotiations Sunday end in a breakthrough. The two sides... → Read More
Pittsburgh Faison teacher accused of sexually assaulting student during detention
A Pittsburgh elementary school teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a fourth-grade student during detention several times last year, according to... → Read More
DA: Brackenridge police chief was shot 4 times at close range when he was killed
Content warning: This story contains graphic details about gun violence. Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire was gunned down at close range by four... → Read More
Police say new evidence could crack 1994 East Liberty cold case killing
Nearly 28 years after Florence Simon was strangled to death in her East Liberty apartment, detectives combing through Pittsburgh’s cold cases believe... → Read More
2 critically wounded in Knoxville shooting
Two people were shot and wounded Thursday morning in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood, police said. Police received ShotSpotter alert for five... → Read More
Allegheny County planning $50 million in anti-violence grants
Over the next five years, violence prevention and interruption groups in Allegheny County will receive $50 million in funding thanks to a commitment announced... → Read More
Police: Instagram photos, blood-stained guns lead to arrest in death of man found in Elliott lot
A trail of evidence ranging from bloodstained guns and blankets to Instagram photos and text messages helped police link a missing man later found dead... → Read More
Duquesne officer, suspect wounded in exchange of gunfire, police say
A Duquesne police officer was wounded early Wednesday in an exchange of gunfire that also injured the alleged suspect, authorities said. Shyhiem Cortez... → Read More
Squirrel Hill man pleads guilty to series of burglaries
A Squirrel Hill man charged in a string of burglaries and thefts targeting cash, jewels, Judaica and other pieces of historical and personal value pleaded... → Read More
McKeesport store clerk, 911 call logs shed light on what police might have known before cop's killing
Seventeen hours before Johnathan Morris allegedly killed one McKeesport police officer and wounded another, he fired three tightly grouped shots through... → Read More
Teens charged with shooting unconscious man with BB gun in Downtown Pittsburgh
Four teenagers allegedly took turns shooting an unconscious man with a BB gun in Downtown Pittsburgh last year, taking the time to reload and change the... → Read More
Woman, child shot and killed in apparent double homicide in Swissvale, police say; victims ID’d
A woman and child were killed in an apparent double homicide Wednesday in Swissvale. Allegheny County Police are leading the investigation and said medics... → Read More
A 14-year-old on probation is accused of shooting and killing a 17-year-old in Carrick
A teenage boy on probation is accused of gunning down another teen this week in Carrick, and investigators say they used the GPS from the boy’s ankle... → Read More
Second teen charged in Downtown Pittsburgh homicide
A second teenager faces homicide charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a man on a busy Downtown street last month, authorities said. Jayshon... → Read More
Remains found in wooded area ID'd as Clairton teen missing since June
Remains found in November in a wooded area of the South Hills have been positively identified as a missing Clairton teenager, according to the Allegheny... → Read More