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Burgh's Eye View app tracks Pittsburgh's potholes, arrests, graffiti
Pittsburgh officials Monday launched Burgh's Eye View, an app that includes a range of public records such as crime statistics, building code violations and excessive ... → Read More
Former mortgage broker convicted of fraud
A federal jury on Monday convicted a Pleasant Hills man and West Mifflin woman of fraud charges for their roles in a mortgage scheme involving ... → Read More
Pennsylvania governor urges rehab over prison to quell opioid epidemic
The criminal justice system should ease punishments for nonviolent drug offenders as part of a broader effort to curb Pennsylvania's opioid epidemic, Gov. Tom Wolf ... → Read More
U.S. Attorney issues alert about heroin overdoses
More than two dozen heroin overdoses have been reported in Washington and Cambria counties since the weekend, U.S. Attorney David Hickton said Tuesday. At least a ... → Read More
Perry South man succumbs to injuries after being run over by vehicle
A Perry South man who spent more than a month in the hospital after being run over by a vehicle has died. Gregory Simpson, 64, was ... → Read More
Allegheny County sheriff's deputies arrest 2 fugitives in Brookline
Allegheny County sheriff's deputies arrested two fugitives Monday in Brookline. Deputies learned that Daniel Ankrom, 31, was staying at a home on Woodbourne Avenue. Ankrom was wanted ... → Read More
Long-range forecasts predict Western Pa.s winter will linger, even if Phil says otherwise
It's anyone's guess whether Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, will see his shadow when he emerges from his lair on Tuesday. But according to ... → Read More
Mt. Lebanon deer culling to resume Monday
Mt. Lebanon will resume its deer kill Monday with a controlled sharpshooting hunt, the next phase in the municipality's controversial effort to thin its deer ... → Read More
Vehicle strikes bicyclist in Wilkinsburg
A bicyclist was struck and “gravely” injured by a vehicle Monday night in Wilkinsburg, according to Allegheny County emergency dispatchers. The crash happened just before 6:30 ... → Read More
2 fatally shot in Windgap Industrial Park
Two men were fatally shot Wednesday night in Pittsburgh's Windgap Industrial Park, according to Public Safety spokeswoman Emily Schaffer. The shooting happened about 11:45 p.m. ... → Read More
Man brandishing gun robs Carrick hardware store
A man brandishing a gun robbed a hardware store Wednesday in Carrick, police said. The robbery happened just after 4 p.m. at Carrick Hardware on ... → Read More
Pittsburgh police charge two men for shooting at September vigil
Pittsburgh police on Wednesday charged two men with shooting into a crowd of dozens of people at a vigil in September in Homewood. The gunfire ... → Read More
Single-digit temperatures rattle Western Pennsylvania
Last winter was among the busiest Martin Flaherty could remember in his 57 years in the plumbing business. This winter has been the opposite, with ... → Read More
Pittsburgh celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy
If Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, he would rail against 'the tragedy of gun violence' that continues to roil the United States, David ... → Read More
Playoffs a feeding frenzy for Steeler fans, restaurants
Want something to munch on during Sunday's Steeler game? Try a Bronco Buster Burgher or a Terrible Towel cookie. Restaurants, pubs and caterers are cashing ... → Read More
Pittsburgh firefighter accused of shooting at home
A Pittsburgh firefighter is accused of shooting at the front window of a home in Reserve Township while holding his 18-month-old son, Public Safety spokeswoman ... → Read More
Sale of 'Silence of Lambs' house in Fayette County goes torturously slowly
Calls poured in from the Huffington Post, National Public Radio and the Wall Street Journal when Scott and Barbara Lloyd's home hit the market last ... → Read More
Police investigating body found in crashed car in Sheraden
Police are investigating after a person was found dead Sunday in a crashed vehicle in Sheraden. Witnesses reported hearing gunfire about 2:35 p.m. on Universal ... → Read More
Greene County man wanted for assisting brother in jail break is arrested
Authorities arrested a Greene County man who they say helped his brother evade capture after a jail break. Shane Hanlan, 29, of Dilliner was arraigned ... → Read More
Mystery donor gives $145K to shuttered Mt. Lebanon theater
An effort to revive a Mt. Lebanon movie theater that has been closed for more than a decade is getting a financial boost from a ... → Read More