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Dr. Mehmet Oz turned his focus to November’s general election during a rally Monday where he spoke to vocal supporters in Pittsburgh’s South Hills about why they should choose him to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate. The “Victory in November” rally at Level 20 in Bethel Park attracted a...

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., again denied a request for pretrial release for a former Shaler substitute teacher charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Robert Morss, who has been in custody since his arrest, is scheduled for trial in August. He filed a motion for reconsideration of...

Police are searching for a McKeesport man who they said attacked and shot a woman outside a Duquesne bar over the weekend, according to the charges against him. Deandre Hawkins, 28, is charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault in connection with the attack on the 34-year-old woman early Saturday....

Every day of summer provides a new opportunity for fun. Whether it’s shopping for new summer clothes, sharing a round of drinks with friends, or enjoying outdoor live music on a Saturday afternoon, there’s so much to do when the weather is nice. For more active people, it’s refreshing to...

A man sustained critical injuries in a shooting in Swissvale on Sunday morning. Emergency dispatchers were called at 10:42 a.m. for the report of a shooting in the 2200 block of South Braddock Avenue, Allegheny County police said. First responders found a man who had been shot in the abdomen....

Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting in Duquesne early Saturday morning. Emergency dispatchers were notified at 4:15 a.m. that a woman had arrived at an area hospital with gunshot wounds to her arm and wrist. She is expected to survive, police said. First responders found evidence of a shooting...

An East Pittsburgh man was arrested for stabbing another in Munhall early Saturday morning. Robert Siegel, 36, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, terroristic threats and reckless endangerment. He is being held in Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh. According to Allegheny County Police, officers in Munhall were called to...

Brandon Short knows first-hand the pain of losing a loved one to gun violence. The McKeesport native and former NFL player’s 26-year-old daughter Karli was shot and killed last September in the Christy Park section of McKeesport. She had been shot in the head and was dead at the scene....

Eileen Kelly, the chair of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee, announced Friday that she is not running for re-election, forecasting a shift in leadership for the Pittsburgh region’s largest Democratic Party organization. Kelly helmed the committee for that last four years and said she is proud of her tenure. She...

Allegheny County Council held a public meeting Thursday about a bill that proposes banning natural-gas drilling, aka fracking, in the nine county parks. The hearing was met with great fanfare from local environmental activists. The bill was first introduced in 2021, and the effort has increased its support since then,...

A Wilkinsburg woman alleged that poor care by medical staff at the Allegheny County Jail caused her to lose her pregnancy and suffer a painful, days-long miscarriage, according to a lawsuit filed this week in federal court. A county spokeswoman declined to comment on the pending litigation. Kenya Harper and...

Multiple fire crews responded to a fire late Thursday at the 500 block of Landsdale Place in Mt. Lebanon, according to Allegheny County 911 dispatchers. The fire was reported at 11:58 p.m., authorities said. The garage was fully involved when firefighters arrived, officials said. No one was injured, and the...

Covid-19 cases in Allegheny County have fallen over the past three weeks, and the county dropped in the medium transmission zone as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of new covid cases reported to the county health department from June 2-8 dropped to 2,616 —...

A Monroeville man arrested in March for lying his way into Ramsey Elementary School in Monroeville and recording a child on his cellphone is facing new charges, according to Monroeville police. Brian Mintmier, 26, is charged with two counts each of terroristic threats and simple assault. Police filed the charges...

After more than 60 years as the Port Authority of Allegheny County, the region’s largest public transportation provider announced a rebrand on Thursday to Pittsburgh Regional Transit. “We stand at the very beginning of a new era in public transportation,” said Pittsburgh Regional Transit CEO Katharine Kelleman at a press...

Three Mt. Lebanon mothers are suing the school district, its leaders, its school board and a first-grade teacher for the alleged teaching of gender identity issues to elementary-age students, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court. The suit, filed by parents Carmilla Tatel, Stacy Dunn and Gretchen Melton,...

A pedestrian in Forest Hills was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle Thursday morning along Ardmore Boulevard, according to Allegheny County police. County 911 dispatchers reported that the incident occurred at about 5:30 a.m., with one person being transported by ambulance to an undisclosed hospital. County police said...

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by prosecutors to require the man accused of killing 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill to appear in court to be questioned about his right to a speedy trial. Members of the team prosecuting Robert Bowers asked...

A New Jersey man who admitting throwing a firecracker toward police officers during the 2020 protests Downtown over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis will serve two years in federal prison. Nicholas Frank Lucia, 27, of Long Beach Township, was sentenced via video conferencing on Wednesday by U.S. District...

A Ross woman who admitted to entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots will serve 14 days incarceration and two years probation. Jennifer Heinl, who turns 45 on Thursday, was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan via video conference. She must also serve 50...

Behind a decorative iron gate is a serene view of lush green grass surrounding an inviting pool. Lounge chairs and black-and-white umbrellas shield guests from the sun. Beautiful flowers are in bloom — from alyssum lining the walkway to hydrangeas and magnolias on the grounds. A nearby fountain features two...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Reserve police are asking the public’s assistance in identifying a man responsible for robbing a Standard Bank in Reserve last month. Two surveillance photographs taken at the bank at 2000 Mount Troy Road during the robbery 2:30 p.m. May 27 were released this week...

A Turtle Creek man faces charges that he sexually assaulted a child over a period of five years, according to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office. Police arrested Jose Melendez Jr., 33, on Tuesday in the Sheldon Park public housing plan in Harrison. They had been looking for him since issuing...

Bicyclists sometimes use the verb ‘crush’ to describe riding particularly well or fast — as in ‘crushing a ride.’ As of Tuesday, many will also use the word to describe stamping out a deadly disease. UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is teaming up with P3R, organizers of events like the Pittsburgh...

Police have arrested 19-year-old Khatrell Haynes-Morgan in connection with a homicide in Homewood. On June 1, Glenn Davenport, 34, died after Haynes-Morgan, from Pittsburgh, allegedly fired 11 shots at around 1 a.m. in the 7700 block of Frankstown Avenue. A woman was injured in the shooting and taken to the...