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Authorities seized nine guns and more than $40,000 worth of meth from a McKeesport man’s home, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro, all of which he says stems from a new partnership between state and local authorities in the Mon Valley. Franklin Gribschaw, 42, faces multiple charges of drug possession...

Covid-19 cases in Allegheny County remain below the threshold that would trigger the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated mask guidance, but county leaders did not rule out the need for a countywide mask mandate. “We’re not there yet but, again, stay tuned,” said County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, noting...

The former director of admissions and financial aid at Sewickley Academy is suing the private school in federal court alleging race discrimination in a recent purge of administrators there. Douglas Leek, who holds a doctoral degree in education and is Black, said that, despite a strong performance evaluation earlier this...

More than 650 unionized nurses at West Penn Hospital voted this week to authorize a strike notice to hospital management. “West Penn management has failed to listen to, respect and invest in nurses during more than six months of negotiations,” the nurses said in statement Wednesday. The release stated that...

Forward motion is the ultimate goal for Leslie Davis as she takes over as chief executive of health care giant UPMC, whether it be in patient services, insurance or academics. Davis, 62, becomes the first woman to head the multibillion-dollar operation. She takes over officially on Sunday, though outgoing CEO...

The family of a Woodland Hills High School student who was found shot to death in November is hosting a basketball clinic this weekend to honor his memory and raise awareness about gun violence. Micah Graham was 16 when he was killed Nov. 4 in Les Getz Memorial Park. He...

A group of Sewickley Academy parents plans to meet with the school’s administration Friday to discuss their concerns about the academy’s recent changes. Kaitlin Busch, the academy’s communications and publications specialist, said the meeting is not open to the public, but the academy is committed to having ongoing conversations with...

On this episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is giving an inside look at a major renovation/expansion project. The warehouse and facility is expanding from 96,000 square feet to 130,000 square feet in a targeted effort to bring the...

Opening Sept. 3 at the Carnegie Museum of Art, “Wild Life: Elizabeth Murray & Jessi Reaves” will offer visitors a window into the worlds of two celebrated artists whose works complement each other, while defying conventional categorization. “While Murray and Reaves were born 46 years apart, there are fascinating connections...

A Glassport man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to having what authorities described as an “extensive collection” of child pornography. Rory Shelton, 58, is scheduled for sentencing Dec. 1 on a single count of child pornography possession, according to federal authorities. Investigators were led to Shelton after a 16-year-old...

Firefighters battled a fire on West Mifflin’s Outlook Drive on Wednesday morning, according to an Allegheny 911 shift supervisor. Crews responded to the fire in the 4400 block of Outlook around 6 a.m. Wednesday. It was the second time in two days that the house caught fire, according to Tribune-Review...

The Allegheny County Health Department and the U.S. Department of Agriculture services are partnering to distribute bait around the region to vaccinate raccoons against the rabies virus. The bait will be delivered by hand, low-flying helicopters and airplanes from Aug. 2-10. “Allegheny County plays a critical role in rabies management...

Covid-19 cases in Allegheny County remain below the threshold that would trigger the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated mask guidance, but county leaders did not rule out the need for a countywide mask mandate. “We’re not there yet but, again, stay tuned,” said County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, noting...

An East Pittsburgh man with seven prior felony convictions will spend 15 years behind bars for using a gun while dealing large amounts of synthetic fentanyl he ordered by mail from South Korea. James Folks, 47, who also has ties to Homestead, was sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh for...

A man who belongs to a group that describes itself as a private tribal association for indigenous peoples is accused of squatting in a large Fox Chapel home listed for sale for nearly $700,000. Noble Prince Kamoory El, 28, faces two counts of criminal trespassing in the case that police...

A carjacking and shooting near a U-Haul facility in Pittsburgh spurred a police chase that culminated in an arrest made on Route 28 during rush-hour traffic Tuesday evening, initial reports indicate. A Pittsburgh officer was injured when the suspect’s stolen rental truck struck him in the leg during the pursuit,...

Passengers still cannot bring their firearms through security at Pittsburgh International Airport. They couldn’t Monday, when a Youngstown woman was caught with a loaded handgun in her purse, and they still couldn’t a day later when a man from Moon was stopped with a loaded handgun in his backpack. Nor...

A man was in critical condition after a midday shooting Tuesday in Wilkinsburg, according to police. The shooting happened just before 2:15 p.m. on Penn Avenue. First responders arrived and found a man who’d been shot multiple times. The man, who authorities did not identify, was taken to the hospital...

A Lincoln-Lemington man serving life for first-degree murder was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he smuggled synthetic drugs into a state prison under the guise of legal mail addressed from the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Rodney Howard, 36, is currently incarcerated at the State...

An Ohio woman tried to take a loaded handgun through security at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday, the 16th person to do so this year, authorities said. The woman, from Youngstown, was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers after they spotted a handgun in her purse as it went through...

The attorneys at Robert Peirce & Associates have been helping individuals who can no longer work, due to an injury or chronic illness, since the firm was established. Bob Peirce, founder of the firm, was one of the first attorneys in the Pittsburgh area to handle Social Security Disability cases....

At least three people were taken to the hospital following a crash early Monday in Robinson, according to Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV. Crews responded to the incident in the southbound lanes of Interstate 79 around 2 a.m. It was not immediately clear how many vehicles were involved. State police were...

A man who lived a life of luxury off of nearly $13 million his wife embezzled from her Pittsburgh employer over more than a decade will spend 18 months in federal prison. Gary Mills, 61, was found guilty in 2019 of three counts of filing a false tax return following...