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Dave Wallace woke up this winter with the idea of cycling 335 miles from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., to raise money for adoption services. The inspiration was simple — his adopted 13-year-old son, Zak. “It was shortly after we welcomed Zak into his forever home that I started having this...

President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark said in an open letter posted on the court’s website it is time for Allegheny County’s judicial system to recognize systemic racism and work to combat it. The longtime Allegheny County prosecutor turned family court judge posted the letter to the community last week with...

An Idaho man is accused in a string of armed robberies in Allegheny County and eastern Ohio, authorities said Tuesday. Miambo Maombi, 21, was arrested June 16 in Hendricks County, Ind., after police say he ran away from a traffic stop. Allegheny County Police said they believe Maombi could be...

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado hit the Cranberry area during a round of strong storms Monday afternoon. The tornado struck near Mt. Pleasant Road and Dean Road in the Mars area of Allegheny County, National Weather Service Meteorologist Shannon Hefferan said Tuesday. The tornado brought 70 mph winds...

The small Beverly Road storefront of Kara Kakes in Mt. Lebanon was dark on Tuesday morning. Normally it would have been open by 10 a.m. and illuminated more than anything else by Kara Leo’s constant smile. It’s the overwhelming memory people have of her. The woman who brought the bakery...

A month after he was arrested on federal charges accusing him of submitting fake applications to obtain $3.8 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans during the covid-19 pandemic, a Scott Township man submitted a new loan application seeking a half-million dollars, investigators said. Randy Frasinelli, 65, now faces additional charges...

This week’s podcast is a Food Justice is Social Justice episode featuring the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation. The goal of this initiative is to create awareness about social inequality while educating food bank supporters in Southwestern Pennsylvania of numerous organizations in the region that are focused on ending racism and...

Vice President Kamala Harris made it clear Monday to a receptive audience on her first visit to Western Pennsylvania: there’s a new sheriff in town as she touted the expanded child tax credit and took her case for the Biden administration’s battle for an expansive infrastructure program and stronger labor...

On Monday, PennDOT crews closed the ramp from northbound Route 28 to the Highland Park Bridge in Sharpsburg to begin a construction project expected to last about three months. As construction workers posted signs warning of closures and detours, Bonnie Demotte scouted spots to put up signs of her own....

Pine-Richland Class of 2021 The Pine-Richland School District hosted a commencement for the 381 members of the Class of 2021 on June 11. Jinwon Elly Jang was the valedictorian and Rebecca Peng and Benjamin Carnovale were named the salutatorian and tertiary, respectively. Finishing in the top 10% of the class...

Two blocks of East Carson Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side will be closed Monday afternoon for a visit from Vice President Kamala Harris. City police said the street between Sarah and South 28th streets, including the intersection of Hot Metal Street, will be closed between noon and 4:30 p.m. Other...

Hampton police located a missing woman who was found safe in Ohio just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Merilyn Penn, 82, who is in the early stages of dementia, was last seen driving a dark blue 2009 Dodge Caravan on Main Street in Butler city at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, police...

A South Fayette woman died early Friday from injuries suffered when a tree branch fell on her in an Upper St. Clair park, officials said. Kara A. Leo, 40, was hiking with her husband Thursday evening in Boyce Mayview Park, according to officials and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The...

The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will ordain Joseph S. Uzar Jr. as a priest on June 26, and two other men are joining the diocese as deacons this month. Uzar’s ceremony at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland will be the only ordination of a priest in the diocese this year....

How about a beer garden party to celebrate the first day of summer? Springdale’s Leaning Cask Brewing Company is holding a grand opening of its new outdoor beer garden, “The Courtyard,” on Sunday. The entrance to the beer garden is directly through the pub on Pittsburgh Street and has seating...

When Verona resident Nathaniel Pugliese is passionate about a cause, he will make it his mission to raise money for it. That mission was achieved when he recently raised more than $10,000 for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s “Walk for Children’s.” Pugliese was already involved in many volunteering opportunities for the...

Registration is open for kids to join next week’s free Mega Sports Camp at Northgate Church in Ross Township. Children in first through sixth grade will be able to participate in either soccer, basketball, baseball, cheerleading, art, dodgeball or gymnastics. The camp will be in session from 6 to 8:30...

A 37-year-old Moon Township man was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a standoff with police Thursday night, according to township police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as John Geisler. Police said the incident began around 6:15 p.m. when a woman reported a domestic...

It sat for a year, idled by the pandemic. But now, with an end to the covid-19 crisis seemingly in sight, construction on Rivers Casino Pittsburgh’s $60 million, “The Landing Hotel Pittsburgh” resumed this week. Cranes from local general contractor Massaro Corp. have returned to the site. Steel beam framing...

A Hazelwood resident who was struck by a car on the Veterans Bridge in Pittsburgh last year during a peaceful march protesting the police killing of George Floyd is suing the driver that struck them. Victoria “Vic” Costikyan, 29, filed the complaint against Dylan Dietrich, listed as being from Jefferson...

An Ohio man died in a fall Thursday morning while making repairs to the roof of a Neville Island plant, according to police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Chris M. Byler, 19, of Andover. He was pronounced dead at the scene just before 9:30 a.m....

Advocacy groups met in Downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday to call on lawmakers and leaders to divest in police resources and invest in community concerns they say are the root cause of violent crime. “The safest communities are not the communities with the most police,” said Jasiri X, co-founder of the...

English-speaking people sometimes take certain things for granted. For example, when they ask a question or give a command to Alexa and Siri, they can expect to get a desired response because those cloud-based voice services work great in English. But what happens when someone who speaks one of the...

On June 26, 2020, Gloria Anderson, who had a long history of mental illness, made her way to Point State Park and told a police officer on bike patrol she was going to rob a bank. She also said she was going to kill herself. Officers took the 36-year-old homeless...