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Police investigated a fatal shooting late Friday in Penn Hills in which someone shot two unoccupied cars in a driveway before shooting into a house, killing a 31-year-old man. Allegheny County Police reported that the incident took place shortly after 8:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Crescent Gardens Drive....

Looking for a good deal on a rare or everyday item? The Allegheny County Airport Authority is bringing back its annual auction. Over 8,000 items are up for bid Saturday with doors opening at 8:30 a.m. and bidding starting at 10 a.m. A wide variety of items are available, including...

Firefighters were called to a Brentwood Drive home in Kennedy near McKees Rocks early Friday. A fire chief at the scene told Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV that a woman was able to get out of the house safely, but the house is a complete loss. An investigation is underway....

Vehicles in the area of Hoover and Rodi roads in Penn Hills were struck by gunfire late Thursday. First responders were called to the area around 11 p.m. Thursday. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported seeing evidence markers on the ground and what appeared to be bullet holes in vehicles. Officials...

A new eatery could be coming to the Pittsburgh Mills complex. Developers are seeking to bring a Chipotle Mexican Grill to a spot near the Lowe’s store along Village Center Drive. Plans are still in the initial stages. Cardinal Realty applied for subdivision and land development approvals from Frazer supervisors....

Residents of a Munhall apartment building were forced to evacuate Wednesday night when a kitchen fire broke out, authorities said. The fire started around 9:30 p.m. after a third-floor resident left a stove unattended while cooking, according to the Munhall Fire Department. No injuries were reported. Some residents of the...

The son of a man killed last year at Baldwin’s Loose Moose Saloon filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the bar and the man accused of killing him. Mark D. Thompson, 51, of South Park, died on July 22, 2021, four days after he was assaulted at the bar, police said....

The northbound Route 28 off-ramp to The Waterworks near Fox Chapel will close Monday for as long as a month. Motorists looking to access the shopping plaza along Freeport Road still can use the exit, but they will be forced to turn left and navigate several traffic lights back to...

Hartwood Acres is one of the most sought-after wedding destinations in Allegheny County, but, starting next year, revelers will need to comply with scaled-back noise and time guidelines. “The township has received complaints of excessive noise from events at the mansion,” Indiana Township Manager Dan Anderson said. The 629-acre park...

A school bus driver was trapped and later extricated after crashing into a pole Wednesday morning along Ardmore Boulevard in Forest Hills. First responders were called to the 2300 block of Ardmore at 9:35 a.m., according to Allegheny County Police. The driver struck a steel sign pole, police said. No...

Halloween may be a week and-a-half away but it’s beginning to look like Christmas in the area. Snow was falling in places north of Pittsburgh Wednesday morning and temperatures were as much as 15 degrees below normal, with wind chills in the 20s according to the National Weather Service. A...

It seems that anyone who knew Christopher X. Lucas remembers how the young man made them laugh. Christopher’s sense of humor and infectious smile are the things that stood out for friends and family when asked what they remember most about the 15-year-old ninth grader at Taylor Allderdice High School...

Khaled Miah told a federal judge Tuesday that when he directed online threats of violence at the FBI agents investigating him, it was out of frustration and anger. “I wanted them to feel the same sense of being under a microscope that they made me feel,” he said. “I only...

A Penn Hills man will spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of being released after being sentenced Tuesday in the beating death of a man during a home invasion. A jury found Charles Pershing, 40, guilty of second-degree murder for killing Loxley Johns, 65, at...

The Transportation Security Administration found four firearms in the past five days at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoints. Three of the four people carrying the firearms have been arrested by Allegheny County Police. Gordon Vietmeier, of Pittsburgh; Jacob Huckabay of Westcliffe, Colo.; and Paul O’Brien, of Pittsburgh, all face charges...

Police are searching for a missing 14-year-old Clairton boy. Clairton police said Lorell Dillard was last seen at 10 a.m. Saturday on Penn Avenue in Wilkinsburg, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Dillard is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing 120 pounds. Police said he has small...

A Monroeville man whose car was filled with dozens of empty alcoholic drink containers when he was involved in a drunken-driving crash last year will serve at least two years in state prison after pleading guilty Monday to homicide by vehicle. Braden Chetsko, 23, was ordered by Allegheny County Common...

Allegheny County police said a McKees Rocks woman fired 13 shots at a boyfriend following a domestic incident Sunday morning. Tiffany Johnson, 36, was charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment in connection with the shooting that left a man with gunshot wounds to his foot and wrist, according to...

A teenager was killed Saturday in a Ross Township parking lot. The Allegheny County medical examiner has identified the victim as Christopher X. Lucas, 15, of Pittsburgh. The teen was hit by a vehicle at the North Hills Village shopping plaza along McKnight Road late Saturday afternoon, according to Tribune-Review...

A McKees Rocks man was arrested Saturday for an early morning shooting in the borough that left one man seriously injured. Edmond Fields, 49, was charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, false identification to law enforcement and carrying a firearm without a license. As of Saturday evening, he was being...

The deer management season is under way in Franklin Park, McCandless and Ross townships, according to Mike Clinebell, an owner and operator of Suburban Whitetail Management. Suburban Whitetail Management of Wexford provides bow hunting programs to manage deer populations in those communities, according to Michael Clinebell, co-owner of the company....

Members of the FSHD Society Western Pennsylvania chapter are getting ready to rock ‘n roll for the second annual Drum & Roll to Cure FSHD event. Set for 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, the event will feature African...

State Rep. Tony DeLuca’s name will remain on the Nov. 8 ballot despite his death Sunday after a brief battle with lymphoma. The late DeLuca, a Democrat from Penn Hills who was the longest-­serving member of the state House, is matched up against Queonia “Zarah” Livingston of the Green Party....

Michelangelo’s frescoes on the ceiling of Vatican City’s Sistine Chapel are regarded as one of the major accomplishments not only of Western art, but of all Western civilization. Unfortunately, not everyone is able to make a trip to Rome to see them in person. “Travel is expensive, travel can be...