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A new University of Pittsburgh study shows how good gut health could be beneficial at fighting certain kinds of cancer. A study published Thursday in the science journal Cell showed probiotic bacteria in mice traveled from the animals’ guts and established in tumors, where the bacteria directly stimulate immune cells...

Once Joan Gabel arrives in July from the University of Minnesota, the success of her tenure as University of Pittsburgh chancellor might hinge on the same unforgiving metrics that were used to judge her male predecessors. Fundraising will be key among them. Even with its $5.5 billion endowment, a thriving...

Nearly a year after two teenagers were killed and eight others were injured in an Easter morning shooting at an Airbnb rental property in Pittsburgh’s North Side, city officials have not passed any legislation to regulate short-term rentals, and police have no updates on their investigation. Police said about 200...

A five-car train derailed Saturday morning in Pittsburgh’s West End, closing a section of West Carson Street for a time, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said. The Norfolk Southern train cars were empty, and no hazardous material was leaked, a company spokesperson told Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. No injuries were reported,...

Pittsburgh Public Schools officials have filed a federal lawsuit against multiple international social media companies, accusing them of fomenting “an unprecedented mental health crisis fueled by (their) addictive and dangerous social media platforms.” The school district filed the suit April 6 against Meta Platforms (Facebook’s parent company), Meta Payments, Siculus,...

Two people were injured, with one in critical condition, following two separate shootings late Friday night in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood and Beltzhoover neighborhoods, according to police. Police responded to a shots-fired call just before 11:20 p.m. near the intersection of Boggs and Warrington avenues in Beltzhoover. They arrived to find a...

Organizations that receive funding through Pittsburgh’s Stop the Violence grant program will now be required to provide additional reporting on how they spend their money under legislation approved this week by City Council. The measure is meant to provide greater accountability and transparency in how the tax dollars are used,...

The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership is looking to team up with the city to launch an ambassador program that would bring community service representatives to Downtown Pittsburgh seven days a week. Pittsburgh would dedicate $600,000 to the Golden Triangle Ambassador program under City Council legislation introduced this week. The program would...

The start of a new baseball season brings hope, beginning with the first pitch. The annual tradition of fans gathering at PNC Park for the Pittsburgh Pirates’ home opener inspired North Side resident Mark T. Fatla to think of the people over the years making their way to the ballpark,...

It’s Easter and Passover weekend, as well as the Pirates first home game of the season. Here are some entertaining ways to spend it. A dog-gone good time The Doggie Easter Egg Hunt is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the dog park and north lot at...

The Olympia Park Shelter House in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington will once again serve as a community space. The building, which closed after a fire in 2009, will house athletic associations and community and private events. City leaders unveiled the newly renovated space this week. “This facility has been transformed and...

Pittsburgh leaders say they are ramping up efforts to make Downtown cleaner and safer. “Downtown Pittsburgh is the heart and soul of our city,” Mayor Ed Gainey said during a news conference Thursday. The city has increased the number of cleaning crews working Downtown by about 20%, Gainey said. Officials...

Pittsburgh EMS Chief Ron Romano’s final day in uniform — March 31 — was nearly 14 years to the day since a gunman fatally shot three Pittsburgh police officers while they were responding to a domestic dispute in Stanton Heights. Romano still remembers the sense of urgency to get to...

Duquesne Light plans to install electric vehicle charging stations at two lots owned by the city of Pittsburgh. Charging stations for four electric cars will be placed at a city-owned lot at 6112 Kirkwood St., which the Pittsburgh Parking Authority leases from the city. The DC fast chargers will allow...

A man sought for a shooting that happened in February on the North Side has been arrested. Jermaine Lamont Colwell, 46, is being detained in the Allegheny County Jail in lieu of $100,000 cash bond. He is charged with attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault and gun violations after a person...

Hazmat crews continued to clean up a caustic liquid leak at the U.S. Steel Tower early Thursday morning. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said Pittsburgh fire, EMS and police all responded to the 600 block of Grant Street after the leak was first reported around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. Several area roads...

A University of Pittsburgh cardiologist has filed a new civil complaint in federal court alleging retaliation and discrimination against him over affirmative action views expressed in a paper published and later retracted by the Journal of the American Heart Association. Norman C. Wang is on the faculty of Pitt’s School...

An Allegheny County judge on Wednesday said he will not allow the district attorney’s office to seat a death-penalty qualified jury because of the ongoing moratorium on capital punishment in Pennsylvania. Judge Anthony M. Mariani wrote in a 10-page opinion that compelling prospective jurors to sit through the “grueling and...

A Beechview woman charged Wednesday in connection with an attempted robbery and shooting is accused of staging at least four other robberies in two municipalities in the past month, court records show. Pittsburgh police charged Nyzjayah Majors, 20, with aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit robbery, both felonies. She also...

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified two Pittsburghers who were fatally shot in Homewood last month. Damion Nance, 46, and Janell Ross, 47, were found dead on Frankstown Avenue late March 24, according to the medical examiner. Police said they responded to the area around 11:50 p.m. after...

Baseball and hot dogs go together like peanuts and Cracker Jack — except when it comes to Good Friday. Catholics attending the Pirates’ home opener on Friday — one of the holiest days of the year for Catholics — still must abstain from eating meat, according to the Pittsburgh Diocese....

Pittsburgh City Council has reached a tentative contract agreement with city police that includes pay increases and a new system for disciplining officers. The union representing Pittsburgh’s police officers ratified the proposed contract last month, with 572 votes in favor of the deal and only 13 against it. The contract...

PPG struck a deal for the Pittsburgh-based company’s Glidden brand to become the primary paint brand at the world’s largest retailer. The 3-year agreement expands PPG’s relationship with Walmart. Glidden products will include a new line of Grab-n-Go ready-to-use paint as well as tint-able paints and Olympic wood stain products...