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A man was critically injured after being stabbed Friday night near Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, city police said. Police said they responded to reports of a man being stabbed in the 700 block of Casino Drive shortly before 8:30 p.m. The man was taken to a local hospital,...

Pittsburgh police took one person into custody after a woman was shot Friday afternoon in Lawrenceville. Allegheny County emergency dispatchers said the shooting happened around 3 p.m. in the 5200 block of Keystone Street. Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda Mueller said the woman was shot in the arm and went to...

Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority Board has voted to sell land in the city’s Larimer neighborhood to a local nonprofit that will build a recreation and education center on the site. The board unanimously voted to sell the property on Larimer Avenue to Steel City Squash, a nonprofit that launched in...

Students participating in the Career and Technical Education program at Pittsburgh Public Schools will have increased access to job shadowing, paid internships and jobs, city and school officials announced Friday. A partnership between the city, the school district and local corporate partners aims to prepare students for the workforce and...

If there was a word to describe East Liberty, it would be transformation. The neighborhood has redeveloped itself over the years and is now an up-and-coming hotspot for all things food, entertainment and shopping. But that growth did not happen overnight. Patricia Lowry, a member of the board of directors...

An investigation is underway after shots were fired in the Strip District early Friday, according to Pittsburgh Police. At about 12:07 a.m., Zone 2 officers responded to a Shotspotter alert. Police sayidthe shots came from two vehicles near the Liberty Avenue and 16th Street intersection. A third vehicle, not involved...

More than a month of free arts and cultural programming kicks off with the return of RADical Days — but that’s not all that’s going on this weekend in the Pittsburgh area. Radical idea RADical Days 2022 begins Friday and continues through Oct. 16, with more than 75 free events...

The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh is eyeing a partnership with the Housing Authority of the City Pittsburgh that could provide up to $90,000 to first-time low-income homebuyers in the city. Dubbed OwnPGH, the program is an effort to help low-income residents afford to buy houses in Pittsburgh. The money...

An Aliquippa man is wanted in connection with a recent string of burglaries in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside and Lawrenceville neighborhoods, officials announced Thursday. Michael Moffett, 33, faces multiple charges including burglary, criminal mischief and theft from a motor vehicle. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Cara Cruz said Moffett is believed to have...

The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh on Thursday announced that its first URA Ventures Pilot has closed on its first batch of Main Street investments, including a cafe, an event planning company and a pressed juice and smoothie bar. The program, which the URA announced in March, aims to encourage...

A former Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority supervisor was sentenced Thursday to serve one year’s probation and pay a $500 fine as a result of pleading guilty last year to conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act. Prosecutors say James Paprocki of Ross falsified records on sludge discharges into the...

An attorney for a former West Mifflin High School football player told a jury on Thursday that the school district, WPIAL and PIAA are responsible for his client not only sustaining a concussion in 2009 during practice but also for additional symptoms he claims it caused years later. But in...

Twitter has removed a post from a Carnegie Mellon University professor that called the British monarchy a “thieving raping genocidal empire” on the day that Queen Elizabeth II died. The removed post from language professor Uju Anya said of the queen, “may her pain be excruciating.” It was announced early...

Chaos on Pittsburgh’s South Side is apparently bleeding over into street paving. Last month, a contract worker was struck with a BB gun pellet, officials said. PennDOT spokesperson Nicole Haney said the incident combined with other harassment that workers were facing from the public led PennDOT to shift paving from...

Damage from a tree that fell on the Red Line tracks at the Kelton stop in Dormont caused Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) to halt Red Line service Wednesday night and Thursday morning and reroute traffic over the Blue Line. The tree fell on the tracks but also pulled down overhead...

A 27-year-old man who was stabbed in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood Wednesday afternoon has died. David L. Kelley was stabbed about 3:38 p.m. by someone in the 7500 block of Mulford Street, police said. He was taken to UPMC Presbyterian, where he died, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda Mueller....

Aaron Waller, a former vice president of the Washington Commanders football team, will serve as executive director of the Sports and Exhibition Authority, officials announced Thursday. The hiring follows a national search to replace former executive director Mary Conturo, who announced in January that she would leave the post. The...

Pittsburgh police took custody of a loaded handgun found Wednesday on private property near Allderdice High School in the city’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. The gun was discovered by Pittsburgh Public School Police in a Nike shoulder bag. It was under a blue grocery bag on a driveway in the 2000...

Pittsburgh police are seeking information about the robbery of a taxi driver on Wednesday afternoon in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Police were called the 200 block of Winston Road shortly before 5 p.m. for a report of a strong-arm robbery. They said a juvenile had hired a taxi/ride-hail driver on...

The defense attorney for a man convicted of third-degree murder following a second trial argued Wednesday that the conviction should be thrown out because the prosecution either purposely caused a mistrial or was reckless in its preparation of the case. Carlos Harris, 28, of Arlington, was found guilty following his...

Duquesne University is renaming its law school after one of its most prestigious alumni, who recently donated the largest gift in the school’s history — $50 million. The Duquesne School of Law has been renamed to the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University. Kline, a Philadelphia lawyer,...

David Finegold, the president of Chatham University, announced Wednesday that he plans to leave the post at the end of the academic year. Finegold, the university’s 19th president, has served as the school’s president since 2016. A scholar and educational innovator who dedicated his career to educational reform, Finegold worked...

Alphabet Trail and Tales, touted as Western Pennsylvania’s largest read aloud event, returns to Blue Slide Playground in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park this Saturday. “We are super excited to be back in Frick Park this year for this annual early and elementary literacy day of fun,” said Kathryn Vargas, director of...

These days, tacos are more than just ground beef, cheese and toppings. From barbacoa to chorizo to lengua, tacos have gone gourmet. Visitors to the Original Pittsburgh Taco Festival on Saturday will find a taco for every taste bud, said founder and executive producer Craig McCloud. “We’ll have plenty for...

Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a plan to link two historic buildings in the city’s Central Business District. The plan is to connect the structure commonly known as the Skinny Building on Forbes Avenue and the Roberts Building on Wood Street. Both buildings will see restoration work, and a...