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A violent night on Pittsburgh’s South Side led to attempted homicide charges against a 15-year-old boy, assault charges against two others, and the announcement of coming changes to traffic flow on East Carson Street, officials said Friday. Three people were shot early Friday near East Carson and South 18th streets....

We’ve almost reached the end of July. Besides the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix in Schenley Park, which is back on track Saturday and Sunday after missing last year because of the pandemic, here are five other things to do while it’s still summer. Taking it to the streets “OpenStreetsPGH” visits...

Pittsburgh police officers found three men suffering from gunshot wounds in separate locations after hearing a volley of gunfire ring out early Friday morning while on patrol in the South Side. Officers from the Zone 3 station heard gunfire in the vicinity of East Carson and South 18th Street shortly...

People will again have a chance to run or walk on the tarmac at Pittsburgh International Airport. The fifth annual FlyBy 5K and 2-Mile Fun Run/Walk presented by CNX Resources, a natural gas development production company, is Oct. 2. It is back on course after a yearlong hiatus because of...

A man charged for throwing a brick through a Pittsburgh police cruiser during protests last year pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court. George Allen, 32, of Pittsburgh, pleaded to one count of obstructing law enforcement during civil disorder. Allen was charged in July 2020, accused of throwing a hunk of...

A Greensburg doctor pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to taking kickbacks, health care fraud and conspiring to distribute controlled substances. Thomas Whitten, 71, will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge William S. Stickman IV on Dec. 7. According to prosecutors, Whitten received kickbacks from Arizona-based Insys Therapeutics from May...

A man from Pittsburgh’s Homewood North section will serve 15 to 30 years in state prison for the shooting deaths of a couple during a fight over a custody dispute two years ago. Darryl Barnett, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter and two firearms counts Thursday before...

A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to trafficking one endangered and one invasive species of fish. Anthony Nguyen, 49, entered guilty pleas to 2020 charges of interstate trafficking in illegally possessed or transported fish and creating a false record. Nguyen is charged with violating the federal...

Police asked for the public’s help Wednesday to find a 12-year-old boy who has gone missing for the second time in two weeks. Kirill Matveev was last seen 2½ days ago — about noon on Monday in the city’s Arlington neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh police. Police seek the public's assistance...

An argument over pizza led to the weekend shooting on Pittsburgh’s South Side that left a man in critical condition, according to charges filed in the case. Rafik White, 22, is charged with attempted homicide in the shooting, which happened shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday. Police said they responded to...

The new associate pastor at Roots of Faith in Sharpsburg lives by the motto, “Say yes to God and great things will happen.” “I am not fully aware of the possibilities that God has in store for me,” said the Rev. Angelique Bradford, a Beltzhoover native who celebrated her installation...

Pittsburgh Police towed nearly two dozen vehicles during a three-day blitz to get abandoned cars and trucks off city streets. Police said the blitz — the third conducted this year — was focused in the city’s Manchester, Marshall-Shadeland, Woods Run, Troy Hill, Lower Perrysville and Upper Perrysville neighborhoods. Police investigated...

Pittsburgh police issued an alert for the public in connection with the arrest of Pittsburgh man on multiple counts of sex offenses involving minors. Donald Sickler, 39, of the city’s Greenfield neighborhood, was arrested July 15 and charged with more than a dozen counts including rape, unlawful contact with a...

Pennsylvania’s Urban Agriculture Week featured four farms and gardens across Pittsburgh, and Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding toured each on Tuesday as part of his statewide tour. “At the end of the day, (Urban Agriculture Week) gives us a chance to tell a story about food, about agriculture and sharing...

The Hatfield Connector, the final portion of the Central Lawrenceville Neighborway, has been completed in under three months. City officials announced Tuesday that the shared-use pedestrian and bike path closes a gap between 50th and 51st streets. Neighborways are low-traffic streets built for walkers, cyclists and other non-vehicular traffic, according...

Calling him a leader and instigator who went to Washington, D.C., ready for a fight, a federal magistrate judge ordered a Shaler substitute teacher who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to be held in custody pending trial. U.S. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey said on Tuesday that Robert...

It wasn’t necessary for Pittsburgh City Council to approve a plan Tuesday that allocates the city’s $335 million in federal covid relief money, Councilwoman Deb Gross said. “We cannot be confident that we are addressing the harm done to our most vulnerable citizens,” Gross said during a council meeting. She...

Officers responding to ShotSpotter gunshot alert in Mt. Washington on Monday found a man suffering from stab wounds before tracking down a suspect who was shot by a witness as he fled the scene, according to Pittsburgh police. Police from the city’s Zone 3 station responding to the gunshot alert...

Here’s a chance to sit in the Pirates dugout. Or take a walk along the warning track in the outfield. Maybe take a trip around the bases. The annual All Star Craft Beer, Wine & Cocktail Festival returns to PNC Park on Pittsburgh’s North Shore after being canceled last year...

A federal judge in Ohio has denied the Cleveland zoo’s request for a temporary restraining order against the Pittsburgh zoo over alleged trademark infringement related to the Pittsburgh zoo’s upcoming Asian Lantern Festival. U.S. District Judge James Gwin denied the motion late last week, something attorneys for Pittsburgh Zoo &...

Berkley Wellstein felt the silence. Her baby wasn’t moving. “I was 32½ weeks pregnant, and it was a normal pregnancy,” Wellstein said, as she stood with her husband, Bob, on July 8 inside UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Oakland. “There was a lack of movement. I went to see my doctor....

Legalizing marijuana for recreational use could lead to fewer opioid-spurred health emergencies and overdose deaths, a University of Pittsburgh study has found. Opioid-related emergency department visits dropped by 7.6% within a year of cannabis legalization for adult residents in four states — California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts — according to...