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Separate shootings Sunday evening in Pittsburgh left two men injured, authorities said. The first happened about 5:20 p.m. in Lincoln-Lemington, according to police. Officers and medics responded to Lincoln Avenue for a report of a shooting but found the victim had been driven to the hospital. Police searched for a...

Pittsburgh police are seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted for a fatal shooting in Homewood North on July 4. Justin Gomez, 32, was shot shortly before 9:35 p.m. near the intersection of Mohler Street and Ferris Court, according to investigators. Officers who responded to the scene found the...

Bike Pittsburgh will give away bike lights Wednesday in the city’s Homewood neighborhood. The event, called Operation Illumination, will be held at the corner of Homewood Avenue and Hamilton Avenue from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., while supplies last. Bike Pittsburgh is a nonprofit that advocates for safe bicycling in...

Pittsburgh police are looking for a teenager and her son after they went missing Friday around 2 p.m. Public information officer Cara Cruz said Jamilah McLean, 17, and Josiah McLean, 1, went for a walk in the East Hills area and did not return. They may also be in Braddock...

Police are trying to identify a man who they suspect was throwing bricks at police during a protest June 1 in the vicinity of Centre and Negley avenues in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood. He was wearing a camouflage baseball cap, a “Curators of Hip Hop” T-shirt and Nike Air Max...

An artist noted for his work with the jam band Phish is teaming up with Pittsburgh’s Commonplace Coffee for a line of limited-edition merchandise. Jim Pollock, who has been creating iconic art for the music industry and many brands and businesses for more than 30 years, has designed coffee mug...

The past 24 hours have brought permanent closure announcements from two popular Pittsburgh eateries, Downtown’s NOLA on the Square and East Liberty’s Spoon. Spoon’s announcement came yesterday through Facebook, though the rationale is more complicated than just the financial pressures which have accompanied covid-19 restrictions. According to Spoon’s part-owner and...

The nonprofit 412 Food Rescue on Tuesday announced that, over the past five years, it has redirected 10 million pounds of food that would have otherwise been wasted by serving it to those in need. The nonprofit, which launched in March 2015, relies on a network of volunteer food recovery...

A founder of Pittsburgh’s prized tech startup, Duolingo, indicated Monday that harsh immigration policies could force him to move the company – and its jobs – to Canada. Luis von Ahn wrote on Twitter that the Trump administration’s moves could cost Pittsburgh. “I’m proud that Duolingo, the most valuable startup...

A cable failure resulting in a pole fire caused a power outage Monday evening affecting a 30-block area in some of Pittsburgh’s East End neighborhoods, according to Allegheny County officials. Duquesne Light spokeswoman Hollie Geitner said about 1,700 Lawrenceville customers were without power, after fire crews responded shortly after 4...

A 34-year-old man died after he was shot Sunday morning in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood, police said. Keith D. Byrd died at 5:58 a.m. Sunday at a local hospital, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Byrd was found shot in the 100 block of Shetland St. at about 4...

Bartenders at East End Brewing Co. are still working. “Only now, they are serving our customers in another way,” said owner Scott Smith. “Some of our bartenders have become delivery drivers.” Bringing the beer to you is not a new concept, but it’s become more active in the coronavirus pandemic....

Dancing Gnome Brewery and Pittsburgh Brewing Co. have teamed up to bring back Robin Hood Cream Ale, a popular local brew from the late 1970s. The idea to do this came when Ben Butler, founder and owner of Top Hat, a Pittsburgh-based creative agency, introduced the two clients — Andrew...

As a reporter for WPXI, Cara Sapida says that one comment she’s heard repeatedly over the years is, “You just never think it could happen to you.” As a healthy woman in her 30s, she didn’t think she’d be getting a diagnosis of breast cancer, especially after having a negative...

As covid-19 cases increase in southwestern Pennsylvania, educators are just one of the groups struggling to see what their future may look like. School districts across the nation are looking at the myriad forms that fall classes could take, and it is just one of the areas R.K. Mellon Foundation...

Pittsburgh police responding to a pair of Shotspotter alerts late Monday in the city’s Homewood neighborhood found a wounded man lying on the ground, according to authorities. Officers from the city’s Zone 5 station discovered the man in a parking lot near a business in the 7000 block of Frankstown...

A Pittsburgh man wanted in connection with three stabbings in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood is in custody. City police report Melvin Banks, 35, was arrested Monday. He’s charged with aggravated assault, providing false identification to law enforcement, homicide and attempted homicide, according to online court documents. Charges stem from a...

Christopher Juring said he was trying to leave, trying to follow orders. In a cloud of tear gas and smoke, Juring was walking on Centre Avenue sometime after 6:30 p.m. June 1, unable to see in front of him and unable to see the wall of Pittsburgh SWAT officers moving...

A Wilkinsburg man has been charged in connection to a 2013 triple shooting at a picnic that killed 15-month-old Marcus White, Jr. in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood. Gregory Parker, 22, is charged with criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy, four counts of aggravated assault and gun charges, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Chris...

Pittsburgh police have arrested a Pittsburgh man for fatally shooting another man last year in Larimer. Isaiah Evans, 22, of the city’s East End, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of Daniel Carpenter, 42, of Pittsburgh. The shooting happened on March 17, 2019, near the intersection of Shetland...

A Vandergrift man is accused of throwing a bottle of water at police during a June 1 protest in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood. A criminal complaint filed Monday said Benjamin Reynolds, 28, could be seen on a woman’s Facebook Live stream throwing a full bottle of water at police near...