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A 79-year-old Penn Hills woman was killed in a dog attack Tuesday; police are investigating and neighbors say they are stunned.
The Fayette County coroner identified 57-year-old Michael Burnsworth of Ohiopyle as the rider killed in a single-vehicle crash on Nelson Road on Saturday.
Allegheny County police are investigating after a man was found shot in an alley behind the 800 block of Broadway Avenue early Saturday. Detectives are asking for tips.
A White Oak woman was arrested after police say a Doberman was found emaciated and later euthanized; humane officers removed four cats and a teen was found in the home. She faces animal‑cruelty and child‑endangerment charges.
A 15-year-old was struck and killed on McKnight Road in Ross Township; the busy North Hills stretch was closed for hours while investigators worked the scene.
A child was found alone in a parked car in Pittsburgh; police detained the child's mother for questioning while investigators review the scene. Details remain limited.
The Fayette County coroner was called to a late-night crash on Grindstone Road in Jefferson Township. Officials released few details as investigators worked the scene.
A Pittsburgh man who was once found hiding in an attic was arrested again after deputies say they found him under a TV set in a Carrick basement.
A Carrick man was sentenced to 30 years after federal prosecutors say he sheltered, photographed and trafficked a runaway minor. The court also ordered ten years of supervised release.
Federal, state and local agents executed arrests and search warrants across Pittsburgh Thursday tied to a probe of a violent drug‑trafficking operation. Officials say there's no threat; an FBI briefing is set for 3 p.m.
A Cambria Township officer, Walter Maul Jr., was charged after state troopers say he removed his body camera, visited an Ebensburg apartment and handcuffed a woman.
Two Clearfield men received life sentences after prosecutors say they mailed a package bomb that killed Shanna Carlson in October 2019.
Police arrested two people after an alleged string of attempted gas‑station robberies across Allegheny and Westmoreland counties on July 9, authorities say.
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