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A Pittsburgh medic was assaulted in the back of an ambulance on Grant Street outside the City-County Building; police say the patient is expected to be charged.
A Pittsburgh federal judge sentenced Tajay Singh to 54 months for his role in a transnational lottery scam that targeted seniors and cost victims millions.
An inmate at the Allegheny County Jail was assaulted and pronounced dead Wednesday; Allegheny County Police have been asked to investigate.
A former Willowbrook Country Club office manager in Apollo is accused of stealing more than $300,000, according to local TV coverage.
A Pittsburgh-area man faces felony charges after detectives say he sent explicit photos and tried to lure an undercover agent he believed was 12 to his Latrobe home.
A bomb squad response closed Library Road at the Bethel Park Shopping Center after an "emergency situation" at the Walmart. Allegheny County EOD was called and investigations continue.
An 80-year-old Garfield woman is accused of taking more than $223,000 from an incapacitated man with dementia, according to a criminal complaint and reporting.
Council ordered quarterly, neighborhood-level violent-crime reports after a string of recent incidents. Councilors say the data will help target prevention resources.
WPXI published exclusive surveillance footage showing an officer firing inside a Munhall holding cell, reopening questions about oversight and departmental policy. The clip captures a Feb. 2025 scuffle that left a man hospitalized.
A tiny kitten was tied in a bag and tossed from a pickup on Conewango Avenue; state police say the animal was unharmed and are asking anyone with footage to come forward.
West Homestead police are seeking a driver after a dog was struck and later died; officials are asking neighbors to check security-camera footage.
A heavy police response in Market Square late Monday left one person hospitalized as officers and EMS converged on Forbes Avenue. Details remain limited as authorities investigate.
A 33-year-old man died after a late-night shooting in East Hills. ShotSpotter registered dozens of rounds and detectives are investigating.
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