Climate change and the environment are issues that students of Hazelwood’s KRUNK Movement aim to help with, one song at a time. “Su(Stained) Reality,” an album created by the students, is an examination of social and environmental justice, climate change and health. Featuring 10 original songs, the album was released...

Shari Lowenstein Zatman of O’Hara is entering Passover with a mix of emotions this year. “I definitely feel like we’re observing Passover with a heavier heart this year. ’Let My People Go’ is something we say as part of the holiday and it’s taken on a relevant meaning with our...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, April 23: Man stabbed in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood A man was stabbed early Tuesday morning inside a residence in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood. Pittsburgh police were called to the 100 block of Climax Street just before 2:30 a.m. Officers...

A man from Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood was killed early Saturday morning in a multi-vehicle crash along the Parkway East in Penn Hills, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Michael Ernest Buyna, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene at about 1 a.m. Saturday, the medical examiner said. State police...

There’s no way around it: This year’s Pennsylvania primary lacks much intrigue. The presidential contenders from both major parties clinched their nominations weeks ago. The state’s U.S. Senate race also has only one nominee for each party: incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, a former hedge fund...

Philip and Vania Gbee founded Nabakindo Skincare in 2020 as a tribute to their cultural heritage, family and commitment to their community. Their commitment to simplicity is certainly important for their daughter Amirah, 8, who has eczema and inspired their first product, Sweet Dreams, a body moisturizer designed to alleviate...

A judge Monday ordered the mother of a man charged with killing a McKeesport police officer to remove video of the shooting and other material from an online fundraising page within 24 hours. The order, by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Bruce Beemer, followed a hearing to address prosecution fears...

Allegheny County Police have filed charges against a man they said brought a loaded handgun into the Allegheny County Jail on Saturday. According to county police, a Swissvale officer transported Dayvonne Jackson, 21, to the jail around 9:40 a.m. Jackson had been arrested for defiant trespass in Braddock Hills. While...

A teenage boy who was killed by gunfire in McKees Rocks on Saturday has been identified. The victim was Ahsan Edwards, 15, of McKees Rocks, according to the Allegheny County Coroner’s Office. He was a student at the Sto-Rox School District. Edwards died from a gunshot would to the chest,...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, April 22: Mon Wharf reopens The Mon Wharf parking lot is reopening Monday after it closed due to flooding, according to the Pittsburgh Parking Authority. Parking will be available on the Wood Street and Stanwix Street sides of...

Car cruises are a staple of summertime in Southwestern Pennsylvania. From antique roadsters to ’60s muscle cars to giant lifted trucks, it’s not odd to pass a field with several hundred freshly washed rides on display. At Papa Rocks Pizza Pub in Monroeville, the cruises have been going for more...

Allegheny County Police are investigating two shootings that occurred within 15 minutes Friday in Sharpsburg and Etna, communities that sit less than a mile apart. Police were called at 11:45 p.m. to the 300 block of Linden Avenue in Sharpsburg after a woman was shot in the leg. She was...

Allegheny County’s 45th state Senatorial District has attracted more candidates than any other race in the region, in a contest that could be crucial in determining which party controls the state legislature’s upper chamber next year. And, at least on the Republican side, there are a bit of fireworks. Kami...

In Pittsburgh’s East End neighborhoods and nearby suburbs, a Democratic primary battle for a state House seat is pitting a progressive challenger against a mainstream incumbent. Ashley Comans, a Wilkinsburg school board member, said the 34th Legislative District is hungry for someone who champions progressive policies like boosting public schools,...

Allegheny County homicide detectives never followed up on information they received more than 2½ years ago that a gun seized in a traffic stop matched one used to kill a teenager in Wilkinsburg four months earlier. The gun’s existence was a surprising piece of evidence that suddenly appeared this week...

The owner of a Penn Hills facility that services people with intellectual disabilities faces a federal indictment on charges of health care fraud and other crimes. Kelley Oliver-Hollis, 59, of Pittsburgh faces 33 counts, including making false statements to health care matters and money laundering, federal officials announced. Oliver-Hollis is...

Two women charged in the shooting death last month of a 16-year-old boy in Wilkinsburg were held for trial Friday following a preliminary hearing in Pittsburgh Municipal Court. Kira Jackson, 23, and Alicia Johnson, 23, are charged with homicide and other offenses in the death of Kevin Wilson on March...

“For those looking to downsize, that doesn’t have to mean downgrade,” Piatt Sotheby’s International Realty associate broker and real estate advisor Kathe Barge said of a Centennial Avenue condo in Sewickley Village. That’s apparent from the get-go — a governor’s drive winds in front of the red brick and cast...

PennDOT officials remind drivers that the Sewickley Bridge, which connects Moon Township and Sewickley across the Ohio River, will close for 10 days starting Friday night. The closure is slated to begin at 7 p.m. and continue through 6 a.m. April 29, weather permitting. Officials said the closing is necessary...

Seton LaSalle Catholic High School Principal Lauren Martin will have a new job next school year. Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh’s Bishop David Zubik has appointed her superintendent of Catholic Schools effective July 1. The superintendent search began in January after Michelle Peduto announced her retirement after five years as superintendent...