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Police ask for public’s help in unsolved shootings

Michael Delehanty, Contributor
December 6, 2018

NORTH BRADDOCK -- The Allegheny Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding the suspect in two unsolved shooting incidents. In the early afternoon on Nov. 19, North Braddock Police responded to a call on Jones Avenue. A 44-year-old male had sustained a gunshot...

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Officials break ground on ‘Pittsburgh Airport Innovation Campus’

Michael Delehanty, Contributor
December 6, 2018

PITTSBURGH -- Local officials broke ground Thursday on one of Pennsylvania's newest development sites, which plans to bring hundreds of new jobs and help fuel the regional economy. Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Dennis Davin...

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Sexual assault fugitive arrested in Wilkinsburg

Michael Delehanty, Contributor
December 6, 2018

PITTSBURGH — The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office arrested a sex assault fugitive Thursday morning. In October 2016, George Holiday was charged with sexual assault, which he later pled guilty to. The victim said that Holiday raped her in an apartment building parking lot....

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Police seek suspect in Manchester shooting

Michael Delehanty, Contributor
December 6, 2018

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh police are looking for an East Liberty man in connection to an early morning shooting that left two people hospitalized. Police issued an arrest warrant for 30-year-old Tramaine Solomen, for two counts of attempted homicide, early Thursday. Solomon...

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Tips to stay safe during the holiday season

Soundharjya Babu, Contributor
December 4, 2018

PITTSBURGH -- The holiday season has come around once again, bringing more risks and injuries from simple objects that families should take precautions to avoid. Allegheny County Emergency Services Chief Matthew J. Brown encourages residents to stay safe with open flames during...

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Pittsburgh receives funding to reunite children in foster care

Soundharjya Babu, Contributor
December 4, 2018

PITTSBURGH -- To help children in foster care, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued the authority a grant to reunite them with their families. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a $556,000 grant and made 77 vouchers available...

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Steelers to present check to police chief for Community Relations Trailer

Michael Delehanty, Contributor
December 4, 2018

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers presented a check to Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert for the purchase of a Community Relations Trailer. Maurkice Pouncey, the Pittsburgh Steelers' All-Pro Center and other members of the Steelers organization will present the check...

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Health Department donates money to prevent overdoses

Michael Delehanty, Contributor
December 3, 2018

PITTSBURGH -- The Allegheny County Health Department has donated a total of $47,500 in five mini-grants of $9,500 to community organizations in an effort to prevent deadly opioid overdoses in communities that have been heavily impacted by overdoses. The organizations that...

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Gov. Wolf pushes new cold weather animal cruelty law

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Editor
December 3, 2018

HARRISBURG -- Gov. Tom Wolf is reminding citizens across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of the state's strengthened animal cruelty law which can include hefty penalties. Act 10, the new law that strengthens Pennsylvania's animal cruelty laws, was signed into effect in June...

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Freezing rain, snow and ice trigger Winter Weather Advisory

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Editor
November 29, 2018

PITTSBURGH - The National Weather Service in Pittsburg has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Pittsburgh region. According to officials, a combination of freezing rain, ice and snow will begin Thursday evening and extend into the overnight period. The Winter Weather...