Pittsburgh PA

A former Highlands School District teacher accused of sexually abusing two students is facing new charges after detectives identified more victims, Allegheny County police announced on Tuesday.

Jamal Brooks was sentenced to 20 to 40 years for assault of a law enforcement officer and 15 to 30 years for attempted homicide.

A Pittsburgh man is headed to prison for up to 60 years for killing an ex-girlfriend with her own gun. DeAngelo Zieglar, 29, pleaded guilty Tuesday to murdering Rachel Dowden four years ago after the 28-year-old woman walked from her job at a Cricket cellphone store to a Bellevue bus stop.

Mineo’s Pizza House has been cleared for takeoff. More than a year in the making, the fourth location of the iconic pizza business opened Monday morning inside the new Pittsburgh International Airport. The first pies came out of the new ovens this morning. “It took a little longer than...

Allegheny Township police have accused a township resident of offering to purchase a 6-year-old girl from her mother. Theodore Magee, 43, offered to purchase the girl who, authorities say, he had sexually assaulted, according to a criminal complaint filed against him. Magee is charged with a half-dozen felonies,...

A handful of Pittsburgh-area Value City Furniture stores are going out of business after their parent company filed for bankruptcy.

A Pittsburgh man wanted by Erie police on charges of burglarizing an ice cream stand on the morning of Jan. 10 was arrested later that day at a pub in Erie, according to city police. But the suspect, 36-year-old Jarell D. Brown, put up a fight during his apprehension, police reported. Brown, whom police said has one...

A man is facing charges after he allegedly fled police and damaged a police cruiser after being taken into custody. It was just before 2 a.m. on January 3rd when police were called to the Sheetz near Mars High School for a suspicious vehicle. When officers approached the car, they...

(File Photo of Police Siren Lights) (Pittsburgh, PA) Witnesses stated that a fight over a parking complaint happened before gunfire broke out in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh last night. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, it happened at around 10:15 p.m. on the 100 block of Tecumseh Street. Police...

A South Park man says several people protested in front of his house, claiming someone who lives there is promoting animal abuse because they work at PPG Paints Arena.