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Hazmat was called to the Peoples Gas building on Pittsburgh's North Shore after an employee opened a piece of mail containing what appeared to be cocaine.

A suspect was arrested during a SWAT situation in McKeesport on Wednesday.

Tom the turkey is causing traffic backups at Logan and Library roads in Bethel Park.

A new report from two Southwestern Pennsylvania nonprofits argues community-scale projects can create jobs at one-third the cost of large industrial projects — which are often subsidized by taxpayers. The report’s authors make the case that small-scale development makes a big difference when judged collectively and des

Mystery author L.L. Kirchner had a pretty wild first day on the job as a theater critic at Pittsburgh City Paper in 1996. “When I first started at City Paper, I got offered this full-time job,” recalls Kirchner, “and unbeknownst to me, I had kind of taken somebody else’s job. On my first day, that guy came in and punch

Radiology backlogs are adding another layer of uncertainty for some Pittsburgh-area patients: after an X-ray, CT scan or MRI, they may wait weeks for a report that helps explain what is happening inside their bodies. The delays reflect pressure on both imaging appointments and the specialists who interpret the scans.

Police said video showed someone getting on the boat and leaving the area before the fire started.

Allegheny Smokeworks is permanently closing at the end of September in Blawnox. (Joyce Hanz | TribLive) The smoke is clearing soon for a longtime business in Blawnox. In business since 1997, Allegheny Smokeworks announced its impending closure via social media on Sept. 11, saying the specialty cigar shop is losing its

A North Side resource center that provides social services to homeless Pittsburghers will shut down early next month, and it is unclear when or if it will be replaced. The Reaching Out On The Streets (ROOTS) Program drop-in center, located in the East Ohio Street business district, serves as a resource hub for unhoused

Pittsburgh police and school security responded to a fight involving a large group of students in a shopping center near Carrick High School this afternoon.