Editorial: Pittsburgh needs more police
Problems exist nationwide in recruiting and retention of police. There are almost 18,000 police agencies in the United States, and many have been seeing their ranks thin since 2019. The International Association of Chiefs of Police surveyed departments in 2024 and found, on average, departments operating at about 91%...
Pittsburgh Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to up to 18 Years in State Prison
HARRISBURG, PA — A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced to 9 to 18 years in prison for leading a drug trafficking operation that distributed narcotics across Beaver and Allegheny counties. Dennis Alexander, 29, pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including four counts of possession with intent to deliver controlled...
Butler Co. Man faces charges after allegedly pooping in a pizza box
At Wednesday’s preliminary hearing, an employee of a Connoquenessing restaurant testified he was working when 37-year-old Michael Shipley entered the restaurant and placed a pizza box on the counter
Months-long lane closures scheduled for Browns Hill Road in Pittsburgh
Months-long lane closures on Browns Hills Road in Pittsburgh are expected to cause traffic delays for drivers through December.
Volunteers needed for free healthcare event this fall
Keith Young, Board Member of Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh tells KDKA Radio last year’s clinic provided more than $2.3 million in free services to 1,600 individuals in need.
Questions linger on “Cop City” as contractor comes under scrutiny
On a mid-July afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood, at the crest of Highland Drive and pinched between a U.S. Army Reserve Center and the Southwestern Veterans Center, is a sprawling fence guarding a complex some worry could become Pittsburgh’s “Cop City.”. The fence, marked distinctly by several...
Man Who Tried To Shoot PA Pastor Pleads Guilty
A man caught on video threatening to shoot a Western Pennsylvania pastor is headed to prison. A video recording captured the moment in 2024 when authorities say that Bernard Polite stepped up in front of Pastor Glenn Germany at the Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in Braddock, and tried to shoot him. Polite was tackled...
Man shot in Penn Hills after walking in on home burglary, police say
After the shooting, police say the suspects escaped the house and ran down the street.
Carnegie Science Center launching new name in September
More than a year after a massive $65 million donation, the Carnegie Science Center is ready to relaunch with a new name.
Pedestrian victim identified in fatal Coraopolis hit-and-run
CORAOPOLIS ― Authorities have identified the borough pedestrian who was fatally struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run incident the evening of Aug. 3. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office said Aug. 5 that 61-year-old Ulises Montalvo of Coraopolis died around 8:40 p.m. Sunday, shortly after he was struck by a...
