Pittsburgh—A man has been ordered to stand trial in the shooting death of one police officer and the wounding of another in western Pennsylvania earlier this month. Johnathan Jermia Morris, 31, of McKeesport is charged in Allegheny County with criminal homicide, attempted homicide and assault of a law enforcement officer and firearms crimes in the […]
PITTSBURGH—Shen Yun Performing Arts touches the hearts of audiences around the world and some audience members show their gratitude in a special way. Pennsylvania State Senator Patrick J. Stefano attended Shen Yun’s Jan. 15 matinee performance in Pittsburgh at The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts. “I brought today my Certificate for Appreciation for what you’ve […]
At least six people were injured after a shooting erupted Friday outside a church in Pittsburgh where a funeral was taking place, police said. One victim originally reported in critical condition is now in stable condition, among five other people also being treated for injuries, Pittsburgh Police Commander Richard Ford said at a news conference […]
PITTSBURGH—Two women and a man were killed and a fourth person wounded in a shooting in Pittsburgh, authorities said. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said the gunfire occurred near a busy North Side intersection at about 10 p.m. Saturday. Public safety spokesperson Cara Cruz said one woman died at the scene. A second woman and a […]
West Mifflin, Pa.—Three people, including two teenagers, were wounded by gunfire late Saturday at an amusement park southeast of Pittsburgh, which was kicking off a Halloween-themed festival. Allegheny County police said a 39-year-old man and two 15-year-old boys sustained leg wounds in the gunfire shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin. […]
PITTSBURGH—A death penalty trial has begun for a man accused of having set a house fire that killed a young child and two women in Pittsburgh 4.5 years ago. Martell Smith, 45, faces three counts of homicide as well as aggravated arson and other charges in the early morning December 2017 blaze in the Homewood […]
Pittsburgh has a 60 percent decrease in arrests over the past eight years, following similar trends in many major cities across the country. From 2013 to 2021, the number of arrests made by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police dropped from 18,541 to 7,405. The latest audited report from the city provides data back to 2013. […]
A man has been arrested after an 18-month-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting in Pittsburgh, authorities said. The boy and his mother were in a vehicle in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue when the shooting happened around 2:44 p.m. Sunday, the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety said. Authorities arrested a 26-year old […]
The University of Pittsburgh reached out to top National Institutes of Health (NIH) officials to help it respond to criticism of experiments using fetal organs, according to newly released emails. Calls for a probe were triggered after documents showed the government, including the NIH, awarded millions to the school for a program that used aborted baby […]
Police were searching for the shooters who opened fire at a house party in the East Allegheny neighborhood of Pittsburgh that left two young people dead in the early hours of Sunday. The two victims were both under 18 while eight more sustained gunshot wounds, police said, revising an earlier tally. An additional five were […]
