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Allegheny County police are investigating a home invasion and shooting today that left one person wounded.

One person remains at large and another in police custody after an alleged home invasion in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood Saturday afternoon.

Matthew Barton's mixed-media installation "The Affects of the Effects of Gravity," part of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts/Pittsburgh Filmmakers "2008 Biennial," enters its last week on exhibit at Filmmakers ...

Pittsburgh is known for its large crowds of people that watch the city's fireworks display every year on the Fourth of July.

With construction underway at Market on Forbes, IGA , Oakland's central business corridor, is poised to have its first grocery store in 11 years.

The project, on the drawing board for several years, appears poised to move ahead, with a $30 million request for state capital budget funds being considered in Harrisburg.

With a daytime population infusion of more than 100,000 workers, students and visitors, Oakland is for walking, even for people who drive, bus and bicycle.

Merged fire stations, firefighter job cuts and major equipment upgrades are all part of a new study on how to overhaul the Pittsburgh Fire Bureau.

The city recognized its World War I veterans in 1922 by dedicating one of its main thoroughfares in honor of those who fought in what was supposed to be the "war to end all wars." Ninety years after the end of ...

Leaner and better-trained fire and emergency medical services bureaus will improve sub-par response times and could save Pittsburgh money, according to a study of both agencies released Thursday.

A young peregrine falcon, banded last month atop the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland, died yesterday when it slammed into a Rand Building window and broke its neck.

South Siders will soon have a convenient way to be able to take advantage of the world's largest car sharing program when Zipcar begins operating in their neighborhood on June 23.

Pittsburgh police stepped up patrols after one of the most violent weeks this year.

Pittsburgh police will step up patrols in several neighborhoods and stop juveniles who break the city's curfew, in response to shootings this week that killed three people and wounded eight.

Police are searching for a man who shot two people after they left a Forbes Avenue McDonald's in Oakland early this morning.

After 20 successful years in city neighborhoods, Avalon Exchange is entering a new market.

Robert Morris University on Monday announced a 20-year, $120 million plan to expand and renovate its Moon and Downtown campuses.

View all articles by Courier Newsroom 30 of 41 homicides Black lives The month of May was relatively quiet with just six homicides , bringing the 2008 murder count to 41.

Family and friends say Pat Dickey elevated motherhood to a new level. Her 12 children recognized her as the family's rock who stood by and encouraged her husband as he advanced in his media career.

View all articles by Melissa Minnich PIIN organizes grass roots transit advocacy On May 29, the Public Transportation Task Force of Pittsburgh Interfaith Impact Network met at Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church ...