Justin Vellucci

Police on Wednesday arrested three of four suspects charged with punching and kicking a man dozens of times earlier this month while beating him in Downtown Pittsburgh near the landmark Kaufmann’s clock. The three — Shakeem Griffey, 31, of Pittsburgh; Mat... See more

Pittsburgh officials Wednesday morning closed PJ McArdle Roadway after rocks fell from a Mt. Washington hillside, injuring one person. The city hopes to open the roadway by Wednesday evening rush hour. Workers from multiple Pittsburgh departments responde... See more

A Wilkinsburg man is facing trial after police said he held a group of people captive at gunpoint at a Duquesne home in December — just days after being released from jail for a separate assault. During a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Duquesne, a distric... See more

A man is headed to trial on charges that he was drunk in October when he drove his SUV into oncoming Parkway West traffic and struck a second vehicle before both cars burst into flames. Tristan Michael Larson, 23, of Moon on Tuesday waived his preliminary... See more

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon who died Tuesday, stumped in Pittsburgh during his presidential runs in 1984 and 1988, and returned a generation later to rally the city behind President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign. But one retired cit... See more