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A man was stabbed in the neck Friday morning on Pittsburgh's South Side, police said.

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced today that after balancing his 2010 budget using stop-gap measures, he will cut services in public safety, public works and the parks department in 2011.

Officials Monday heralded a former sliver of a flood-prone parking lot along the Monongahela River as the latest step in reclaiming Pittsburgh's riverfront real estate, in opening the Mon Wharf Landing park and outlining its place in a network of parks wrapping the city.

The Allegheny County medical examiner plans an autopsy on the body of a woman found in a wooded section of Pittsburgh's high-crime East Hills neighborhood.

A crash involving several cars closed the inbound Parkway East in Pittsburgh on Wednesday evening.

One person was injured when a van hit a Port Authority bus in East Pittsburgh on Wednesday morning.

Western Pennsylvania's hotel and motel industry is being investigated by a federal agency on whether it is complying with minimum wage and overtime pay laws, as well as recordkeeping and child labor laws, the Department of Labor said Monday.

State Gaming Control Board officials say they are providing information requested by a state grand jury that is believed to be looking into how the Pittsburgh casino license was awarded by the board in late 2006.

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on Thursday reported strong financial results for the three-months ended Sept.

Two suspects in an attempted homicide in western Pennsylvania might be in the Reading area, state police said Monday.

Two Armstrong County men are being charged in connection with a weekend mugging in Pittsburgh and subsequent chase in the Springdale area.

Because of a tight supply, the Allegheny County Health Department will offer H1N1 influenza vaccine only to certain priority groups at four free clinics Saturday.

Pittsburgh wants to tax one of its most abundant resources: students. The city is home to seven colleges and universities, and though their real estate is tax-exempt, their tuition isn't, says Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who plans to impose a 1% tax on tuition as part of his budget for 2010.

Pennsylvania State Police in Reading are warning that two people accused of stabbing a man and stealing his truck in Western Pa may be in our area.

Pittsburgh Councilman Ricky Burgess said today that he will introduce legislation aimed at getting city colleges and universities to make negotiated payments to the city based on the land they occupy and the services provided to their students -- a potential alternative to the tuition tax proposed by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl this week.

Just 65 percent of Pittsburgh Public students are graduating high school, and city and school officials want the community to help keep kids in school.

Without serious financial help, seven of the neighborhood libraries in Pittsburgh may soon close.

A central Pennsylvania man could face the death penalty now that he has been convicted of first-degree murder for the beating death of his ex-girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter.