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The president of the South Side Chamber of Commerce said he feels the popular bar district is still a safe place despite a deadly shooting inside the…
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Americans who live in high-crime neighborhoods often get portrayed as anti-police, but an Urban Institute study released in February shows something…
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The Confluence, where the news comes together, is 90.5 WESA’s weekly news program.Each week reporters, editors and bloggers join veteran journalist and…
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The state House has passed a bill to keep certain drug and violent crime offenders in prison longer.House Bill 741 makes legal fixes to reinstate a number…
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District attorneys from Allegheny, Butler and Washington counties are calling on legislators to restore mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes.The…
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Families of people hurt or killed by police would not learn the identity of the officer involved for 30 days or until the completion of an investigation…
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Incumbent Mayor Bill Peduto will face two opponents in the May party primary.Officials with the Allegheny County Board of Elections confirmed Tuesday that…
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A jury from outside the Philadelphia suburbs will be brought in to decide the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting a…
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The state police are facing shrinking ranks and a funding shortage as a slew of troopers approach retirement age.Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed a $25…
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The number of Pittsburgh police officers is on track to reach its highest number in 15 years, city officials said just one day after installing new Chief…