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The August Wilson Center’s TRUTHSayers series presents Anna Deavere Smith in a solo show Friday at 8 p.m. The playwright, actor and educator was named a MacArthur “Genius” for creating “a new form of theater — a blend of theatrical art, social commentary, journalism and intimate reverie.” Ben Brantley of The New York Times said of Ms. Smith, “she is the American theater’s most dynamic and sophisticated oral historian.”

People, get ready.

Port Authority expects to spend more than $20 million over the next four years to replace the emergency braking system that prevents light-rail cars from running into each other.

WASHINGTON - It’s not every day that a 10-day-old infant makes history. But that’s what happened Thursday when Maile Pearl Bowlsbey, newborn daughter of Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., was carried onto the Senate floor.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross, under heavy criticism for the arrests of two 23-year-old Philadelphia men at a Starbucks near Rittenhouse Square a week ago and his defense of the police action, apologized to the men Thursday and said he had made the situation worse.

Pittsburgh police have charged two cousins with kidnapping a couple, terrorizing them at a Homewood residence over two days while holding them against their will at gunpoint, raping the woman and forcing her to perform sex acts.

Pittsburgh police have charged two cousins with kidnapping a couple, terrorizing them at a Homewood residence over two days while holding them against their will at gunpoint, raping the woman and forcing her to perform sex acts.

Although this act of kindness happened many years ago, I wanted to share it with your readers.

The North Hills school board has begun the process to convert its last building to a captured vestibule.

The Gateway school board on April 17 formally accepted the resignation of board member Steve O’Donnell, who announced he would be resigning his seat after he was accused of making anti-Semitic remarks to a rabbi at a public meeting.

Carnegie Mellon University is partnering on a bid to make Pittsburgh International Airport “the smartest airport on the planet.”

When it opens on the banks of the Allegheny River at Aspinwall Riverfront Park in June, Bill’s Dock will be more than a tribute to a man who loved fishing. It will symbolize a love of family as well.

The Moon Transportation Authority is planning two road projects designed to bring new business and additional tax dollars to the township, Moon Area School District and Allegheny County.

LONDON — Meghan Markle hasn’t said if she will wear a tiara at her upcoming royal wedding, but if she does she’ll be able to choose from one of the world’s most remarkable jewelry collections.

The North Hills School District is considering an online summer foreign language exploratory program for elementary students.

Paul Danner shows off what he can do to the Cadillac in front of him without even touching it.

The Kraft Heinz Co. has been busy of late, stirring up viral controversies over mixing mayonnaise and ketchup, and having some fun with the debate whether tomatoes are fruits or vegetables.

Two eggs have successfully hatched at an aerie near the top of the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh.

Ross commissioners on Monday approved an amendment to the zoning ordinance allowing the sale of fireworks in a commercial zone.

In response to an American Lung Association’s study that gave the Pittsburgh metro region F grades in air quality, the Allegheny Health Department says it has strengthened enforcement actions.

This week, Russian officials began implementing a planned ban on the popular messaging platform Telegram after the company refused to hand over access to its users’ encrypted messages. But it appears the implementation of the ban is not going as smoothly as Russian authorities had hoped.

Sean Hannity is one of America’s most famous TV personalities, a conservative opinion-slinger who regularly attracts more than 3 million viewers to his nightly prime-time Fox News show while also hosting a daily syndicated radio program.

Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week always has been a marketing event, and in its seventh year, it’s still essentially that, even if region’s now well-established craft beer no longer needs to be generally marketed.

The Hill District that August Wilson chronicled to global acclaim will be the site of multiple celebrations of the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright during this, his birthday week. Wilson, who died in 2005, would have been 73 on April 27.

Talk about the very definition of a good problem to have: According to a fascinating recent piece on Vice Media’s Munchies food website, there are a disproportionate number of Thai restaurants in the United States.