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DA Zappala serves sealed search warrant on City of Pittsburgh triblive.com/news/banner/za…

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra holograms serenade travelers at Pittsburgh Airport triblive.com/aande/music/pi…

Texas man charged with abandoning chocolate Lab puppy at Pittsburgh airport triblive.com/local/texas-ma…

Allegheny County Council trio pushes for regular property reassessments triblive.com/local/alleghen…

Connor proposes multipronged strategy to close Pittsburgh budget gap triblive.com/local/oconnor-…

Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Sheldon Williams expressed confidence Monday in the city’s ability to keep Market Square safe despite a massive brawl breaking out there Sunday among dozens of juveniles, some of whom deployed pepper spray. triblive.com/local/despite-…

Police seek timeline of fiery crash that killed 4 Yough High School students triblive.com/local/westmore…

Hempfield’s ‘Tornado Kid’ Tyler Tubbs reflects on viral video 15 years later triblive.com/local/westmore…

Virtual learning for Pittsburgh Public Schools during NFL Draft draws national reaction triblive.com/local/virtual-…

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen on the internet. Afroman had his house raided by Ohio Adam County deputies… who found absolutely nothing… broke his door, trashed his place, allegedly had $400 go missing… and then they refused to pay for the damages. So, like any reasonable rapper would do… He turned his home security footage into music videos, mocking them. And then, the deputies sued him for FOUR MILLION dollars… because they didn’t like being made fun of. And Afroman’s response? He dropped ANOTHER music video. In his own words: “Unconfidential informant lied to Police to get out of some trouble. Adam County Sherriff officers made a mistake by believing the lie. Raided my house, found nothing, refused to pay for the damages and filed a lawsuit against me, Afroman, for exercising my freedom of speech! This is me holding trial in one song. I hope you enjoy it.” They said his videos “ridiculed” them… so he decided to show them what that actually looks like. And the best part? A jury basically said… yeah… you don’t get to raid someone’s home, end up in their surveillance footage, and then cry because they used it to make fun of you.

This, all of a sudden, is getting a lot of national reaction. The story is 3 days old. Pittsburgh CAPA high school is right downtown in the heart of some of the festivities. Pittsburgh Public Schools plan online learning during NFL Draft triblive.com/news/education…

Milanes Mobile expands from Cuban food truck to brick-and-mortar restaurant in McKees Rocks triblive.com/lifestyles/foo…

@SportsCenter 🐐

Sidney Crosby letting this Canes fan hear it after going on the power play 😆

Breaking triblive.com/business/pitts…

March Madness vasectomy surge turns Western Pa. into Snipsburgh triblive.com/local/regional…

@ThrowbackHoops I was at that game. Sparty blew them out.

Don’s Appliances founder dies at 82 triblive.com/local/regional…

A fresh menu takes the field at PNC Park triblive.com/sports/pirates…

Juniper Grill, Atria's and 1930s Cigar Bar now open in Pittsburgh's Strip District triblive.com/local/juniper-…

Pittsburgh budget woes vindicate Controller Rachael Heisler, who issued early warnings triblive.com/news/politics-…