Command staff downsizing The Pittsburgh Police Bureau will reduce its command staff next week in an effort to streamline what Mayor Bob O'Connor has called a "top-heavy" department. Enhancing Downtown With about $400 million in new commercial and residential development taking shape Downtown, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership believes its new Safety Ambassadors Program is a needed step to provide a safe environment for businesses and residents. Journal shown to jurors Six weeks before Alvin Starks barged into his ex-girlfriend's church with a gun, he thought about how God would punish him if he killed the woman. 6 more arrested in jail probe
| Four current and two former Allegheny County Jail employees were arrested Tuesday on charges of smuggling and selling drugs in the lockup over several years, and authorities said two more arrests were expected today. | Mayors, governors get in on the game Win or lose, Mayor Bob O'Connor will pay up. District facing last bell The 2006 Duquesne High School graduating class could be the district's last. Hampton schools superintendent to quit Hampton Superintendent Lawrence Korchnak will quit his job when his contract expires in July. Quick action contains fire at nursing home Quick action by the Mt. Lebanon Manor staff and a sprinkler system that did the job kept a fire at the personal care home contained to a small area, fire officials said Tuesday. Penn Hills policeman may drop state race A Penn Hills narcotics detective said Tuesday he might have to abandon his plan to run for state Legislature under an anti-incumbent banner because of laws prohibiting police officers from seeking office. Golf pro files lawsuit against course The golf pro at the publicly owned Mt. Lebanon Golf Course has filed a federal age discrimination lawsuit, claiming township officials intentionally made his job more difficult and cut his pay in an effort to force him to quit. Man dedicated his life to caring for others For Don Ryan, the hours he spent working behind grills in restaurants or managing their waitstaffs -- and helping his wife in their catering business -- was his way of earning enough money to help those in need. Newsmaker Lee Ann Briggs has been named chairwoman of the nonprofit Southwest Pennsylvania Air Quality Partnership, which educates the public about how to reduce air pollution. B R I E F S Suit against city claims excessive force A Wilkinsburg man is suing the city of Pittsburgh and four unnamed employees, claiming he was roughly treated and arrested in 2004 after an epileptic episode in a cemetery.
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