Robert Tomasic says the only way he could get $60,000 for his house in North Braddock would be if he put in $10,000 to $15,000 worth of renovations first. (Today)
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A partial settlement to be put before city council Tuesday would dismiss the city and its officials from a police brutality lawsuit filed by Jordan Miles, pictured at left at a June 15, 2011, news conference with Tim Stevens, chairman of the Black Political Empowerment Project.
The city of Pittsburgh would pay $75,000 and Jordan Miles would drop parts of his federal police brutality lawsuit under a partial settlement to be put before city council Tuesday. City solicitor Daniel Regan declined comment because council members had not yet been briefed on the proposal. (Today)
For the former Allegheny County morgue, it no longer will be about corpses but habeas corpus. The county plans to convert the historic 110-year-old building, once a place for autopsies and tragic endings, into offices for its law department. (Today)
In one of a handful of appointments to city-related boards Friday, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced he was removing the city finance director from the Pittsburgh Parking Authority and installing another aide in his stead. (Today)
Police have arrested a man suspected of robbing an Oakland bank Wednesday, warning tellers not to "freak out" before demanding their money. (Today)