http://www.post-gazette.com/ 2013-05-19T01:15:42-04:00 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/meghan-wilsons-impossible-dream-to-be-doctor-comes-true-688258/ 2013-05-19T00:23:07-04:00 David Templeton dtempleton@post-gazette.com 2013-05-19T00:00:00-04:00

A 1996 skiing accident left Meghan Wilson with quadriplegia. On Monday, she'll graduate from Pitt's School of Medicine with an M.D./Ph.D.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/megan-wilsons-story-inspires-others-688246/ 2013-05-19T00:20:22-04:00 2013-05-19T00:00:00-04:00

Officials offer accolades to her for overcoming challenges of quadriplegia to graduate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/two-men-arrested-in-fatal-shooting-of-knoxville-man-688169/ 2013-05-18T22:12:32-04:00 2013-05-18T22:11:00-04:00

Rayshon Shields, 21, and Khamal Fooks, 18, were arrested Friday night and charged with the shooting of 54-year-old Roger Griffin.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/shooting-leaves-20-year-old-uniontown-man-dead-688167/ 2013-05-18T18:06:03-04:00 2013-05-18T18:05:00-04:00

The man was shot after 3 a.m. near the intersection of Searight Avenue and Dunlap Street.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/mercer-woman-faces-multiple-charges-for-deadly-crash-in-lawrence-county-688146/ 2013-05-18T17:51:48-04:00 2013-05-18T17:50:00-04:00

Laura E. Gargiulo, 42, faces charges of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving, among others.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/last-segment-of-great-allegheny-passage-bike-trail-complete-688092/ 2013-05-18T00:08:20-04:00 2013-05-18T00:00:00-04:00

The last link in the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail between Pittsburgh and Cumberland, Md., saw its first full day of use on Friday.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/man-in-lawrence-county-shooting-incident-dies-688032/ 2013-05-17T20:22:40-04:00 2013-05-17T16:50:00-04:00

A former Ohio sheriff's deputy who shot his wife three times and then himself in a domestic dispute Sunday night died Thursday.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/prosecutors-in-wva-bath-salts-case-plan-to-use-fugitives-flight-against-him-688020/ 2013-05-17T14:28:22-04:00 2013-05-17T14:26:00-04:00

John Skruck, 57, a Texas strip-club owner, was scheduled for trial in Clarksburg, W.Va., on Tuesday but disappeared.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/2-bars-shuttered-for-failing-to-pay-allegheny-county-drink-tax-688016/ 2013-05-17T11:45:38-04:00 2013-05-17T11:43:00-04:00

Gators in Indiana Township and Centannis in Beechview together owe $38,000 in unpaid taxes.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/washington/4-from-california-arrested-in-washington-county-after-police-find-hundreds-of-pounds-of-marijuana-688012/ 2013-05-17T08:22:44-04:00 2013-05-17T08:21:00-04:00

Pennsylvania State Police said they found 255 pounds of pot and about $200,000 in cash.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/great-allegheny-passage-bicycle-trail-to-washington-dc-opens-today-688011/ 2013-05-17T07:50:27-04:00 2013-05-17T07:48:00-04:00

A June 15 celebration in West Homestead and Downtown Pittsburgh will mark the official completion of the 330-mile trail network.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/employment/despite-cutting-workforce-allegheny-countys-payroll-still-growing-687983/ 2013-05-17T00:11:58-04:00 2013-05-17T00:00:00-04:00

Even though it has fewer workers than it did several years ago, Allegheny County's employment costs have risen due to higher salaries.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-west/hearing-waived-for-dc-officer-accused-in-cocaine-ring-687978/ 2013-05-17T00:10:50-04:00 2013-05-17T00:00:00-04:00

A District of Columbia police officer charged in a drug ring has his hearing waived.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-johnny-garneau-popular-restaurateur-inventor-celebrated-trains-687971/ 2013-05-17T00:09:14-04:00 2013-05-17T00:00:00-04:00

The restaurateur behind Golden Spike, Johnny Garneau's American Style Smorgasbord and The Beanery died Tuesday. He was 90.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/can-pricey-software-streamline-us-steel-687957/ 2013-05-17T00:05:33-04:00 Len Boselovic lboselovic@post-gazette.com 2013-05-17T00:00:00-04:00

U.S. Steel is not saying much about the "hundreds of millions" it is spending on enterprise software.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/washington/sentencing-hearing-begins-for-best-cop-money-can-buy-687865/ 2013-05-16T23:31:38-04:00 2013-05-16T13:03:00-04:00

Former East Washington police chief Donald Abraham Solomon was recorded describing himself that way before he pleaded guilty to extortion.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/indiana-county-men-fabricate-carjacking-to-cover-up-hit-and-run-state-police-say-687933/ 2013-05-16T19:22:24-04:00 2013-05-16T19:21:00-04:00

Jakeb P. Schrecongost and Jessie J. Wood told police that they picked up a hitchhiker who forced them from their vehicle at gunpoint.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/concert-series-announced-for-calliope-the-pittsburgh-folk-music-society-687907/ 2013-05-16T15:45:08-04:00 2013-05-16T15:43:00-04:00

Bruce Cockburn and Jake Shimabukuro are among the marquee names on the 2013-2014 calendar, which was announced today.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/mcclellandtown-man-sentenced-for-evading-taxes-on-lottery-winnings-687882/ 2013-05-16T14:52:05-04:00 2013-05-16T14:51:00-04:00

Sherman W. Friend, 71, also faces a restitution order of $132,445 and a $3,000 fine under the sentence imposed by a federal judge.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/nuclear-gauge-that-fell-off-chambersburg-companys-truck-found-in-maryland-687859/ 2013-05-16T13:35:14-04:00 2013-05-16T00:29:00-04:00

The device, which contains sealed sources of radioactive material, fell off a truck belonging to Valley Quarries Inc. in Interstate 81.