A 21-year-old bicyclist was killed last night when he was struck in Butler by a car that left the scene. (Today)

Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato yesterday vetoed the sale of the county Health Department building and a bill to impose county fees on nonprofit organizations, rounding out a week marked by episodes of legislative gamesmanship on Grant Street. (Today)

At the convention of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, which is appealing a Common Pleas Court decision that awarded its property to the smaller Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, there was laughter over the litigation and its possible consequences. (Today)

For the last decade, North Siders who use Allegheny Commons Park have lamented the condition of their bridge to nowhere -- a fenced-off pedestrian span over Norfolk Southern railroad tracks that has been dropping chunks of concrete and nurturing weeds. (Today)

During her annual "State of Black Pittsburgh" address yesterday, the president of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh called for local black communities to rise above the weight of fatherless homes. (Today)