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June 3, 2023 | 7:35 AM

Police testify about confronting gunman at Pittsburgh synagogue

Several officers took the stand on Friday, the fourth day of the prosecution’s case against Robert Bowers.

By The Associated Press

April 25, 2023 | 5:13 AM

Jury selection begins over 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack

The first day of Jury selection concluded in the trial of 50-year-old Robert G. Bowers, who faces 63 counts in the Oct. 27, 2018, attack at the Tree of Life synagogue.

By Peter Smith and Mark Scolforo

February 10, 2023 | 3:36 PM

28 ‘Uniters’ from southcentral Pa. recruited to tackle hate crimes

By Robby Brod

January 15, 2023 | 7:22 AM

Bus stabbing of Indiana University student stokes fear in the Asian community

The suspect told police she stabbed the victim because it “would be one less person to blow up our country,” according to WRTV

By Juliana Kim/NPR

December 22, 2022 | 8:58 PM

The Wolf administration awards security grants to organizations that could be targeted by hate crimes

The Wolf administration is giving $3.9 million to 93 nonprofits, community and religious organizations it says can be targeted by hate crimes.

By Gabriela Martínez

November 29, 2022 | 6:15 PM

This new Central Pa. community group hopes to stop hate crimes

By Robby Brod

November 17, 2022 | 5:15 AM

New cemetery chapel honors victims of Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue attack

New Light was one of three congregations targeted at the Tree of Life synagogue building on the Sabbath morning of Oct. 27, 2018, by a gunman who authorities say spewed antisemitic hate online and at the scene.

By Peter Smith/The Associated Press

October 28, 2022 | 5:23 AM

Antisemitism decried four years after Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue attack

For many community leaders, their grief is mixed with dismay over the continued and growing incidents of antisemitism in the United States and beyond.

By Peter Smith/The Associated Press

October 25, 2022 | 5:19 AM

New documentary digs deeper into the lives, legacies of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life shooting survivors, families

Although the attack remained international news for weeks, filmmaker Trish Adlesic says there’s still more of this story to tell.

By Bill O'Driscoll/WESA

September 30, 2022 | 5:23 AM

Holocaust survivor who escaped Tree of Life Synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh dies

“I didn’t lose the faith in humanity,” Judah Samet told The Associated Press two days after the shooting. “I know not to depend on humanity.”

By The Associated Press

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