PITTSBURGH — Police say an Allegheny County man shot two men trying to burglarize his home, killing one of them.

It happened late Saturday in McKeesport. The man who survived the shooting was hospitalized.

PITTSBURGH — Allegheny County is creating a nonprofit group to raise funds for park improvements and to work on arranging public-private partnerships to improve parks.County Chief Executive Dan Onorato launched the plan after a study was released by the American Institute for Leisure Resources. The study suggested private funding could fill in the gaps left by government budget cuts.Allegheny County is home to 12,000 acres of public parks. Many have fallen into disrepair as a lack of funds force the county to delay maintenance projects.

PITTSBURGH — Koda Rogers and Nuka McFeely have a new friend.Marty, their fellow polar bear, has moved in.Marty made the trip from the Toledo Zoo in Ohio on Thursday, joining the other two furry white males at the Pittsburgh Zoo.But visitors will have to wait to see the latest addition. Zoo officials say animals often become stressed when moved around. To reduce the tension, Marty will stay behind-the-scenes for about a month getting to know his new digs and caretakers.

FRANKLIN — Russell "Rock Bottom" Byars was just a stone's throw from a world record.Byars, 43, of Franklin, threw a stone that skipped on water a whopping 51 times. That was enough for Guinness World Records to certify him this month as the greatest skipper of stones on water.Byars' record-breaking feat came July 19 where the Allegheny River meets French Creek in Franklin. He estimated his stone traveled about 250 feet."I actually threw 40 stones that day, but that was the first skip that I threw," said Byars.Before declaring him a record-holder, Guinness experts analyzed film of Byars' toss frame by frame, checking the concentric circles in the water by each skip.Byars' feat eclipsed the 40 skips made in 2002 by Kurt Steiner, 42, of Emporium, Cameron County.Byars said he began skipping stones a few years ago while out walking his dog, Bear. His wife, Renee, later saw a sign for a stone-skipping contest and asked Byars to give it a try."I said, 'Nope,"' Byars said. "She said, 'You can win fudge.' I said, 'OK ... Sign me up."'