A traffic stop in Altoona led investigators to a Pittsburgh supplier and several local arrests after police seized suspected heroin/fentanyl, oxycodone and cash. Two people are being held on seven‑figure bail.

A Ross Township couple has been charged after investigators say they pocketed nearly $8,000 meant for Ross/West View EMS. The alleged theft has leaders warning about funding strain.

Manor Township police warned residents after multiple black bear sightings near Lenape Technical School and a nearby Sheetz; the Pennsylvania Game Commission has been notified.

PennDOT has opened talks about reusing the 21.7‑acre Western Penitentiary site as the state moves forward with demolition and remediation through 2027.

The Butler Township planning commission approved plans for a drive-through Scooter's Coffee at Greenwood Plaza; final approval now moves to township commissioners.

Transit police charged a 25-year-old McKeesport man after an 18-year-old said she was sexually assaulted and choked on a PRT bus. The complaint says the suspect admitted some touching but denied applying pressure to her neck.

An Allegheny County judge reduced the life-without-parole sentence of a man convicted in a 1994 South Side killing, creating parole eligibility after roughly 31 years. The move follows a state ruling that reopened resentencing across Pennsylvania.

Picklesburgh will add the newly opened Arts Landing to its footprint July 16–19, stretching across Market Square and riverfront sites to give vendors and stages more room.

An early-morning fire heavily damaged a home on the 100 block of Major Street in Aliquippa; state investigators have been called in to probe the cause.

Surveillance footage released by Allegheny County shows two people firing on a Wilkinsburg porch in the 2022 killing of Walter Sloan; police are asking for tips.

A Lyft driver was stabbed late Sunday near the Neville Island exit of I-79; the suspect was arrested after being hit by a passing car.

A dirt bike rider was killed Saturday evening after colliding with a PRT 86‑Liberty bus at Frankstown and Brushton in Homewood. Port Authority Police are investigating.

A Lancet‑published head‑to‑head study led by University of Pittsburgh found MK‑6240 flags tau earlier and in more people than the standard tracer, complicating trial eligibility.