An employee was discovered with a gun at a Monessen elementary school; police and school officials secured the firearm, and no immediate threat was present. No charges filed; the incident is under investigation.

A sinkhole shut part of Elmwood Drive in Shaler Township Thursday; crews covered the hole and say storm sewer pipes will be inspected and likely replaced.

Neighbors say a Salisbury Street house in the South Side Slopes is sheltering nearly a dozen registered sex offenders, prompting their councilor to press for action.

AHN's West Penn Hospital opened a 9,600‑sq‑ft medical ICU in Bloomfield that more than doubles local ICU capacity and added roughly 100 staff. The unit aims to ease transfers from community hospitals.

The Everson Borough council president, Jason William Frazier, has been charged with stalking the assistant police chief using an Apple AirTag. He allegedly tried to prevent Apple from cooperating with the investigation.

Police say a woman fired three shots outside Romeo's Bar on Feb. 10; one round struck the bar and she faces aggravated assault charges.

A boil water advisory is in effect for several Shaler Township streets after a water main break; crews are on scene and testing will determine when tap water is safe to use.

A pedestrian was killed by a vehicle in New Castle; the police investigation is ongoing, with road closures affecting Wilmington Road and Edison Avenue.

The Pentagon’s preliminary roster names Carnegie Mellon among dozens of schools that could lose Defense Department tuition reimbursement, a move that could affect local research ties and service‑member education plans.

A man was found with multiple stab wounds in Market Square early Sunday; police are searching for two suspects who fled in a dark-colored SUV.

An Allegheny County judge tossed the NhRP's bid to free five Pittsburgh Zoo elephants; the group says it will appeal to the state Superior Court.

A Pittsburgh jitney driver was held up at gunpoint Friday. Police charged his passenger after finding a lunchbox of drugs in her apartment with a toddler nearby.

A mother and daughter were injured in a reported domestic stabbing in Fineview; police say the suspect fled and the search is ongoing.