A Mount Pleasant Township man was charged after police say he shot his uncle with a muzzleloader. Investigators say the physical evidence did not match the suspect's account.

A two‑alarm blaze broke out Saturday on the 2000 block of Kenneth Avenue in Arnold as crews worked to contain heavy smoke. Authorities say units arrived around 3:30 p.m.; injuries are unconfirmed.

DEP’s June 11 inspection found corroded tanks and contaminated groundwater at the McCown 1 well in Cecil Township; DEP asked the operator to respond by June 30.

Oakmont‑based Chelsea Building Products is converting a 228,000‑sq‑ft former Westinghouse site in Westmoreland County with roughly $20M, promising new manufacturing capacity and jobs.

Fayette County is launching a study to map workforce and community options for the soon‑to‑close Penn State Fayette (Eberly) Campus. Local leaders want a clear reuse plan that keeps education and training in the region.

Nearly 400 teens swarmed Liberty Green Park in East Liberty, drawing a citywide police response, the use of OC spray and a temporary Target lockdown.

The district’s 2025–26 safety report shows an 8% decline in illegal passings, but more than 10,000 stop‑arm violations were still recorded this year. Cameras and education are nudging drivers, officials say, but hotspots and repeat offenders remain.

A woman was shot inside a home in Pittsburgh's Elliott neighborhood early Thursday; two people were taken in for questioning as police investigate.

A Pittsburgh mother says detectives still haven’t answered who killed her son, Stanley Howe Jr., nearly 10 months after the Wiltsie Street shooting.

City Council opened the process Tuesday to pay $445,000 in settlements to 10 people injured when the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in January 2022.

Pitt researchers turned a harmless eye bacterium into a prototype "living eye drop" that secretes anti-inflammatory IL-10 and sped cornea healing in mice. The proof-of-concept could reduce repeated dosing, but human trials are still distant.

A man was shot Monday in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North and taken to the hospital in critical condition. Frankstown Avenue was closed as detectives processed the scene and searched for witnesses.

A teenage boy was critically injured in a shooting Sunday on James Street in Turtle Creek as Allegheny County Police investigate. Tips are being sought.