The URA hired Indovina Associates to study converting vacant Mellon Square storefronts into active retail — possibly a restaurant that opens into the park. The work is partly backed by a $250,000 Mellon Foundation grant.

Severe thunderstorms knocked out power to more than 40,000 customers across the Pittsburgh region; crews are working through downed lines and blocked roads to restore service.

Allegheny County has issued a Code Red heat advisory for Thursday and opened cooling centers and outreach to protect vulnerable residents as heat indexes climb.

A man was found fatally shot inside a Sheraden home Wednesday night after an altercation; another man was detained for questioning. Detectives are investigating.

UPMC will cut about 200 primarily nonclinical jobs and says affected staff will receive enhanced severance and benefits coverage.

A 17-year-old girl was shot and grazed Monday in Clairton and taken to a local hospital in stable condition; Allegheny County detectives are investigating.

Showers and thunderstorms build Tuesday with heavier storms tonight; a marginal severe threat arrives Wednesday. Hot, sticky nights follow — check cooling resources.

A delivery driver’s vehicle was struck by gunfire in Aliquippa early Saturday; Pennsylvania State Police are investigating and asking neighbors for tips.

UPMC paid about $3.94M for a stalled Penn Avenue lot once slated for a Hampton Inn, bringing the parcels under hospital control and ending a decade‑old hotel plan.

A Millvale home search yielded 17 firearms, more than five pounds of marijuana and over $15,000 in cash, and led to the arrest of a man and a juvenile. Authorities say the adult faces multiple drug and weapons charges.

Highs near 90 today. Scattered to possibly severe storms expected Saturday evening.

An affiliate of 601W Companies reached the U.S. Steel Tower’s loan maturity on June 3 as talks with Wells Fargo continue and the loan remains in special servicing.

Allegheny County police arrested Darien Wallace in Trafford, ending a nearly two-year search in the 2024 Braddock shooting that killed 16-year-old Jeramyah Pollard.