A predawn shooting in Homewood triggered two ShotSpotter alerts and sent one woman to the hospital; police are reviewing CCTV and searching for a suspect.

Commonplace Coffee plans to open this summer in Shadyside, taking over the former Georgie’s Corner Cafe and bringing coffee, pastries and grab‑and‑go meals. The roaster will fill a long‑vacant corner on Walnut Street.

Clear and cool Friday with a high near 70°F. Storms are possible Saturday night, then highs spike into the low 90s early next week.

A Pittsburgh man was sentenced to 12 years after prosecutors tied him to a multi‑kilogram cocaine network and a stash apartment where 11 kilograms were seized.

A Southwest Pennsylvania GOP primary has become a proxy fight between gaming interests and party insurgents, with big outside money and a residency dispute in play.

Neighborhood 91 will add a 108,000‑square‑foot manufacturing building at Pittsburgh International Airport, expanding the airport‑adjacent advanced manufacturing campus.

Reports say the Steelers will meet the Saints at Stade de France on Oct. 25 in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Paris. The full schedule drops Thursday.

A late freeze destroyed the peach crop at Simmons Farm in McMurray and pushed state officials to seek fast federal relief as growers tally losses.

A prisoner who escaped the Mercer County Jail Sunday morning was arrested in Butler County and returned to custody.

An overnight two-alarm fire gutted a vacant building on Lyzell Street in Perry South; firefighters battled collapsing conditions and the cause remains under investigation.

Chef Mike Tambellini and Trista Fulton opened Tambellini & Co., a 30-seat Italian sandwich shop on Brookline Boulevard serving panini, antipasto and house meatballs.

A man was arrested after police say his car struck two teenage girls in Wilkinsburg; one remains hospitalized after surgery.

Pitt trustees approved a 420‑bed freshman residence hall at Fifth and Ruskin in Oakland, with construction set for summer 2026 and an opening targeted for fall 2028.