A two‑day Secret Service sweep in Pittsburgh removed nine illegal skimmers and, officials say, stopped roughly $9.4 million in potential fraud. Local agencies joined the effort.

Top draft prospects swapped pads for a youth clinic Wednesday at Hazelwood Green as Pittsburgh rolled out its new U.S. Steel Community Field ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft.

Ten nearly century-old fuel tanks were found under a Harrison Township Stop'n Shop after a gasoline smell prompted testing; DEP says some tanks appear to be leaking and cleanup is underway.

After a weeks‑long dispute, the city has approved a permit for Draft Bash at Allegheny Commons Park West, opening a three‑day market for Black‑ and minority‑owned vendors during NFL Draft weekend. Organizers say shuttles and partner pop‑ups will link vendors to the Draft campus.

Video shows a 7-year-old pinned under a motorcycle after a Jefferson Avenue crash in Canton Township; police have charged the girl's father with DUI and recklessly endangering a child.

A two-week-old eaglet from U.S. Steel’s Irvin Plant was treated after swallowing a fishing hook; rehabilitators say early signs after surgery are promising.

Two men were critically injured in a pre‑dawn shooting in Homewood; Pittsburgh EMS administered whole blood at the scene as detectives investigate.

Police say a woman posed as an 8-year-old's mother and signed the child out of Barrett Elementary in Homestead; officers later arrested her on an active warrant.

The city controller questioned a $600 procurement‑card catering charge for a memorial tied to Councilman Khari Mosley and asked council to seek legal and ethics guidance.

Skild AI bought Zebra’s warehouse robotics unit, folding the Symmetry Fulfillment platform into its Skild Brain to accelerate mixed‑fleet automation.

The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership is using grants and rent abatements to activate dozens of vacant storefronts before next week’s NFL Draft. Temporary shops, art windows and subsidies aim to turn looks into lasting leases.

A Reed Smith partner faces misdemeanor reckless endangerment charges after a Murrysville road‑rage incident; court testimony says he sped toward a car carrying his estranged wife.

A Butler Area school bus went off Shannon Road in Connoquenessing Wednesday; students were checked by EMS and parents were notified. Officials have not reported serious injuries.