A crash on I-70 in Buffalo Township on May 7 killed one driver and closed westbound lanes near Taylorstown and Claysville. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.

Clear, cool start with highs near 61F. Rain returns late Friday into Saturday, with modest weekend totals likely.

Public Citizen flagged dozens of hospitals as financially vulnerable after federal Medicaid cuts; the list includes UPMC Mercy and UPMC McKeesport in the Pittsburgh area.

Light rain and fog for Pittsburgh Wednesday morning; showers should taper by midday with highs near 61°F.

A $1 million federal award announced by the City will go to the URA to help turn vacant downtown offices into affordable housing. Officials gave few immediate details.

An early-morning blaze at Bridgeville Towers forced evacuations from the senior high‑rise and sent at least one person to the hospital.

A Beaver County special-education teacher was arrested after an undercover sting alleged he tried to arrange sex with an 11-year-old. He now faces nine felony counts and remains jailed.

A 64-year-old Emlenton man died after his car left the westbound lanes of I-80 and rolled over in Clarion Township in the early hours of May 1.

A Lemont Furnace man died after a single-vehicle crash on Mount Braddock Road in North Union Township, the Fayette County coroner said. Investigators have released few details.

Gov. Shapiro joined IAFF Local No. 1 Saturday to unveil Pittsburgh’s first memorial honoring 138 fallen firefighters.

Fire chiefs and PennDOT say lane shifts and heavy truck traffic on I‑80 near New Castle have coincided with a spike in collisions; crews report dozens of responses in recent weeks.

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis is running for a second term in 2026, touting BOOST after-school grants and a slate of violence-prevention investments across Pennsylvania.

The Pollard family has filed a wrongful-death suit accusing U.S. Steel and a restaurant owner of negligence after Elizabeth Pollard fell into a sinkhole above an abandoned mine. The complaint seeks accountability and highlights local mine-subsidence risks.