After a 14‑month collaboration, Panther Life Sciences will establish a manufacturing and materials unit in Pittsburgh after validating production at Pitt’s BioForge. The move boosts Hazelwood Green’s biotech pipeline.

The family of Penn Hills officer Ryan Kingerski has sued LASIK Plus, alleging the chain failed to warn him of risks and alternatives before surgery that preceded his death.

An off‑duty Hermitage patrolman faces multiple assault counts after police say his PIT maneuver flipped an SUV following an incident at a Greenville Walmart. Two people were hospitalized.

Butler City police say a 64-year-old was arrested after officers found a person’s body hidden inside a trash bin at a North Main Street apartment. An autopsy was performed and charges were filed.

Nearly 100 neighbors packed a Big Beaver town hall to push back on Switch’s plan for a 382‑acre data center at the former Pitt Race site. The debate centers on water, power and zoning.

Neighbors say Rising Tide Partners owns hundreds of boarded-up properties across Pittsburgh, but promised rehabs remain stalled amid funding and readiness gaps.

The airport board approved a six-month holdover that adds about $929,833 to American’s maintenance-base lease at PIT, keeping roughly 500 local jobs while talks continue.

State police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Indiana Borough after a domestic disturbance. A suspect was contained and there is no public threat.

Two people died after an early-morning crash on I-76 eastbound near Route 136 in Hempfield Township; the Turnpike was closed for hours while crews worked the scene.

A man arrested by ICE after a videotaped Mount Washington struggle plans to plead guilty under a deal that would include nine months in prison and deportation. The hearing is set for Friday at the federal courthouse.

A late-night collision in Homewood left a man dead near Bennett and Oakwood; police say an SUV driver stayed while a gray Toyota Prius fled and investigators are reviewing footage.

A New Castle personal care administrator was sentenced after prosecutors say she failed to renew a resident's anti‑seizure medication, leading to a fatal seizure.

Scattered thunderstorms likely this afternoon in Pittsburgh, then a hot, humid stretch returns next week with highs near the 90s.