Two Chartiers Township parents were charged after their 4‑month‑old tested positive for fentanyl and was revived with Narcan; a preliminary hearing is set for March 17.

A caregiver from Arnold has been charged after police say she took more than $17,000 from an elderly client and sold his late wife's jewelry. Investigators traced pawn‑shop sales and account withdrawals to the suspect.

The URA is still working with a developer on the long‑delayed Fifth & Dinwiddie project as bankruptcy filings, tax notices and a lender suit complicate plans. Officials say funding won’t be released until closing.

Cleveland‑Cliffs asked Butler Township to push its $195M Butler Works expansion to April amid questions about a retaining wall and soil‑nails near Bessemer Avenue.

Spirit will end year‑round Latrobe–Orlando flights on April 15, 2026, leaving Arnold Palmer Regional with only seasonal Myrtle Beach service and prompting travel changes for locals.

Colin Jost will perform stand-up at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center on March 18. Student presale is open and public tickets start at $20.

Controller Rachael Heisler says Pittsburgh Public Schools missed millions by skipping competitive bids, citing a copier contract and urging a procurement overhaul. Her reports recommend RFPs and a procurement office to recapture savings.

Seven men admitted to a lottery-style distraction scheme that robbed motorists at Pennsylvania Turnpike rest stops in April 2023; they pleaded guilty and received short sentences with parole.

Pittsburgh police are investigating after a threat against Mayor Corey O'Connor was broadcast over police communications channels.

A viral clip shows a rat beneath beer taps at The Urban Tap's South Side bar. The taphouse says it hired pest control and worked with the health department.

Organizers canceled Squirrel Hill’s Lunar New Year parade over immigration‑enforcement fears; the neighborhood will hang red wish tags and push support for Asian businesses.

A three-vehicle crash on Pittsburgh's Liberty Bridge early Sunday killed one person and sent others to the hospital after a car caught fire.

Police arrested Xavier Bell in Ellsworth on felony child-sex charges and lodged him in the Washington County jail.