A $1 million Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off was sold at the GetGo on Chestnut Street in Carnegie; the winner has not yet come forward to claim the prize.

A North Side volunteer pet pantry closed after organizers say a landlord threatened a volunteer and ordered donated supplies removed by June 17.

A Tarentum pig rescue took in roughly 80 pigs after police seized dozens from a condemned Rostraver home. Volunteers built pens while the nonprofit faces major medical and fundraising needs.

Severe thunderstorms knocked out power to more than 40,000 customers across the Pittsburgh region; crews are working through downed lines and blocked roads to restore service.

Franklin Regional is reviewing yearbook approval after an antisemitic senior quote was discovered; officials say reprinting the books wasn't feasible and an investigation is underway.

After an anonymous EITC gift, some Pittsburgh Catholic families say tuition bills rose sharply under a new cost-per-student model. The diocese says it will review concerns.

Kennywood is expanding its summer chaperone rules: guests 15 and under must be with a 21+ chaperone all day starting next Friday, with registration and ID checks required.

Foreclosure filings across the greater Pittsburgh metro rose to about 438 in April 2026 — a near‑doubling from a year earlier as lenders move through distressed inventory. Local counties and sheriff‑sale calendars show the increase is uneven across the region.

Volunteers say rainbow flags outside the New Castle Prism Initiative were torn down and destroyed. Organizers installed cameras, alerted police and will replace the flags before Pride weekend.

Belle Vernon’s boil‑water advisory was lifted after testing, but local leaders say questions remain about the reservoir work and how the warning was communicated. Officials point to routine maintenance; residents want more details.

State grants plus municipal matching funds will pay for HVAC, lighting and a teen tech space at Penn Hills Library, officials say.

City officials introduced a package to let residents lease city‑owned lots for gardens, markets, art and events — officials say applications could open this summer.

David Dausey, Duquesne’s provost and a public‑health scholar, will become the university’s 14th president on July 1, 2026. He helped launch the Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine and says access and community service will guide his agenda.