A truckload of lithium-ion batteries ignited on eastbound I‑70 near Yukon, prompting a hazmat response and closing lanes between Exits 51 and 54. Crews remain on scene.

Allegheny County police say a passenger pulled a kitchen knife during a downtown pick‑up and demanded a ride to PIT; she was booked on kidnapping and related charges.

Federal investigators say thieves hit blue collection boxes at five Pittsburgh-area post offices overnight; the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is investigating and asking potential victims to report missing mail.

SWAT units surrounded an apartment on the 2700 block of Brownsville Road after reports of burglary and assault; sources say the suspect barricaded inside and was believed armed. No injuries were reported.

Three men were detained after an alleged Carrick assault and robbery; one suspect barricaded himself in a Merritt Avenue apartment and was taken into custody.

Police say a Westmoreland County man intentionally rammed his car into the motorcycle of his ex‑wife’s new boyfriend, killing him. Authorities have released few details as investigators probe the crash.

A truck reportedly entered the Monongahela River near Washington Avenue in Dravosburg Monday morning; emergency crews responded and police were investigating.

A 9-year-old boy told state police his father tattooed him without consent on July 13 in Greene County; troopers are investigating.

Madison Rau faces 18 charges after a March 1 Liberty Bridge crash that killed two passengers; prosecutors allege speed and intoxication were factors. A preliminary hearing is set for July 24.

A woman was shot inside her vehicle in Wilkinsburg on Saturday; Allegheny County detectives have a suspect in custody and are asking for tips.

Belmont County detectives arrested 29-year-old Landon Alexander Gray on 10 felony counts of pandering obscenity as part of a multi-state child sexual-abuse-material probe. He is held without bond and faces extradition to Louisiana.

A New Castle man has been federally indicted on a possession-with-intent-to-distribute fentanyl charge after a Jan. 13 hotel-room search, prosecutors say. Court papers note a prior 2016 conviction.

A Lyndora woman faces aggravated‑assault charges after a June 28 street fight on Negley Avenue that allegedly involved fireworks and a knife.