A 14-year-old from Pitcairn was hospitalized after trying a TikTok fire‑breathing challenge with isopropyl alcohol; firefighters warn parents to secure flammables.

Sharon police say a Vandergrift man was arrested after Predator Poachers lured him to Frank Street; he faces felony sexual‑assault charges. A preliminary hearing is set for March 13.

A large blaze tore through a Braddock building Monday; crews remain on scene and officials have not confirmed injuries. Updates are pending from county fire officials.

Allegheny County detectives renewed their appeal for tips in the year‑old killing of 21‑year‑old Daniel Smith after his body was found inside the McKeesport cemetery last February.

Two late-night shootings in McKeesport sent two people to the hospital. Police taped off scenes across the city and are asking witnesses to call 1-833-ALL-TIPS.

A man was shot multiple times early Monday on Ardmore Boulevard in Wilkinsburg and is in critical condition while Allegheny County Police investigate.

A man was critically injured after being struck on West Warrington Avenue near Boggs Avenue; homicide detectives are reviewing nearby video.

A New Castle man was arrested after a Pulaski Township domestic assault left a woman with a broken wrist. He is being held in the Lawrence County jail.

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.

York City detectives are probing a suspicious death inside a home on East King Street. Police asked residents with information to contact Detective Commander Andy Baez.

A late Saturday structure fire in Canton Township left a building partially collapsed and drew multiple fire departments to the 50 block of Hawkins Street.

A woman police identified as Aniyah Moore was arrested after a pursuit that started in McKees Rocks and ended on Pittsburgh’s North Side; officers say she had an illegally modified automatic Glock.

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