A pre-dawn fire heavily damaged Fox's Tavern in South Connellsville. No injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation.

A family in Pittsburgh has sued First Student after a 10‑year‑old suffered two concussions in separate school‑van crashes, including one tied to an alleged drunk driver.

A parking-lot dispute in Center Township left a man unconscious and flown to a hospital; police have charged a 39-year-old Butler man with aggravated assault.

State prosecutors have charged two companies tied to the Pool Doctor chemical site in Rochester Borough after a 2019 chemical emergency. The charges follow a roughly $2.4M cleanup.

A McKeesport staffer has been placed on paid administrative leave after a hallway confrontation with a student was captured on video; the family says it will press charges and the district has opened a review.

A man was shot and airlifted to UPMC after allegedly breaking into a Brownsville home. Troopers say the suspect faces multiple felony charges.

Two men pleaded guilty in the 2024 Wilkinsburg shooting that killed 16‑year‑old Kevin Wilson; plea deals assign multi‑year prison terms while two others received probation or credit.

Nearly five years after Steven Eason was killed at a North Versailles hayride, his mother says the case remains unsolved as detectives press for witnesses.

State police are offering a $5,000 reward for information in the 2009 Morris Township home invasion that killed Betty McClellan and wounded her husband. Investigators say tips could break the long‑running cold case.

A second Laurel Highlands High School teacher was charged with institutional sexual assault in Uniontown; the district says it is cooperating with investigators.

A Hill District convenience store was robbed at gunpoint late Monday; police used a drone and K-9 team while searching but the suspect escaped with cash and vapes.

An SUV drove into a Westmoreland County neighbor's home Monday, coming within feet of a 3‑year‑old; authorities are investigating.

A man was found with multiple gunshot wounds in Perry South after an 18‑round ShotSpotter alert; he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The Violent Crime Unit is investigating.