Allegheny Health Network will assume control of Heritage Valley's hospitals overnight, folding Beaver and Sewickley campuses into AHN's system. State and federal filings remain active as operations shift.

A 13-year-old in West Virginia was burned when a gel-filled 'squishy' toy left in a hot car exploded, adding to multiple cases tied to a dangerous online trend. Experts warn against heating or leaving these toys in cars.

Allegheny County reports a rising number of sudden unexpected infant deaths and has launched a targeted safe‑sleep campaign with bus, billboard and radio messaging.

Mosquito samples from Point Breeze tested positive for West Nile; officials remind residents to use repellent, drain standing water and report breeding sites.

Officials warn of an early Lyme surge in Pennsylvania as warm weather brings ticks out. Allegheny County has reported hundreds of cases so far this year.

Allegheny County ordered the Halal Gyro Guys trailer closed after inspectors found cooked chicken and produce at unsafe temperatures and no working water supply.

The Pittsburgh VA confirmed two patients tested positive for Legionella; crews flushed and retested parts of the hospital water system while clinicians monitor patients. Officials say testing is ongoing.

AHN unveiled an H145 D3 LifeFlight helicopter at Allegheny General Hospital today. It's the first of four arriving under a $55 million fleet upgrade.

Public Citizen flagged dozens of hospitals as financially vulnerable after federal Medicaid cuts; the list includes UPMC Mercy and UPMC McKeesport in the Pittsburgh area.

AHN has opened a renovated Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Institute at Federal North on the North Side; the clinic will begin seeing patients on May 11.

State prisons have rapidly expanded Suboxone treatment; enrollments and program costs have risen, prompting lawmakers and advocates to clash over diversion and oversight.

UPMC doctors and county lab tests say medetomidine — a veterinary sedative called "rhino tranq" — is now common in Pittsburgh's fentanyl, complicating overdose care.

Adan Market 2 in Allentown received a second consumer alert after inspectors found rodent droppings, chewed snacks and sanitation failures. The store faces a reinspection and possible closure.