Mayor Corey O'Connor's administration says at least $30 million may need to be cut to close a $30–$40 million budget gap as it reopens the city's 2026 spending plan. Officials say they'll target contracts and vacancies to avoid layoffs where possible.

Multiple women reported a man exposing himself at Riverview Park in Perry North. Police have identified a person of interest but no charges have been filed yet.

UPMC says some patient records may have been improperly accessed after vendor‑flagged requests through a national exchange. The system is notifying affected patients and has alerted federal regulators.

Skild AI will integrate its Skild Brain into Nvidia Blackwell production lines via Foxconn, tying a Pittsburgh startup to the global AI hardware supply chain.

Service-focused shops, small eateries and entertainment concepts are taking a growing share of new leases in Pittsburgh, prompting landlords to carve up bigger spaces.

The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium has launched a feasibility study for a stand‑alone "Pennsylvania Aquarium" on the North Shore; an economic impact study and coalition are underway. No timeline or final site has been set.

A Punxsutawney man who pleaded guilty but mentally ill in a 2025 house fire was sentenced Monday to nearly two years on two arson counts and faces probation.

A Pittsburgh family says a resort pool's loose drain cover pulled out their child’s small intestine; surgeons at UPMC stabilized her and she now needs nightly IV nutrition.

Ayden Stahl, 16, a California Area High School student, was killed in a Washington County dirt‑bike crash, local CBS affiliate reports.

Berkadia secured $114.37M in bridge financing to refinance a nine‑property assisted‑living portfolio across Cleveland suburbs and western Pennsylvania while the operator targets stabilization.

Internal emails show the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police spent more than $11,000 on premium car washes and commanders have been ordered to explain purchases as the city grapples with a near $30M budget gap.

Two Mount Pleasant residents were arrested on third‑degree murder charges after a 15‑month‑old died; an autopsy found acute methamphetamine toxicity and investigators described filthy conditions at the home.

Last Saturday downtown filled with marchers, bands and tossed beads as Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade marched through the Golden Triangle. The annual march draws hundreds of thousands and blends neighborhood tradition with full-on revelry.