Allegheny County Council voted 11-3 to pull a November ballot question that would have lifted the 0.4% cap on its operating budget, leaving a related staffing question in place.

A judge approved Chapman Properties' purchase of the 170‑acre Pittsburgh Technical College campus in North Fayette Township, setting up possible housing, senior living and local fights over drainage and traffic.

An 86-year-old man was struck and killed while crossing a Cecil Township road to collect mail; authorities say the coroner and state police are investigating.

An 8‑year‑old who reportedly drank bleach at a Bruceton Mills campground was found restrained and seizing in a car; a Dawson woman has been charged.

Heat Advisory in effect Wednesday, July 15. Highs near 97°F and hazy skies from wildfire smoke.

A 49-year-old Mars woman was jailed after allegedly assaulting officers at the Adams Township municipal building. Bail was set at $25,000 and a preliminary hearing is set for July 15.

A 31-year-old Butler man is charged with aggravated assault and possession of an explosive device after prosecutors say he hit his father with a hammer.

A man was airlifted to a Pittsburgh hospital after an ATV overturned in woods off Eckstein Road in Forward Township. Rescue crews found the vehicle about 75 yards down a slope.

A WVU‑led coalition won a $321M NSF Regional Innovation Engines award to build an industrial energy hub in Appalachia focused on grid resilience, startups and jobs.

A HOF advisory board member has sued the URA, saying the agency approved a change to a $225,000 loan for four Hill District homes without required advisory review.

ADP is taking roughly 120,000 square feet at Westpointe Corporate Center on Parkway West — a rare, large suburban lease that underscores renewed demand.

A 28-year-old New Castle man died early Tuesday after his car left Mohawk School Road and struck a parked heavy‑duty truck in Mahoning Township.

One person died and two were airlifted after an early-morning crash on the Mon/Fayette Expressway in Fallowfield Township; southbound lanes were closed for hours.