Reps. Chris Deluzio and Summer Lee made an unannounced visit to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center and say staff denied their request to meet a Springdale detainee. The stop comes amid renewed scrutiny of the facility's conditions.

City and state leaders broke ground on a Passive House‑style Fire Station 20/Medic 12 that will replace a flood‑prone, century‑old facility and add training and cancer‑prevention features. Construction aims for substantial completion in August 2027.

A Rock 'N' Riches Fast Play ticket sold at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh hit a progressive top prize worth $171,285. The casino will receive a $500 retailer bonus.

A Shippensburg detective has been federally indicted on charges alleging he bought and possessed child sexual abuse material using cryptocurrency.

Shots were fired Wednesday night on Clarissa Street in Upper Hill while police and ATF agents were operating in the area. Early reports say no injuries.

Burrell officials trimmed a proposed $418,000 shortfall and scheduled a judge's hearing on the Stewart Elementary sale.

A tow company employee shot a co-worker Wednesday at Oak's Auto on School Street in Springdale Township; Allegheny County police are investigating.

The state’s CAPE review praised Allegheny’s help‑at‑home and caregiver programs but flagged protective‑services documentation and investigative gaps; county leaders have an approved improvement plan.

A Pittsburgh man admitted in federal court that he helped sell fentanyl in West Virginia after a Weston traffic stop and hotel-room search turned up thousands of stamped doses.

Buchanan extended its downtown Pittsburgh lease at the Union Trust Building, locking in more than 115,000 square feet of headquarters space.

Police say a Butler County man used an excavator to partially demolish his family home while his wife and two daughters were inside, local TV footage shows.

Surveillance video released to reporters appears to undercut police accounts of an April 21 arrest at a Springdale council meeting, prompting legal review.

After seven years the Washington County Courthouse reopened its Main Street doors, pairing restored 10-foot entrances with AI-assisted weapons screening. Officials say the scanners will be monitored by deputies.