Site work at the Tree of Life campus in Squirrel Hill has picked up. Leaders say a rebuilt campus will include a 300‑seat sanctuary, museum and memorial with a 2028 opening target.

Clear and cool Friday with a high near 70°F. Storms are possible Saturday night, then highs spike into the low 90s early next week.

ANNA Shelter in Erie says it rescued 29 dogs and four horses from an abandoned Pennsylvania property; some animals had died and an investigation is underway.

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

A Pittsburgh man was sentenced to 12 years after prosecutors tied him to a multi‑kilogram cocaine network and a stash apartment where 11 kilograms were seized.

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.

A third‑grader's worksheet led detectives to a Walnut Street address and to the arrest of a suspect in a McKeesport credit union robbery.

The Pa. Supreme Court ruled that cast vote records are public, but counties and experts warn privacy and technical gaps mean widespread releases won’t be simple. Officials are waiting on state guidance.

A Pittsburgh medic was assaulted in the back of an ambulance on Grant Street outside the City-County Building; police say the patient is expected to be charged.

A Pittsburgh federal judge sentenced Tajay Singh to 54 months for his role in a transnational lottery scam that targeted seniors and cost victims millions.

A Southwest Pennsylvania GOP primary has become a proxy fight between gaming interests and party insurgents, with big outside money and a residency dispute in play.

An inmate at the Allegheny County Jail was assaulted and pronounced dead Wednesday; Allegheny County Police have been asked to investigate.

A former Willowbrook Country Club office manager in Apollo is accused of stealing more than $300,000, according to local TV coverage.