Portions of Pittsburgh's light-rail system will be closed for maintenance; shuttle buses and a local rail car will provide alternative transport during the disruptions.

Jeremi Sensky of Canonsburg was seriously injured in a truck attack in New Orleans on New Year's Eve. He was hit while returning to his hotel, necessitating urgent leg surgery.

A man in his late 60s was stabbed by a female friend in Pittsburgh's Hill District; he was hospitalized in stable condition, and police seek a warrant for the suspect.

A fallen tree took down wires across a busy intersection of Route 51 in Allegheny County, causing a road closure and disrupting traffic, but no injuries were reported.

The Pittsburgh fire department seeks public help in the East Hills apartment complex fire probe after a toddler's death amid tenant complaints of poor living conditions.

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2025, Genesis, at 12:10 a.m. on New Year's Day, as the city of Pittsburgh celebrated the new year.

West Mifflin Area High School extends remote learning due to a fire damaging the school's auditorium, with the return to in-person classes planned once clean-up is complete.

Two individuals were found dead in a home in South Beaver Township, Beaver County, PA, on New Year's Eve. Authorities are investigating the incident with few details released.

Burnell Johnson was arrested after SWAT responded to a domestic situation in New Kensington; he was already wanted for an earlier assault in Pittsburgh.

Joseph Fee III is accused of stealing $200-$300 from a donation box at St. Paul's Church in Butler, with charges including burglary and theft. He was identified using church surveillance and is in custody awaiting a preliminary hearing.

Neil Yetsko from Plum Borough, PA, was arrested for trying to blow up his house by rigging a gas explosion, but called in a gas leak to prevent it later.

Pittsburgh Police are searching for Kurt Ross, 42, missing since December 5 and possibly needing medical assistance.

Pittsburgh Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert, finding a 14-year-old boy shot in the ankle in Terrace Village, with no suspects or arrests announced yet.