Pennsylvania American Water completed an $8 million upgrade at its Elrama treatment plant after a nearby dam removal lowered river levels. The work adds new chemical‑handling safeguards to keep water flowing to Mon Valley customers.

FEC filings show incumbents in Western Pennsylvania have seven‑figure war chests while many challengers report only five‑figure accounts before the May primary.

Skild AI bought Zebra’s warehouse robotics unit, folding the Symmetry Fulfillment platform into its Skild Brain to accelerate mixed‑fleet automation.

A Sandy Lake Township house fire early Thursday killed a mother and two children, the Mercer County coroner said.

The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership is using grants and rent abatements to activate dozens of vacant storefronts before next week’s NFL Draft. Temporary shops, art windows and subsidies aim to turn looks into lasting leases.

Pennsylvania extended the LIHEAP deadline to May 8, 2026, giving households more time to apply for cash and crisis heating grants.

A Liberty Borough domestic call ended in a crash and a scuffle with officers; a 28‑year‑old faces aggravated assault and other felony counts.

A Pittsburgh man faces homicide charges after Michelle Sturdivant was found dead in a Perry North home on Dec. 28; investigators point to surveillance and evidence in court filings.

Pittsburgh International is pitching its idle landside terminal as a film studio, offering huge indoor sets and leveraging state tax credits and local studio plans.

A McKees Rocks man faces forgery and theft charges after investigators say he used falsified paperwork to seize property from his mother, who has dementia.

Two people were charged after a planned gun sale in a Connellsville church parking lot turned violent. One person was shot in the head and is expected to survive.

A verbal altercation at Neville Roller Drome ended with someone firing multiple shots into the air Wednesday night; police reported no injuries.

A three‑alarm blaze on Ligonier Street injured four people early Thursday, including two firefighters, and left a home likely destroyed as investigators probe the cause.