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.

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

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.

Allegheny County Council approved a local jail‑code change on May 26 that enshrines PREA protections and reporting requirements to protect transgender and intersex incarcerated people.

Pittsburgh teachers and parents say phones are pulling focus from class as a statewide bell‑to‑bell ban waits for final House action. Supporters want a clear, daylong rule for schools.

Demand for Pennsylvania’s tax-credit scholarships has surged: more than 100,000 awards last year, but tens of thousands of applicants remain unfunded. Lawmakers are weighing several fixes in Harrisburg.

A charter amendment on Tuesday's ballot would let Pittsburgh publish select legal notices online or in other 'successor' outlets if print papers disappear. Supporters call it a narrow fix; critics warn it could scatter notices.

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 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.

County leaders want Pennsylvania’s monthly 911 surcharge raised to $2.20, arguing the small increase would shore up rural dispatch centers and fund NextGen upgrades.

Six bills moved out of committee to expand safe‑harbor protections and update laws on intimate images and infant trafficking.

Pennsylvania's unemployment rate stayed at 4.2% in March; nonfarm payrolls rose modestly and education & health services led annual gains.

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis is running for a second term in 2026, touting BOOST after-school grants and a slate of violence-prevention investments across Pennsylvania.