Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor and Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato are leading an effort to improve pedestrian safety in some of the county’s most dangerous traffic stretches.

Allegheny County is overhauling its employee health insurance plan by introducing a “working spouse limitation” that will require many employees’ spouses to obtain coverage through their own employers instead of the county’s plan as early as next month.

Oakmont resident Joe Scassera, 59, took his “grand-dogger” Ivy to the borough’s newly opened dog park to give her some fresh air after being trapped inside all day.

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A Herminie resident who police said was a one-man crime spree late last year and into the early months of 2026 pleaded guilty Thursday to a series of five crimes.

The first time he made contact Thursday afternoon, rookie outfielder Esmerlyn Valdez grounded into double play to end the third inning, ruining a bases-loaded situation.

Temporary flight restrictions will be in place for drones during Pittsburgh’s Fourth of July celebrations this weekend, the FBI announced.

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Pittsburgh Public Schools attributes a significant reduction in disciplinary incidents to a teen-focused program called “Safe Passage.”

Beatriz Gonzalez was looking for help.

Starbucks is turning to its own employees to help promote the coffee chain on TikTok through a new paid social media program.

A three-story building in Youngwood partially collapsed Thursday, said fire Chief Lloyd Crago.

If there is anything close to a consensus about the MLB Draft, it’s that the first four picks could be predetermined. That puts the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have the No. 5 overall pick, in an interesting position.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Mikel Oyarzabal scored two goals, and Spain beat Austria, 3-0, on Thursday for its first World Cup victory in a knockout match since winning the title in 2010.

The sky above The Golden Triangle will go full technicolor this weekend as part of what organizers are touting as one of the most massive logistical undertakings Pittsburgh’s Fourth of July fireworks have ever known.

Unruly teens continued to keep Pittsburgh police busy this week as officers responded to fights Wednesday night outside a North Side pool and the theft of hundreds of dollars in merchandise a day later from a Shadyside store.

Long sections of Freeport Road in Harrison are down to one lane as work continues on a PennDOT drainage project that began in February.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Malik Tillman is soft-spoken off the field with his interviews, often speaking at a volume just above a whisper.

ATLANTA — The FBI has asked its field offices across the country to dedicate more than 200 staffers to its investigation of the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County.

Cade Cavalli and Willson Contreras each have been suspended seven games for their roles in a benches-clearing brawl at Fenway Park on Tuesday night. Miles Mikolas received a five-game suspension, and Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton got a three-game ban.

Vang was convicted of raping a child in 2006. A pardon doesnt automatically save him from deportation.

Washington labor officials plan to inspect several state pulp and paper mills. They will audit tank conditions, maintenance practices and other safety factors.

According to family members, a 19-year-old Federal Way man was experiencing suicidal ideation when he called 911 and was ultimately shot by officers.

An electric Tesla Semi struck two passenger vehicles outside of Reno on Sunday, leaving two dead and sending one to the hospital.