As communities across the country grapple with rising fuel costs, air pollution and the growing impacts of global warming, one solution is becoming increasingly clear: the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

The construction of new townhouses soon will take place at the former Community United Methodist Church site in Aspinwall.

A Penn Township man accused of seriously injuring a neighbor was granted a $250,000 bond Wednesday.

Satellite college campuses can sometimes feel like a distant outpost of the main school.

Vera Sharan of Murrysville is accustomed to scoring goals with her club soccer team. But this summer, she’ll have to get used to hearing, “Elle a marqué un but” in place of “She scored a goal!”

A 63-bed personal care home is scheduled to open this summer in Tarentum in a four-story building that has been vacant since 2012.

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The best times at the theater almost always involve getting to see a stellar cast elevate the material. So is the case with Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse and their production of the beloved horror-comedy musical “Little Shop of Horrors.”

Thursday’s “First Call” highlights a wild story about Mike Tomlin’s name coming up for a potential NFL coaching vacancy. There’s an update on that Aaron Rodgers UFA tag. George Pickens’ contract fate is known.

Losing to the Flyers always makes Pittsburgh fans mad. Losing in the playoffs makes Pittsburgh fans irate. Losing in the playoffs to the Philadelphia Flyers makes all of Pittsburgh enraged.

The Aleppo Township Volunteer Fire Company is working to balance traditional emergency notifications with residents’ concerns.

OK, the 2026 NFL Draft was a week ago. It’s time to ask the big question.

Chris Devenski has a locker in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse and a deeper appreciation for pitching in the major leagues after his baseball career flashed before his eyes during a spring training game.

Ever-growing power conferences are the driving force behind an impending expansion of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, which ESPN reported could be formalized within weeks and begin next season.

U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred during a contentious congressional hearing Wednesday over accounts that a U.S. command post in Kuwait was unprepared for an Iranian drone attack that killed six troops and injured dozens more.

NEW YORK — The governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials were charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a U.S. indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York, accused of aiding in the massive importation of illicit narcotics into the United States.

Niki’s Quick Six, the Parks Township bar where a woman was killed and three others were shot early Sunday, said in a Wednesday statement that the incident was “tragic and unacceptable.”

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys receiver George Pickens signed his $27.3 million franchise tag Wednesday, making it almost certain the Pro Bowler will show up for mandatory offseason work while the club remains adamant it has no plans to trade CeeDee Lamb’s sidekick.

Sophia Mazzoni called last year’s PIAA track and field championships “a good warm-up for college” and “what I needed going into the SEC.”

WASHINGTON — The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, will be heading home following a record-setting deployment of more than 300 days that included participating in the war against Iran and capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, two U.S. officials said Wednesday.

Norwin is showing some fight as WPIAL softball tilts toward playoff time — the team’s favorite time of the year in recent seasons.

Trailing the St. Louis Cardinals in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Pittsburgh Pirates had the tying run on base and their hottest hitter at the plate. Nick Gonzales showed why he lives for such moments.

A new analysis of chemicals in U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants, federal health officials said Wednesday.

TAMPA, Fla. — Alexandre Texier broke a tie 1 minute, 6 seconds into the third period, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round series.