Penn-Trafford senior Noah Haslam caught the eye of Section 1-3A boys soccer coaches this season.

SAO PAULO — A senior State Department official said Tuesday that Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will be granted U.S. visas after his weekend loss to incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a hotly contested race that bucked a trend of conservative electoral results in Latin America.

Months after longtime Pittsburgh Fire Chief Darryl Jones retired following a secretive internal probe, Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved his permanent replacement.

A Wilmerding man who police say is linked to a shooting along Sardis Road in Murrysville on Monday was jailed after allegedly fleeing police and possessing drugs, according to court documents.

Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert confirmed this week that he has temporarily halted his deputies from serving warrants.

The closing night of the 2026 Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival drew a large audience to Congregation Beth Shalom in Squirrel Hill to consider a troubling question: What if success in America does not necessarily mean you belong?

Feeding the homeless can get you in trouble in some places.

Duke won an Atlantic Coast Conference title with a national player of the year in 2024, then did it again last year.

NEW YORK — Three once high-flying brothers convicted of exploiting their wealth and access to luxury real estate to drug and rape dozens of women were sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will open two new sections of the Mon-Fayette Expressway to traffic on Nov. 20.

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The Pittsburgh councilwoman proposing a city tax on unearned income acknowledged Tuesday the proposed levy could face legal challenges.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s response to the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment will be investigated after local residents of the small town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and Vice President JD Vance pressed for the review.

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As Pittsburgh grapples with a budget crisis that could deplete the city’s reserve funds and prompt controversial spending cuts, City Council members on Tuesday approved legislation they hope will strengthen their oversight of city finances and improve transparency.

With a 5-2 record, the Pittsburgh Steelers are cooking so far this season, but the most important meal they serve this week won’t be cold revenge for their Oct. 1 loss to the Cleveland Browns.

I knew Geraldine Weiss only slightly. The author of “Dividends Don’t Lie” (published in 1988) died in 2022 at 96.

WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement agents searched a Beverly Hills home early Tuesday as part of an investigation into Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress amid a wave of sexual misconduct allegations, two people familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Two upcoming concerts by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in Indonesia will go ahead despite opposition from the country’s top Muslim clerical body over the singer’s past support for Israel, the organizer said Tuesday.

JERUSALEM — Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, continues to reel from Hamas’ 2023 attack and is deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it.

Pittsburgh police are investigating after they say an ATM was stolen Monday evening from a building in the South Side Flats neighborhood of the city.

It was refreshing to hear a coach admit it.

Pittsburgh rock legend Donnie Iris, born Dominic Ierace in Ellwood City, died Monday at age 83.

How do you get kids to stop spending so much time in the virtual world? It’s pretty obvious: Give them back the real one.

Hempfield Area School Board approved a $26,545 change order to its high school renovation this week.