NEW YORK — Erin Dalton, the new commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, comes into the role confronting a daunting list of challenges. There are 85,000 people in city shelters. Many thousands of New Yorkers are likely to lose their federal benefits, including health care and food assistance. And the city is facing a ...

In 2020 I inherited a Sheriff’s Office in disarray, with the previous sheriff facing criminal charges. Westmoreland County paid over a half-million dollars to settle lawsuits due to his actions.

Antioch Baptist Church

It’s a tall order to make Western Pennsylvania feel like the Caribbean, but Collyn and Carlos Milanes Jr. were up for the challenge. The couple, owners of the popular Cuban food truck Milanes Mobile, which launched last May, are expanding with a brick-and-mortar restaurant in McKees Rocks.

When it comes to an acoustic show, Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner can rattle off the pros and cons compared to their normal full band performance.

A state representative from Philadelphia is lobbying to prohibit smoke shops from setting up too close to schools or other places where children gather.

Editor’s Note: This review of Thursday night’s episode of “The Pitt” includes spoilers.

A longtime auto repair shop in Harrison has reopened under new management — and a bit of divine intervention, according to the new owners.

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, March 20:

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Kuwaiti oil refinery came under Iranian drone attack early Friday and sirens in Israel warned of incoming fire, while explosions boomed over Tehran from Israeli strikes as the country marked the Persian New Year.

LOS ANGELES — ABC has scrubbed the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette,” starring Taylor Frankie Paul, three days before its planned premiere, citing a newly released video from 2023 in which she appears to punch, kick and throw chairs at her former partner as her young daughter watched and cried.

ATHENS, Greece — One after another, Israel has taken out Iran’s top leaders.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Three teenagers in Tennessee sued Elon Musk’s xAI this week, claiming the company’s image-generation tools were used to morph real photos of them into explicitly sexual images.

WASHINGTON — Since becoming defense secretary, Pete Hegseth has found no shortage of ways to bring his strand of conservative evangelicalism into the Pentagon.

Editor’s note: The following story was submitted for the Shaler Area Student Section, a collaboration between TribLive and The Oracle, the student newspaper of Shaler Area High School.

Laurel: To building on support. Pittsburgh Action Against Rape is closing its South Side office for about a month — not to pause its vital mission but to reinforce it.

Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-­Kiski Valley.

The Johnstown company that has served as the private manager for the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County since the early 1990s will remain on the job for the next 10 years.

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Soon after Springdale police signed a 287(g) agreement to cooperate with federal immigration and customs officials last year, Carlos and Judah Marroquin told TribLive they worried about what it could mean for the community.

In Friday’s “On Sports,” the Steelers are bringing in an FCS standout quarterback for a visit fresh off of his pro day, while the Pirates, despite most recently losing to the Orioles, continue a strong spring training.

A new firetruck is in the works for Cochran Hose Company in Sewickley.

As spring returns with its promise of renewal, March 20 marks MeatOut 2026 — a chance to “turn over a new leaf” by trying plant-based eating for just one day. Since 1985, MeatOut has encouraged thousands to discover healthier, more compassionate choices by taking the meat out of their diets and off their menus.

Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Billy Tibbetts, a member of the organization in the early 2000s, has been arrested once again.

The AL East hasn’t produced a World Series champion since 2018, equaling the longest drought in the history of this powerful division.