I believe the majority of the Pennsylvania population would agree with Erika Strassburger’s op-ed “Clean energy provides jobs, consumer savings” (Jan. 20, TribLive). I’m glad Pittsburgh City Council sees the importance of clean energy, and I hope the state government can also set aside its cozy promises to oil and gas for the good of the workforce ...

An upcoming course in Bridgeville will teach people hands-on skills in tree planting and care.

Pittsburgh Regional Transit said Wednesday morning almost all of its rail service has been halted by a power line collapse overnight.

Concerns over the potential impact on the community’s health, the economy and environment by the proposed natural gas-fired power plant and artificial intelligence data centers near Homer City will be aired at a public meeting Sunday in Indiana.

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Wednesday’s “First Call” has names to watch for both of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ open coordinator positions. We also look at a busy night of local college basketball for both Robert Morris and Duquesne.

Whiskey lovers who missed the first release of Iron City Distilling’s Bessemer Rye Whiskey are getting a second chance at the limited spirit sooner than expected.

It is now plain to me that ICE agents pushed an ER nurse to the ground, sprayed him, relieved him of his (legally carried) firearm, then panicked and shot him to death. They then left, failing to secure the crime scene, which professional law officers would have done.

U.S. Sen. David McCormick is among Republicans calling for a full accounting in the Minneapolis death of Alex Pretti, 37, a Veterans Administration intensive care nurse who was shot during an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

Amy Roenker of Indiana Township didn’t grow up in a law enforcement family, but a college summer internship resulted in a career-shaping experience.

Residents and city crews worked to remove snow from sidewalks and roadways as cleanup efforts continued across Pittsburgh and the region after this weekend’s winter storm.

The Riverview and Springdale boys basketball teams battled intensely for 32 minutes. It was natural for some of the emotions to spill over following their Section 2-2A battle.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Darian Mensah has enrolled at Miami, giving the Hurricanes another standout transfer at quarterback as they come off a season when they went to the national championship game and got into the College Football Playoff for the first time.

Coming off the bench, Liam Sheely scored 31 points for the second straight game, leading Mt. Lebanon to a 55-51 victory over Norwin in Section 2-6A boys basketball Tuesday night.

Suzie McConnell-Serio is regarded as one of the greatest undersized guards to play basketball. Period, full stop.

After falling for just the second time this season Friday night at Moon, defending WPIAL Class 5A champion Chartiers Valley managed just over an hour of time together between Saturday and Tuesday night.

After a frosty start, the stretch run is underway as the 2026 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is starting to build.

As the district continues to dig out from all that snow, boys and girls basketball teams try to avoid the deep freeze and keep playing red hot hoops.

CitiParks officials announced five Healthy Active Living Senior Centers will open in Pittsburgh as as warming centers on Wednesday due to severely low temperatures are forecast.

Ligonier Township officials made it clear Tuesday that they want a dispute between those running the Ligonier Country Market and group that owns the land where it’s held to figure out a solution themselves.

MINNEAPOLIS — A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration enforcement have come to a head after agents fatally shot an intensive care nurse and a mother of three this month.

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils traded Ondrej Palat to the division-rival New York Islanders on Tuesday night, moving on from the veteran winger they had been trying to deal for quite some time.

At this point in the season, how Pitt gets a win seems less important than the Panthers following whatever path is necessary to securing a much-needed victory.

There was a chill inside the AHN Montour Sports Complex on Tuesday when the defending champions of the USL’s top league gathered for practice after the winter storm broke Monday.