Pittsburgh PA

Mayor O'Connor's letter to the city council laid out his plan to improve snow preparedness in the city.

A local church filed a federal lawsuit against a township over alleged religious discrimination.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Pittsburgh, PA – A Pittsburgh man wanted on multiple probation violations is now in custody after detectives located him at a Clairton residence Thursday morning, authorities said. According to the...

The Washington County Courthouse. (Justin Vellucci | TribLive) A district judge Friday tossed out dozens of charges stemming from a violent biker brawl last year at a Washington County bar that prosecutors called part of a yearslong turf battle between “outlaw motorcycle gangs.”. Authorities accused the defendants of...

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced on Jan. 7, 2026, that it will cease all operations effective May 3. The daily newspaper, founded in 1786, has been the city’s paper of record for nearly a century and is one of the oldest newspapers in the country. Block Communications, the company that...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is running for a second term in the pivotal battleground state after a first term that put him on the Democratic Party’s radar as a potential presidential contender in 2028. He made the formal announcement Thursday at an event at...

Protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are planned in Pittsburgh, Greensburg and elsewhere Sunday. Two of the “ICE Out for Good” gatherings are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. at Three Rivers Heritage Park by the Hot Metal Bridge on Pittsburgh’s South Side and 3:30 p.m. near the Westmoreland County...

La Cantina by Madero on Atwood Street in Central Oakland was ordered closed on Thursday, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. The requested inspection found 15 total violations including one considered high-risk.

These rodent issues are considered repeat violations.

Pennsylvania state law required an Allegheny County judge to sentence a McKeesport man to life in prison without parole for the 2024 murders of his mother and a friend. Prosecutors and a pair of mourning families, however, asked Common Pleas Judge Jennifer Satler to do more and acknowledge “the profound void” left by...