Editorial: Who gets the call when inmates get hurt?
The Allegheny County Jail stands on Second Avenue near Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Justin Vellucci | TribLive) Allegheny County Jail is set to implement a new policy about letting people know when something bad happens. This isn’t about telling the press. It’s not about telling the public....
Sunny Sunday before days of rain
The next system will get closer to us overnight, which may bring us a few showers or perhaps a storm by Monday morning.
Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days Returns With Sopranos Star, 30 Bands, Bocce
Little Italy Days is coming back to Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood for its 26th year, closing several blocks of Liberty Avenue starting Thursday, August 13, for four days of Italian food, live music, and a celebrity bocce tournament. The 2026 lineup includes a headline appearance from Joseph R. Gannascoli, who pl
Pittsburgh Gets One Golden Sunday Before Storms Slam City
Pittsburgh is starting Sunday clear and around 68°F, with plenty of sunshine expected to push the city toward a hot afternoon high near 88°F. It is the calm before a much wetter stretch, with thunderstorms returning Monday and sticking around through much of Wednesday. Sunday’s west wind should...
Peoples Natural Gas to replace pipelines in 2 Pittsburgh neighborhoods through spring 2027
Peoples Natural Gas will begin an infrastructure modernization project Monday in parts of Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville and the Strip District neighborhoods.
Christopher Lambert Collapses at Monroeville’s Steel City Con
Christopher Lambert, the actor best known for playing immortal swordsman Connor MacLeod in the Highlander franchise, collapsed while signing autographs at Steel City Con in Monroeville over the weekend and was transported by ambulance from the convention hall. His representative says the 69-year-old actor is now restin
Driver Trapped After Car Flips Onto Roof at Glenfield Park and Ride
A driver was trapped inside a vehicle that flipped onto its roof at the Glenfield Park and Ride on Saturday morning, prompting a rescue operation that kept crews on scene for more than an hour. The single-vehicle crash closed part of the small commuter lot off Route 65 as first responders worked to free the person from
Pittsburgh faces storm risk after muggy weekend
The Pittsburgh region is in for a muggy and unsettled weekend, with morning showers and thunderstorms Saturday giving way to a stretch of drier weather before another round of potentially severe storms arrives Monday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected during the first part of Saturday, but the rain shoul
New Kensington Elks Lodge Ordered Shut for a Year After Fatal Shooting
A Westmoreland County judge has ordered the New Kensington Elks Lodge to shut its doors for a full year, siding with county prosecutors who argued the Third Avenue club had become a public nuisance following years of police calls and the fatal shooting of a bouncer working outside the building. Common Pleas Judge Chris
Vacant house destroyed in early morning fire
A vacant home was destroyed in an early morning fire.

















