Pittsburgh PA

The young man graduated from West Allegheny this past spring.

A man is facing assault charges after a confrontation with immigration officials in Pittsburgh.

Respironics, which manufactures sleep and respiratory products, plans to lay off nearly 200 people in Pennsylvania beginning next week. The company filed a WARN notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry informing the state of the layoffs at 174 Tech Center Drive in East Huntingdon Township,...

From New York and Pennsylvania across to Michigan and Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, even a small spot of Missouri: These are the states that make up America's so-called Rust Belt. It's a term that reflects the swathe of abandoned warehouses and derelict factories, left behind by the collapse of American...

Crews battled a house fire Tuesday at 54 Chestnut St. in the Natrona section of Harrison. The call came in at around 11:30 a.m. Bob Bolt of Garfield Street said his sister, Shari Bair, was inside the house cleaning her oven when it caught fire. “She came to my house...

When Aspinwall Police Deputy Chief Michael Vith enters a room, it isn’t typically accompanied by whooping and applause. Then again, he’s not typically carrying a sack full of presents with Santa and Mrs. Claus trailing close behind. “It’s a little different from when we walked into the hospital,...

PITTSBURGH — Emergency departments across the Pittsburgh region are reporting a growing number of patients experiencing severe and sometimes violent withdrawal symptoms tied to a potent new street drug mixture, health care providers told KDKA. Doctors say the drug — fentanyl combined with medetomidine, a veterinary...

In a meeting on Thursday of the joint compensation subcommittee and the executive committee, trustees at the University of Pittsburgh voted to approve a big boost to Chancellor Joan Gabel’s salary.

This year saw families turn to their local Toys for Tots chapter to help give their kids a Merry Christmas.

A community came together on Tuesday to remember a man shot and killed in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood last week.