Gainey to let 2026 Pittsburgh budget become law without his signature
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey delivering his final budget address in November. He will allow the 2026 spending plan, which now includes a 20% property tax hike inserted by City Council, become law without his signature. (Shane Dunlap | TribLive) Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey plans to let next year’s $693 million,...
Pittsburgh high school student hires taco truck to cater lunch for his classmates
A young man wanted to show his classmates and teachers at Brashear High School how grateful he is to be part of their community. So he said it with tacos.
Pittsburgh Waitress’s Mugshot Goes Viral After Wild Arrest Tied to Her Restaurant Guests
Guys are lining up to pay her bond. The post Pittsburgh Waitress’s Mugshot Goes Viral After Wild Arrest Tied to Her Restaurant Guests originally published on Total Pro Sports .
Twenty years into fracking, Pa. has yet to reckon with its radioactive waste
A truck for Noble Environmental, the parent company of Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill in Belle Vernon, Pa., drives down a road on a rainy day. (Photo by Scott Goldsmith/Inside Climate News) Fracking’s Forever Problem: Seventh in a series from Inside Climate News about the gas industry’s radioactive waste. This...
Pittsburgh’s Word of the Year Is…
Many stories defined Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania in 2025, but only one word stuck out to readers as Pittsburgh’s Word of the Year. The winning word (we included topics and phrases, too) pulled in 36% of the votes. Pittsburgh’s Word of the Year for 2025 is “Immaculate Collection.”...
Wintry mix moves in overnight, continues intermittently on Tuesday
A wintry mix moves in after midnight and continues off-and-on through early Tuesday morning.
Morning Roundup: Missing teen in Derry; stabbing in Carrick; break-in in Apollo
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 23:. Pennsylvania State Police are seeking help to find a missing teen from Westmoreland County. Officers were called at about 9:30 p.m. to Derry Township after Kia Schuler was reported missing. An age was not provided. Kia...
Man Suspected of Stabbing to Face Charges After Pittsburgh Domestic Dispute Results in Injuries
Police responded to a stabbing incident in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood, resulting in two people being injured, according to reports early Tuesday morning. The scene unfolded on Carrick Avenue just as the clock struck midnight, where officers discovered a man with a stab wound to his torso and a woman sustaining...
Mayor Gainey awards keys to city to upstanding Pittsburgh citizens
Mayor Ed Gainey handed over the keys to the city to Pittsburghers who made a major impact in the community.
Vehicle stolen from Pittsburgh street, owner says it was just paid off
A car was stolen from a Pittsburgh street and the owner says they had just paid it off.
