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Outdoor events are being canceled and officials are urging people to limit outdoor activities Friday as wildfire smoke lingers over Western Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection declared a statewide Code Purple Air Quality Alert for particulate matter, or PM2.5, for Friday. Conditions Th

Story by Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published July 17, 2026 8:17 A.M. (Aliquippa, Pa) Shortly before 1am Friday morning, officers with the Aliquippa Police Department along with Hopewell Township Police were dispatched to the parking lot of Wawro’s Bar in the 400 block of Franklin Avenue following a report of shot

"Code Purple" air quality advisory urges residents to stay indoors due to health risks. Many events and venues like Kennywood closed.

Pittsburgh food truck 412 Tacos issued Consumer Alert due to health inspection violations: food from home, no valid permit. Potential closure ahead.

A code purple air quality alert is in effect for the entire commonwealth today for the first time ever! Very unhealthy to hazardous air quality is expected throughout the day.

Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild & Soakzone will all be closed on Friday because of the air quality caused by Canadian wildfire smoke.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WHTM) — Another Pennsylvania city filed suit against a group of fire truck manufacturers, alleging monopolistic practices. The City of Pittsburgh is the latest city to file suit in federal court against REV Group, its parent American Industrial Partners, and its subsidiaries, including KME, Spartan, Fe

Two Allegheny County jail guards have been pulled off duty after an inmate nearly slipped out of custody during a hospital run, turning what should have been a routine medical trip into a serious security scare. County officials say the close call happened during an off-site hospital visit and has triggered an internal

Thursday, July 16, 2026, is bringing a one-two punch to Pittsburgh: a warm, sunny start in the mid 70s followed by thickening wildfire smoke and low 90s heat that could derail afternoon outdoor plans. Smoke And Air Quality. State officials have declared a Code RED Air Quality Action Day for...

Pittsburgh Police and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Mounted Patrol are mourning the loss of the department’s horse, Spirit. The department posted to social media that Spirit died following an inoperable bone fracture. “Spirit was our gentle giant,” said Officer Jamie Bush, who coordinates the Mounted Unit. “He...