Trial begins for suspect alleged of killing a twenty-year-old woman in an alley near...
(Beaver County, PA) A trial began yesterday in Beaver County for the suspect who is accused of allegedly killing twenty-year-old Treonna Washington in an Aliquippa alley on August 17th, 2024. According to multiple witnesses put on the stand by the prosecution, Jason Banks, Jr. was dating Washington. A witness...
Man shot inside Pittsburgh apartment building
A man was shot inside an apartment building early Monday in Pittsburgh’s Arlington Heights.
Law firm Saxton & Stump to open permanent office in downtown Pittsburgh
A law firm that has quietly had boots on the ground in Pittsburgh since 2023 and revved up hiring in 2025 confirmed to the Business Times that it expects to establish a permanent office downtown this fall.
Star Pitt running back giving back to kids in need through books
Along with story time and, of course, playtime during his weekly visits, Reid started an Amazon Wishlist with the hope of filling up the bookcases and book carts all across the Children’s Home.
Independent Health reverses decision, will allow Hamburg baby to have brain surgery in Pittsburgh
HAMBURG, N.Y. (WKBW) — Alyssa and Brad Casacci have been fighting for insurance to approve brain surgery for their 11-month-old son, Cameron. The couple said that hours after Cam was born, he suffered a stroke on the left side of his brain, which progressed to seizures and epilepsy. In the last few months, Cam was...
Pittsburgh Playwrights hits a home run with ‘Fences’ at the August Wilson House
It was a glorious Sunday night in August to see August Wilson’s words performed outdoors. In this case, the play was the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fences,” the first of three of Wilson’s works being produced this month by Pittsburgh Playwrights as part of its August Wilson’s American Century Cycle Experience....
Allegheny Health Network requests $55M for LifeFlight helicopter acquisition and leasing
Allegheny Health Network is requesting financing of up to $55 million for the acquisition and leasing of four LifeFlight helicopters.
Activists pitch tents outside Downtown shelter, saying repeated encampment closures thwart their outreach
A homeless camp outside Second Avenue Commons is the latest of many prominent encampments to have been cleared since Pittsburgh formalized its policy two years ago. Advocates and outreach workers say their disappearance masks the true problems as they attempt to support a growing unhoused population. “Pittsburgh’s...
Violent crime continues downward trend in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, chaired by Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, is celebrating a reduction in gun violence and firearm deaths across the state. The drop, the agency says, can be partially attributed to diversionary programs like those funded through the state’s Violence...
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus in more Allegheny County neighborhoods
The Allegheny County Health Department announced that additional mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus, prompting plans to spray six neighborhoods on Monday.
