FEATURE IMPACT In the past decade, temperatures have reached record highs, according to NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, resulting in hotter summers that last longer and put increasing stra...

FEATURE IMPACT Homeowners are approaching exterior remodeling with a sharper focus than ever before. Higher material costs, longer project timelines and a growing emphasis on long-term value are resha...

The pre-dawn attack allegedly happened at a McKeesport woman’s home. Shortly before 4 a.m. on March 24, a McKeesport woman woke to a man dressed in black — his face masked, his hands gloved — standing...

by Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star June 2, 2026 With summer nearly here and hot weather ahead, Pennsylvanians working outdoors or in high-temperature settings will be at an increased risk f...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For generations, the federal government enforced civil rights laws with an eye toward remedying historic, systemic discrimination against Black people and other people of color. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that he is optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war that is looking...

By RAE ELLEN BICHELL, CLAIRE GALOFARO, MAIA ROSENFELD, RENUKA RAYASAM, AARON KESSLER AND BYRON TAU Associated Press and KFF Health News An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled ou...

Battery storage would ease stress on Pa.’s power grid, panel hears by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star June 1, 2026 As higher electricity rates took effect Monday in Pennsylvania, state lawmakers...

By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive A mother peregrine falcon named Carla circled above the Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh campus, briefly landing near its towering windows before launchi...

By SALLY HO AND CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) — A facility deep in rural Missouri promises relief for desperate parents whose adopted kids are struggling — a lakeside, summer c...

The lawsuits assert U.S. Secret Service failed to adequately protect Trump and people attending his rally in July 2024. Two men who were shot at the July 13, 2024, Donald Trump rally in Butler County ...

By Shalina Chatlani, Pennsylvania Capital-Star June 1, 2026 In at least four states, migrants detained in ICE facilities have launched hunger strikes in recent weeks to protest the conditions in which...

by Robbie Sequeira, Pennsylvania Capital-Star June 1, 2026 After two 5-year-old Indianapolis girls separately died from abuse in the last two years, Indiana Republican state Sen. Julie McGuire said la...

The jazz guitar virtuoso became famous as Mr. Rogers’ “Handyman.” By TribLive Joe Negri, one of America’s best jazz guitarists and a key part of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” died Saturday, just days...

The state’s public schools are required to install the curriculum by the start of the 2027-28 school year. By QUINCEY REESE TribLive No one was a greater skeptic than Martin Elementary kindergarten te...

McKeesport Area and Thomas Jefferson also received awards for their spring shows. Several high school musical theater performers throughout the Mon Valley were recently honored at the 35th Annual Gene...

NEW YORK (AP) — The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 11 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data releas...

A 5-year-old boy was listed in critical condition at a Pittsburgh hospital Friday night after nearly drowning in a pool at a Nottingham Township home, according to our news partners at WTAE. State pol...

The feds have embraced medical marijuana. Now what? by Amanda Watford, Pennsylvania Capital-Star May 29, 2026 The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent decision to downgrade the drug classification for ...