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By LUCAS DUFALLA Pittsburgh's Public Source U.S. Steel plans to invest up to $2.5 billion into upgrades to its Mon Valley Works, which it forecasts will generate $1.7 billion for the state, according ...

by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star June 8, 2026 Last winter, the Trump administration signed accords with tech companies and 13 governors, including Gov. Josh Shapiro, whose states share the PJM...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched airstrikes early Monday targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran, attacks that threatened to drag the wider Middle ...

LONDON (AP) — The leaders of the U.K., Ukraine, France and Germany discussed the “urgent need” to ramp up production of weapons to combat Russia’s powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missiles in a ...

Latrobe businesses, organizations and leaders teamed up for the annual celebration. There was an event in downtown Latrobe on Saturday afternoon on each block from Depot Street to Chestnut Street. A m...

Severe weather that was expected stayed south of Pittsburgh. A threat of severe weather, which ended up not hitting Pittsburgh, prompted the cancellation of the second Morgan Wallen concert Saturday a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year ago, the White House was unleashing a blitz on higher education. At one campus after another, Trump officials opened investigations and cut federal funding unless schools fell...

by Jacob Fischler, Pennsylvania Capital-Star June 4, 2026 The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country in a boost to “clean, ...

A public nuisance charge has been filed against owner Wendi Kraemer. By the MVI Rostraver Township police and animal rescue officials returned to a rat-infested property Thursday afternoon to serve an...

A public nuisance charge has been filed against owner Wendi Kraemer. By the MVI Rostraver Township police and animal rescue officials returned to a rat-infested property Thursday afternoon to serve an...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a decade, the United States dramatically reduced its national smog levels, but since 2015 smoke from increasingly larger wildfires is reversing that clean-up trend and ...

By Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star June 3, 2026 Each month, more than $300 million in food assistance dollars is awarded by the state Department of Human Services (DHS) to eligible enrollee...

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...