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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the cease- fire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran's nuclear progr...

By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive The Pittsburgh Public Schools board voted 6-2 with one abstention Wednesday to approve a realignment plan that calls to shutter nine school buildings, and shift many others,...

by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star May 26, 2026 (This article was updated at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2026, to include a statement from SoundThinking.) Pennsylvania’s highest court upheld a P...

well-designed bathroom can offer more than daily functionality – it can serve as a relaxing retreat where comfort meets personal style. With a few thoughtful updates, you can bring a renewed sense of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces carried out new defensive strikes on Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump asserted that Iran is “negotiating on fumes” and insisted that November’s midterm elec...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. By RYAN J....