Pennsylvania’s Department of Health has rescinded a 502-page proposal that could’ve given the agency more control over how it tracks and investigates the spread of diseases — and that spelled out the ...

Solar advocates are partnering with Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to offer homeowners a chance to buy solar energy at a discount.

Locks of hair are the key to a hidden past explored in the new book “History by a Hair."

Clearfield County commissioners approved a six-month extension of the contract Tuesday.

Bills in the state House and Senate propose new standards for 15 commercial appliances and household water fixtures.

Pittsburgh kicked off its annual deer management program this past weekend, inviting approved archers to hunt in an expanded number of city parks to reduce population levels.

In a release, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said the “roadless rule” has led to increased wildfire risk, turning “healthy landscapes into tinderboxes.

The birth of her son helped her see the constraints imposed on her by the music industry. Becoming a mother also helped her realize she had to break free of them.

A Jefferson County woman with measles has died, according to the county coroner’s office. The death is the state’s third tied to the measles outbreak this year. Pennsylvania’s outbreak has exploded to...

The county’s Department of Human Services launched the Allegheny Recovery Partnership Plan at a community event at Point Park University. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato called the plan a “...

The stage troupe created from the merger of Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO have announced their new name is Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh.

Pennsylvania cattle producers are joining other beef industry leaders speaking out against President Trump’s effort to lower beef prices.

A Supreme Court decision ended a wrenching limbo, only to replace it with a host of new fears about looming federal immigration enforcement.

Pennsylvania health officials confirmed Thursday that one of the two Lancaster County residents who died was an infant.

Jerry's Records, which this weekend celebrates a half-century since its late namesake founder began selling used vinyl, has an estimated 1 million records on site, some nearly 80 years old

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has accused the app of harming young users drawn in by the app’s addictive content. The company denies the allegations and says it values teen safety as well ...

Pittsburgh police and firefighters across much of the city’s East End now have a new home base: a freshly-renovated building with nearly 100 years of history.

Pittsburgh’s mosquito season is 22 days longer compared to 1970, according to a Climate Central report. The Ohio River Valley is warming into a longer mosquito season, which means the risk of disease ...

A judge this week ordered the county to conduct a full reassessment by 2032, but did not require them after that

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is expanding behavioral health services south of the city. Children’s officials unveiled plans Wednesday for a $10 million expansion of pediatric behavioral heal...

Data center developers will have a tougher time building in Pennsylvania after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order regulating their construction.

“People will connect in the group conversation like, ‘I heard you say that, and I feel the same way. And this is how I get through it,’” recalled Jeremy Carter, founder of Pittsburgh nonprofit Still H...

Beginning Monday, Aug. 17, six CitiParks pools will remain open through Labor Day: Bloomfield, Highland, Jack Stack, Magee, Moore and Ream.

A possible long-term solution to the sharp increase in fertilizer prices that American farmers, including in Pennsylvania, faced this year was the focus of a session this week at Penn State's Ag Progr...

The report from PennEnvironment looked at state water monitoring data to see how often E. coli is found.

This summer in Pittsburgh has seen a clash between so-called “teen takeovers” — large, seemingly spontaneous, unmoderated gatherings of young people — and city officials and businesses trying to tamp ...

The Reach Out and Read model targets literacy rates among young kids. A new Pennsylvania affiliate is expanding services in the commonwealth.

Brian Weismantle, who was elected chair of the Republican Committee of Allegheny County less than a month ago, is already facing his first intraparty fight: A group of committee members wants an inves...

The water authority started replacing lead pipes a decade ago and said it's on track to finish the project by the end of 2027.

Pennsylvania parents can now easily track vaccination rates at their kids’ schools thanks to a new resource from the state health department. A new online tool provides annual vaccination rate data fo...

The project is part of a makeover the company is getting from its new owners, Nippon Steel of Japan, which bought U.S. Steel last year. Nippon pledged $2.5 billion in investments in U.S. Steel’s Pitts...

The planned L-shaped building would wrap around the 19th-century Music Building on Fifth Ave.

After more tense debate, Pittsburgh City Council gave final approval to a controversial package of tax incentives intended to encourage development Downtown and in adjoining areas of the North Side an...

Between 2021 and 2024, only about 12% of Black high schoolers at PPS completed at least one AP course. That’s compared to more than 40% of white students in the district.

Protect PT and groups like Sierra Club Pennsylvania, Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania and Halt the Harm Network, are casting doubt over the state DEP's investigation of potential harm...

A closed section of Interstate 376/Parkway East is expected to reopen Monday evening — a week earlier than scheduled when work began July 10 to replace the Commercial Street Bridge.

Bike riders, ready your helmets; OpenStreetsPGH’s last event of the year is this Sunday, July 26.

With funding included in the new Pa. budget, SNAP benefit cards will get security updates aimed at helping vulnerable households avoid the theft of their food benefits.

Pennsylvania Department of Highways officials were in good spirits during a press conference Monday morning, saying they are cautiously optimistic that the parkway could open slightly ahead of schedul...

A temperature inversion this morning will hold residual wildfire smoke close to the ground.

Allegheny County officials are urging all residents to avoid outdoor activities as heavy smoke from wildfires burning in Canada and Minnesota rolls through the region.

The board has used closed-door committee meetings to discuss uses of force, healthcare, and other issues.

In addition to carrying health risks, the smoke may cause a thick fog to develop in Pittsburgh’s river valleys, known as a super fog.

Research published this week in Science Translational Medicine showed that participants with spinal cord injuries were able to maintain an artificial sense of touch, with one participant largely maint...

The glossy, 50-page full-color Petrichor is focused on but not limited to the local visual-arts scene.

High levels of particulate matter expected in the Pittsburgh region as the day goes on.

The bridge demolition was scheduled to take place Wednesday. It was postponed so contractors could continue safety preparations.

Darryl Jones has been on leave since early June during an internal review of his management of the city’s Bureau of Fire.

In an attempt to fight fire with fire, the city of Pittsburgh has filed an antitrust lawsuit against several fire apparatus manufacturers.

The parents of five Pittsburgh Public Schools students filed a complaint with Pennsylvania’s top civil rights agency alleging that the district's school closures discriminate against Black students.