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A two-year-old girl from Pennsylvania died after getting run over by her parent's car. The Allegheny County Police Department said they received a 911 call just before 8 a.m. on Thursday (September 28) that a child had been struck by a car in a residential neighborhood in Penn Hills. When...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two people were killed after a tractor-trailer crashed head-on with another vehicle on Interstate 79 on Thursday morning near Neville Island, causing the major highway to close in both directions for a few hours. Just after midnight, police said the driver of a tractor-trailer was traveling south on I-79 when they crossed the center median and into the northbound lanes, colliding head-on with another vehicle. The crash pushed both the vehicle and the tractor-trailer into an embankment, where they caught fire, police said. Both drivers were pronounced dead when Pennsylvania State Police troopers and EMS arrived at the scene. During the crash, police said the trailer portion of the truck hit a second driver who was also traveling northbound.  All of the crashes happened in a work zone. All other passengers were taken to the hospital and treated for injuries sustained in the crash. Their conditions are unknown at this time.Pennsylvania State Police's collision analysis and reconstruction specialists are investigating. Northbound I-79 reopened to a single lane of traffic at around 8 a.m. It reopened to traffic in each direction shortly after 1 p.m., PennDOT said.The names of the two people killed have not been released. 

A grocery store in Allegheny County recently sold a $1 million-winning scratch-off ticket.

An alert bus driver and a concerned parent helped prevent a potential shooting earlier this month at a Homewood high school, Pittsburgh officials said Thursday. Pittsburgh police responded to Westinghouse Academy on North Murtland Street around 2:30 p.m. Sept. 15 after the driver and parent told Pittsburgh Public Schools police that they saw three people wearing ski masks driving around the school, police spokeswoman Cara Cruz said.

The City of Pittsburgh’s plan to control the deer population in two local parks will begin this weekend.

Robert Morris Public Safety said in an email to students on Thursday that they are investigating a reported sexual assault in a wooded area either on or adjacent to campus. The incident occurred in the late afternoon to early evening hours on Wednesday. According to the email, the victim was a student at the university.

Authorities arrested a Pittsburgh teen Thursday who they say was wanted in connection with a fatal shooting last week in the city’s Allentown neighborhood. Diontae Carter, 17, was taken into custody without incident after being sought in the killing of Mohamed Hussein, 15, on Sept. 19, police spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. He faces charges as an adult of criminal homicide, robbery, carrying a firearm without a license and possession of a firearm by a minor.

Two people are facing charges after an early Thursday morning drug raid in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood.

There’s a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a New York man arrested with $1.6 million in fentanyl at the Downtown bus station. Yan Carlos Pichardo-Cepeda has missed two court appearances.

A topic discussed in Pittsburgh Thursday was working together to help the homeless.

In this article, we're exploring four outstanding pizza shops in Cranberry Township. Have you had the pleasure of dining at any of these establishments yet? If yes, we'd love to hear from you! Please share your experiences in the comments section below.

Thursday was National Good Neighbor Day, and Pittsburgh is ranked among the most neighborly cities in the country!

A Bethel Park man accused of assaulting an usher at PPG Paints Arena during the Aerosmith concert has been arrested.

PITTSBURGH — We've all seen them: spotted lanternflies. If you thought they were annoying this year, we're already thinking about next year and how to squash the problem. Experts say they're laying eggs now through December. So here are tips on how to spot those eggs and — as harsh as it sounds — get rid of them.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Pittsburgh woman is accused of lighting her boyfriend on fire during an argument, according to court documents. Police said they found a man who had been burned after they were called to a home on Madeline Street in Carrick around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. According to the criminal complaint, Cecilia Perez told officers that her boyfriend was cleaning a cut with rubbing alcohol and caught on fire when he was smoking marijuana and lit a blunt. But as first responders were taking the victim to the hospital, police said he told them, "She tried to kill me."During an...

FREEDOM, Pa. (KDKA) — Charges are pending against a Beaver County woman accused of abandoning 14 cats.The Beaver County Humane Society rescued the cats from a home in Center Township on Thursday after neighbors sounded the alarm.Neighbors in Freedom said they are fed up with the woman who used to live in the home where the cats were abandoned. They say she moved out months ago but left her 14 cats behind, returning only once a week to check on them."I've offered to help her re-home the cats," neighbor Kayla Naper said. "I've sent her Facebook groups that she could...

PITTSBURGH, PA – Quick action from community members and Pittsburgh Police averted a possible dangerous… The post Alert Community Members and Police Prevent Potential School Incident appeared first on Shore News Network.

While the Pirates won’t be able to celebrate their fans by making the playoffs this year, the team is still trying to honor the Bucco faithful.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Is the price of gas here in the Pittsburgh area frustrating you right now? If so, you're not alone. It turns out that here in Western Pennsylvania, we're on an island of higher prices while the rest of the country is seeing prices come down. KDKA's John Shumway is here to explain.Forty of 50 states saw prices on the retreat this week, including Pennsylvania, but not here in Pittsburgh. "It's a little wonky," said Patrick De Haan, oil and gas expert with GasBuddy. "We've kind of gone in the wrong direction when everyone else is kind of going in the...

Experience the thrill of the game at the newly opened indoor basketball facility in Leetsdale. Rize Sports is all set to serve the community with top-notch amenities. Get a sneak peek into this state-of-the-art sports hub in our latest video.