The disruption of federal benefits that help feed families spurred a Pittsburgh man to create a front-yard food bank to help local families continue eating.

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes has been named one of three National League Cy Young Award finalists. Skenes, 23, put together arguably the most dominant season by a starter in Pirates history.

Pennsylvania voters head to the polls today to vote in the 2025 general election. There are no federal offices up for vote this year, though the election still features several key city, state and local offices on the ballot. While Pennsylvania does not offer early in-person voting, some voters cast ballots by mail.

An emergency room worker attacked by a patient on the job is now out of a Pittsburgh Hospital. UPMC tells our partners at WJAC that Travis Dunn has moved from Presby to his home to recover.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. for a visit next Wednesday, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.

Pittsburgh police’s SWAT team was called Wednesday afternoon to the city’s Hill District neighborhood after a midday shooting in a public housing development. A woman was shot in the leg in the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue,

The snow season looks to start near average with 2 inches possible in November. Winter officially begins in December, but the snow forecast is calling for a little more than an inch below average, with 4 inches forecast for the month. Winter looks like it will kick into gear for what are traditionally our snowiest months.

Hardy was a three-star prospect coming out of Penn Hills High School in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. This is a homecoming for the WPIAL product, who Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has known since he played in high school. Hardy played with Tomlin’s son, Dino, in some of their 7-on-7 local teams.