Woman dies, 3 children hospitalized after possible carbon monoxide poisoning in Pittsburg

A mother is dead and her three children, and their father, were hospitalized after Pittsburg police say they all may have been exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide.

TSA: Man arrested after handgun, bullets found hidden inside bandage, soap

A Pennsylvania man was arrested at Newark International Airport on a weapons charge for concealing a gun and bullets inside his checked baggage.

Western Pa. boy, 13, charged with homicide in shooting death of 5-year-old boy

Police said detectives determined that four children ranging in age from 3 to 13 were left unsupervised while “a loaded and unsecured handgun" was left within reach.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court throws out mask mandate for schools

Pennsylvania schoolchildren may soon be attending classes unmasked under a state Supreme Court ruling Friday that threw out the Wolf administration's statewide mandate that face coverings be worn inside K-12 school buildings.

Philadelphia reports first case of COVID-19 omicron variant

A Northwest Philadelphia man in his 30s has tested positive for the COVID-19 omicron variant, according to the health department.

Dr. Oz announces run for U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the cardiac surgeon, author, and host of TV’s “Dr. Oz Show,” is joining the list of Republican candidates hoping to capture Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat in next year's election, according to two people familiar with his plans.

How detectives tracked down man suspected of killing, dismembering Pennsylvania woman

Records show several witnesses saw Robert Kessler throwing black garbage bags and a red-pink tote into McKay Bay. Surveillance video from the Port of Tampa also shows the suspect throwing an object in the water, according to new documents.

Bill Cosby prosecutors take case to US Supreme Court

Prosecutors asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the ruling that overturned Bill Cosby’s conviction, arguing that a decision announced in a press release does not give a defendant lifetime immunity.

Christmas Village security guard accused of fatally shooting man, 29, in Love Park

Police say a Christmas Village security guard fatally shot a Lancaster County man when he tried to access a restricted part of the Love Park holiday display on Tuesday night.

Philadelphia City Council approves Driving Equality bill banning traffic stops for minor violations

Philadelphia City Council on Thursday approved ‘Driving Equality’ bills barring police from stopping drivers for minor traffic violations in an effort to ‘end traffic stops that promote discrimination while keeping the traffic stops that promote public safety.’

Pittsburg High protest over student who came to school in KKK costume

“It's not a costume,” Pittsburg High student Dehlia Strassner said of a classmate coming to school in a KKK costume. “It's a hate crime. And it's really not OK.”

Zayn Malik pleads no contest to harassing Gigi Hadid, mom

Musician Zayn Malik has pleaded no contest to charges that he harassed his girlfriend — supermodel Gigi Hadid — and her reality TV star mother during a violent Sept. 29 argument at the family's home outside Philadelphia.

Man accused of raping woman on crowded train was released from immigration detention, never deported

The man who allegedly raped a woman in front of passengers on a Philadelphia area-train already has a criminal record and had overstayed his student visa – but was protected from deportation by the immigration system, according to Fox News.

Bystanders held up phones as woman was raped on SEPTA train, police say

Authorities say other riders who witnessed an alleged sexual assault on a SEPTA train last week "should have intervened." Fiston Ngoy, 35, has been charged with rape, aggravated indecent assault and related counts in the incident.

Hacker who sold data of 65K medical employees on dark web gets 7 years

Justin Johnson was sentenced to seven years for hacking a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center employee database and selling personal information online.

‘We reject hatred’: George W. Bush gives remarks at Eradicate Hate Global Summit

The summit is held every year and began after the 2018 Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh which resulted in one of the largest losses of life in an anti-Semitic attack in the U.S.

Megan Rice, nun imprisoned over peace activism, dies at 91

Megan Rice died of congestive heart failure Oct. 10 at Holy Child Center in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, according to her order, the Society of the Holy Child Jesus