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Pittsburgh City Council gave final approval on Monday to continue the city’s smart loading zone program indefinitely. The program created special loading-zone parking spots intended for short-term loading and unloading.

The country is at odds over how to approach intractable issues such as crime, addiction and homelessness. In Pittsburgh, an unlikely pair of firebrands talk across the political divide.

Aliquippa School District is the first district in Beaver County to join Pittsburgh Area Community Schools (PACS), an organization that wraps community services around students to remove barriers to learning.

Experts have tips on protecting yourself from respiratory viruses, foodborne illnesses and accidents, and finding support for mental and behavioral health conditions.

About 86% of county jails now offer methadone or buprenorphine, medications that are effective in treating opioid use disorder.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are developing a new wound treatment product aimed at reducing the need for amputations.

Some items before the Penn State Board of Trustees — such as the $9.9 billion budget or building projects — often pass with no or limited discussion, a Spotlight PA analysis found.

There are nearly 3,400 dams in Pennsylvania regulated by the state. Many of those are “low head” dams spanning from one side of a creek or river to the other, affecting the water flow.

Lead is especially harmful to children because they are developing, so knowing potential exposure sources provides a first layer of protection.

By state law, it takes 20 days to certify vote totals, allowing elected officials to take office early next year.