The Latest Breaking News from Pittsburgh

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The door to the NHL’s cellar cracked open Tuesday for the Ducks as the "race" to the bottom of the NHL standings took an unexpected and eventful turn thousands of miles away in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

PITTSBURGH — All season, the Penguins have shooed away prosperity like a pesky house fly.

A soul-warming occurrence for something like the last 140 years, baseball's annual return to Pittsburgh this weekend brought with it as required an inevitable portion of nostalgia, sometimes felt in its acute form as plain old sadness.

PITTSBURGH — Trains were running Sunday following a derailment in Pittsburgh that stopped railroad traffic and temporarily closed a section of West Carson Street.

PITTSBURGH — Johan Oviedo was absolutely dominant for large chunks of Sunday’s series-deciding game against the Chicago White Sox, yet his performance isn’t the biggest talking point from this one. The same for the Pirates taking a second consecutive series during a better-than-anticipated start to the season.

PITTSBURGH — Vince Velasquez had an early opportunity to show his former team why he’s deserving of a rotating spot. The brain trust of his previous employer, the Chicago White Sox, likely didn’t feel it had let one get away Saturday night.

PITTSBURGH — Call it potential contract leverage, symmetry or just plain dominance. Doesn't matter. Bryan Reynolds is in some kind of zone right now, and the White Sox — in a Pirates home opener that was supposed to be about Andrew McCutchen — paid the price.

PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh Public Schools on Thursday sued several social media companies for the platforms’ alleged role in the nation’s youth mental health crisis.

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins remained within striking distance of a playoff spot by defeating the Marc-Andre Fleury and the Minnesota Wild, 4-1, at PPG Paints Arena.