The Latest Breaking News from Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — The worst kept secret in Pittsburgh sports was that Ron Hextall was on borrowed time as the Penguins general manager from about the trade deadline until the end of the season. The question was never if Hextall was going to get fired, it was always when.

PITTSBURGH — Frustrated fans who chanted "Fire Hextall!" at PPG Paints Arena during Tuesday's devastating loss to the lowly Chicago Blackhawks got their wish Friday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team has reached an agreement with a historic Black church to provide it development rights to a 1.5-acre parcel near the church's former property

PITTSBURGH — Politely. That's how the Penguins bowed out this season. What else would you expect?

PITTSBURGH — A paper published Tuesday in the journal Respiratory Research adds to a growing body of research that shows menthol flavoring added to electronic cigarette liquid worsens lung damage. The study represents the first time, to the authors' knowledge, that these effects have been seen with aerosolized menthol vapor.

PITTSBURGH — Amazon Prime Video has finally made their plans for the Rockford Peaches' immediate future crystal clear.

The Pennsylvania man charged with killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue tried for years to avoid a federal jury trial

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins have officially missed the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

PITTSBURGH — There is only one way to describe the Penguins' 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena:

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates should absolutely feel encouraged by what they did against the Houston Astros on Tuesday night, erasing an early deficit before using Ji Hwan Bae’s walk-off home run to atone for a late lead they had let slip away.

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.