The Latest Breaking News from Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Daniel Vogelbach finished his swing, dropped his bat and stared toward the Clemente Wall in right field. The Pirates’ designated hitter found a low-and-inside fastball, and he did what many left-handed hitters do with pitches there — pulverized it. No question Vogelbach knew it was gone.

PITTSBURGH — On Monday, the Pirates played one of their best games of the young season, pitching a gem in a 5-1 win over the perennial powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers.

PITTSBURGH — If this year's election puts a Republican in the Pennsylvania governor's office, next year's election — and those that come after it for at least four years — may look drastically different.

PITTSBURGH — No one has ever described the NCAA's transfer portal from the inside, but assuming you can get Wi-Fi and maybe free continental breakfast, there's no telling how long it will be until Jordan Addison is transported to his next college football address.

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins had finally toppled the Shesterkin wall. Approximately 18,000 arms already ached from waving yellow rally towels endlessly. And the party seemed to just be starting inside PPG Paints Arena when Evan Rodrigues made it 4-1.

PITTSBURGH — A nationwide call for abortion rights protests at churches on Sunday has put the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh on alert, according to an email Bishop David Zubik sent to clergy on Friday.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s Stanley Cup hopes now rest on the shoulders of Louis Domingue.

PITTSBURGH — Last offseason, when the Penguins coaching staff huddled to discuss areas in which the team could improve, the focus quickly shifted to special teams.

Video footage from a transit bus of the bridge collapse in Pittsburgh this year shows one end of the structure had already fallen when an expansion joint at the other end was pulling apart