The Latest Breaking News from Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — If you've ever had a root canal or tooth extraction, you might have been handed a prescription for Vicodin or another opioid painkiller to help you recover after your procedure.

PITTSBURGH — The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report Monday on the Jan. 28 Fern Hollow Bridge collapse indicates the bridge began falling from the Squirrel Hill side of the structure, but it doesn't offer any reason why.

The National Transportation Safety Board initial review doesn't identify the cause of a recent bridge collapse in Pittsburgh

As president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo., Bob Kendrick is plenty familiar with the players who starred for the Grays and Crawfords and made Pittsburgh an integral part of Black baseball, names like Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell or Buck Leonard…

PITTSBURGH — All hail Mickey Mouse. According to AAA, the No. 1 destination for Pittsburgh travelers remains Orlando, Florida, the home of Walt Disney World.

Shirley Cuban, the mother of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, has died

PITTSBURGH — When Patrick Wilson attended Carnegie Mellon University in the early 1990s, he remembered hearing Holly Hunter and other famous alumni speak on campus and thinking about how long it would take to have a career like that.

PITTSBURGH — Steelers president Art Rooney II said the NFL has not seen enough advancement with hiring minority head coaches, but he defended how advancements and new policies implemented in the Rooney Rule have impacted front-office positions in the league.

PITTSBURGH — Kedon Slovis entered the transfer portal on Dec. 13 and signed with Pitt on Dec. 21. But really, Slovis was in the portal for only five days. That’s all it took for the USC quarterback to leave the Trojans and move 2,000 miles away.

PITTSBURGH — A national study released Wednesday confirms Pennsylvania is among the leaders in bridges rated in poor condition across the country, but it is hardly alone.

Farmaceuticalrx announced that it has received final certification to commence operations as a medical marijuana cultivator from the Ohio Department of Commerce. The approval makes the Pittsburgh-based company vertically integrated operator in Ohio.