Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood is vibrant — but it also has the lowest life expectancy rate in the city at less than 65 years old.

Santa made an early appearance Nov. 20 in Penn Hills with a special visit to the Berkshire Hathaway office on Frankstown Road.

Pittsburgh Public Safety will have a strong presence at the city’s Light Up Night celebration Downtown Saturday.

A West Newton auto shop is facing criminal charges after state police said employees there were putting inspection stickers on vehicles they didn’t actually inspect, according to court papers.

A proposed real estate rate tax increase of 0.3 mills in Franklin Park for 2025 will be voted on at a special meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 4 at the municipal building on West Ingomar Road.

Amazon is investing an additional $4 billion in the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic as major technology companies rush to fund generative AI.

Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Whitehall is gearing up for its annual Christmas Cookie Sale.

Usually, our Friday “Football Footnotes” post previews everything coming up on the local football scene. We’ll still do some of that on both the NFL and college levels this time.

The Pittsburgh Penguins may return a pair of veterans to their lineup Friday night for a showdown at PPG Paints Arena against the NHL’s best club.

A former supervisor is the newest member of West Deer supervisors in District 1.

HONG KONG — Higher tariffs on Chinese exports will backfire, just increasing prices paid by consumers, while China can manage to weather the impact of such “external shocks,” a senior Commerce Ministry official said Friday in Beijing.

A Chicago woman who cooperated with Westmoreland County prosecutors in relation to charges stemming from an organized catalytic converter theft ring believed the case against her was going to be dropped, her attorney said Friday.

The Norwin boys basketball program looks to have culture change in store as the Knights begin a new era with a familiar face in charge.

Last year, Norwin found itself on top of the WPIAL Class 6A mountain. However, with the departure of key seniors from the championship team, the Knights will need to do it with a new group as they put last year’s success behind them.

Pittsburgh officials want to change the rules for a program that offers free spay and neuter services for cats and dogs.

KYIV, Ukraine — NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war.

Pennsylvania’s automatic recount has ceased.

Springdale is cracking down on dumping at Agan Park.

The Westmoreland County Transit Authority will add another commuter bus to its lineup.

It’s a doggie debut for Pittsburgh.

LONDON — The U.S. Embassy in London returned to normal operations Friday afternoon after police carried out the controlled explosion of a suspicious package that was found in the area earlier in the day.

Pittsburgh native rapper Mac Miller will have official new music out in the New Year — more than six years after his tragic death.

Classic shows such as “The Great Gatsby,” “My Fair Lady,” “Kinky Boots” and “A Christmas Carol” represent the theme of the 10th annual Symphony Splendor House Tour — “Christmas on Broadway.”