Eight seats are open on the county’s Court of Common Pleas — representing nearly 20% of the court’s bench. That’s an ...

The field to replace Pittsburgh Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith just shrank. Two Democratic candidates vying for her seat on City Council will not appear on the ballot in the May primary following a ...

Erin Dalton shares how her career path led her to tackle crucial issues with Allegheny County's Department of Human Services.

Part of Allegheny County’s $50 million investment to curb gun violence, an app has informed responses to more than 130 shootings since July.

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Democrat Dan Goughnour has won the Pennsylvania state House seat vacated by the death of the most recent officeholder, ...

The district is southeast of Pittsburgh. Voters will elect a replacement for Democratic state Rep. Matt Gergely, whose death ...

The chamber has been tied at 101 to 101 since incumbent Representative Matt Gergely, an Allegheny Democrat, died in January.

"Excessive drinking" includes binge drinking, heavy drinking, drinking while pregnant, and underage drinking, according to ...

THE ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE TEAM, THE CITY OF BRIDGES. WE BRIDGE THAT GAP BETWEEN THAT CRISIS AND THAT INDIVIDUAL TO THE ...

Voters in Allegheny and Lancaster counties will choose lawmakers Tuesday to fill two vacancies in the state legislature. One will take the place of a state representative who died earlier ...

Democratic candidates have a strong track record in the Allegheny County-based state House district. Gergely first won the ...