In December, Allegheny County officials informed the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services of plans to implement the state’s law for assisted outpatient treatment [AOT] by Sept. 1.. The county ...

allegheny county, also sharing their plans ahead of tomorrow’s snowfall. COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE 27 SALT TRUCKS WITH PLOWS PREPARED TO HEAD OUT AS SOON AS SNOW STARTS FALLING.

Nearly 100,000 kids in Allegheny County are covered under the programs. And across Pennsylvania, Medicaid covers 1 in 3 births, which is higher than the national average.

A coalition of environmental and health groups is pushing for more community decision-making power when it comes to reducing pollution. The organizations recently launched the Freedom to Breathe ...

UPDATE MONDAY AFTERNOON: City of Pittsburgh officials are providing an update on the weather conditions and protocols being taken as Allegheny County remains under a winter weather advisory into ...

Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala has filed a lawsuit over what he calls a looming crisis: the county’s unfunded pension.

After the high-speed police pursuit of a drug suspect in 2016 led to horrific and tragic deaths of a family of three, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala tried to rein in police chases.

On the second to last day of August 2023, an Allegheny County caseworker checked in on the older adult. They learned the person had died months earlier, in February 2023, in a hospital.

On the second to last day of August 2023, an Allegheny County caseworker checked in on the older adult. They learned the person had died months earlier, in February 2023, in a hospital.

Instead, the county agencies are asked to submit so-called “corrective action plans,” or documents that outline what they intend to do to rectify any deficiencies the state found. “[The Pennsylvania ...

Update (7/7/24): The Allegheny County Board of Health voted unanimously to create a Housing Advisory Committee. The vote paves the way for County Executive Sara Innamorato to appoint an odd number ...