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2 days ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
Allegheny Health Network is warning that most Cigna members won't have in-network access to its physicians and facilities unless a new agreement can be reached by the end of the month. In a letter sent to patients, Allegheny Health Networks said it has been "unable to reach a fair and mutually acceptable agreement" with Cigna after several months of negotiation.
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2 days ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
A person was injured after an explosion at a home in Butler County, state police said on Wednesday. Information is limited, but Pennsylvania State Police said troopers from the Butler station were called to a reported explosion at a home off Sawyer Road in Muddy Creek Township shortly before 1:30 p.m. A person was taken to the hospital, but police didn't release any details on his condition. The cause of the explosion is unknown, but police said troopers are "actively" investigating.
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2 days ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
Eight people pleaded guilty to dozens of charges after the Pennsylvania Game Commission said wardens took down a poaching group in Cambria County. The Game Commission said a lengthy investigation into the taking of 11 white-tailed deer and a gray fox in Cambria County between 2023 and 2024 resulted in 35 charges and more than 70 years' worth of license revocations.
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3 days ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
A worker was stuck 30 feet up in a tree hanging upside down for about half an hour before he was rescued in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood on Tuesday. Pittsburgh Public Safety said first responders were called to the 200 block of Amboy Street just before 1:30 p.m. for reports of a tree pruner who had become stuck upside down about 30 feet off the ground. Luckily, first responders said the worker was wearing a waist harness that kept him from falling to the ground.
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3 days ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
For the third time in a month, someone who bought a lottery ticket in Westmoreland County has won big. A $1 million-winning Jackpot scratch-off was sold at the Crabtree Gas & Go on Roosevelt Way in Crabtree, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced on Tuesday. Jackpot is a $20 game that offers top prizes of $1 million. The store will get a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
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3 days ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
Kids will be able to get into the Heinz History Center for free year-round thanks to a donation of $11.5 million. The history center on Tuesday announced the donation from Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin, the same couple behind the $65 million donation that will rename the Carnegie Science Center in their honor. Beginning Sept. 1, kids will be able to get into the Heinz History Center and Fort Pitt Museum for free. Right now, tickets are free for kids 5 and under and $11 for kids ages 6 to 17.
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4 days ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
Another streaming series is coming to film in the Pittsburgh area. Starring Liev Schreiber of "Ray Donovan," Zazie Beetz of "Deadpool 2" and Stephen Graham of "Adolescence," an untitled Apple TV+ thriller based on Lars Kepler's bestselling "Killer Instinct" book series will start filming in Pittsburgh this summer.
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4 days ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
A Greene County father is facing attempted homicide charges after police said he caused traumatic injuries to his 1-month-old son. According to court paperwork, 26-year-old Zachary Bryte abused his baby so severely that a physician said the boy suffered a skull fracture, brain bleeding, multiple rib fractures and bruising. The investigation into Bryte began on Sunday after police said the infant was taken to UPMC-Greene Hospital and later transferred to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
George Strait, the king of country music, is coming to Pittsburgh with Chris Stapleton on Saturday. Straight is the only act in history to have a Top 10 hit every year for over three decades, and with more than 30 different platinum or multi-platinum albums, he has the third most certifications of any artist, only behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley. He'll be joined by eight-time Grammy winner Chris Stapleton and Parker McCollum. If you're going to the show, here's what you need to know.
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
A Massachusetts woman was caught with over 50 pounds of marijuana in her luggage at Pittsburgh International Airport, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Friday. While inspecting passenger baggage being loaded onto a London-bound flight on Saturday, officers said they found several vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana inside two suitcases. Officers learned the luggage belonged to 30-year-old Jetta Monet Corbett of Brockton, Massachusetts, who was detained at the departure gate.
