A man and a woman were killed and a firefighter was injured early today when a 6-year-old playing with matches sparked a blaze at a home in Friendship. (Today)

Gov. Tom Corbett today again declined to give details of how he plans to deal with the state's transportation funding crisis, and said he couldn't guarantee a solution that would avert record transit service cuts in Pittsburgh. (Today)

After about a decade of purchasing asphalt from a vendor, the Pittsburgh public works department wants to make its own asphalt again with the hope of saving money and adding muscle to the city's street-paving program. (Today)

City council gave final approval Tuesday to a package of assistance that will be available to Pittsburgh homeowners 65 and older and to other city homeowners whose 2011 assessments totaled $150,000 or less. (Today)

Pittsburgh police continued to search for the driver of a stolen SUV that crashed into PNC's Firstside Center on First Avenue Tuesday afternoon, drawing a bomb squad and hordes of curious onlookers to the edge of Downtown. (Today)