A major hotel project could soon transform Downtown Pittsburgh and expand the city’s ability to host large-scale events.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is back open after an overnight fire inside the Allegheny Tunnel forced a lengthy closure and evacuation.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is back open after an overnight fire inside the Allegheny Tunnel forced a lengthy closure and evacuation. Pennsylvania Turnpike spokeswoman Marissa Orbanek confirmed to KDKA Radio that a pickup truck caught fire inside the tunnel. She says crews are now working to repair damage left behind. Orbanek says about 150 people in nearly 80 vehicles were moved to a maintenance building while crews responded. No injures related to the fire were reported.

The new Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh officially opens today.

The new Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh officially opens today. On the Big K Morning Show, President Diane Huff says this $85 million, 50,000-square-foot facility in Lawrenceville...is a destination center for kids, for families, and even adults who have congenital heart disease. She says the new facility expands cardiac imaging capabilities for patient care and research, and even features a new cardiac gym and physical rehab center.

So what happens now with Allegheny County's proposed 18 week paternal leave policy?

So what happens now with Allegheny County's proposed 18 week paternal leave policy? If you weren't able to show up at last night's meeting to voice your opinion, it's not too late. County executive Sara Innamorato telling KDKA Radio's Rob Taylor that it's still early in the process. The 30-day comment period goes until mid-June. Once those are considered, then the policy has to be passed by county council.

Higher fuel costs are forcing airlines to trim service, including a temporary route suspension at Pittsburgh International Airport

American Airlines will suspend its daily nonstop service between Pittsburgh and Los Angeles from August 5th through October 4th as airlines grapple with rising fuel costs. The route was launched in April of last year, marking American's first daily nonstop service between Pittsburgh and Los Angeles since 2017. Travelers will still have options during the suspension. Pittsburgh International Airport officials confirmed to KDKA Radio that Breeze Airways currently offers nonstop service on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, while United Airlines also provides nonstop flights to Los Angeles.

A man was arrested after stabbing a Lyft driver in the neck, police say.

A man was arrested after stabbing a Lyft driver in the neck, police say. Around 11 PM Sunday, police were dispatched to I-79 near the Neville Island exit for a report of an assault. There... they found a driver with a laceration wound to the neck. The suspect in the stabbing, 31-year-old Saul Baxin, fled the scene on foot towards Coraopolis rd where he was hit by a car. Baxin has been arrested with aggravated assault in connection with the stabbing. The Lyft driver was last said to be in stable condition.