Pittsburgh Public Schools to shift 35 schools to remote learning due to heat
Pittsburgh Public Schools will temporarily shift to remote learning at 35 school buildings this week due to projected high temperatures.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools will temporarily shift to remote learning at 35 school buildings this week due to projected high temperatures.
The extreme heat warning for the Pittsburgh area has been extended through Saturday night.
It's shaping up to be a busy holiday weekend across western Pennsylvania, which includes the Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival.
A mother is now facing charges after police say she left her infant child inside a vehicle during Thursday's extreme heat.
The residents of the Marian Plaza Apartments in Pittsburgh's East Hills neighborhood do not have air conditioning.
Thursday is expected to be the hottest day of the week with temperatures expected to reach 95 degrees.
The last time Pittsburgh hit 100 degrees was in 1995.
The National Weather Service is reminding people in the Pittsburgh area to take precautions in the dangerous heat.
A heat wave is bearing down on western Pennsylvania with high temperatures and "feels like" temperatures expected to be near 100 degrees.
The hottest temperatures of 2026 are expected this week with heat indexes forecasted to be near 100 degrees.
The heat is on in the Pittsburgh area this week. Here's how high the temperatures will get.
The hottest daytime temperatures of the week are expected on Wednesday and Thursday.
Allegheny County officials are issuing a code red heat advisory in anticipation of extremely high temperatures next week.
Thirteen Pittsburgh-area families in need are getting new furnaces as part of the Tudi Mechanical Systems' "Heat for the Needy" charity program.
Western Pennsylvania is grappling with a December that has been significantly colder than in years past.
Americans will pay 7.6% more to heat their homes this winter, study finds.
More than 160 million people are experiencing extreme heat in parts of the U.S. The dangerous heat has forced some young athletes to change how they practice.
Nine children have died in the U.S. after being left in hot cars this year, according to data from Kids and Car Safety.
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Firefighters in Canton Township, Washington County, faced extreme heat and dry fire hydrants on Wednesday.
If it's too hot for you, it's too hot for your pets.
A pharmacist warns that certain medications may put people at greater risk of dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
A lifeguard shortage is complicating the summer schedule of the public pool in Derry Borough, leaders say.
With extreme heat remaining in place across the Pittsburgh region through at least Wednesday, several cooling centers have opened to give residents a place to escape the dangerous temperatures.
Southwest Airlines launched a multi-million dollar initiative after extreme summer heat led to beverage cans bursting on flights.
