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Confused about whether or not to hire a tax professional? Here are a few things to consider.
From understanding the 2015 tax penalties for not carrying health insurance to learning about exemptions, here is what tax payers need to know about the Affordable Health Care Act and their taxes.
Penn Hills School District sent a shockwave through through the area earlier this week, approving a budget of nearly $94 million.
It's tax season and you may be getting a call from someone saying they're from the IRS. If you do, don't believe them, it's a scam.
The Pennsylvania Senate sprinted through hundreds of pages of just-unveiled budget legislation Thursday, handing it back to the House Republican majority and all but ensuring that a five-month stalemate that is crippling social services agencies would blow into next week.
Lawmakers are trickling back into the Capitol for another day of work in an 11th-hour clash over a deal to end Pennsylvania's 5-month-old budget stalemate.
Call it a ticket tax -- a seven percent sales tax on tickets you purchase to any of Pittsburgh's performing arts -- the ballet, the symphony, the opera, dance, musical events, or a favorite play.
Gov. Tom Wolf's tax proposal is being debated in the state House of Representatives in the first-term Democrat's effort to break Pennsylvania's 3-month-old budget impasse.
Gov. Tom Wolf wants a half-point increase in the state's personal income tax and a new extraction tax on natural gas drilling in an effort to solve the state's 3-month-old budget impasse, according to an administration document obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's veto message to state lawmakers says the budget they've just sent him doesn't spend enough on education and will make the state's deficit worse.
Proposals to move Pennsylvania's newly hired public school employees and state workers into a 401(k)-style retirement plan and to privatize liquor sales faced state lawmakers Monday, less than two days before the annual budget deadline.
A measure combining all of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's proposed tax increases went down unanimously Monday in the state House, but Republicans and Democrats had much different reasons for voting against it.
If you've ever won any money in the Pennsylvania Lottery, you already know that those winnings are not subject to Pennsylvania's 3.07 percent income tax.
Gov. Tom Wolf was back in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, this time to meet with Pittsburgh School District educators at Roosevelt Elementary School in Carrick.
Gov. Tom Wolf clashed Monday with a coalition of more than a dozen business groups that is trying to derail his proposed severance tax on natural-gas drilling, charging that they are putting gas and oil interests ahead of the schools and children that Wolf says will benefit from his plan.
Former NFL star Plaxico Burress has been indicted on charges he failed to pay taxes, a prosecutor's office announced Thursday.
On Friday morning, Uncle Jimmy's Spirits & Food in Oakland became Allegheny County's 48th establishment shut down by Treasurer John Weinstein for failure to pay the seven percent drink tax.
The deadline to file your taxes is quickly approaching. If you still need help, there are some options available.
Tax breaks can make raising children a little more affordable.
No one wants to pay more taxes than necessary or run the risk of an audit. Here are several common mistakes to avoid.
Tax professional Gail Rosen, CPA, shares her secrets for making tax season as painless as possible.
Don't miss out on some valuable tax credits and deductions. Here are a few of the most commonly missed credits, which could end up saving you a bundle.
Learn how the Affordable Healthcare Act, and whether or not you have insurance, will impact the way you do taxes this year.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf wants to expand the sales tax to include a list of items that aren't taxed now.
If you haven't sent gifts in the mail yet, you don't have much time left.
A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Beaver County sold a Powerball ticket worth $2 million for the Dec. 13 drawing, lottery officials said.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.
iRobot, which introduced the Roomba vacuum cleaner in 2002, vows to continue supporting its products despite Chapter 11 filing.
Monday morning will chills will be as low as -15 or -20 for some people in the region.
If you haven't sent gifts in the mail yet, you don't have much time left.
Here is a list of school closings and delays for the Pittsburgh area for Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.
A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Beaver County sold a Powerball ticket worth $2 million for the Dec. 13 drawing, lottery officials said.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.
iRobot, which introduced the Roomba vacuum cleaner in 2002, vows to continue supporting its products despite Chapter 11 filing.
State officials engaged in unusual mid-decade redistricting are pushing a new definition of what it means to have "fair maps" for Congress.
A ruling striking down emergency levies could force the federal government to return most of the tariff revenue it has collected this year, according to Penn Wharton.
A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia's immediate release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
President Trump said the U.S. has seized an oil tanker, which Attorney General Pam Bondi said has been "used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran."
The Federal Reserve is grappling with economic issues including higher inflation and a slowing labor market.
If you haven't sent gifts in the mail yet, you don't have much time left.
The Pittsburgh International Airport is getting nonstop flights to Dublin next year.
The new Horizon Market in New Kensington opened its doors at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Dollar General will pay Pennsylvania more than $1 million after the attorney general said the company overcharged customers.
Federal funding will finally be available to thousands of families in Pennsylvania to help pay their heating bills.
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Seven employees of the Allegheny County-run Kane Community Living Centers in Scott Township have been under investigation.
Veterans are outraged after learning about damage done to gravesites at a cemetery in Fayette County.
Artificial intelligence is watching where people park in Pittsburgh.
Drivers who were convicted of infractions years ago are being told to surrender their licenses or file costly appeals because Allegheny County never processed the paperwork.
For most students, the most dangerous part of their day is going to and from school.
What is dry needling? Here's what you need to know about the treatment.
For most, the holiday season is known as the season of giving. For Leah Taylor, it's the season where she received one of the greatest gifts she could ever receive.
Mixed nuts from Ohio-based Mellace Family Brands sold at some Wegmans stores could be tainted with Salmonella, FDA warns.
A CDC vaccine panel voted to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Western Pennsylvania counties are seeing vaccination rates fall among school-aged children.
Kickoff between the Steelers and the Dolphins tonight is set for 8:15 p.m. at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
Pitt will face Texas A&M in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to try to protect their AFC North lead without T.J. Watt.
Dylan Guenther scored 42 seconds into overtime, leading the Utah Mammoth to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.
There won't be a Westmoreland County Airshow next year because of construction at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.
The Pittsburgh International Airport is getting nonstop flights to Dublin next year.
Members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh voted last week to end their three-year-long walkout.
Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio.
A report on the future of water in central Ohio warns that industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate their fields.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.
The famed star sang and danced his way into America's heart through his illustrious career that has spanned nearly eight decades.
Quintanilla is survived by his son, his daughter Suzette and his wife Marcella, who he wed in 1963.
"The Pitt," the popular Pittsburgh-set medical drama starring Noah Wyle, received two nominations for the Golden Globes.
Christmas is 10 days away as of Monday. If you haven't sent gifts in the mail yet, you don't have much time left. KDKA-TV's Chilekasi Adele shows when those deadlines are, if you need those gifts under the tree by Christmas morning.
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Pitt's regular season has ended with an 8-4 record.
Pitt's five-game winning streak came to an end with a 37-15 loss to Notre Dame.
Mason Heintschel set a new Pitt freshman single-game passing record in the Pitt win at Acrisure Stadium.
The 44th annual KDKA-TV Turkey Fund will help our neighbors in need have a nice meal for Thanksgiving.
West Virginia scored a late touchdown to tie the game and then beat Pitt in overtime to win the 108th Backyard Brawl.
