According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, last week, detectives were made aware of a social media post that contained a video of people attaching fireworks with duct tape to the backs of mice and igniting the fireworks. Detectives believe the mice were purchased from a local pet store.

From food festivals and art fairs to outdoor recreation, cultural galas and dance parties, here's what to do this weekend in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Ryan McCollum plans to return to the field on Thursday against the Carolina Panthers, he told Alan Saunders of Steelers Now. McCollum told Saunders the injury has been ‘frustrating’ and it is something he has dealt since the start of training camp. He has not played in either preseason game.

A woman is dead after a fire at an apartment building in Pittsburgh's Brighton Heights neighborhood on Tuesday.

Matthew Rooney, the grandson of Pittsburgh Steelers legendary founder Art Rooney, died at his Hamptons home on Friday, the team confirmed to The Post. He was 51. “The Rooney Family is mourning the loss of Matthew,” the Steelers said in a statement to The Post. A cause of death was not revealed.

The top two officials overseeing care for Pittsburgh-area veterans have been pulled from their posts and reassigned. Donald Koenig is out as director of the Pittsburgh VA, a role he took in 2019 after more than two decades as a private health care executive.

Pittsburgh Police are investigating several reports of sexual assaults on the city's North Side that investigators say could be connected with a potential repeat offender. Police issued an alert Wednesday night to inform the community about the series of reported assaults.

An unattended car plowed into a crowd at a Pittsburgh festival Sunday after a clueless driver forgot to put it in park, leaving six people injured, including three who were in critical condition, police said.

Pittsburgh police are looking for individuals who duct-taped mice to fireworks before igniting the devices, then posted videos of the rodents’ deaths to social media. The police bureau announced Wednesday it was aware of the animal cruelty acts and an accompanying social-media post.