PITTSBURGH — Federal authorities in Pittsburgh say they've arrested 26 Crips gang members responsible for drug trafficking, robbery, attempted murder, intimidation and retaliation.

Authorities say two Crips factions from different neighborhoods recently formed an alliance to protect their turf from other gangs so they could carry out their illegal activities.

An indictment released Wednesday says the defendants were well-organized — even raising money for lawyers and bail for members in jail while looking out for their families.

Acting United States Attorney Robert Cessar says the gang is one of the most violent in southwestern Pennsylvania, but has preyed upon the community for the last time.

COATESVILLE — A man has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to setting five fires in an arson-plagued area of southeastern Pennsylvania.Leroy McWilliams, 24, of Coatesville was sentenced Wednesday to 12Z\x to 25 years of confinement, which will begin at Norristown State Hospital. Officials say he could be transferred later to state prison if the hospital determines he has completed his treatment.McWilliams was also ordered to pay nearly $900,000 in restitution. He read a statement apologizing to victims and firefighters and said "Let me show you I can change for the better."In November, 37-year-old former assistant fire chief Robert Tracey Jr. was sentenced to time served and eight years probation for two arsons in the area west of Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA — An educator named in a webcam spying lawsuit says she is getting threatening e-mails.Harriton High School vice principal Lynn Matsko insists she never monitored students through webcams and was not authorized to use the tracking software.Student Blake Robbins' lawsuit says Matsko talked to him about "improper behavior" at home. The suit charges that Lower Merion School District employees remotely activated the webcam on his school-issued laptop and photographed him at home.District officials admit they activated webcams on missing computers without notifying students.Robbins says school officials mistook candy for pills and thought he was selling drugs. Matsko responded through a statement Wednesday but did not take questions.