PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh City Council is considering a ban on circuses and other wild animal shows at the behest of animal rights activists.
At Tuesday’s hearing, clowns ...
E-mail draws attention
HARRISBURG — In an e-mail that precipitated his resignation, Gov. Tom Wolf’s environmental protection secretary criticized environmental advocates ...
Man convicted of killing sisters
PITTSBURGH — A man is now facing a possible death penalty following his conviction in the murders of his neighbors, two sisters of a...
PLUM — A suburban Pittsburgh principal has been placed on paid administrative leave as district officials plan to investigate how he handled reports of inappropriate sex...
E-mail inquiry preceded exit
HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s environmental protection secretary resigned Friday after Wolf’s office began looking into an e-mail t...
[naviga:h3]Court hands gun permit holders win [/naviga:h3]
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania appeals court is reviving a lawsuit by four people with permits to carry concealed...
Sex scandal report lists ‘failures’
PITTSBURGH — A grand jury has recommended no criminal charges against officials in the Plum Borough School District where two tea...
PENN HILLS — A state audit shows a school district’s long-term debt has increased from $11 million to $167 million in five years, and criminal investigations are being u...
PHILIPSBURG — Authorities say they’ll have to use DNA to confirm the identity of a tanker truck driver killed after his rig hit a bear in central Pennsylvania.
State tro...
READING — A Pennsylvania police officer lied about the reason behind a traffic stop, then smashed the motorist’s cell phone and punched her in the face after pulling her...
