School closed again because of threat
MOUNT LEBANON — A Catholic school was closed for a second straight day while police and the FBI tried to find whoever sent an e-mai...
House Republicans want to cut property taxes
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania House Republican lawmakers will soon roll out a plan to raise state taxes to make significant cuts ...
Venture capitalist nominated for post
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf’s nominee to complete the state treasurer’s term said Tuesday that he has worked in various ways to try t...
PITTSBURGH — One of the most common bat species in Pennsylvania is being threatened by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has killed millions of bats of that spe...
Infant, 5-year-old killed in house fire
NEW CASTLE — Two children have been killed in a Western Pennsylvania house fire.
Authorities say the 2-month-old boy and 5-year-o...
Armstrong County blaze kills man, 42
APPLEWOLD — Authorities say a man was killed in a fire in a duplex.
Officials in Armstrong County say the blaze was reported in the ...
NEW CASTLE — Some Amish neighbors have helped a Western Pennsylvania businessman rebuild a saw-sharpening shop that burned in a fire less than two months ago.
Kaufman’s ...
PITTSBURGH — A 16-year-old peregrine falcon who nests on the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning has laid a second egg, but an expert says her behavior sugg...
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state representative is quitting the Legislature and says he wants to resume his long career in law enforcement.
Republican Rep. Joe Hackett ...
PITTSBURGH — The University of Pittsburgh says students will have to complete 12 academic credits before pledging to join a fraternity or sorority.
A Pittsburgh newspape...
