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This morning’s frigid temperatures will inch above freezing during the day before giving way to frigid Arctic air that is set to hang around for several days, according to local meteorologists. “We’re going to have a pretty good little bit of warming through Monday with highs right around 38 degrees,”...

Allegheny County ranks second among Pennsylvania’s 67 counties in prevalence of insurance fraud, according to cases filed in recent years through the state’s judicial system. A report issued Friday by the Administrative Office 0f Pennsylvania Courts indicates there were 348 insurance fraud cases filed in Allegheny from 2013 through 2017,...

HARRISBURG — A woman who alleges that a Western Pennsylvania lawmaker sexually assaulted her while she was incapacitated believes she was drugged on the night the incident occurred, according to Pennsylvania’s top advocate for crime victims. Jennifer Storm, head of the state’s Office of the Victim Advocate, said the woman...

A New Florence man faces aggravated assault charges after police say he shot a 24-year-old woman multiple times with a BB gun. State police charged Allen K. Palmer, 31, with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment. During an altercation at a Climax Road residence in West Wheatfield on Tuesday ,...

Nothing is forever, including the price of stamps. Starting Jan. 27, the price of Forever stamps is expected to increase by five cents, from 50 cents to 55 cents, according to a release from the United States Postal Service. Other mailing and shipping services also are expected to increase. For...

More snow and chilly temperatures are on the way. Between 1 and 3 inches of snow is expected to fall in the Pittsburgh area through Sunday, with up to an inch expected on Sunday, National Weather Service Meteorologist Jared Rackley said Friday morning. “(We’re) not really looking at a whole...

More snow is on the way for Western Pennsylvania. And that snow could impact Friday morning driving conditions. A special weather statement issued early Friday morning by the National Weather Service said a band of moderate to heavy snow showers could affect visibility and cause hazardous conditions along some area...

Penn State announced Thursday it is one of 10 universities selected nationwide to work on a project for the U.S. Department of Energy to modernize the nation’s power grid. The Penn State team of researchers chosen for the department’s Grid Optimization Competition’s first challenge is led by Uday V. Shanbhag,...

Wahlburgers, a restaurant founded by celebrity brothers Paul, Mark and Donnie Wahlberg, will soon open its second Pittsburgh area location. The new spot will be at the cafe entrance of the Mall at Robinson, 100 Robinson Centre Drive in Robinson Township. It’s expected to open this summer. The first Wahlburgers...

The 22nd Great Backyard Bird Count is set for Feb. 15- 18. Volunteers from around the world are invited to count the birds they see for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count. Participating counters enter their bird checklists at birdcount.org. Anyone with internet access...

A Greene County man is accused of attempted homicide, kidnapping and assault after police said he kept a man against his will and beat him with his fist, a belt and a gun over the course of several days, at a Fayette County residence where a murder was committed just...

The natural gas pipeline in Noble County, Ohio, that exploded on Monday is part of the same system that had an explosion in Salem Township in 2016, the Columbus Dispatch reported. Monday’s explosion on the Texas Eastern Transmission pipeline in Noble County in eastern Ohio resulted in one injury, the...

Western Pennsylvania could see roughly an inch of snow in some places Thursday. A special weather statement issued early Thursday by the National Weather Service said temperatures have quickly dropped behind a cold front, allowing rain to transition to snow. A quick coating to near an inch of snow will...

A statewide school-based anonymous reporting system for threats of potential violence fielded 615 tips in its first week of operation, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. The Safe2Say Something Anonymous Reporting System is a program enabling students, teachers, school administrators and others to detect and report potential threats of violence...

While not all features are accessible at the Flight 93 memorial near Shanksville, visitors who want to honor the men and women who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001, can still do so during the government shutdown. “Weather permitting, the gates were left open, so you can still come in...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission relocated a female bear and her four cubs spending the winter in a den located against a home in Galeton, Potter County. The bear is believed to have hibernated in a den against the same house before, according to a report from the game commission on...

A Fayette County woman is accused of attacking someone with a tree over the weekend, according to state police. Ronita Lynn Calloway, 32, of Uniontown, was arguing with someone in South Union at 12:34 p.m. Saturday when she allegedly grabbed a tree by its trunk and ripped it out of...

A 39-year-old Indiana County man was charged with operating a meth lab out of his car after a traffic stop turned up what state police said was a “one-pot” method of methamphetamine production, and faces additional drug charges filed a few days later. Police pulled over Jeremy M. Clawson, 39,...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University says three students are no longer enrolled at the university and 15 others have agreed to other disciplinary action after a student was injured in a fall down steps at a fraternity house. The university announced the actions Tuesday in a news release. The...

Walmart is joining the growing number of grocery retailers that are making the move to home delivery. On Thursday, eight Pittsburgh-area Walmarts will launch a grocery delivery service that will cost $7.95 to $9.95, depending on the time of delivery. The stores are as follows: ALLEGHENY COUNTY North Versailles Robinson...

Firefighters battled a 3-alarm fire that spread to three homes in Donora, Washington County early Tuesday. The blaze broke out shortly before 3:30 a.m. along the 900 block of Thompson Avenue. No one was hurt, a Washington County 911 dispatcher said. Madasyn Czebiniak is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can...

TOLEDO, Ohio — A zoo in Ohio says one of its volunteer’s thumbs became detached when an orangutan reached through a barrier and bit her arm. The Toledo zoo says the volunteer’s injuries were not life-threatening and that she was treated at a hospital. Zoo officials tell The Blade that...

A Beaver County woman died Monday after her SUV crashed into a Pennsylvania Turnpike building near a toll plaza in Lawrence County, officials said. The crash, which happened just after 10 p.m., caused traffic delays and temporarily blocked the right lanes of the Turnpike near mile-marker 18.6 between the Moravia...

Freezing temperatures spurred many Western Pennsylvania school districts to call for two-hour delays Tuesday morning. The temperature in the Pittsburgh area was negative one degree just before 5 a.m., National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Frazier said. With the wind chill, it may feel like negative 3 to 5 degrees. “Winds...