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NANTUCKET, Mass. — Kevin Spacey must stay away from the young man who accused him of groping him at a Massachusetts bar in 2016, a judge ordered Monday. The disgraced actor was arraigned on a charge of felony indecent assault and battery during a hearing at Nantucket District Court. He...

Enjoy the warmer temperatures while they last: After Tuesday, the region likely won’t see temperatures above freezing for at least a week. Pittsburgh winter will make a comeback this week, according to the National Weather Service. After daytime highs in the 50s, temperatures are expected to drop Tuesday night as...

January is the time to put those resolutions into practice. New year, new you — right? One practice that’s come along in recent years is Dry January, a month for people to abstain from and reassess their relationships with alcohol. The idea is that even a brief time-out can benefit...

WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments for the first time in more than 25 years as she recuperates from cancer surgery last month, the Supreme Court said. Ginsburg was not on the bench as the court met Monday to hear arguments. It was not clear when she...

Despite rallying oil prices and a “brief hiccup” that saw the nation’s average gas price rise for two days last week, the overall trend remains in favor of lower gas prices, said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. “The window for cheap gas prices continues to close, however,...

State police in Uniontown are seeking information on a New Year’s Day fire that destroyed an out building in rural Fayette County, killing two horses. Fire marshal Craig Soltis said the 5 a.m. fire destroyed a building on the 600 block of Buchanan Avenue, Springfield Township, owned by Arm Land...

ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton is set to press Turkey for assurances that it won’t attack the Kurdish fighters in Syria, which he said is now a condition for the withdrawal of American troops from northeastern Syria. Bolton arrived Monday for negotiations with the NATO ally...

A Butler County judge has increased the bond for a teen accused of allegedly making an online threat to shoot students in the South Butler County School District. Jason Bowen, 18, of Middlesex Township, is charged with terroristic threats, causing catastrophe, possession of drug paraphernalia and a weapons offense. District...

Traffic backups remain during the morning commute on Route 28 southbound after a three-car accident on Monday. An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said the crash, which happened near the Fox Chapel exit, was cleared by around 9 a.m. and no one was injured. Traffic cameras showed traffic was still backed...

A Pitcairn man was arrested Sunday evening after police said he set a fire at a borough house earlier that day. Michael Zachary Cruse, 23, told investigators he started the fire on the Wall Avenue home’s back porch to scare a group of people he had been drinking with, according...

HARTFORD, Vt. — A man forced a woman and her child into a car in New Hampshire, drove to Vermont, sexually assaulted the woman, and was apprehended in Pennsylvania after a manhunt and car chase, authorities said. Everett Simpson, 41, forced a woman and her child into their car outside...

WASHINGTON — With no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump is standing firm in his border wall funding demands and newly empowered House Democrats are planning to step up pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers to reopen the government. Trump showed no signs of...

A man was in critical condition Monday morning after being shot in Downtown Pittsburgh, according to the city public safety department. The man was shot along Liberty Avenue near Smithfield Street around 2 a.m. as he walked from one bar to another, police said. He was taken to a hospital...

Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley people and the notable things that they do. Longtime Habitat for Humanity Allegheny Valley volunteer Glenn Nordmark is much more than a builder. “He’s first to come and last to leave on build sites,” said Habitat Executive...

Hundreds of protesters are expected Monday in Pittsburgh’s Downtown to rally against proposed restrictions on guns and ammunition. The rally starts at noon on Grant Street in front of the City-County Building. The bills would ban semi-automatic rifles and certain ammunition and firearms accessories within city limits. Pittsburgh City Council...

Yes, there are $1,000 antique fishing reels to be had as well as vintage lures, the largest selection of hunting and fishing books and more for the first major sportsman show of the year. The Tri-County Trout Club Sport Show & Flea Market will be held Saturday from 9 a.m....

The markers are uneven, jutting from the grass like crooked teeth. Each represents a person, who was once loved, but now is identified only by a letter and number. The identification corresponds with a small handwritten notation in a decades-old book stored in the annals of the Westmoreland Manor. It’s...

Judge Anthony Marsili’s career may have started out with him selling ties and shirts at a now-defunct Greensburg department store. But decades later, it’s a black robe that has defined his life’s work. Marsili, 67, of New Kensington, officially retired Sunday after serving 19 years as a common pleas judge...

Landslides and washed out roads have plagued counties across the region since early last year, and Lowber Road in Sewickley Township is not immune. At the intersection of Lowber and Cool Springs roads, a gaping hole has impacted water lines, commute times and garbage pickup for several residents — a...

When Melody Vigo retires from teaching music this spring, her song will be far from over. It will reverberate in the lives of generations of Derry Area School District students she helped launch on their own musical journeys. Music instructors “go into this profession because we love music,” said Vigo,...

Two dogs died and one firefighter was taken to the hospital after a house fire in Wilkins Township early Monday morning, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported. Nobody was home at the house on Ridgecrest Drive when it ignited overnight. Firefighters were called shortly before 12:30 a.m. and extinguished the blaze...

Tarentum officials say they are working to fix problems with garbage collection in the borough. On its Facebook page, the borough on Monday said it knows there have been a number of missed pick-ups in recent weeks. “The holiday collection schedule, in conjunction with staffing changes at Waste Management have...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An annual report on the Chesapeake Bay says pollution from unusually heavy rains last year contributed to the first decline in a decade in the overall health of the nation’s largest estuary. Chesapeake Bay Foundation President Will Baker said Monday the bay “suffered a massive assault last...