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Western Pennsylvania’s craft beer market grows with the flowVideo

John Titus and Tim Molinari are taking the plunge into the competitive world of craft beer brewing, after toiling for months to open their New Crescent Brewing Co. taproom in a converted storefront in downtown Irwin. Although craft brewers dot Route 30 in North Huntingdon and others are planned for...
Government shutdown cost U.S. economy at least $6 billion, analysis says

President Trump’s government shutdown finally came to an end — but not before costing the U.S. economy at least $6 billion, according to an analysis by S&P Global Ratings. The rating agency’s Global Economics branch said the overall cost to the economy for the shutdown that crippled Washington, D.C., and...
Got shade? These plants don’t mind

While no plants will survive with a total lack of sunlight, there are some plant groups that have evolved to thrive in even low-light areas of the outdoor landscape. If you’re looking to add plants to an area on the north side of a house or in another densely shaded...
State representative from Pittsburgh holds forum on legalizing marijuana

Navy veteran Derrick Clark suffered a traumatic brain injury during his time serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, but he hasn’t had a migraine in three years, he said, thanks not to opioid painkillers, but rather medical marijuana. He said he doesn’t have nightmares anymore either, and the cannabis has helped...
Experts, images suggest a Saudi ballistic missile program

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A military base deep inside Saudi Arabia appears to be testing and possibly manufacturing ballistic missiles, experts and satellite images suggest, evidence of the type of weapons program it has long criticized its archrival Iran for possessing. Further raising the stakes for any such program...
Fishing imperils 40 shark species in the Galapagos

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — The teeming waters that surround the famed Galapagos islands support more shark species than anywhere on Earth. Schools of wide-eyed scalloped hammerheads, 40,000-pound whale sharks, reef-patrolling whitetip sharks, more than 40 species in total, many endangered, are found only here. Yet, these top marine predators, in...
12 immigrant workers at Trump golf course fired, lawyer says

NEW YORK — A dozen immigrant workers at one of President Donald Trump’s golf clubs in New York who are in the U.S. illegally were fired this month even though managers had known about their legal status for years, a lawyer for the workers said Saturday. As the president railed...
Authorities identify 2 men killed in fall from Parkway East onto Second AvenueVideo

Authorities have identified two men who died Saturday when they either fell or jumped from the Parkway East near Oakland during a traffic crash, plummeting to Second Avenue below where they were struck by a passing car. The incident shortly before 4 p.m. involved three vehicles on the Parkway and...
Aliquippa teen convicted of arranging parents’ 1996 slayings resentenced

A man convicted as a teenager of hiring a pair of classmates to kill his parents in their western Pennsylvania home more than two decades ago could have a chance of parole beginning at age 76 following resentencing. Brian Samuel, 39, was sentenced in 1997 to two consecutive life terms...
Koch network gathers wealthy donors after 2020 Trump snub

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Hundreds of wealthy donors gathered by the conservative billionaire industrialist Charles Koch are meeting this weekend for the first time since his powerful political network said it won’t support President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign. It remains to be seen how much the Koch network’s biannual...
Louisiana shooting leaves 5 dead; suspect at large

NEW ORLEANS — Authorities in Louisiana say separate but related shootings in two different parishes have left five people dead. A suspect was at large and was being sought. Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre told a news conference that deputies were called to a trailer in the city of Gonzales...
Women make big gains in state capitols, but men still rule

Following a record-setting election for women, state legislatures across the country are convening this year with at least 17 new women in top leadership roles. But those gains are offset by another reality: At least a dozen women who led their legislative chambers or caucuses last year will no longer...
German expert panel agrees on 2038 deadline to end coal use

BERLIN — In a pioneering move, a government-appointed panel on Saturday recommended that Germany stop burning coal to generate electricity by 2038 at the latest, as part of efforts to curb climate change. The so-called Coal Commission reached agreement in the early hours of Saturday, following months of wrangling that...
Ice artists create more than 70 sculptures for Ligonier Ice Fest, continues SundayVideo

Ernie DiMartino’s ice carvers have been working behind the scenes for weeks. And they’re not done yet — nine workers are transforming blocks of ice into beautiful sculptures at Ligonier’s Diamond Park. “There’s a lot going on, the weather’s perfect,” said Cindy Purnell, chairwoman of the 28th annual Ligonier Ice...
Taking tune from ‘The Office,’ Arizona man helps save woman’s life

TUCSON, Ariz. — A classic scene from a decade-old episode of “The Office” helped an Arizona mechanic save an unconscious woman’s life. The Arizona Daily Star reports that 21-year-old Cross Scott found a woman locked in her car this month and broke in, finding she wasn’t breathing. He doesn’t have...
Women’s March drew more moderates in its third year. Why? It’s all Trump, researchers say.

WASHINGTON - Two years in, the Women’s March is still bringing out first-timers, according to organizers and researchers who attended last Saturday’s demonstration. And they’re not who you might expect to find at a rally for the so-called “resistance.” Unlike the first march, with crowds made up almost exclusively of...

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