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Seven members of an extended British family who made an unauthorized crossing into the United States from Canada are being held in federal custody at a Pennsylvania detention center nearly two weeks after their arrest, their lawyer said Tuesday, as U.S. border officials defended their handling of the case by...

One person died after a stabbing in Beaver County, according to Hopewell Township Police Chief Brain Uhrmacher. Officers responded to Guy Street in Hopewell Township around 11 p.m. Tuesday, where they found a man suffering from a stab wound. Uhrmacher said he was transported to UPMC Presbyterian in Oakland, where...

WASHINGTON — Twelve Democrats seeking the presidency tussled Tuesday night in a wide-ranging debate featuring the largest number of qualifying candidates on the same stage. Here’s a look at how some of their claims from Westerville, Ohio, stack up with the facts: JOE BIDEN: “I would not have withdrawn the...

Foodie fun at this year’s Hometown-Homegrown celebration Oct. 19 should include plenty of Heinz ketchup and Heinz pickles on the side. The Senator John Heinz History Center is mashing its annual food festival with its current “Heinztoberfest” celebration that marks the 150th anniversary of the H.J. Heinz Co., which grew...

Elizabeth Warren repeatedly came under attack during Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate as rivals accused the Massachusetts senator of ducking questions about the cost of Medicare for All and her signature “wealth tax” plan in an attempt to derail her rising campaign. The pile-on reinforced her new status as a front-runner...

A state agency slapped a Jeannette hemp-drying facility with a violation notice over a “nauseating” pot-like odor reportedly wafting from the warehouse for weeks. George Traister, a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection inspector, checked the facility in response to two complaints about the strong smell of hemp, which is similar...

Colfax Elementary School is destined to vanish from Springdale’s landscape, probably before the 2020-21 school year starts. The Allegheny Valley School Board voted 6-3 on Monday to demolish the vacated elementary school rather than try to sell it. It’s an issue the board has been wrestling with for months, even...

One man was taken to the hospital in critical condition and another was apprehended by Pittsburgh police in connection with an assault on the North Side. Lasalle Bradford, 49, of Pittsburgh, was arrested and charged with one count of aggravated assault after officers found a man unresponsive and not breathing...

Woodland Hills School District teachers, paraprofessionals and related staffers plan to have a silent demonstration at a school board meeting Wednesday. Representatives of the Woodland Hills Education Association and Woodland Hills Educational Service Professionals also plan to speak at the voting meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the administration building...

The lawyer for a Penn Hills man awaiting trial on charges that he sold drugs used in last year’s fatal overdose of a Lower Burrell man contends a police search of her client’s cellphone was illegal. Christopher Napper, 25, is charged with drug delivery resulting in death, drug possession counts...

Controversy continues to dog a planned $50 million development on the site of the former Penn Plaza Apartments in East Liberty as Pittsburgh City Council prepares for a last vote necessary for construction to begin. Council on Tuesday introduced legislation that would approve a land swap between the city and...

A New Stanton teenager will plead guilty but mentally ill to two counts of first-degree murder for the November 2016 shooting deaths of his mother and younger brother. The attorney for 17-year-old Jacob Remaley told a Westmoreland County judge Tuesday the teen will accept the plea bargain deal after his...

A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld the conviction of former state Sen. Jane Orie, ruling that her retrial following the discovery of doctored evidence did not constitute double jeopardy. Orie was charged in 2010 with theft of services and conspiracy based on allegations she used her legislative staff and office...

Federal prosecutors rejected an offer from accused Tree of Life synagogue gunman Robert Bowers to plead guilty in exchange for life in prison, according to court documents filed Tuesday in federal court. Defense attorneys for Bowers have said from the beginning they hope to resolve the charges without going to...

Scott Koerber and Dan Ross know what it’s like to ride a bicycle up Mt. Everest. The two friends rode the equivalent of 29,029 feet up and down Greenfield’s Winterburn Street last week. It took the pair about 20 hours with only a few stops for breaks. “We had neighbors...

There was a small earthquake early Tuesday morning about 6 miles southwest of Washington, Pa., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake happened at 2:58 a.m. and was a 2.2 magnitude tremor. Earthquakes of such magnitude cause little damage and are barely felt, USGS geophysicist Julie Dutton said. “Right...

The number of sexually transmitted diseases climbed again last year in the United States, with Pennsylvania’s rate of increase exceeding the national average. It was the fifth consecutive year that gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis cases went up, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual surveillance report. The...

Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities need more students. According to a census taken on the 15th day of class at the 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools, total enrollment dropped 2.6% from 2018 to 2019. That’s a continuation of a trend. In 2010, there were 119,513 students. Today the number...

Domestic violence charges have been filed against one of the men accused in the Sept. 20 beating of two sisters at an Exxon station in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. Sukhjinder Singh “Simon” Sadhra, 35, of Ross, is accused of strangling his wife Oct. 9, leaving her face bruised and swollen, according...

With hunting season ramping up, state Fish and Boat Commission and Game Commission officials are warning anglers and hunters about online scams related to buying a license. Both commissions have received reports of consumers purchasing “licenses” through third-party websites not connected to the state. “Even though consumers didn’t suspect the...

Fifty years ago, three young women attending rival high schools simultaneously shared the title of Yough School District homecoming queen. During Yough’s homecoming festivities on Friday, Oct. 18, that honor will again be recognized with a special ceremony on the high school football field. The event marks a half century...