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A woman in Australia was killed in a freak rooster attack. And experts say it should be a warning to us all. As published in the journal Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, a 76-year-old Australian woman was gathering eggs on her rural property when her own rooster attacked her, pecking...

A Lower Burrell man is in the Butler County Jail, accused of nearly running down a state trooper at a DUI checkpoint over the weekend. Terrell Eugene Leonard, 27, of Craigdell Road faces nine charges, including felony aggravated assault on a police officer. Police said the incident began Saturday night...

Pennsylvania’s highest court will determine if a woman shot seven years ago in the psychiatric clinic where she worked can sue the University of Pittsburgh over the assailant’s treatment before the attack. The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will decide whether a former Allegheny County judge made the right decision...

Fans going to a Pittsburgh Steelers game and visiting Heinz Field ranked the stadium’s atmosphere and food high, but the bathrooms average. Ticket site SeatGeek released its 2019 NFL stadium guides Wednesday, which surveyed more than 3,200 NFL fans about game-day atmosphere, in-stadium food, and bathrooms. Heinz Field ranked ninth...

LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey is taking her motivational spirit on the road early next year with an arena tour to promote a healthier lifestyle. The former talk-show host and OWN television network chief announced Wednesday that the “Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus” tour will begin Jan. 4...

PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say an SUV being pursued by police crashed into a commuter bus in Philadelphia, injuring nine people. The pursuit started in Upper Merion, as police tried to capture three robbery suspects. State police soon joined in, and the SUV eventually rear-ended the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s bus...

A Sacramento, Calif., man was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder by an Allegheny County jury in the 2016 shooting death of a Jefferson Hills motel owner. Derrick “Chino” Gallaway, 63, also was found guilty of robbery, theft and tampering with evidence in the death of Denhad Taiedi, 78, at the...

After enjoying a brief foray into glitz and glamour with its successful staging of “The Legend of Georgia McBride,” Barebones Productions is getting back to the gritty content it’s largely known for. Sam Shepard’s play “True West” opens Friday at the Barebones Black Box in Braddock, representing a return to...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — High school students, a science teacher and his daughter, an adventurous marine biologist and a family of five celebrating a birthday are among those presumed to have died when fire tore through a scuba diving boat off the Southern California coast, trapping dozens of sleeping people...

Two Western Pennsylvania police departments that have established partnerships with the doorbell-camera company Ring said the alliance has helped them solve crimes and benefited their communities. Baldwin Borough and Castle Shannon police are among roughly 400 police forces across the United States that have partnered with the Amazon-owned company, giving...

A Beaver County teen is responsible for online threats made Tuesday to commit a hate crime in Pittsburgh, officials said. Police spokesman Chris Togneri said at 7:30 a.m. today that officers traced the threat to a Beaver County home and determined it was not credible. “Police interviewed a male juvenile...

A car caught fire Tuesday night near a kerosene tank in the parking lot of a Sheetz gas station in Plum, prompting officials to shut down the gas pumps and close the convenience store for several hours. No one was injured in the incident, officials said. Plum police and firefighters...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump’s wall along the Mexican border. Pentagon officials would not say which 127 projects will be affected, but said details will be available...

Kiski Township police said a phony car inspection sticker and a confidential informant’s tip helped them stop a suspected methamphetamine deal last Thursday. A criminal complaint filed in the case said a pickup driven by Jacqueline D. Pratt, 50, of Avonmore drew an officer’s attention because it appeared to have...

LONDON — On a day of humiliating setbacks, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a major defeat in Parliament on Tuesday night as rebellious lawmakers voted to seize control of the Brexit agenda, prompting the embattled prime minister to say he would call for a new general election. The 328...

West Mifflin Area High School quarterback Jaylen Dukes continues to recover after being shot in the leg and feet Saturday. Borough and Allegheny County police are investigating the shooting along the 3800 block of Inland Avenue in West Mifflin. No suspects were identified as of Tuesday afternoon, county police said....

Police say two men involved in a shoot-out just a block from Arnold’s police station in May still are at large. Four New Kensington men face charges in connection with the shooting, in which more than 30 shots were fired. Two of the men are in jail awaiting hearings. Arnold...

More than 2,000 daily commuters accessing Downtown Pittsburgh via a ramp from northbound I-579 will have to find alternative routes for the next two years during construction of a “cap” linking Downtown and the Hill District. PennDOT announced that a ramp leading from the Liberty Bridge to Seventh Avenue would...

Pittsburgh City Council is considering a bill that would require all new and renovated buildings owned by the city to produce as much energy as they consume. The ordinance is designed to comply with the city’s goal of a 50% reduction in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 2030....

ESPN ran a simulation for the entire NFL schedule - all 267 games - and found that the Pittsburgh Steelers will beat the New England Patriots and make the playoffs. They’ll also tie a game again this season. ESPN runs the entire NFL season simulation 20,000 times using its “Football...