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Members of one of the congregations targeted by the attack at the Tree of Life synagogue last year are “saddened and disappointed” by the government’s decision to seek the death penalty for accused gunman Robert Bowers. Dor Hadash, one of the congregations worshipping inside Tree of Life the morning that...

DAYTON, Ohio — The Dayton Police Department says two children were killed in a multi-vehicle accident involving a stolen police SUV. WHIO-TV reports that Maj. Eric Henderson says the incident started Monday evening with a complaint about a stabbing on Xenia Avenue. He says Dayton police responded and the suspect...

Additional police officers will patrol the Moon Area High School campus this week after authorities confiscated a BB gun from a young man on Monday evening, according to school officials. The incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. when a school security guard stopped two men near the high school because...

OCEAN CITY, Md. — Officials for a Maryland town say a 76-year-old swimmer died in a beach accident when a large wave knocked him down. Ocean City communications manager Jessica Waters told the Salisbury Daily Times that authorities responded Sunday to Ocean City Beach for a report of a distressed...

Pittsburgh police said a missing boy from the Hill District has been found. Delvon Dobbins, 12, was reported missing sometime after 5:30 p.m. Monday. He was seen wearing a blue and white striped shirt and tan shorts while near Memory Lane. Police reported late Monday night that Delvon was safely...

A jury on Monday found a Pittsburgh man not guilty of killing a Swissvale teen at a playground a little more than two years ago. William Smoot, 21, of the city’s Homewood neighborhood was acquitted of homicide and other charges connected to the 2017 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Vallen Davies-Mack....

When your team is awful, heroes have to be invented. Such was the case when catcher Francisco Cervelli ended his tenure in Pittsburgh. The Pirates are 11-30 since the All-Star break and are too frequently routed. They have sustained losses of 7-1, 11-1, 13-0 and 7-1 in the past nine...

Authorities on Monday started to examine the boat that capsized and caused the disappearance of a Plum man in Lake Erie. Raymond Burns, 58, went missing nine days earlier, on Aug. 17. The 21-foot recreational fishing boat was hit by a squall and swamped by massive waves just before 10...

A New Kensington man originally charged as the person who supplied drugs in two fatal overdoses two years ago on Monday pleaded guilty to lesser charges. Theodore Brown, 25, was facing two counts of drug delivery resulting in death in connection with the Nov. 5, 2017 overdoses of Malachai E....

A mosquito sample from New Kensington tested positive for West Nile virus, the state West Nile Control Program announced Monday. It came from a trap set by the Westmoreland County Conservation District, according to state Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Lauren Fraley. “Additional trapping will be conducted to gather more...

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Robert Bowers, the man accused of being the gunman in a mass shooting at a Squirrel Hill synagogue last year, according to a filing Monday in U.S. District Court. Bowers, 46, of Baldwin faces 63 federal charges, 22 of which are punishable by...

A winning Powerball ticket for Saturday’s drawing was sold at a Dormont gas station, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The winner will receive $100,000. The winning ticket was sold at On the Go Market on West Liberty Avenue in Dormont. Another winning ticket for the same drawing was sold at...

The teen charged in connection with the drive-by shooting that happened before Antwon Rose II was shot and killed was sentenced Monday. Zaijuan Hester, 18, of Swissvale, was sentenced by Judge Anthony Mariani to 6 to 22 years in prison. Hester pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated assault and...

The world of alternative meat just got a bit bigger. KFC, whose name is one-third meat, is joining the fray with some planet-based chicken, Business Insider reports. The chain will team up with Beyond Meat to offer customers Beyond Fried Chicken. It’s Kentucky Fried Chicken but it’s made with @BeyondMeat....

NEW YORK — “Good Morning America” host Lara Spencer has apologized for her “insensitive” comments about Prince George taking ballet lessons. Spencer discussed the backlash against her comments Monday, saying she has learned the “bravery it takes for a young boy to pursue a career in dance.” She was heavily...

MCKEAN — Pennsylvania State Police troopers are searching for two people who fled from a traffic stop along Interstate 79, then ran off after their vehicle crashed off the McKean exit. The incident was reported shortly before 9 a.m. Monday. According to state police, an attempt was made to stop...

U.S. Steel is facing a second federal lawsuit in connection with a December 2018 fire that damaged pollution controls at the company’s Clairton Plant. The Philadelphia-based environmental group Clean Air Council alleges that U.S. Steel violated the federal Superfund law, also known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability...

BIARRITZ, France (AP) — Brushing off concerns about global economic instability, President Donald Trump defended the way he is trying to squeeze a trade deal out of China on Monday, saying it’s a style that worked for him as a businessman. Trump was challenged on a negotiating style in which...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — It’s safe to cross when the green Viking is walking, but stop when the red one is standing. That’s the message to pedestrians in Aarhus as it unveils new crossing signals to celebrate the history of Denmark’s second largest city. City council member Buenyamin Simsek, in charge...

The Philip Murray Bridge will be closed for a weekend for construction, the Allegheny County Public Works department said in a release. The bridge, also known as the 10th Street Bridge, will be closed from 7 p.m. Sept. 6 through 6 a.m. Sept. 9 so it can be milled and...

Greensburg Police are warning residents of a bogus door-to-door charity solicitation scheme. On Sunday, officers cited Wade Taro, 27, of Troy, Ohio, for violating the city’s peddling and solicitation ordinance that requires any vendor soliciting door-to-door possess a city solicitation permit. He was also charged before District Judge Chris Flanigan...