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Police are investigating after two men were shot in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood early Monday. Police said they received a report of a shooting in the 2500 block of Brownsville Road at 1:15 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a man lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound. A second...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is sending an aircraft carrier and a bomber task force to the Middle East, the White House said Sunday, in a show of force aimed at Iran. “In response to a number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings, the United States is deploying the...

The election for Highlands School Board may, in part, serve as a referendum on the district’s recently elevated superintendent. In the contested primary in Region 3, incumbent board member Michelle Peters praises Superintendent Monique Mawhinney as having a “great vision” for the district. Challenger Laura Butler believes Mawhinney is not...

This is going to be a bad year for the Pirates. Not exactly a bold prediction, I know, but I’m not just talking about on the field, where they’ve shown every indication, especially with the injuries, of being a team that will struggle to finish at .500. Their attendance is...

Two people were killed and one person was in critical condition after their car went off the road, struck multiple trees and overturned in Hempfield Township Sunday night. The crash was reported at 8:30 p.m. at 1244 Baughman Hollow Road. Killed in the crash were Marc F. Delissio, 33, of...

WASHINGTON — President Trump turned up the pressure on China on Sunday, threatening to hike tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Trump’s comments, delivered on Twitter, came as a Chinese delegation was scheduled to resume talks in Washington on Wednesday aimed at resolving a trade war that has...

Retired University of Pittsburgh history professor Seymour Drescher has long spoken about anti-Semitism, and at various times throughout his long career, has seen firsthand hate’s impact. Last fall, he saw it again when members of his own community, friends and fellow worshippers, were gunned down in the deadliest incident of...

One Pittsburgh marathon runner got more than just a medal at the finish line on Sunday. She also went home with an engagement ring and a fiancé. Pittsburgh Public Safety posted a video of the proposal on their Facebook page Sunday afternoon saying, “From high fives with Pittsburgh Bureau of...

A portion of Babcock Boulevard in McCandless that closed Sunday afternoon due to a multi-vehicle crash with injuries reopened at about 5:30 p.m. County officials reported on social media the crash occurred in the 8700 block of Babcock Boulevard. The road had been closed at Duncan Avenue. The county said...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A passenger shouted “Watch out! Watch out!” as other passengers and crew members cautiously walked out on a wing of the Boeing 737, just moments after it had landed at a Florida military base, crashed through a stone seawall, and ended up in a river. Another passenger...

More than 2 million pounds of P.F. Chang’s meals sold at the grocery store have been recalled due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Saturday. Arkansas-based Conagra Brands is recalling the P.F. Chang’s home menu chicken pad Thai and...

A steady drizzle and cooler temperatures Sunday morning required most of the runners of the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon and UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon to wear an extra layer. With Pittsburgh’s unpredictable weather, most experienced runners know they need a long-sleeved layer to keep warm at least...

Kenyan Boniface Kongin, competing in his second Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, captured the men’s full 26.2-mile race in a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 34 seconds. The 29-year-old hit the tape at the finish line more than three minutes better than his nearest challenger. 26.2 Miles in...

WASHINGTON — They’re talking at the Capitol about jailing people. Imposing steep fines. All sorts of extraordinary, if long-shot, measures to force the White House to comply with Democratic lawmakers’ request for information about President Trump stemming from the special counsel’s Russia investigation. This is the remarkable state of affairs...

Down a gravel road close to what constitutes downtown Slovan in rural Washington County, roughly 3,500 solar panels stand in a field of green grass, their blue-hued faces tilted toward the sun. The development, one of the largest solar farms in Western Pennsylvania, spans 4.5 acres and can power about...

Allegheny County last week reported five confirmed cases of measles, its first ones of the year, and health officials are warning residents there will likely be more cases. Measles cases nationwide have exceeded 700 so far this year, making it the worst outbreak in more than two decades, according to...

Innovative fitness studio Ramp ‘N’ Rize opened its doors in Sewickley on May 4 as owners rolled out the black carpet for a private gathering to showcase the new facility. The studio, developed by Alba Tull, boasts state-of-the-art equipment, instructors who have trained under master trainer Joy Johnson, group workouts...

Hempfield Area High School had its prom Saturday night. Here is a photo gallery of the highlights from the grand march....

Tammy Jackson was ushered into an empty jail cell by sheriffs. Then one morning, she was there with someone else: her newborn baby. According to a letter dated May 3, written by Broward County public defender Howard Finkelstein, the full-term, mentally ill 34-year-old began complaining to officers about contractions around...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Autherine Lucy Foster, the first African-American student to attend the University of Alabama, received an honorary doctorate degree Friday from the university where her presence brought mobs of protesters in 1956. The Tuscaloosa News reported that Foster, 89 received the degree during graduation ceremonies. She enrolled at...