State police are trying to figure out how a man, who they described as transient, ended up dead on state game lands near New Alexandria over the weekend.

An outdoor classroom at Pine-Richland’s Eden Hall Upper Elementary School is expected to get greater use thanks to a donation from the school’s parent-teacher organization.

Law enforcement teams have seized 50 million doses of fentanyl from drug traffickers and users across Pennsylvania this year. Of that, nearly 18 million of the doses were found in Western Pennsylvania, they said.

The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association announced its All-WPIAL lists and players and coaches of the year on the eve of the WPIAL semifinals.

Helping the offense to 53 points, putting up Pitt’s first 400-yard passing performance in four years and setting a program record for single-game yards through the air by a freshman are all things Mason Heintschel deserves to celebrate.

Trail users will experience a temporary interruption in trail accessibility between the Monroe Road and Bear Creek Road trailheads in Buffalo Township.

Matt Dumba will likely experience a first in his still brief tenure as a defenseman with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Highmark Stadium will be a happening place Saturday as playoff fever rolls into Station Square.

In recent years, summer in the U.S. has been blighted by wildfires. And as megafires grow, so does air pollution. Just this summer, we experienced air quality alerts in Western Pennsylvania because of the wildfires in Canada.

A man who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in McKeesport two years ago pleaded no contest on Monday to a pair of misdemeanor drug possession counts with the expectation they will be expunged from his record.

Primary election day in Pennsylvania is Tuesday, Nov. 4. The most prominent local contest is the race for Pittsburgh mayor, while the retention bids of three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices are also attracting considerable public attention and financial support.

A section of the Parkway East ranks among the riskiest roads in the country, according to Allstate.

A scratch-off ticket worth $3 million was sold at a Shop ’n Save in Richland, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Monday, Oct. 27.

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start his team’s game against the St. Louis Blues at PPG Paints Arena on Monday.

American Water and Essential Utilities, two top players in the Pennsylvania utility market, have agreed to merge into a water, wastewater and natural gas conglomerate worth $63 billion.

YAOUNDE — Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving ruler, secured an eighth term in office on Monday, vote results showed, as the main opposition challenger who has also claimed victory reported gunfire near his home.

Fall brings a festive lineup of holidays, but one stands out for its costumes, candy, spooky fun and centuries of tradition: Halloween. Other holidays, such as Dia de los Muertos, All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day, Diwali and Thanksgiving, occur around the same time, but Halloween still manages to stand out.

When people sit down for a meal, they don’t think about what to do with their hands when eating. It’s just second nature.

Brown water, power outages and noise pollution.

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Last month, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held a hearing on what many consider to be an unfolding mental health crisis among teens.

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. has formed a $1 billion partnership with Advanced Micro Devices to construct two supercomputers that will tackle large scientific problems ranging from nuclear power to cancer treatments to national security, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and AMD CEO Lisa Su told Reuters.

ZURICH — UBS has filed an application for a national banking license in the United States, the Swiss bank said Monday, underlining its growth ambition for the U.S. market.

Pittsburgh police Detective Dorothea Leftwich didn’t plan out her newest assignment.

It might feel like Colin Hay is taking the first part of the title of his latest album, “Man @ Work Volume 2,” a bit too literally.