A Penn Township resident is the new director of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania marching band.

It might be a Porsche dealership now, but 4615 Baum Blvd. in North Oakland once held a magical venue that brought both up-and-comers and stars to its stage.

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There is something so freeing about accessing your weird side.

High school football season begins a week later this year, which means some teams will have training camp and classes on the same days.

There is something within reggae music that lifts people’s spirits, according to Dave Cochran, guitarist for the Pittsburgh-area band FUBAR, whose sound is rooted in reggae.

Every jail has challenges when dealing with people who have serious medical needs.

Kemon Spell is more than one of the best football players in the state of Pennsylvania.

Without a doubt, Lew Nichols had a better first week of training camp this summer than last year.

The scents and sounds of Italy permeated the grounds of Mount St. Peter Church in New Kensington on Saturday, the second and final day of the 45th annual Festa Italiana.

A bicyclist was in critical condition Saturday after colliding with a vehicle in North Park, according to Allegheny County Police.

Penn State is moving on from a pair of running backs who produced 7,641 rushing yards from 2022 to 2025.

NEW YORK — Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best known for playing Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on “The Sopranos,” has died. He was 80.

DETROIT — Davis Riley has put himself in a position to win on the PGA Tour for the first time in more than two years and to earn a postseason bid.

BEREA, Ohio — Shedeur Sanders knows he is battling for the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback job with Deshaun Watson.

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Yealimi Noh took advantage of a surprising collapse by Haeran Ryu and found her rhythm at just the right time Saturday, with four birdies over the last 10 holes for a 2-under-par 69 that gave her a three-shot lead going into the final round of the Women’s British Open.

It took the calendar flipping to August for Braxton Ashcraft to resume pitching like someone picked to represent his team in the All-Star Game.

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 52-55) scored three in the top of the ninth to beat Louisville (Reds), 7-4. RF Ronny Simon (.330) went 2 for 3 with his seventh homer, the go-ahead RBI single in the ninth, a walk, two runs scored and three RBIs. DH Johnathan Rodriguez (.278) went 3 for 4 with three RBIs. LF Tyler Callihan (.227) went 2 for 4 with a run scored. 2B ...

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed a planned tunnel to carry an oil pipeline under part of the Great Lakes to move forward.

LE PORGE, France — Europe’s wildfire emergency eased across much of western Europe on Saturday, but its most dangerous front shifted to Greece, where gale-force winds drove flames through a seaside resort, forced hundreds to flee by sea and hampered firefighting aircraft.

A man who was staying with a Shaler family is accused of assaulting the couple and, after taking their handgun, threatening to “go after” their young daughter, according to a criminal complaint.

This past week was the 57th anniversary of the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, a young woman who somehow found herself in a car driven by a drunk who just happened to be the brother of a dead president.

BAGHDAD — Iraq and Turkey signed a deal Saturday to increase oil exports through a pipeline to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, as Baghdad seeks to diversify its oil export routes and reduce reliance on Gulf shipping lanes.

A dangerous heat wave will bring record-breaking temperatures to parts of the Western U.S. this weekend, prompting warnings for people to stay inside and heightening wildfire risks in areas that already are dry or burning.

The Pittsburgh Pirates made their first major move to address the bullpen through a trade, acquiring a former All-Star in right-handed reliever Camilo Doval and cash considerations from the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon in exchange for a pair of minor leaguers.