NEW YORK — Big oil companies continue to book massive profits as fighting in Iran disrupts energy markets and sends oil and gasoline prices sharply higher.

Barry Reeger wasn’t sure at first if he wanted to know who was donating a kidney to him.

Dear Rep. Guy Reschenthaler,

Scott Tomlinson wanted to protect against development the 35 acres of farmland in Clark Hollow, Ligonier Township, that has been in his family since the 1870s.

The Fox Chapel Area School District is going blue.

A sudden April deep freeze devastated Western Pennsylvania’s fruit crops, and state officials are hoping a new $10 million grant program can help offset the damage.

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Court can seem very black and white, something probably reinforced by the black robes judges wear and the reams of white paper filled with filings and judgments.

On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen will be formally reinforced with the handful of arms that general manager Ben Cherington acquired before the trade deadline.

Where Ben Cherington used the MLB trade deadline to swing deals to bolster a battered bullpen, the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager stood pat Monday when it came to one of baseball’s best offenses and the starting rotation despite a pair of possible season-ending injuries.

Greensburg Central Catholic has been a model of consistency in girls soccer and a perennial power for decades in the WPIAL and PIAA. The program has seven WPIAL championships, two PIAA titles and was a state runner-up four times.

Some men seem to have been born to play football. Standing 6-foot-8 and weighing 285 pounds, Central Catholic left tackle Jimmy Kalis certainly has the frame to be an all-state and all-conference tackle.

With the 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates at a tipping point, general manager Ben Cherington did a lot to address the team’s weakest aspect before the Major League Baseball trade deadline.

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Aug. 4:

Shortly after announcing a plethora of trade-deadline additions to their bullpen Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates placed right-handed pitcher Mitch Keller on the 60-day injured list with a teres major muscle injury to his throwing arm.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are poised to acquire pitcher Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the New York Mets for touted infield prospect Jefferson Rojas.

The Notre Dame-Southern California college football rivalry will start again in 2030.

The man serving two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to federal charges related to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband made his initial appearance Monday in state court where he faces similar charges.

The Pennsylvania GOP said Monday that new data show the active voter registration gap between Republicans and Democrats is the narrowest on record.

As a kid from Eastern Pennsylvania, Will Howard can remember the day some Philadelphia Phillies signed a baseball for him, so he understands the excitement of an autograph.

WASHINGTON — As Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, faces allegations of domestic abuse, his fellow House Republicans have mostly stayed on the sidelines and avoided weighing in.

Pete Buttigieg on Monday said he’s “more inclined than not” to launch a 2028 Democratic run for the White House in what would be a second campaign to become the first openly gay president.

Wide receiver Mike Evans missed practice for the San Francisco 49ers on Monday because of a strained quadriceps in the latest injury to hit the team’s receiver room.

Mike McCarthy had Monday in mind for months.

Much to running back Jaylen Warren’s dismay, the Pittsburgh Steelers held their first padded practice of the summer, and the popular back-on-backers drill wasn’t on the schedule Monday.