Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, have been released following a judge’s order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to the office of Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.

A 55-year-old man died at the Allegheny County Jail Sunday morning, Warden Trevor Wingard announced.

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro hit a bus carrying mineworkers and killed 15 people, Ukrainian emergency services said Sunday.

MOBILE, Ala. — The last time everyone saw Penn State defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton on a football field he was terrorizing Clemson’s backfield in a Pinstripe Bowl win.

Ancient proverbs can be helpful in adjusting our language and behavior in ways that can benefit every generation. They have become ancient because they work. One example: “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger ” (Proverbs 15:1). It means calm, patient and kind words can de-escalate conflict, while harsh, angry responses ...

Doug Kelly has been down this road before with the Penn-Trafford boys basketball team.

Heading into the final month of the PIHL season, the Penn-Trafford hockey team sits near the top of the PIHL Class 2A standings.

Keira Watson’s clutch free throw late in the game proved to be the difference for the Quaker Valley girls basketball team.

It isn’t a rebuilding season for the Quaker Valley girls swim team. It’s more like the Quakers have embarked on a retooling process.

Call it a moon landing.

The boys basketball team at Sewickley Academy is like a finely tuned machine.

Seven of the 27 athletes in the Quaker Valley swim program attend Sewickley Academy as part of the WPIAL’s cooperative sponsorship program.

A realignment of grade levels in Burrell School District buildings has offered more opportunities for students this school year.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz is 22, he’s the youngest man ever to win all four of the major titles in tennis, and he had to achieve what no man previously has done to complete the career Grand Slam in Australia.

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had missed yet another game with an injury in a lost season where he struggled with his health and performance for the Sixers.

Revelers lined up at Rivers Casino on Saturday night in their best club wear — with a generous sprinkling of “GTL” T-shirts thorwn in. This wasn’t a typical night of partying; they were here to see a “Jersey Shore” legend.

A Jeannette man accused of killing a man riding an e-bike in a hit-and-run in Hempfield last year is now in the Westmoreland County Jail.

“My heart is full. My focus is singular. It’s time to bring another championship back to this great city. And with that, I just want to make sure when we do get that trophy, the seventh trophy in the case, we’ll start that victory parade at 1137 Greenfield Ave.”

The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed back members of their 2016 Stanley Cup championship squad on Saturday for a ceremony prior to a 6-5 win against the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena.

To all of all phony politicians, celebrities and anyone else who encourages others to get out and protest ICE activities, you have no credibility unless you practice what you preach and join the protests.

Everyone knows 2026 is an important election year.

February brings a few new albums and EPs, plus a 25th anniversary vinyl release in the Pittsburgh music scene.

When I visited Independence Hall in Philadelphia and stood where our second president, John Adams, took the oath of office, I reflected on our first president’s decision to walk away from the power and prestige of the presidency in support of our democracy. I am still in awe of this act of love for our young nation.

Jury selection in the criminal homicide trial of a Unity man charged with killing his former girlfriend is scheduled to begin Monday morning in a Westmoreland County courtroom.

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