A former Sheetz site in Youngwood is set for a multi-business transformation as local entrepreneur Ed Christofano moves two of his ventures to the property and adds a 1950s-style diner.

Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-­Kiski Valley.

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The new-look Pitt men’s basketball team assembled by Jeff Capel is set to begin writing its story.

In poll workers class, someone asked how to handle ICE if they show up at polls. No police/ICE forces are allowed in polling locations unless requested. This is the law. The instructor said to call law enforcement for problems, adding if local police chose to work with ICE there wasn’t much anyone could do.

Live theater can provoke great conversations, change minds, make you cry and spark inspiration.

Two programs starving for a win and battling injuries to key players meet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Acrisure Stadium.

Laurel: To having a heart. Gemma Agens, 15, knows what it’s like to have a healthy heart. At least, she does now. But for eight years, Gemma lived with a heart that didn’t work the way it should.

With this year’s City League football championship game taking place on Halloween, you might be wondering if the players from Westinghouse and University Prep have any special plans to celebrate the holiday when the rival Bulldogs and Wildcats collide at Cupples Stadium at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Sure, maybe the Cleveland Browns would have screwed it up. The Browns have screwed up a lot of things since they rejoined the NFL in 1999 as the Baltimore Ravens in disguise.

Once again, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups took the No. 1 spot as America’s most popular Halloween candy, according to the latest Instacart report.

Friday’s “First Call” has more trash talk for the Pittsburgh Steelers from Cleveland defensive lineman Jared Verse. The asking price for Colts wide receiver Josh Downs is known, and it’s probably too high.

Steelers beat writer Chris Adamski takes an analytical look at the Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of their game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

West Mifflin native Logan Cooley was asked what got into him after his hat trick to help fuel the Utah Mammoth’s 4-3 overtime win Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Brian Cooper makes sure he switches hats every day when he goes from campus to campus. Cooper, who teaches at Shenango, serves as the football coach at Laurel.

Drivers can expect a lane restriction in the Fort Pitt Tunnel on Thursday evening.

No quarterback has gotten sacked more this season than Deshaun Watson, and the Pittsburgh Steelers hope to push his total even higher Sunday.

LOS ANGELES — Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Thursday it’s investigating reports of a potential security issue as its founder said the incident “does look like a hack on Binance.” The company said cryptocurrency firms had frozen more than $2.5 billion in funds by Thursday evening.

There could not have been a more exciting start to the 2026 WPIAL cross country championships Thursday at White Oak Park.

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said the chipmaker’s dealings with Megaspeed International were “normal and not unusual” as a result of a New York Times report that one of the Singapore firm’s executives is under investigation for spying on behalf of China.

There could not have been a more exciting start to the 2026 WPIAL cross country championships Thursday at White Oak Park.

There could not have been a more exciting start to the 2026 WPIAL cross country championships Thursday at White Oak Park.

Currence Bigham ran close to 23 minutes at the start of the season.

For Hopewell, Friday’s matchup with Aliquippa represents the opportunity to accomplish one of the goals it set at the beginning of the season.