WASHINGTON — Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his own jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others, according to a Friday report from federal safety officials who also concluded that while an experienced pilot was at the controls, no one else on board was qualified to be the required copilot.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on Friday, after mixed results over four seasons and giving him a contract extension last year.

Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes may not have been intimately familiar with Pitt freshman forward Roman Siulepa beyond his team’s routine scouting report.

Activists across the nation have called for a general strike Friday as part of a show of solidarity for those in Minneapolis and in protest of ICE’s actions there.

The former director for the Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League, who resigned suddenly and without explanation a little more than a year ago, has been charged with taking more than $227,000 in league funds and using them to pay bills, make payments on a Honda SUV and start a bathroom remodeling job, according to the state Attorney General.

Mike McCarthy has spoken with Aaron Rodgers “a number of times” since becoming the Pittsburgh Steelers coach but said those conversations didn’t include any decision about the quarterback’s future.

LOS ANGELES — Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for comedic roles across the decades — from Kevin’s beleaguered mom in “Home Alone” to the iconic Moira Rose in “Schitt’s Creek” — died Friday at 71.

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, federal officials said Friday.

Pennsylvanians still searching for a 2026 health insurance plan are running out of time to secure it through the Affordable Care Act.

A proposed state bill to limit cellphones in schools would protect children, streamline policies, reduce burden from staff and lessen disruptions.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang and forward Evgeni Malkin were not present as a practice session opened in Cranberry on Friday.

Fundraisers have been organized on a social media platform to help two North Huntingdon families who were victims of fires this month — one family who lost their home and another whose dog kennel was destroyed.

We need to warm up, being that it’s minus-11 degrees out or whatever it happens to be today.

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn crashed and injured her left knee on Friday in her final downhill race before the Olympics, but said she still hopes to recover in time for the Milan Cortina Winter Games.

A Pittsburgh city employee was driving in the left lane of the outbound Parkway East Thursday afternoon when she crossed into the far right lane of traffic near the highway’s Oakland exit ramp, hit a nearly 6-foot-tall snow embankment and plummeted into the Monongahela River, Pennsylvania State Police said.

It was as cold as it’s ever been on this date in Pittsburgh Friday morning.

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Veteran suicide is a persistent public health crisis in the United States. Though veterans make up just 7% of the adult population, they account for nearly 14% of adult suicides — 20 veterans lost every day.

The state is offering to pour $665,200 into a major rehabilitation project at North Huntingdon’s 16-acre Indian Lake Park,

I guess Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Muse saw this output coming from Connor Dewar.

To Jan Zastawniak, it’s a great thing to be a Dynamo.

A New Jersey man is behind bars after state police said he was transporting approximately 40,000 stamp bags of suspected fentanyl on the Pennsylvania Turnpike through Westmoreland County, according to court papers.

MOBILE, Ala. — Kaytron Allen still hasn’t laid his eyes on the updated Student Book Store steps, which has him featured at the top as Penn State’s all-time leading rusher.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic finally beat one of the two men who have been blocking his path to an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam singles title when he edged Jannik Sinner in five sets Friday to reach the Australian Open final.

Sweetwater Center for the Arts is celebrating Folk February with two concerts celebrating folk and Americana music.