The phone messages got to me.

Republican challenger Timothy McCune is looking to unseat Democratic incumbent state Rep. Jessica Benham in the 36th House District.

Like so many retired bearded wonders, I find myself huffing and puffing over what data centers are and what they do. Pining for answers, I am doddering at a plexus of flaking conundrums.

The scope of an alleged cocaine distribution ring involving students at Penn State University remains unclear, but testimony at preliminary hearings offered some clarity as to how much money and drugs were exchanged between the two accused leaders of the operation.

A recent study published in JAMA identified colorectal cancer as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Americans younger than 50. At the same time, less than one-third of colorectal cancers are diagnosed at an early stage, when treatment is most successful.

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Gov. Josh Shapiro says she is wrong but his opponent Stacy Garrity is right on data centers. Ohio and other states are kicking our butts on data center building.We don’t want them near our homes, schools, hospitals, etc. Garrity says there is a lot of rural area where they can be built, and she is right. Data centers will have to generate their own ...

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Justin Conley of Bellevue was on a mission with a splash of mystery recently as he explored North Park in McCandless.

Buster Burnham is a one-man barbecue force to be reckoned with.

When you pick up a bottle of energy drink, you may not read the label. You may not turn the package on your cold medicine to see exactly what it contains.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched ballistic missiles toward the sea on Saturday, its neighbors said, a day after the U.S., South Korea and Japan ended their trilateral military drill that North Korea views as a security threat.

A Greensburg man has died in a motorcycle crash in Unity Township, according to the Westmoreland County coroner.

TORONTO — The 51st Toronto International Film Festival is underway, with steady parades of premieres running like traffic jams through downtown Toronto. Here are glimpses of what’s happening on the ground, and what festivalgoers are talking about.

KINSHASA, Congo — The Ebola outbreak in Congo, the world’s fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record, has now spread to seven provinces in the African country, local authorities said. And it’s showing no signs of slowing down.

NEW YORK — Alexander Zverev knows what it’s like to endure a lengthy wait for a Grand Slam title. Now that it’s over for him, he wants to keep the drought going for American men’s tennis.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California labor leader behind a proposal to tax billionaires has been accused of harassing and intimidating several women who work for an affiliated union.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Republicans are working aggressively to make Abdul El-Sayed the face of the opposition.

Senior John Nonnenberg and Plum’s up-tempo offense slinged the ball in the September evening sky and flew past Fox Chapel, 49-0, in a nonconference game Friday night at James M. Burk Stadium.

The Valley Vikings (2-1, 0-0) marched into Chuck Knox Stadium Friday night and blanked Quaker Valley (0-3, 0-0) 41-0.

Burrell defensive back Fabian Wilson Jr. wasn’t in the right spot. But it was his good fortune that one of the few mistakes Greensburg Salem quarterback Brody Chismar made found its way into his hands.

Something had to give Friday night as a pair of Alle-Kiski Valley unbeatens met at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium.

Union running back Gianni Million could do no wrong.

Highlands’ 28 unanswered points were in vain as Beaver’s Jaivin Peel reached for a touchdown on a fourth-and-goal from the 1 with 1 minute, 13 seconds left for a 35-31 Bobcats victory Friday.