Both candidates vying to be Allegheny County sheriff agree: the Nov. 4 election will be a referendum on incumbent Kevin Kraus.

The location has changed for a group of avid bocce players, but the love of the game hasn’t.

Bell Acres officials have inked a new one-year deal with the police chief.

It was a conversation with an Indian missionary that prompted the launch of Living in Liberty, a North Hills nonprofit dedicated to helping heal victims of human trafficking.

About 30 years separate the two candidates vying for the West Newton mayoral office, as veteran Mary Popovich and newcomer Robert Kepics compete for residents’ votes.

Theresa Novobilsky’s teenage memories center on weekends at Roaring Run Resort.

Two incumbents and four challengers are seeking four seats on the Southmoreland School Board in the Nov. 4 election.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Lamar Jackson threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns, showing little rust in his return from a right hamstring strain, and the Baltimore Ravens routed the Miami Dolphins, 28-6, on Thursday night.

A man and a woman who were shot Thursday night in a McKeesport bar were in critical condition, according to police.

Being a former lineman himself, Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak likes the look of a six-man offensive line, a run-game tactic the Jaguars have used lately.

Owen Householder scored a pair of goals, including the overtime winner, as No. 5 Thomas Jefferson defeated No. 2 Bethel Park, 3-2, in the Class 3A third-place match Thursday to claim the WPIAL’s final berth in the PIAA playoffs, which begin Tuesday.

To say there was a lot of pressure on the Bentworth boys soccer team would be an understatement heading into their WPIAL Class A championship game Thursday night at Highmark Stadium.

Even if they have a handful of 30-somethings close to becoming 40-somethings, the Pittsburgh Penguins are in the midst of a youth movement.

Quaker Valley was building toward something in the waning minutes of overtime. The players felt it, the coaches could sense it and the fans hidden under umbrellas perked up.

Bentworth coach Tyler Hamstra and the Bearcats girls soccer team knew they’d have a chance to capture their first WPIAL Class A soccer championship Thursday night.

Fox Chapel boys soccer coach Erik Ingram doesn’t always get bogged down by tactics when the Foxes play section rival Seneca Valley.

Falling temperatures mean falling tire pressure, too.

Matt Dumba experienced a first in his still-brief tenure as a defenseman with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.

The Washington Nationals are finalizing a deal to hire 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

The Colorado Avalanche signed Martin Necas to an eight-year contract extension through 2034.

Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson continues to dismiss the hypothesis of a Harvard University professor that a massive interstellar object careening toward the sun was sent by alien civilization.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers had two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell on the mound for Game 5 of the World Series with a chance to take a 3-2 lead.

Pittsburgh Penguins defensive prospect Peyton Kettles was traded within the Western Hockey League (WHL) on Thursday.

Burrell hopes the third time’s the charm.