19+ hour, 9+ min ago   (351+ words) A Youngwood man is being held in the Westmoreland County jail after state police say he threatened to kill several people in separate incidents Friday in Hempfield. State police filed numerous charges against Walden McKinley Boyer, 58. According to a criminal…...

1+ day, 11+ min ago   (143+ words) Motorists who travel along Route 28 between Fox Chapel and Pittsburgh will experience intermittent traffic stops Tuesday and Wednesday nights. PennDOT is testing its wrong-way detection system along off-ramps from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Traffic will be stopped for up to 15 minutes at a…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (628+ words) A fundraiser supporting those doing a good thing may not be all that unusual in the Pittsburgh area. A polo match might be. But after being held for more than 40 years, the annual Family House Polo Match has become a…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (95+ words) A man’s body was found Saturday in the Allegheny River between the Roberto Clemente and Andy Warhol bridges, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. River Rescue responded around 11:15 a.m. to a report of body amongst river debris near the shoreline. A…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (111+ words) Two people were taken to hospitals from the scene of a crash in Harrison on Saturday afternoon. The collision at Freeport and Saxonburg roads was reported to Allegheny County 911 shortly before 4:15 p.m., a dispatcher said. The crash involved a small car…...

2+ day, 58+ min ago   (366+ words) Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Saturday, Sept. 12: 2 men wounded in Pittsburgh shooting Emergency crews were called just before 11:30 p.m. to the area of Brighton Road at Woods Run Avenue along border of both neighborhoods. They…...

2+ day, 42+ min ago   (133+ words) Motorists who travel through the Liberty Tunnel at night will need to plan extra time this week. The inbound tunnel lanes will close overnight Tuesday through Thursday, according to PennDOT. Traffic will be diverted from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. It is the third…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (128+ words) Armstrong Junior-Senior High School will hold classes remotely Friday after a threat against the school, the district said in a social media post. A threat of violence was reported Thursday evening through the Safe2Say system, district officials said. “Law enforcement was…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1646+ words) Republican challenger Timothy McCune is looking to unseat Democratic incumbent state Rep. Jessica Benham in the 36th House District. Behnam is seeking a fourth term representing a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly a 3-to-1 margin. The district encompasses Brentwood,…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (142+ words) A Greensburg man has died in a motorcycle crash in Unity Township, according to the Westmoreland County coroner. The crash occurred shortly before 3:45 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Route 981 and Indian Street. The coroner’s office identified the deceased as Patrick…...