Two firefighters were hurt battling a house fire on Marena Street in the Elliott section of Pittsburgh.Smoke and flames could be seen shooting from the home. The fire started around 4 a.m. Wednesday...

A Pittsburgh police car was involved in a crash in front of Allderdice High School in Squirrel Hill on Wednesday morning.The accident happened around 8 a.m. at the intersection of Shady and Forward...

Gus the groundhog, the furry fictional pitchman for the Pennsylvania lottery, is headed for the unemployment line.Lottery officials say they are retiring the character described as "the...

Investigators are looking for the suspect responsible for the shooting death of a 19-year-old early Wednesday morning in the Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood of Pittsburgh.Devonte Snowden was found...

Police were investigating an accident involving a Shaler School District Bus.The accident happened around 7 a.m.We are told there were approximately 30 students on the bus at the time.The bus driver...

Police survey the scene where an officer was hospitalized after a car crash this morning in Squirrel Hill. The crash tied up traffic near Shady and Forward avenues while city accident investigators...

Two firefighters were taken to the hospital this morning after battling a blaze in Elliott. A city dispatch supervisor said the fire was reported at 4:17 a.m. at 1043 Marena St. and escalated to...

A national study released today says older drivers are involved in a disproportionately high percentage of fatal crashes. Drivers 65 and older account for 8 percent of all miles driven but 17...

Geneva College, an evangelical school that provides contraceptive insurance to its employees, has filed suit against the federal government because it says recently enacted health insurance rules...

Pittsburgh police Officer Adam Skweres, charged with offering women legal help in exchange for sexual favors, failed in his first attempt to join the force because a city psychologist deemed him...

Devonte Snowden A 19-year-old man was shot to death inside a vehicle early this morning in the city's Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood. Devonte Snowden was shot around 1 a.m. inside the...

Every day is special, but Valentine's Day has always been extra special to my husband and me. We started dating in college, now Slippery Rock University, many years ago. I had a job there as a...

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a special weather statement warning drivers of possible icy conditions in some areas of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties. While...

Ross commissioners approved an ordinance last night that will offer employees the opportunity to stay on the township's health insurance for as long as three years if they resign or retire. ...

Heidelberg Mayor Kenneth LaSota told borough council last night that the final design for the Route 50 streetscape project has been completed. He said he expects bids for construction to be put out...

WashCo Ballpark Holdings purchased Consol Energy Park for $3.9 million from the nonprofit Ballpark Scholarships Inc., team spokeswoman Chris Blaine confirmed...

This article has been read 509 times. A spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection said Tuesday a spill at a gas well site in Robinson Township is likely "a...

This article has been read 527 times. JEFFERSON - An audit presented Tuesday to Jefferson-Morgan School Board for the year ending June 30 showed the district in compliance with all accounting...

This article has been read 260 times. MONONGAHELA - Physicians at Mon Valley Hospital's new surgical wing can now watch their work live on television screens in higher-quality images than...

Washington City Council and local residents banded together to fight the branch's closing. Council passed a resolution, while residents and business people signed petitions opposing the...

Philadelphia native Thomas Singleton talks about education issues facing black students at Church of the Overcomer in Trainer. TRAINER - Thomas Singleton attended Cheyney University in the 1970s,...

tlogue@delcotimes.com , @timothylogue UPPER DARBY - A paramedic for a private medical transportation company has been charged with stealing morphine and fentanyl from his employer.Ronald L. Ferrell...

cscharr@delcotimes.com @cindyscharr NETHER PROVIDENCE - Two people and their pets escaped unharmed from a fire in a historic home on Shepherds Lane early Tuesday.The cottage-style house, built in...

PHILADELPHIA - A Transportation Security Administration training instructor assigned at the Philadelphia International Airport was charged Thursday with bribery, the U.S. Attorney’s office...

By Eric Boehm, PA Independent HARRISBURG - As the state prepares to face a mounting pension liability in the next decade, a key commission that oversees that state pension systems is on Gov. Tom...

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FELICIA KENDUS TRAINER - Mayor Frances Zalewski, during a recent meeting of borough council, presented borough businesswoman Felicia Kendus with a plaque honoring her as Person of the Year.Kendus,...

By SUSAN L. SERBINTimes Correspondent SPRINGFIELD - Changes in the banking industry could have cost the school district as much as $100,000 a year. However the board took action and added PNC Bank...

arose@delcotimes @arosedelco MEDIA COURTHOUSE - Former Penn-Delco School District board member John Green is facing the second go-round this week on allegations he pilfered more than $21,000 from...

MARPLE - Two men whose volunteer service to the township exceeded 70 years were recognized by the commissioners.John Liadis, who spent 44 years on the zoning board, and Michael Seeds, who contributed...

By LORETTA RODGERSTimes Correspondent, @LorettaRodgers1 MIDDLETOWN - During the past year, discussions of a merger between the Lenni Heights and Lima Fire companies have been ongoing.Councilman Mark...

CONCORD - Residents may bring yard waste the third Wednesday of each month to the Delaware County Compost Farm on the grounds of the Chester Township transfer station, 2300 Concord and Incinerator...

By NEIL A. SHEEHANTimes Correspondent NETHER PROVIDENCE – Residents will once again be able to drop off recycled waste paper and cardboard at the municipal public works yard thanks to a...

UPLAND - Dan Smith received the oath of office from Mayor Michael Ciach as the newest member of council. He replaced Georgiana Cassidy-Hicks, who resigned last month, and like her, lives in the...

Natalie Otto rides the mechanical bull during a Mardi Gras party at Warehouse 24 in Ridley Township on Tuesday. RIDLEY TOWNSHIP - With 11 Mardi Gras bashes under his belt, Jason Natow was more...

By SUSAN L. SERBINTimes Correspondent CONCORD - The Garnet Valley School Board unanimously approved a contract with the nearly 400-member professional staff calling for a 6.72 percent increase over...

Gus the Groundhog, the furry fictional pitchman for the Pennsylvania lottery, is headed for the unemployment line.Lottery officials say they are retiring the character described as "the...

rilgenfritz@mainlinemedianews.com Lower Merion school officials sent a letter out Tuesday to the parents of all Lower Merion and Harriton high-school students telling families about disturbing...

By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Laying down an election-year marker in the debate over taxes, the Obama administration is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent...

By Daniel Wagner, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's new consumer-watchdog agency is launching a probe into costly overdraft fees charged by big banks.The Consumer Financial...

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during a campaign rally at the El-Zaribah Shrine Auditorium, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Phoenix, Arizona. (AP...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania school district plans to put advertisements on the inside of its buses as it tries to deal with cuts in state funding.Parkland School District's board...

Natalie Otto rides the mechanical bull during a Mardis Gras party at Warehouse 24 in Ridley Township on Tuesday. RIDLEY TOWNSHIP – With 11 Fat Tuesday bashes under his belt, Jason Natow was...

By MARK SCOLFORO,Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Residents of six Pennsylvania state House districts that aren't currently represented because their lawmakers have been elected to other...

These charred front steps used to lead to a cottage built in 1895 at the Chester Heights Campmeeting. The second arson fire to hit the historic Chester Heights Campmeeting in the past four months...

A Chester County man has been charged with fatally shooting his father at the family's residence on Monday evening, according to Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan.Derek J. Smith, 26,...

HARRISBURG — The state House Appropriations Committee's budget hearing on funding for state-related universities is under way, with the leaders of the four schools explaining why their...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Representatives of Penn State, Pitt and Temple are asking the state House Appropriations Committee to reject Gov. Tom Corbett's second straight proposal for deep cuts in state...

A former Penn State professor has pleaded guilty to defrauding federal agencies of $3 million in research grant money, according to a news release. Craig Grimes, 55, could face up to 20 years in...

State police said a truck driver who survived a gasoline tanker accident Friday morning in Patton Township was driving at a safe speed before the crash. Roy Dunlap, 47, of Tyrone, was traveling 17...