Senior Serena Carnahan would like the Plum girls basketball team to be in the best position to make quick decisions.

The 1950s-era Boyd Elementary School was so beloved in the Fox Chapel Area that community members wouldn’t let it sit empty when it closed in 1983.

It was a pretty sedate offseason for the Pittsburgh Penguins this past summer.

Feroce Luxury Consignment Boutique is the newest business venture for Kelley Costa of Allison Park.

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Get your fries ready — Heinz ketchup could be in high demand after topping the New York Times Wirecutter’s list of best ketchup.

Several Pittsburgh City Council members on Thursday voiced concerns about dwindling staffing levels for the city’s police force and called for an increased police presence throughout the city.

Bocce season for area high schools is starting to heat up soon, but Burrell’s team was serving up some cool drinks Thursday morning in New Kensington.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect Tanner Howe was traded within the Western Hockey League (WHL) on Thursday.

Marshall’s proposed 2025 general fund budget calls for the real estate tax rate to remain at 1.42 mills.

Quaker Valley School District officials have cleared another procedural hurdle with the proposed high school project.

Some local students are giving a helping hand to weary cooks this year by selling Thanksgiving meals to go, as well as cooking extra for those who may not be able to afford the expense.

A Hazelwood man convicted of breaking into a Wilkinsburg home and killing a man who had moments before been holding his 11-month-old granddaughter will spend the rest of his life in state prison.

Drew O’Connor offered a self-critique about his game earlier this week, specifically regarding a recent change to his nightly duties, having been deployed at center as opposed to the wing.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kevin Hayes is closing in on a potential return to the lineup as he recovers from an undisclosed injury that has sidelined him for the past seven games.

CONCORD, N.H. — Two lawsuits about transgender girl athletes — one challenging a state ban at schools and the other on the right to protest transgender athletes’ participation on girls teams — were the subject of hearings in federal court in New Hampshire on Thursday.

UCF (4-6, 2-5 Big 12) at West Virginia (5-5, 4-3)

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A section of Milltown Road in Penn Hills has been restricted to a single, alternating lane because of two slides.

ATLANTA — Georgia’s Republican attorney general, Chris Carr, said Thursday that he’s running for governor in 2026, becoming the first major candidate from either party to announce a bid.

Ingomar Volunteer Fire Company in McCandless is excited to show off its new air supply service fire truck.

Since 1970, fire departments in Pennsylvania have seen a 90% decrease in volunteer firefighters. There are roughly 38,000 volunteer firefighters in the state today.

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that Moscow has tested a new intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine, and he warned that it could use the weapon against countries that have allowed Kyiv to use their missiles to strike Russia.

Sewickley Hills officials are planning an expansion of the municipal offices and reconstruction of two roads in the borough next year.

Sewickley Academy hosted Lieutenant Commander (ret.) Dan Dishart, U.S. Marines/U.S. Naval Reserve as guest speaker during the annual middle and senior school Veterans Day assembly held Nov. 11.