Chad Altman couldn’t help himself.

Seton Hill students from the university’s honors program seminar will host an outdoor family event with the Westmoreland Land Trust from 1 to 3 p.m. April 13.

In late March, a four-year-old in Erie County was diagnosed with measles, a highly contagious and incurable disease that, in rare cases, can cause brain damage and death.

Hours before college basketball crowns its next champion, the future of college sports will be hanging in the balance in a California courtroom.

NEW DELHI — Indian police have arrested a 24-year-old American Youtuber who visited an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean and left an offering of a Diet Coke can and a coconut in an attempt to make contact with an isolated tribe known for attacking intruders.

Reagan is rolling over in his grave. So are Eisenhower, Ford, H.W. Bush and a half-dozen other presidents who have had to deal with the Russians. No previous president ever liked or trusted Ivan. Now we have a chief executive who is oddly fascinated with an ex-KGB, criminal dictator.

Michelle Trumble of Indiana Township is a marrying machine.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Lottery players are going to have a shot at more billion-dollar jackpots and slightly better odds under new Mega Millions rules that go into effect with Tuesday’s drawing.

Jack St. Ivany is in a similar spot as he was a year ago.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel struck tents outside two major hospitals in the Gaza Strip overnight, killing at least two people, including a local reporter, and wounding another nine, including six reporters, medics said Monday.

The indie hip-hop duo BBGuns will be launching a residency at Bottlerocket Social Hall in Pittsburgh’s Allentown later this month.

LOS ANGELES — This spring homebuying season is shaping up to be more favorable for home shoppers than it’s been in recent years — as long as they can afford to buy.

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week.

Stay in your own lane and the hell out of the “wrong ways.” This applies to many things in today’s life and for everyone’s life and death situations, literally, figuratively and exponentially. Yes, wrong-way traffic deaths are on the increase and wrong-way campaigns, elections and decisions are always too present. Don’t believe me? Just look on ...

Steph Turner grew up across the street from the Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire Department in Leet Township.

Annual Oakmont plant sale

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin set the all-time NHL goal record Sunday afternoon, scoring on a power play against the New York Islanders to net the 895th of his career.

Monday’s “First Call” has congratulations for Alex Ovechkin from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ biggest stars. The Steelers appear intrigued by a quarterback prospect in this year’s NFL draft.

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While other businesses had approached Mike Malcanas and Michelle Thom over the years to lease the space at 1001 Fifth Ave. in downtown New Kensington, the Olde Towne Overhaul crew held off for visions of an ice cream or candy store there one day.

Congressional Republicans face some tough math. They want to extend tax cuts, set to expire this year, that would add perhaps $4.5 trillion in new deficit spending. To offset such extravagance, they plan to come up with $2 trillion in spending cuts. Can it be done, as the White House suggests, without touching benefits? Possibly — but not the way ...

It’s a little early to start thinking about the Pearl Jam concerts at PPG Paints Arena on May 16 and 18. But Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington wants his players to channel their inner Eddie Vedder and “Just Breathe.”

Penn Township resident Bill Bray plans to spend the bulk of his free time this year walking through cemeteries.

With Colin Holderman on the 15-day injured list and David Bednar demoted to Triple-A Indianapolis, Derek Shelton had neither his setup man nor his All-Star closer for the final two innings Sunday.

Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Monday, April 7: