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Amy Ranker needed to restock her pantry, so she headed to her local Giant Eagle in Hempfield. She picked a Tuesday afternoon, when the supermarket is usually less crowded. She took her time wheeling a full cart through the produce department. Taking care with her shopping selections, she used a...

A plea deal was reached Friday in Crawford County Court of Common Pleas in connection with a Conneaut Lake boating mishap that caused $200,000 in damages last year. Two of four summary violation convictions were appealed to county court by Mario DeBlasio. At a hearing Dec. 9, 2021, DeBlasio, 56,...

Indiana University of Pennsylvania is proposing a tuition break for in-state undergraduates beginning next fall by moving back to a flat-rate billing model. Under the plan, students who live in Pennsylvania and are enrolled in courses totaling between 12 and 18 credits per semester would pay $7,716 in annual tuition,...

Funding from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed last year will clear the way for Pittsburgh to receive more passenger rail service to Harrisburg and points east, Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday. Expanding passenger rail service eastward from Pittsburgh has been discussed for years. “With this infusion of federal money,...

Western Pennsylvania’s weather roller coaster had high winds sweep out 60-plus degree temperatures Thursday to below freezing early Friday, also resulting in almost 14,000 area residents still without power, according to area utility companies. Among the highest wind gusts reported to the National Weather Service overnight were 58 miles per...

One firefighter was reported injured Thursday morning battling a large fire at an auto salvage yard in rural Fayette County, according to a spokesperson with the county emergency management department. More than a dozen area fire departments including tankers from southern Westmoreland County have responded to the fire at Marsh...

A Washington County woman died in a Pittsburgh hospital, and a 48-year-old man is facing charges, after a wrong-way crash early Thursday near the Jefferson Street ramp on Interstate 70 in Washington, according to authorities. The crash happened shortly before 2:30 a.m. on I-70 eastbound near Exit 17, state police...

Gasoline prices are increasing in Western Pennsylvania as crude oil stays above $90 per barrel, according to AAA East Central’s gas price report. The average price in Western Pennsylvania this week was about $3.63 per gallon, which is a 3-cent increase from last week. That’s also 82 cents higher than...

Pennsylvania’s sports betting industry is off to a strong start after Super Bowl LVI set a record for wagers in the Keystone State, according to preliminary figures from state regulators. Pennsylvanians wagered more than $68 million on Sunday’s game, which saw the Los Angeles Rams overtake the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20....

Arrests last year of four men accused of running what state police described as a “Grandparent Scam” in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties apparently has not stopped others from trying the scheme in the region. Trooper Cliff Greenfield said Wednesday that at least 12 reports have been received over the past...

It’s going to feel like the weather is at the end of a yo-yo string over the next seven days or so in the Pittsburgh area. The National Weather Service is calling for high temperatures near 60 for Wednesday and Thursday, followed by a brief cold snap for the beginning...

Earlier this week, people who received a bouquet of flowers for Valentine’s Day were typically looking for the card. But earlier this year, when Customs and Border Protection officers received them, they were looking for pests, because the U.S. has become more reliant on importing flowers from overseas growers in...

A 39-year-old woman is accused of stabbing another woman during a robbery Tuesday near a Butler convenience store, police said. Police Chief Bob O’Neill said Danielle Kline of Butler turned herself in about 1 p.m. Wednesday on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and robbery. O’Neill said police were dispatched...

A 30-year-old Pittsburgh man was struck and killed by a tractor trailer while walking along the westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Beaver County early Wednesday, state police in Gibsonia said. Devin A. Glace was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by the Beaver County Coroner’s office,...

Mask mandates will end in Catholic schools and parishes in the Diocese of Pittsburgh at the end of the month, diocesan officials said Tuesday. The mask requirement will be lifted Saturday, Feb. 26 for parishioners and Monday, Feb. 28 for students at diocesan elementary and high schools. Masks will still...

A selection of the best photos from Tribune-Review photographers from around the Pittsburgh region from the week of Feb. 7-13....

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York state police have identified the man who was fatally shot by a trooper in Buffalo as 38-year-old James Huber of North East, Pa., an Erie suburb. The shooting of Huber by Trooper Anthony Nigro on Saturday is under investigation by the state’s attorney general, Letitia...

A 22-year-old Washington County man died early Saturday in a one-vehicle crash on Route 18 in South Franklin Township, according to state police. Noah D. Roten of Washington was driving his Chevrolet sport utility vehicle along the 3500 block about 3:09 a.m. and struck a tree, troopers said. Roten was...

Pittsburgh might not be going to the Super Bowl, but Western Pennsylvanians are joining a record-breaking number of Americans placing bets on who will win Sunday’s game. Super Bowl LVI, which pits the Los Angeles Rams against the Cincinnati Bengals, is expected to draw a record 31.4 million Americans to...

If Democratic voters want a candidate who has dealt with the crucial issues a senator will grapple with next year, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb told a group of Norwin Democrats he is the only one in the crowded primary field who has the track record for voting for what they...

President Biden’s executive order meant to free up $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan funds for the benefit of the Afghan people, while leaving at least that amount to settle claims of 9/11 victims’ families in the United States, has drawn fire from one of those family members. Brett Eagleson, son...

The Lenten tradition of bountiful fish fries across the region is in jeopardy this year as many have canceled their typically fruitful fundraiser because of supply chain issues and rising costs. The fish fry faithful might have to go a little farther to find their Friday meal. For David Hauger,...

A Fayette County attorney pleaded guilty to wire fraud this week in federal court for misusing more than $240,000 from his clients. John William “JW” Eddy, 39, who previously served as Uniontown solicitor and an assistant district attorney, admitted before U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo in Harrisburg to...

Local florists with decades of experience agree: Flower prices this Valentine’s Day will be historically high. Janet Woloszyk, owner of McCandless Floral, estimated her cost of flowers has increased about 20%, while her cost of hard goods such as containers and glassware is up nearly 40%. Those increases are tacked...

The only thing that might be more important than football on Super Bowl Sunday is the food people consume. The Super Bowl is an event that calls for super eating. The most popular items fans consume on the day of the big game are pizza, chips and dips and, of...