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The Mars Area School District and Adams Township police have identified a student responsible for threats at the high school, according to the school district. Although the Monday afternoon threat was deemed “non-credible,” the district cancelled evening activities at the high school as a precaution, according to a letter from...

A week after Gov. Tom Wolf renewed his opioid disaster declaration for the seventh time since 2018, Secretary of Health Rachel Levine spoke about the successes against the ongoing crisis and a program that will assist dependent patients cut off by their doctors. Speaking Monday at “Opioids: The Fight Continues,”...

BELLEFONTE — Jerry Sandusky’s resentencing on a 45-count child sexual abuse conviction is on hold and it’s not clear when it will occur. Judge John Foradora issued a short order on Monday saying the Sept. 23 proceeding won’t take place as scheduled. Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years...

Oil prices are likely to jump after an attack on Saudi Arabia that knocked out more than 5% of global oil production, an industry analyst said. “While there is some good news that motorists should not expect a sudden and major uptick in gas prices, there may be a minor...

Giant Eagle is the latest retailer requesting customers refrain from openly carrying guns on store property. On Friday, the Pittsburgh-based grocery store released a statement reading, “We respect the rights of each individual who chooses to shop with us, and also recognize the heightened concern customers may feel when they...

A former Belle Vernon man was sentenced to two additional years behind bars after Pittsburgh police arrested him on drug-related charges — the same day he began a supervised release from prison. U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon imposed the sentence Thursday on Eric Seighman, 36, in Pittsburgh. Seighman previously was...

A Beaver County man admitted to plotting to sell more than 5,700 fake Viagra and Cialis pills in Western Pennsylvania, officials said. Rahnon Carter, 39, pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh to one count of holding a counterfeit drug for distribution, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. The...

A Beaver County man is accused of selling a mixture of heroin and fentanyl that resulted in a person dying, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Zachary Martin Cymbalak, 32, who resides in the borough of Freedom, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on two counts of narcotics charges...

State police arrested 52 people for drunken or drugged driving and confiscated about $17,000 in cash during patrols last weekend in Armstrong, Butler and Beaver counties, according to a report. Police said one driver led them on a chase early Saturday before he was stopped near Rural Valley in Armstrong...

A sex worker with Westmoreland County connections was the linchpin in the infamous Erie pizza bomber case, a former FBI agent who investigated the crime said Thursday at Duquesne University. Jerry Clark, now a Gannon University professor, worked for 21 years in the FBI, including nearly a decade with the...

YORK, Pa. — Authorities have dropped a simple assault charge against a Maryland man who used a dog leash to lead his wife around a Pennsylvania fair because she has late-stage dementia. Court documents show York County District Attorney Dave Sunday found the husband “made an ill-advised decision while attempting...

LORAIN, Ohio — Authorities who responded after a boat capsized on Lake Erie say they rescued eight people, who were found without life jackets. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office say a 36-foot catamaran overturned in rough waters a few miles from the Lorain lakefront in...

A Fayette County man pleaded guilty in federal court this week for making hoax emergency phone calls to a Florida police department following an argument with an online gaming opponent, according to federal court records. Nicholas Huffine, 20, pleaded guilty to interstate threats, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said. Huffine participated...

A new study ranks Pittsburgh No. 3 among the 17 most successful Rust Belt comebacks. Using U.S. Census data, the commercial real estate information services provider CommercialCafé evaluated a city’s performance across a number of indicators, including population and income growth, unemployment and poverty, educational attainment levels, and median home...

Kim Stolfer, president of Firearms Owners Against Crime, wants Pennsylvania residents to know “not just the law but also the moral and ethical duties when it comes to carrying a firearm.” Stolfer will discuss those duties, as well as talk about Pennsylvania’s concealed-carry laws and permitting, at a free seminar...

Dignitaries and families of those aboard United Airlines Flight 93 are gathering in Somerset County this morning for the 18th annual remembrance of the 40 people who died fighting back against terrorists. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt were keynote speakers for the observance at...

A former Arkansas man was sentenced to serve more than 12 years in prison for using the internet to meet a Western Pennsylvania girl, with whom he had sex. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark R. Hornak imposed the sentence Tuesday on Alastair Lee Stewart, 27. Prosecutors said Stewart used a...

Want to help the people of the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian? Visit the Caribbean island nation. Matt Hicks, an Apollo native who has lived in the Bahamas for more than four years, said he agrees with the country’s Ministry of Tourism that, well, tourism is among the best ways to...

Hurricane Dorian has dissipated as a post-tropical storm over the Atlantic Ocean near Greenland, but cities and counties along the U.S. East Coast and the Bahamas are still dealing with the aftermath of the storm. Originally slated to slam Florida as a major storm, Dorian hovered over the Bahamas before...

An Indiana County man was killed in a one-vehicle crash in West Wheatfield Township early Saturday, according to state police. Daniel J. Rodkey, 28, of Indiana, died after being ejected from a car at the intersection of Ofman and Shellbark roads. State police said the driver of a Tesla Model...