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AMBLER, Pa. — Police say a 20-year-old intoxicated man got on a school bus hoping to be dropped off closer to his home but instead rode to a suburban Philadelphia high school and went inside. Lower Gwynedd Police say a student reported an unknown man at 7:25 a.m. Friday. The...

Penn State officials are decidedly unhappy after the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office declined a request to trademark the “Happy Valley” nickname for university merchandise. “Happy Valley” is a longtime nickname for the State College area. However, it was that precise geographical association that factored into the office’s decision to...

One lane of the Pennsylvania Turnpike remains closed after an early-morning tractor-trailer fire. Traffic restrictions are in place along the westbound lanes, between the Cranberry and Beaver Valley exits. The truck driver’s condition was not clear. The truck was hauling tobacco products. The fire happened in North Sewickley Township, around...

A Beaver Falls woman is accused of misusing about $13,500 of federal housing assistance payments. Janile Fielding, 56, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. According to the indictment, from about June 2013 until about May 2017, Fielding used housing assistance payments for her other expenses....

The state Farm Bureau is encouraging area farmers and foresters to apply for the Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award. The award honors people whose care and management of natural resources goes beyond what others do. The Sand County Foundation will present the Leopold Conservation Award to private landowners in 13 states...

Two Western Pennsylvania farming cooperatives are joining forces to create the area’s biggest community-supported agriculture program. The two cooperatives — Clarion River Organics in Sligo and Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance in Pittsburgh — have both run large CSA programs for years. They are now working together to increase efficiency and...

The second installment of an award-winning television documentary series about opioids will be shown on Pennsylvania’s seven public broadcasting stations next month. “Battling Opioids” will address the effects of the opioid epidemic on children and families in part two of the series. The show will air locally at 8 p.m....

Don’t let the calendar or warmer temperature fool you: influenza season is far from over. According to a study by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, flu season, which can last until May, peaks after mid-winter. So far this flu season, over 62,500 flu cases have been reported across...

In just over two weeks, state police out of Troop A in Indiana have located and arrested two of the suspects on their “Five Most Wanted” list. On March 9, troopers took Lamar V. Clemons, 33, of Indiana into custody at a White Township residence. While serving an arrest warrant,...

State officials are working to better understand the risk of tick-borne illnesses with a new multi-year study. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is conducting a five-year study that started in July 2018. It’s part of the Pennsylvania Lyme Disease Task Force recommendations for combating the growing cases of Lyme...

An Aliquippa police officer suffered minor injuries when his vehicle was struck early Thursday morning during an attempted traffic stop. Sgt. Steven Roberts said the officer was treated and released after another car crashed into the police cruiser. The incident happened at about 5 a.m. at the intersection of Grand...

The Finleyville Food Pantry is asking for help in its search for a new home. The food pantry in the tiny Washington County borough has its eyes on the Finleyville KeyBank branch, which is scheduled to close May 3 as part of a consolidation plan. “We’re trying to get a...

A Butler County woman was killed early Tuesday in an Armstrong County vehicle crash. Billie Paige Edwards, 19, of Boyers died after losing control of her Honda Accord on an icy road in Hovey Township at 7 a.m., according to state police. Edwards’ car crossed over the center line of...

A man was transported by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital after being bitten by a dog Tuesday at the Beaver County Humane Society. His name and condition were not released. The group issued a statement on its Facebook page, explaining the incident and sending prayers to the victim. The...

A hiker was treated for injuries after getting stranded on a hillside Tuesday at McConnells Mill State Park, initial reports indicate. Emergency dispatchers sent medics and park rangers to a section of the state park along Kildoo Road to respond to a report of a hiker injured there shortly before...

A former Akron, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal district court Pittsburgh to serve more than 17 years in prison for selling large amounts of cocaine. Adolph Brown, 48, was sentenced to serve 17 ½ years in prison following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute more than a...

A Peters psychiatrist who pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh to filing false income tax returns learned Monday he will serve time in a halfway house and home detention as well as pay more than $300,000 in restitution. U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab ordered Dr. Allan W. Clark,...

They can arrive like a snowstorm and disappear just as fast. A swatch of migrating tundra swans will continue to captivate those lucky enough to see them on local lakes and rivers as they head to their breeding grounds on the Arctic tundra. They will move through the region for...

Wondering if you need a spotted lanternfly permit? A March 21 webinar will work to answer questions about the invasive species and which Pennsylvania businesses are required to have a permit. The spotted lanternfly was originally found in Berks County in 2014 and can damage grape, hops and logging industries....

Westbound motorists on the Pennsylvania Turnpike may experience delays Wednesday while crews apply pavement markings between the Allegheny Valley and Butler Valley exits. Three intermittent, 15-minute traffic paces are planned between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to allow completion of the work. During the paces, turnpike maintenance crews and state...

Let the pothole patching crews roll. Officials at PennDOT said the state has forwarded liquid fuels taxes totaling $38.57 million to municipalities in Allegheny County and another $15 million to Westmoreland County communities as part of the March 1 distribution of $500.7 million statewide for road and bridge maintenance and...

Pittsburgh International Airport’s leading airline said Tuesday it will continue flying its Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes as aviation authorities in some countries grounded that model of aircraft following Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash that claimed 157 lives. At least 24 Southwest Airlines flights using the 737 Max 8 came through...

Anyone wondering what it takes to join the Pennsylvania Army National Guard will have an opportunity March 27 at the 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Armory in Mt. Pleasant Township during a public open house. Master Sgt. Angela Burd said the event, to be held from 2-7 p.m., is aimed at...

A man set up an elaborate network of shell companies to trick credit card companies into processing payments for designer drugs, kratom and CBD oil, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania said Tuesday. U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said Lancelot De Montsegur, also known as Patrice...

Pittston-based Choice Canning Co. is recalling approximately 35,500 pounds of chicken fried rice products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens. U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service officials made the announcement Monday night. The product contains milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label....