For the MVI A Westmoreland County jury found Thomas Stanko guilty in the death of Cassandra Gross. The jury found Stanko guilty of first-degree murder after several hours of deliberations on Wednesday...

By TOM FONTAINE TribLive Lawmakers targeted by the Justice Department after releasing a video telling service members they have an obligation to refuse illegal orders said Wednesday they haven’t ruled...

What do you call a former two-term president of the United States and his wife, a former first lady, secretary of state and nominee for president? In the Democratic Party, you call them baggage. After...

PENNSYLVANIA IS OFTEN described as a microcosm of the nation, its blue population centers offset by wide stretches of red and its elections swinging from cycle to cycle. But that political shorthand c...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tax filing season is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15. The average refund last year was $3,167. This year, analysts have projected it coul...

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a confusing time for people with student loans. Collections restarted, then were put on hold. At the same time, borrowers had to stay on top of changes to key forgiveness pla...

Pittsburgh’s Public Source is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region. Sign up for our free newsletters at https://www.publicsource. org/ newsletter-signup/ By Quinn Glabicki P...

Reagan Lewis, 8, of Monongahela, holds a card box she made during a Valentine’s Day party at Donora Public Library Tuesday afternoon. The event included snacks, crafts and activities such as designing...

Part of the interstate was closed for most of Tuesday morning. By JACK TROY and RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive An SUV traveling the wrong way on Interstate 70 in Hempfield pinballed between three tractor-...

Council debated setting a procedure for when to seek assistance from a private company. After a costly six-day snow removal effort left North Belle Vernon with a nearly $30,000 bill, borough council m...

The district will apply for a state DCED grant for upgrades to the elementary center and the middle/high school. Monessen City School District will apply for nearly $1.5 million through a Public Schoo...

Tom Bradley Sr., who helped to launch the program in 2017, is in charge of the effort. A Glassport resident who has long worked to honor local veterans is looking to the American Legion and borough co...

Cook Farm asked for the district’s assistance with an upcoming 250th anniversary celebration. The Belle Vernon Area school board received a generally positive audit report Tuesday as an accounting fir...

The magisterial judge is in a temporary location while his office is being repaired. Court operations for Magisterial District Judge Eric Porter have officially resumed at a temporary location in Char...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology, the company announced Tuesday...

The five-year Rural Health Transformation Program is meant to expand and strengthen access to care, but state officials and experts warn the money isn’t enough to fix every problem. BELLEFONTE — The o...

GOV. JOSH SHAPIRO AND OTHER TOP government officials in Pennsylvania received a 3.3% cost-of-living increase in pay that took effect Jan. 1. Shapiro, a Democrat, now earns $253,870, making him the hig...

His grandparents and mother were born in Selma, Alabama, the site of the violence of the 1965 civil rights march that led to the Voting Rights Act. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio, where within 30 yards ...

By JOEYCAPPELLETTI, STEVE PEOPLES AND STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Governors Association will no longer hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump when the group...

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers unexpectedly paused their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone. The report, issued by the Commerce Dep...