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Two accused of shooting at one another outside Brownsville tavern

Two Fayette County residents are charged with attempted homicide after an exchange of gunfire outside a Luzerne Township bar in October. Kaleia Howard, 30, of Connellsville, and Quinton Brown Jr., 33, of Brownsville, allegedly escalated a fight that had started among several people inside ...

P-G shutting down newspaper in May

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's owners announced Wednesday the paper will be shutting down in a few months, citing financial losses. Block Communications Inc. announced it will cease publication on May 3. The paper is printed on Thursdays and Sundays and says on its website ...

Northbound Interstate 79 reopens

The northbound lanes of Interstate 79 reopened around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday after being closed due to rocks spilling into the roadway from the hillside. The state Department of Transportation said I-79 had been closed between Exit 43 (519 Houston/Eighty Four) and Exit 45 (Route 980/Canonsburg) ...

High-stakes elections will determine control of Pa. legislature

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Control of the Pennsylvania General Assembly ...