PennDOT has postponed the weekend closure of Route 30 in North Versailles because of expected bad weather

Four inner-city Catholic schools supported through the Extra Mile Education Foundation will be merged into two schools over the next several years, according to a news release from the Diocese of Pittsburgh today

McArdle Roadway will remain closed between the Liberty Bridge and Grandview Avenue in Mount Washington through the morning rush hour.

The Montour school board is pushing the bid date for its high school renovation project to March 30 and will delay its official meeting until March 31.

The Central Valley school board is set to solve its two-principals-for-one-high-school problem by splitting the job in two.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for the Ohio and Monongahela rivers at the Point in Downtown Pittsburgh, saying the rivers will crest at 26.5 feet on Sunday afternoon, two feet above flood stage.

Republicans tonight selected a political newcomer who has never sought elected office as their nominee in the special election to succeed the late U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Carolina defenseman Brian Pothier scored from the right dot 23 seconds into overtime to give the Hurricanes a 4-3 victory against the Penguins at the RBC Center tonight.

NEW YORK -- For the second consecutive season Pitt is one-and-done at the Big East tournament.

The Alaska State Medical Examiner concluded today that a Slippery Rock woman whose body was found in the woods of a remote Alaskan village likely died from being attacked by wolves.

The Andy Warhol Museum has announced the appointment of Pittsburgh native Bethany L. Tucke as deputy director. She began her affiliation with the museum Dec. 1, 2009.

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Kevin Hart turned in another ugly line in the Pirates' 16-15 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon at McKechnie Field.

A multi-vehicle crash has occurred on the westbound Parkway East in the bathtub area (under Stanwix Street) approaching the Fort Pitt Bridge.

Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, will host a memorial service for Chancellor Emmanuel I. Osagie, and has named an interim chancellor

ERIE, Pa. -- An Erie woman charged with masterminding a bank robbery plot that ended with a pizza deliveryman being killed by a bomb locked around his neck wants her federal trial moved from northwestern Pennsylvania

Peters Township High School principal Dr. Thomas Hajzus said he is taking a paid medical leave until this summer due to a "severe" case of diabetes

At a Pittsburgh City Council meeting this afternoon, a Chicago alderman outlined a raft of problems with her city's lease of on-street parking rights to a private consortium for 75 years.

None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A federal court jury has found a central Pennsylvania man not guilty of possessing illegal explosive devices that prosecutors suggested were linked to the man's anti-government views

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has rejected requests by a bankrupt coal company and its president to reconsider a decision stripping them of a $50 million jury verdict against Massey Energy

The city has closed McArdle Roadway and part of Greentree Road because of landslides

The arrest of a North-Central Pennsylvania man on Internet child pornography charges spurred dozens of more arrests from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, state police said.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Penguins center Sidney Crosby is thrilled that the gloves and stick he was using when he scored the overtime goal that won an Olympic gold medal for Canada have been recovered

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Penguins left winger Matt Cooke said he wasn't surprised that the league didn't suspend him for his hit to the head of Boston center Marc Savard Sunday

A handful of community groups lined up this morning to support Pittsburgh City Councilman Ricky Burgess' efforts to enact a "living wage" for all city employees and companies that contract with the city

The Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System wants a federal judge in Pittsburgh to stop FirstEnergy's proposed $4.7 billion takeover of a western Pennsylvania electric company

HARRISBURG -- Bill George is retiring as president of Pennsylvania's AFL-CIO after 20 years as one of the state's most visible organized labor leaders

HARRISBURG -- Steve Keefer is an ordinary man, not a hero.

EQT Corp. has priced a new public offering of its common stock at $44 a share.

Traffic fatalities for last year fell by nearly 9 percent, reaching their lowest level since 1954, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported today.

An arrest warrant has been obtained by Castle Shannon police for the arrest of a borough woman already in jail on charges connected to a door-to-door fund-raising operation there and in nearby towns

The victim, James Gamble, 60, was pronounced dead in the emergency room at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital, the Westmoreland County coroner said.

West Jefferson Hills solicitor Ira Weiss testified he advised Superintendent Terry Kinavey that the district could face legal action if it did not hire Denise Breisinger.

Two brief road closures are scheduled for next week in the Clinton area of Findlay.

NEW YORK -- Da'Sean Butler took an inbounds pass and banked in a 3-pointer from the head of the key at the buzzer to give No. 7 West Virginia a 54-51 victory against Cincinnati Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament.

A Hill District man has been charged in connection with the shooting Wednesday evening of another man on the Reed-Robert section ofthe Hill District

INDIANAPOLIS -- Minnesota knows it would greatly enhance its NCAA tournament resume by beating Michigan State Friday.