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Being a fan of late '50s and early '60s American iron, it's no wonder Charles Shane chose a '58 Chevy Impala in which to build a mild custom of the same period.

New York City has one thing right: We are what we eat and drink, and the water used in Marcellus Shale gas drilling is not sounding very appetizing.

This article has been read 82 times. Two men accused of robbing a Washington man at gunpoint inside his home last month were arraigned Thursday on charges of robbery and criminal conspiracy.

A minor accident on Interstate 79 in Washington County ultimately sent a man to a Pittsburgh hospital aboard a medical helicopter.

When refrigeration isn't enough, natural gas processing goes cryogenic. Leading the pack is MarkWest , a Colorado-based company in the process of building out its gas processing complex in Houston, Pa., which sprung up, as if overnight, following the company's entrance into Pennsylvania last year.

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The budget deal that legislators and the governor are debating puts at risk one of Pennsylvania's greatest natural assets -- our state forest system -- and undermines economic development efforts that stand to benefit hundreds of rural communities.

When Arch Sweeney was named parade grand marshal for the 50th anniversary celebration of Fort Ligonier Days in 2008, it was a befitting tribute to a man who devoted his life to extolling the virtues of his Ligonier Valley community.

Workers stack the steel shafts, used in drilling wells thousands of feet into the earth to get to the Marcellus shale gas reservoir on a farm in Houston, Pa.

Oil has long dominated discussions of the world's energy outlook. More recently, green technologies such as solar and wind have offered hope of new cleaner-burning energy sources.

This past weekend attests to the ongoing feeling that Rush County is indeed a pleasant and unique place to live.

A state police helicopter was in the skies above Route 19 in North Strabane Township Friday evening as local police combed a wooded area looking for one of two West Virginia teenagers suspected of burglarizing a home in Canonsburg earlier in the day.

Edward Bujakowski's Santa Claus-like laugh always made others in his family smile.

Eric Williams said he is alive today thanks to the pair of Charles Barkley-branded Nike tennis shoes he was wearing when fire swept through his home in Chartiers Township's Midland section early Sunday.

Police in Washington County are looking for two men who they say are showing up at people's homes and demanding money in what they describe as a driveway scheme.

The number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people killed in bias-motivated incidents increased by 28 percent in 2008 compared to a year ago, according to a national coalition of advocacy groups.

Crossing the Ohio River to McKees Rocks will be a bit more difficult after Wednesday night, when PennDOT closes all but one lane of the McKees Rocks Bridge for reconstruction.

When the biggest disasters hit the Pittsburgh region, the Red Cross needs four hours to mobilize volunteers, officials said.

Baldwin Borough council last night awarded this year's road-paving program to Amity Asphalt Paving Inc.

A 16-mile police pursuit Friday on Interstate 79 reached speeds of 110 mph before the motorcyclist crashed into a cruiser near the Racetrack Road exit, ejecting the cycle's driver and passenger.