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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters hopes to consolidate resources and expand its base in Pennsylvania by forming a statewide association of law enforcement and correctional officers, Teamsters leaders announced Thursday.

RARITAN TWP. - A driver from McKeesport, Pa., was pulling a tractor-trailer onto Timberwick Drive on Thursday, Dec. 5, when his rig pulled down low-hanging wires , police said.

It isn't just the retail industry that's having tough sledding in the shortened weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The trial for a woman accused of kidnapping a newborn baby from Magee-Womens Hospital last year has been postponed.

The motive for viewing the records was not clear. The employee told officials that she did not store or use the information for financial gain.

A hospital system in western Pennsylvania is notifying nearly 1,300 patients that their records were viewed inappropriately by an employee.

Officials with UPMC said Wednesday that they plan on alerting more than 1,000 people treated at various locations over the past year that their records were viewed inappropriately.

ADVANCED FOR SATURDAY, NOV. 23, 2013, AND THEREAFTER University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg senior Mimi Maccarelli, of Penn, walks to Chambers Hall on campus near Greensburg on Oct. 24, 2013.

Photographer and artist Duane Michals is the comedy star of a recent biographical documentary film titled "Duane Michals: The Man Who Invented Himself."

As a store manager for Family Dollar, Arthur Moses expected he'd be responsible for making employee schedules, doing training, hiring and figuring out the store budget.

A western Pennsylvania man who was heard on wiretaps being tipped off by a state lawmaker about an investigation into his alleged illegal video poker operation has waived those charges to court.

There are 24 campuses in the Penn State system. The one that gets the most attention is University Park, but what about the other 23? That's where we come in with our newest 23 part series, Better Know a Branch Campus, inspired by Stephen Colbert's Better Know a District .

From support for a STEM Day in McKeesport, to funds to create graphic comic books in West Jefferson Hills, to helping to promote character education in West Mifflin, the Consortium for Public Education's recent round -- more than $26,000 worth -- of Great Idea Grants is funding varied learning opportunities.

Kane, Allegheny County's skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers, will be introducing telemedicine at its locations in Glen Hazel, McKeesport and Ross Township.