A 17-year-old from Westmoreland County was reportedly picked up by an unknown man and later seen in Lancaster. State police are asking for help locating her.

A Butler man is accused of attacking a woman with a belt and choking her until she struggled to breathe. He was arrested after allegedly fleeing the apartment.

A massive fight broke out at Washington County’s Tacos and Tequila Festival, with cellphone video showing punches, wrestling and bystanders trying to intervene.

Police say a Pittsburgh man held his former girlfriend against her will for days before she escaped by screaming for help.

A 24-year-old motorcyclist died after losing control on Baughman Hollow Road in Hempfield Township. The crash is under investigation.

A Westmoreland County woman faces child endangerment charges after police found her impaired in a roadway while her two children were home alone.

A failed robbery attempt in McKeesport left a man hospitalized after he was shot early Saturday morning. Authorities have released few details.

A Beaver Falls man faces 100 felony counts after a phone search uncovered more than 2,500 alleged child abuse files.

Allegheny County Jail is putting 100 biometric watches on its most medically vulnerable people. The roughly $740,000 rollout is designed to catch crises sooner.

A McKeesport public-housing high-rise is being called a public safety emergency amid crime, filth and a reportedly broken fire suppression system.

A lockdown and the warden’s leave at Westmoreland County Prison are raising questions as officials provide few public details.

A Pittsburgh police investigation into Brookline’s car break-ins has produced a suspect, with an ATM helping detectives connect the dots.

A Route 28 driver allegedly hit 117 mph while high on marijuana with two young girls in the car. Police say one child was not properly restrained.