Theodore Brown, 32, was sentenced to 48 months and ordered to pay $550,000 after prosecutors say he used stolen IDs and credit cards to rent and re-rent vehicles.

A two‑alarm blaze broke out Saturday on the 2000 block of Kenneth Avenue in Arnold as crews worked to contain heavy smoke. Authorities say units arrived around 3:30 p.m.; injuries are unconfirmed.

Clear start Sunday; heavy showers and thunderstorms likely late Sunday night into Monday with localized flooding possible.

DEP’s June 11 inspection found corroded tanks and contaminated groundwater at the McCown 1 well in Cecil Township; DEP asked the operator to respond by June 30.

Figaretti’s and Alma Bea put West Virginia on the James Beard map — one as an America’s Classics winner, the other as a regional finalist. Both honors highlight the state’s growing culinary profile.

Extreme Japanese opens in Sandy Plaza in DuBois this Tuesday with made-in-house sushi, hibachi and more than 50 roll options. Seating will be first-come, first-served.

State police are probing Garvin Auto Salvage in Sarver after reporting of roughly 200 alleged title and scrap‑metal violations.

A Greensburg student-entrepreneur opened Cafe Zara, a Middle Eastern coffee camper parked by Dairy Queen, serving spiced lattes and mini pancakes on weekends.

A June 17 traffic stop in Altoona produced a multi‑kilogram cocaine haul and 100 pressed meth pills; two men are jailed and face felony drug charges.

PennDOT will study new uses for the Parkway North HOV lanes — options include two‑way operation, tolling or a transit conversion — with results expected in 2027.

UPMC Presbyterian is using a bedside blood test that spots brain‑injury biomarkers in about 15 minutes, aimed at cutting CT scans and speeding ER care.

Clear and breezy this morning with highs near 78°F and a chance of afternoon storms. Soaking rain is likely Sunday night into Monday.

Oakmont‑based Chelsea Building Products is converting a 228,000‑sq‑ft former Westinghouse site in Westmoreland County with roughly $20M, promising new manufacturing capacity and jobs.