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Pitt Football: Panthers land standout offensive lineman Matt Rotheram

7:07 p.m.

Mercer County fireworks accident victim identified

10:07 a.m.

State police investigating Washington County house fire

8:42 a.m.

Pittsburgh police ask for help in teen homicide

10:12 a.m.

Pittsburgh police charge Baldwin woman with homicide

8:08 a.m.

Pirates whiff 13 times in falling to Marlins, 5-0

5:05 p.m.

Pirates' Sanchez chosen for All-Star Game

3:23 p.m.

Former township secretary charged in theft

12:57 p.m.

Egg vandals strike in Somerset

9:15 a.m.

CHILLIN' ON A SUNNY AFTERNOON

Bob Donaldson / Post-Gazette

Brothers Aidan and Noah Lewis of Hampton Twp, play in the waterfall stairs along the North Shore of the Allegheny River while visiting the Three Rivers Regatta with their parents.

World's top bass contest headed this way

The stars of the bass pro fishing world will converge on Pittsburgh July 30-Aug. 2 to compete for a $1 million prize in a contest open to amateurs, too.

Wild trout streams list to be published to 'protect' them

Ghana readies for the Obamas

The sub-Saharan nation is scheduled for a presidential visit this week during which he is expected to detail his agenda for Africa.

Plan to tap stream's source for bottling raises concerns

A Somerset company's proposal for water now flowing to Laurel Hill Creek has residents worried about the future of the watershed.

Town leaders face jail over sewer showdown

A running dispute with the state Department of Environmental Resources has come down to a court date this week for a tiny south-central Pennsylvania township's supervisors.

America's melting pot makes novel cuisine

Americans have a global reputation for being too disinterested in food to develop a complex national cuisine, but that does not mean it doesn't exist.

Readers dish on ideas of American food

PG poll: What do you think defines American cuisine?

Protesters gather for 'tea party' in Oakland

Protesters rallied against tax hikes, against abortion rights, against the notion that global warming was man-made and for gun rights yesterday in Schenley Park.

Trapped dogs rescued

Rescue workers proved to be two dogs' best friends yesterday when they recovered the trapped canines from a 75-foot hillside in Avalon.

Pirates whiff 13 times in falling to Marlins

The Pirates struck out 13 times, 12 against Florida starter Ricky Nolasco, in falling flat to the Marlins, 5-0, this afternoon at Land Shark Stadium.

On the Pirates: No avoiding the middlemen

PG blog: The PBC blog

Inside the Penguins' Stanley Cup drive

Imagine this: A five-year plan in Pittsburgh that worked, and in just four years. A look at how the Penguins' long-term plan for a run at the NHL's top prize went magically awry.