Britta Lee, Regional Content Editor

  WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday to block an Obama-era regulation that would prevent an estimated 75,000 people with mental disorders from being able to purchase a firearm. The measure now goes to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it. The regulation was crafted as part of President Barack Obama’s […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — If you’re planning a trip to Pittsburgh, you’ll need to learn a few things. Yinz is local for y’all. Carnegie is pronounced Car-NAY-gie (as in Andrew Carnegie, who made a fortune in Pittsburgh’s steel industry, and whose name adorns libraries, museums and more.) And you don’t get French fries WITH your sandwich […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Allegheny County will become the second county in Pennsylvania to ban vaping in public places where cigarette smoking is already prohibited. The county council on Tuesday voted 8-5 to adopt the ban, which will take effect when County Executive Rich Fitzgerald signs it. Vaping will be prohibited in schools, indoor workplaces, restaurants, […]