In early 2010, in an effort to ease the burden of the state's prison system, Gov. Ed Rendell announced that Pennsylvania would contract with Michigan and Virginia to move 2,000 low-risk inmates to facilities in those states. (Yesterday)

It took a high-speed chase, a pursuit on foot, and a scuffle, but two McKees Rocks police officers on routine patrol spotted a car jacking in progress and arrested a suspect. (02/05/2012)

Firefighters battled a blaze in Bridgeville this morning that destroyed an apartment building and spread to a neighboring structure. (02/05/2012)

Two Beaver County residents were hurt Saturday in a car crash blamed on speed. (02/05/2012)

A Bridgewater councilman charged in the 1979 homicide of a Monaca woman will remain in jail for now, a Beaver County judge ruled Friday. (02/04/2012)