A team of more than 60 Allegheny County sheriff's deputies found no protesters when it converged on the abandoned Occupy Pittsburgh encampment on Mellon Green early this morning to search the park. (Today)

A bomb squad was called, Downtown streets were cleared, traffic was stalled, buildings were emptied, an ambulance was dispatched -- all because of a coughing fit. (Today)

HARRISBURG -- A sweeping overhaul of the state's gas-drilling regulations, including restrictions on local zoning rules and a new fee on those companies, now awaits Gov. Tom Corbett's signature. (Today)

A Carnegie man was arrested Wednesday in the death of his girlfriend, who was found stabbed following an argument in the apartment the two shared. Jeffrey A. Maloy, 26, was to be arraigned Wednesday night on a homicide charge in the death of Melissa Bowers, 35. (Today)

A Butler County man being sought by police shot and killed himself in his car this morning after being cornered by troopers. (Today)