Texas man sentenced to 3 years in prison for smuggling cocaine in cheese
Aaron Balderrama, 23, had cocaine hidden in four wheels of cheese.
Aaron Balderrama, 23, had cocaine hidden in four wheels of cheese.
Archaeologists exploring the cave removed the boulder and discovered the rock was "literally splitting" a human skeleton in half.
President Joe Biden thanked Mexico for the arrest of "El Nini" -- the hyper violent, alleged security chief for the "Chapitos" wing of the Sinaloa cartel.
Hurricane Otis plowed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a deadly Category 5. Just 12 hours earlier, it was a tropical storm.
One of the first cases to expose the pipeline of guns from the United States to Mexican cartels involved an Oklahoma man smuggling ghost gun parts across the border through Laredo, Texas.
Hilary was downgraded a few hours before landfall to a tropical storm as rain from the storm started spreading in Southern California, the National Weather Service said.
Tim Shaddock told Australian TV he just needed "rest and good food, because I have been alone at sea a long time," after he was spotted by a helicopter.
The governors of Virginia, West Virginia and South Carolina are joining the growing list of Republican-led states sending soldiers or other state law enforcement officers to the U.S. border with Mexico.
The CDC says it's working with Mexican health officials and U.S. state and local health departments to respond to the outbreak among patients who traveled to Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.
The bodies were found as police looked in wooded lots and even sinkhole ponds known as cenotes.
The three were last heard from on April 4 near Mazatlán. They were en route to San Diego.
Photos showed police, the Mexican National Guard and a vehicle from the attorney general's office at the Fiesta Americana hotel.
One of the surviving U.S. citizens was wounded and the other wasn't, Tamaulipas Gov. Américo Villarreal said.
The agency says their vehicle was fired on after it entered Matamoros, a city home to warring Gulf drug cartel factions.
Gortari-Redondo's co-conspirators ― his wife and another man ― are still at large, and there is a $3,500 reward offered for each of them.
A video apparently taped at a luxury villa in San Jose del Cabo shows one woman, apparently an American, beating another woman.
Officials said 53 people died in the deadliest smuggling episode ever in the U.S.
If snow in March has you dreaming of clear blue water and white sandy beaches, there's a way to escape.
A Pittsburgh woman hospitalized on her honeymoon in Mexico is back in the country after she was flown to a hospital in Florida.
A local couple's honeymoon in Mexico turned into a nightmare when the new bride ended up in the hospital with sepsis on the first day.
About 150 unaccompanied children found at the southern border of the U.S. have arrived in northwestern Pennsylvania and will be housed at a dormitory at the Pennsylvania International Academy.
Popular, all-inclusive resorts have been increasing safety measures and Americans continue to travel to them amid the pandemic.
A 12-year-old boy left his puppy outside a shelter with a stuffed animal and a touching note: He wanted to spare him the wrath of his abusive father.
A truck driver hauling frozen strawberries from Mexico into the U.S. was arrested Saturday after customs officers found nearly $13 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in the trailer.
Despite being the official state amphibian, hellbenders aren't exactly overflowing in Pennsylvania's waterways these days.
Joshua Lee Atwood of Burgettstown is facing a lengthy list of charges in connection with the attack on the Capitol three years ago.
Four people have been charged in connection with the fatal overdose of a 2-year-old boy in Somerset County.
The Steel Curtain at Kennywood won't be opening this season.
The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to a one-year, $2.5 million contract extension to bring back the veteran for his age-40 season.
President Biden spoke at the United Steelworkers headquarters to announce new actions he says will protect the U.S. steel and shipbuilding industry from China's unfair practices.
Despite being the official state amphibian, hellbenders aren't exactly overflowing in Pennsylvania's waterways these days.
Joshua Lee Atwood of Burgettstown is facing a lengthy list of charges in connection with the attack on the Capitol three years ago.
Four people have been charged in connection with the fatal overdose of a 2-year-old boy in Somerset County.
The Steel Curtain at Kennywood won't be opening this season.
President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh on Wednesday to meet with steelworkers and call for the tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum imports. Here are his full remarks.
The White House says American workers face unfair competition from Chinese steel and aluminum imports.
President Biden spoke at the United Steelworkers headquarters to announce new actions he says will protect the U.S. steel and shipbuilding industry from China's unfair practices.
In Washington County, some votes are at risk of not being counted.
The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office is calling into question a recent ruling by a magistrate.
PTL's Katie O'Malley is getting a look inside the gigantic, brand new Dick's House of Sport store that just opened at Ross Park Mall in the North Hills.
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One realtor said no matter what neighborhood, home values are way up in Pittsburgh.
A popular Pittsburgh breakfast spot has been hit with a consumer alert after an inspector found rodent droppings in the kitchen.
In the last few months, four stores have closed along Walnut in Shadyside, most recently, the Gap this past week. While some said the trend is concerning, others said they're optimistic.
We're getting ready for the PTL 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
Boaz is back with Rania in the kitchen whipping up a delicious Pasta Primavera!
The Rivers Casino is hosting an event on April 20 called "Shake Your Booties Back to the 80s," benefitting the Children's Home of Pittsburgh and Lemieux Family Center. Pam Keen, the CEO of the Children's Home, stopped by to tell us all about it.
Daisy Jade was at the Northland Public Library to get us ready for a literary party that's a Roaring '20s good time! We learned more about the Garden Gala 2024, Gatsby in the Garden.
Regis Collins, chair of the Beaver County Maple Syrup and Music Festival, and Andy Janick, a historical re-enactor, stopped by PTL to tell us more about the event!
Is the city of Pittsburgh about to fall off a fiscal cliff?
An untold number of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive waste are buried in shallow trenches on a site in Armstrong County.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said he wants to stop independent pharmacies from closing up.
Independent pharmacists blame middlemen who they say are sucking the life out of your community pharmacy.
Ambulance and emergency medical service operators across the state say they're underfunded and struggling to survive.
New research out of England found that getting regular eye exams could help people detect Alzheimer's early.
Lawmakers are introducing legislation to create a public health education program to shine a light on the need for bone marrow donors.
The Labor Department has issued a new rule intended to protect coal miners from poisonous silica dust.
19 people have been stricken — including nine who have been hospitalized — after getting fake or mishandled injections in homes and spas, feds warn.
The Brain Bank at the University of Pittsburgh is working to learn more about CTE by studying people who've participated in high-concussion-risk sports, from recreation to the professional level.
The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to a one-year, $2.5 million contract extension to bring back the veteran for his age-40 season.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been eliminated from the playoff race.
Jose Hernandez balked home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Jeff McNeil added an RBI double and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1.
Swissvale native Billy Gardell shared a photo of himself sitting behind home plate at Citi Field.
Shipley won the Silver Cup as the low amateur in the tournament and spent his Sunday at Augusta paired with Tiger Woods.
President Biden spoke at the United Steelworkers headquarters to announce new actions he says will protect the U.S. steel and shipbuilding industry from China's unfair practices.
The Labor Department has issued a new rule intended to protect coal miners from poisonous silica dust.
The Ferri family says that the store will be closing at the end of May.
The coffee shop with a mission began in 2016 and has now expanded to our area.
A new business wants to take a weekly chore off your hands.
The new product will be available on April 22.
The iconic band will be playing at Stage AE on Pittsburgh's North Shore in June.
Swissvale native Billy Gardell shared a photo of himself sitting behind home plate at Citi Field.
The Killers and SZA will headline a new music festival coming to Pittsburgh this September.
Jellyroll, a Pennsylvania wedding band, is suing the award-winning country music artist Jelly Roll, alleging they had the name first and the latter is infringing on a trademark.
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David is creating some controversy with the tuxedo he has offered to loan Ron for the big PTL 20th Anniversary Special.
We're getting ready for the PTL 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
We're talking about Kraft Heinz's new Barbiecue sauce in the Chat.
President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh on Wednesday to meet with steelworkers and call for the tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum imports. Here are his full remarks.
Several areas across Pittsburgh flooded after setting another daily rain record.
From the path of totality in Erie to 97% coverage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanians experienced the rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Numerous areas saw rising floodwaters on Tuesday and Wednesday
Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett is going to the Eagles.
Two people died in a massive house explosion and in Crescent Township that could be heard and felt for miles in Western Pennsylvania on the morning of Tuesday, March 12, 2024.