It's just about two weeks until tax day. Many Americans, who typically don't file taxes are having to do so in order to receive their economic check.

Pittsburgh fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed two homes today in the city's Lincoln-Larimer section. The two-alarm fire started this evening in the 100-block of Stoener Way.

Law enforcement on Friday ordered further forensic tests of the soil inthe remote ranch where Charles Manson once lived before decidingwhether to dig for more possible victims of the convicted killer.

Officials said a worker who died of injuries suffered at an oil rig near Platteville was crushed by a flatbed truck backing up to load equipment.

The Terrapins used a swarming defense to overwhelm No. 4-seed Vanderbilt 80-66 in the Spokane Regional semifinals.

Some residents in northern Alamosa are now allowed to start using tap water for brief showers, as crews continue flushing the city water system to purge salmonella bacteria.

The Orioles announced Saturday that they have placed six players on the 15-day disabled list.

Police are identifying two women killed with their young daughters in separate pedestrian crashes.

An investigation continues after police say a woman was accidentally shot during an inspection of a bar in Esplen early this morning.

Stanford University says it is offering spots to 2,400 of the 25,298 prospective freshmen who applied for the coming fall, the lowest acceptance rate in the school's history.

Reverend Canon Eugene Sutton is the fourteenth Bishop of Maryland and the first African-American elected to lead the Diocese in its 227 year history.

Hundreds of workers at the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort remain on the picket lines over issues of wages and health insurance. Members of United Food & Commercial Workers Local 23 went on strike Saturday.

After passing legislation aimed at making Colorado a national leader in renewable energy, state lawmakers are taking a look at whether it has become too expensive for ordinary homeowners to join the push.

A nationwide change in temporary worker visa rules is compounding the usual push to fill end-of-season Aspen Skiing Company jobs this year.

With a little more than three weeks left until Primary election day, campaign visits are on the rise here in Pittsburgh. Today, Chelsea Clinton was in town campaigning for her mother, Senator Hillary Clinton.

West Sacramento wants a luxury hotel on its riverbank. But with the economy the way it is, the city figures to build it they're going to have to pay for it.

One person is trapped inside a West Baltimore building that collapsed.

A Travis airman has been arrested and accused of trafficking crack cocaine from his home. Investigators say he may have been doing it for as long as eight months.

The University of Pittsburgh Lady Panthers came up short in their bid to make it to the final four but the team still tied a school record for wins and reached their first regional semifinals.

On the day she would have turned 20, scores of people shared cake andmemories Saturday at a remembrance for a college student believedkilled by a serial rapist.