The defense attorney for state Sen. Jane Orie, R-McCandless, is asking for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate alleged leaks from the grand jury. (Today)

A total of 70 Duquesne University employees -- 50 staff and 20 faculty -- have taken the voluntary buyout that the school offered in December as a hedge against an enrollment slide and declining revenue, the school said Monday. (Today)

Developers and homebuilders in Peters told council members that an ongoing dispute is costing them "hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of jobs." (Today)

West Penn Hospital's emergency room department reopens at 8 a.m. today, featuring a renovated entry, 23 patient beds, a fast-track triage system and several technology upgrades, including a state-of-the-art CT scanner coming next month. (Today)

The developers of a planned power plant in Robinson, Washington County, have accepted the conditions that township supervisors placed on the project's development. (Today)