When University of Pittsburgh graduate Eleanor Ott found out Saturday that she had been picked as a Rhodes scholar, she had what many would consider a predictable reaction: "My legs starting shaking. I was in disbelief." (Today)

A college student home for the weekend might expect a warm bed and a hot meal. That had to wait for Addie Witt, who drove east Friday night from Ohio's Otterbein College to join her father, Kerry Witt, on a chilly parking lot sleepover next to the cinder block wall of a Sam's Club in Washington County. (Today)

The state Department of Education recognized 1,939 public schools statewide with Keystone Achievement Awards for making adequate yearly progress ??? known as AYP ??? for two consecutive years, 2007-08 and 2008-09. (Today)

Paul K. Martin, the son of Pittsburgh residents Jean and George Martin, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as inspector general of NASA. (Today)

Duquesne University's public safety department has been accredited by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. (Today)