Firefighters slipped on floors slick with melted chocolate, ultimately calling hazardous-materials teams to scrub the sweet goo from their gear during a fire Friday that caused little structural damage to the popular Sarris Candy store and factory in Canonsburg. (Today)

A fire at Sarris Candies in Canonsburg was smoky but apparently did little damage to the ice cream parlor and retail store at the business. (Yesterday)

The family spent months searching winding back roads in Greene County, following his tracks. Friends called to say he turned up in their yard. But by the time the family arrived, he had run off, leaving only snapshots to prove he was there. (Yesterday)

The Washington County District Attorney's office today announced it will seek the death penalty against a 23-year-old man accused of stabbing an elderly woman to death in her home last month. (02/02/2012)

On the morning of the day Karissa Kunco was found slain on the side of a rural Washington County road, Randol Taylor testified that he got a phone call from his friend Jordan Clemons, the man now charged in her death. "He said, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. She's dead,' " said Mr. Taylor, who was one of several witnesses who testified during a preliminary hearing Wednesday. (02/02/2012)