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Josh Bell first came to the Nationals, not by choice, on Christmas Eve 2020. Traded to Washington by the Pirates franchise that drafted him nine years earlier, he quickly embraced the team and the town and openly spoke of his desire to stay here for the long haul.

I felt the most empowered as a baseball player when I was playing with the Nats,” Josh Bell said. “That was one of the main reasons I wanted to come back.”

WASHINGTON — First baseman Josh Bell and the Washington Nationals finalized a $6 million, one-year contract on Sunday.

First baseman Josh Bell and the Washington Nationals finalized a one-year ... 258 average with 171 home runs and 613 RBIs in 1,159 games over nine seasons with Pittsburgh (2016-20), Washington (2021-22), San Diego (2022), Cleveland (2023), Miami (2023-24 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — First baseman Josh Bell and the Washington Nationals ... runs and 613 RBIs in 1,159 games over nine seasons with Pittsburgh (2016-20), Washington (2021-22), San Diego (2022 ...

The Penn Hills community is remembering a beloved social studies teacher, father and mentor who was killed in a crash along the Parkway East on Friday.

This NFL playoff pick 'em contest pits Man vs. Machine vs. Dog, with USA TODAY writers facing off against a computer model and 7-year-old Maltipoo.

Penn Hills High School teacher Josh Wiley died in a crash on Friday morning after going over a hillside coming out of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer spoke with former students who looked back on his legacy.

PENN HILLS, Pa. (KDKA) -- Penn Hills High School teacher Josh Willy died in a crash on Friday morning after going over a hillside coming out of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. Willy's former students are remembering him for the lifelong lessons he passed along to them. Specifically, it's a phrase Josh Willy repeated time after time.

A vehicle traveling outbound on I-376 left the road after exiting the Squirrel Hill Tunnel toward the Commercial Street Bridge and drove over the guardrail, landing over the hillside in the creek.

It was a sequence that perfectly captured the Pittsburgh Steelers’ desultory first-round playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night, and also the desultory, mediocre reality that has surrounded the Steelers for a decade now.