Allegheny Neighborhoods News
Main Street improvement projects popping up all over Allegheny
By Brian BowlingCommunities across the region are taking steps from planting flowers to reshaping their streets with the intent of attracting people and businesses. The Forest Hills Community Development Corp. has been working for more than a decade to improve the borough’s …
Your Alle-Kiski Valley News
Country club takes swing at breast cancer
By R.A. MontiThose who play the seventh hole at River Forest Country Club hopefully will be thinking about more than just making par. On Friday, the hole at the Allegheny Township course was dedicated to raising money for breast cancer research during …
Your Carlynton News
High School Showcase shows off Chartiers Valley’s diversity
By Megan GuzaTen months of practice and preparation by more than 100 students culminated in a three-night showcase of performances and exhibits at Chartiers Valley High School last week. The district’s High School Showcase took place Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and …
Your Cranberry News
Seneca Valley video students named award winners
By Tribune-ReviewStudents in Seneca Valley’s video production classes returned from Robert Morris University’s Annual TVT Student Video Festival last week. Senior Mike Lancy won first place in the Documentary category for his film “Behind the Lines,” and the cast and crew …
Your FoxChapel News
Fox Chapel man to cycle 300 miles for charity
By Tawnya PanizziEric Rickin of Fox Chapel is counting down the days to a well-planned mid-life crisis. There’s no sports car or ill-advised fling on tap, but for someone who admittedly lacks spontaneity, a 300-mile bike ride to Washington D.C. fits the …
Your Hempfield News
Hempfield man gets life in prison for killing girlfriend during fight over spilled noodles
By Rich CholodofskyKeith Kruel had nothing to say in court Thursday as he was sentenced to serve life in prison for killing his live-in girlfriend as they fought over a bowl of spilled noodles. Following a week-long jury trial in February, Kruel, …
Your Latrobe News
Benefit auction in Hempfield will feature set of Arnold Palmer’s golf clubs
By Tribune-ReviewA set of clubs that Arnold Palmer used on his way to earning 92 tournament victories during his storied golf career will be sold at an upcoming charity auction. Participants in the Adelphoi USA Spirit of Hope reception and auction …
Your McKeesport News
Site tour of new Twin Rivers school leaves McKeesport Area officials aglow
By Jennifer R. VertulloMcKeesport Area School District’s newest building is taking shape. District officials toured the partially completed Twin Rivers Primary/Intermediate School on Wednesday, some for the first time. “It’s fabulous. It takes my breath away,” school board president Patricia Maksin said of …
Your Monroeville News
Monroeville family celebrates daughter’s enduring spirit of generosity
By Christina GallagherA little pond amid the green hills of Homewood Cemetery teemed anew with life on Friday, a tribute to the memory of a young woman whose generosity family and friends still mark. The day was the 10th anniversary of Cathy …
Your Mon Valley News
Belle Vernon native Brian Sabol trades military career for medical field
By Chris BuckleyBrian Sabol was looking to save some money for college when he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1990. Today, he is enrolled in a nursing program at the College of Southern Nevada. “When I joined the service, I wanted …
Your Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant pair’s mission trip to Haiti nears
By Marilyn ForbesAnswering the call to help others, two young Mt. Pleasant-area residents will take a week-long trip to Haiti as part of a mission trip under the auspices of the Church …
Your Murrysville News
After complaints, Franklin Regional stifles a ‘Howl’
By Daveen Rae KurutzFranklin Regional administrators have removed a controversial poem from the district’s curriculum after parents complained about its explicit language and graphic nature. “Howl,” a poem published by beat poet Allan Ginsberg in 1956, had been used in senior English elective …
Your North Hills News
Sheen helps provide shine to La Roche’s graduation
By Dona S. DreelandEven if some of the 20-somethings in the audience didn’t know the finer points of the commencement speaker’s career, they heard his words. After Martin Sheen — an actor, social activist and Catholic — addressed La Roche College’s 2013 graduates …
Your Norwin News
North Huntingdon tubing track could slide into place
By Brad PedersenA year-round tubing slide could be coming to Kerber’s Dairy in North Huntingdon by September. Tom Kerber Sr., owner of Kerber Dairy on Guffey Road, received a variance from the township zoning hearing board last week permitting him to move …
Your Penn Hills News
Penn Hills, Plum vets join for Memorial Day ceremony
By Patrick VarineVeterans’ groups in the east suburbs will be doing more than enjoying the opening of pool season for Memorial Day. They will be honoring the men and women who gave their lives fighting America’s wars. In Penn Hills, members of …
Your Penn-Trafford News
Penn-Trafford officials seek input on remodeling
By Chris ForemanPenn-Trafford School Board members are asking residents to share their thoughts over the next three weeks about what should be included in the remodeling of the high school. After reviewing estimated costs for everything from replacing the plumbing to building …
Your Plum News
Plum neighbor’s 911 fire call answered with recording
By Tom YeraceA rapidly moving fire Thursday afternoon raced through the rear of a house in Plum causing no injuries but heavy damage. Neighbors who discovered the fire at 50 Stonehaven Court, a house owned by Domenic Riccuiti, were upset that they …
Your Sewickley News
Author’s first novel has Sewickley flair
By Joanne BarronLike many writers, Marcia Ferguson said she loves to read, has a vivid imagination and has had characters running around in her head. After retiring a few years ago following 27 years as manager of the Community College of Beaver …
Your South Hills News
New program in Baldwin Borough honors top cops
By Stephanie HackeSean Biagini will go to nearly any extreme to catch a criminal — even if it means hiding alongside Dumpsters or carefully reviewing the dirt on a vehicle’s tires that ultimately led to an arrest. “It’s like a cat and …
Your Twin Boros News
Oakmont, Verona dining options served up at library’s ‘Taste of Two Towns’
By Julie MartinWhile a party isn’t likely the first thing that comes to mind when contemplating a trip to the library, the Oakmont Carnegie Library will offer a delicious opportunity to do just that with its upcoming “A Taste of Two Towns” …
