Tony LaRussa stories, Page 75

For the first time in a decade, West View council has increased taxes to generate revenue needed to maintain the level of services provided by the borough. The 16.7-percent increase raises the rate used to calculate property-tax bills from 5.4 mills to 6.3 mills. The last time the borough raised...

The North Hills Drama Club will perform its winter musical “The Little Mermaid, Jr.” for a three-night run Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Curtain time for the shows performed by actors, singers and dancers in 7th, 8th and 9th grades is 7 p.m. in the auditorium at North Hills Middle School. Tickets...

The McCandless Democratic Committee will host its annual fundraiser on Feb. 15 at St. Paul’s Methodist Church. The event, which runs from 6 to 8 p.m., includes dinner, door prizes and an opportunity to meet candidates for political office, members of the committee and fellow residents. Tickets and additional details...

McCandless will play host to a panel of experts Feb. 5 who will discuss problems with flooding in the community and ways to reduce their impact on property. The topics to be covered during the one-hour program scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. are • Stream dynamics • Dredging •...

Thespians from half a dozen high schools in the North Hills will preview their spring musicals during a special event at 7 p.m. on Feb. 6 and 7 at Memorial Park Church in Hampton. “Twilight Night: A Starry Preview of North Hills High School Musicals” will feature performances by students...

A carrier at the post office along McKnight Road recently was honored with the Postmaster General Award for heroic efforts while on the job. Carrier Michael Brindle of Allison Park was delivering at the Community College of Allegheny County on Oct. 11 and noticed an employee on the floor suffering...

McCandless council approved several measures at its first business meeting of the year to help the public works department gear up for spring and summer projects. Topping the action taken was unanimous approval of the list of streets that will be paved this year with $2.1 million budgeted for the...

Environmentalists studying the condition of the Big Sewickley Creek Watershed will outline aspects of their research and steps residents can take to protect the community’s natural resources at a meeting in Franklin Township Jan. 30. The update on the river conservation and stewardship plan being developed for the watershed will...

Families in McCandless who have children or other family members with autism can now alert first responders to their condition by placing a sticker on a window of their home and vehicles. Dan Stack, the town’s fire marshal, said the stickers were developed to inform police, fire and emergency medical...

McCandless council has filled its leadership positions and assignments for committees that oversee key areas of the town’s operations. Council voted 4-3 to reappoint Ward 1 Councilwoman Kim Zachary as its president, edging out Councilman Bill Kirk, who represents Ward 2. Voting for Zachary, who won a second four-year term...

Thespians from half a dozen high schools in the North Hills will preview their spring musicals during a special event at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 and 7 at Memorial Park Church in Hampton. “Twilight Night: A Starry Preview of North Hills High School Musicals” will feature performances by students from...

North Allegheny has cancelled the planned dry run of a new state program that lets school districts replace snow days. The Flexible Instruction Day program allows students to work at home when school is cancelled due to weather or other emergencies. In a letter to parents, district officials said they...

Pittsburgh music artist Frzy will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest freestyle rap at a performance Saturday at The Block Northway in Ross Township. “This attempt will be 31 hours. The mall will stay open the whole time. Come down and support, play games with us...

Classes have been canceled Friday for all students in the Brownsville Area School District because of a gas leak, district officials announced. The leak was detected in the building that houses the middle and high schools, according to a posting by the district on social media. The closure also affects...

The inbound lanes of Route 28 fully reopened just before rush hour Thursday morning after they were shut down when a tractor-trailer struck a barrier near the Millvale exit and began leaking fuel onto the roadway, according to authorities. The wreck occurred around 2 a.m. Vehicles were being detoured off...

Art created by students from four North Hills high schools will be on display at The Block Northway shopping center in Ross Township from Jan. 13 to Feb. 7. The artwork, which will be displayed in the lower level of the shopping center’s South Corridor, is created by elementary, middle...

The solution for keeping kids busy during the long, cold winter months just might be right in the neighborhood. Northland Public Library in McCandless offers a wide range of activities for kids of all ages and adults that are both fun and educational. A complete list of upcoming activities and...

A car with four passengers being chased by two men in a pickup truck who were shooting at them hit a utility pole and rolled over Tuesday night in McKeesport, Allegheny County police said. Three of four people in the car, including two teens, were injured. Investigators said the incident...

Newly elected school directors in two North Hills school districts have been sworn-in for seats that they won in the Nov. 5 general election. School board members serve four-year, unpaid terms in office. North Hills School District Only one of the four incumbent members of the North Hills School Board...

Traffic is back to normal after a pair of multi-vehicle crashes along the inbound Parkway North snarled traffic for several hours during the morning rush hour, according to authorities. The wrecks occurred shortly before 7 a.m. just past the East Street exit to Route 28, state police said. One of...

McCandless police are seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted for stealing a ceramic baby Jesus statue from a Christmas display. The theft, which was captured on surveillance video, occurred at 1:22 p.m. on Dec. 24, according to police, who declined to identify the location of the incident. Investigators...

All light rail transit lines have returned to their regular routes after a rail car lost power at the entrance to the Washington Transit Tunnel this morning, according to Adam Brandolph, a spokesman for the agency. The stalled rail car caused delays across the system and forced Port Authority to...

A section of Banksville Road in Pittsburgh will be down to a single lane starting Monday and continuing through the end of April for reconstruction work, PennDOT announced. The restriction begins Jan. 6 and will periodically affect a southbound lane of Route 19 between Banksville and Potomac avenues between 9...