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New parents Katherine and Anthony Rusch of Bethel Park welcomed a healthy baby boy, Braxton Rusch at 2:02 a.m. Jan. 1 at Allegheny Health Network’s Jefferson Hospital. He came in at 8 pounds, 1 ounce and just a little over 20 inches long, and is AHN’s first baby born in...

Kevin Kissel is considered a Brentwood institution, particularly in the high school football program. Kissel, 66, has been coaching football for 40 years, or much more than half his life. After working 14 seasons as an assistant (from 1983-96), Kissel has been the Spartans’ head coach for the past 26...

One of two New Year’s Millionaire Raffle tickets worth $50,000 each was sold in Mt. Lebanon, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced. The prizes are part of the sixth weekly drawing in the raffle, which features eight weekly drawings that each award two prizes of $50,000 leading up to the major Jan....

This year’s Hanukkah celebration has a special significance for Rabbi Mendel Rosenblum and, by extension, Jewish communities throughout the world. In leading the annual South Hills Lights festival on Dec. 19, Rosenblum told a story related to him by a fellow rabbi, Eliezer Chitrik of Nuremberg, Germany. In 1938, the...

For nearly two decades, Melting Pot Ministries has had an overriding goal for the youngsters served by the nonprofit: “To try to help them become the best that they can be,” executive director Diane Ford, a lifelong Bethel Park resident, said. “And I’m very serious when we talk about being...

An Irwin man was among three people jailed in Allegheny County this week after drugs, guns and cash were found during a raid in West Mifflin, West Mifflin police said. Police said the illegal items confiscated were heroin, cocaine, pure fentanyl and fentanyl pills, marijuana, as well as four handguns,...

One person was taken to a hospital from a house fire in West Mifflin early Thursday morning, an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. The two-alarm fire in the 4700 block of Eliza Street was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m., the dispatcher said. Smoke was seen coming from the house and...

The 2022 holiday season marks the 75th anniversary of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, and a Pittsburgh restaurant chain has been providing considerable help toward the cause. Mineo’s Pizza House collected toys at its three locations — in Squirrel Hill, Mt. Lebanon and Hampton — culminating with...

Whitehall history program Join Whitehall Mayor James Nowalk in the Whitehall Borough Community Room from 7-9 p.m. Jan. 5 to learn about how the borough was formed. Sponsored by the Whitehall Borough Historical Society, the free program will celebrate Whitehall’s 75th anniversary. For more information or to RSVP, email whitehallhistory100@gmail.com....

Basketball season is underway. Here’s a look at the three girls teams in the South Hills Record coverage area: Baldwin Baldwin lost a big part of last year’s team when leading scorer Morgan Altavilla graduated in the spring. A highly energetic 5-foot-6 guard and four-year varsity starter, Altavilla led the...

Basketball season is underway. Here’s a look at the three boys teams in the South Hills Record coverage area: Baldwin Baldwin boys basketball coach Jeff Ackermann has lofty expectations for 2022-23. “Our goals this year are to continue to move the program forward,” Ackermann said. “We want to compete for...

Baldwin Borough Clayton Palmieri sold property at 1179 Camarta Drive to Lisa Palmieri for $265,000. Duk Sapkota sold property at 524 Judith Drive to Tek Bir and Yashoda Kadariya for $260,000. Estate of George Nuemah sold property at 3536 Wallace Drive to Victor and Laura Mull for $188,800. Lauren Markely...

Jefferson Hills property owners should not expect to pay more in real estate taxes as part of next year’s borough budget. Council unanimously voted Nov. 14 to approve and advertise its 2023 preliminary budget. It maintains the millage rate at 5.66 mills. Council has not raised taxes in about a...

Youngsters often take what is given to them for granted. Will Allen was an exception. While growing up in Dayton, Ohio, the future Pittsburgh Steeler would go to his elementary school in the summer for breakfast and lunch, and he’d take part in enrichment programs to supplement his basic education....

Some people find music to be little more than a pleasant auditory diversion. Others take a more active interest. And then there are those for whom music pretty much constitutes a way of life. For Collier resident Robert Paparella, his fascination stretches back about 60 years, to when he was...

A photograph mounted prominently on Luke Erny’s living room wall shows his Bethel Park home at some point in the distant past, with accompanying text relating its history: “Lytle Road was named after the early Lytle family settlers. The Lytle homestead still stands near the corner of Lytle Road and...

Brothers Thomas and Nathan Brose have created a routine to start their morning that has inspired their fellow McAnnulty Elementary School classmates to spread kindness. Nathan, who is in kindergarten, is 19 months younger than Thomas, a first grader. Nathan was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at age 3, according...

Jefferson Hills police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian that took place Saturday evening along Route 51. Robbin Fisher, 61, of Pittsburgh was struck and killed by a moving vehicle while crossing the street, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Emergency officials were called to Route...

A body recovered from the Monongahela River on Wednesday has been identified as 66-year-old James Aiello, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Emergency officials were called shortly before 3 p.m. to the 200 block of Washington Avenue along the Monongahela, where Aiello’s body was discovered. Aiello was not...

Thomas Jefferson’s girls volleyball team placed third in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs, earning a berth in the PIAA tournament. The TJ netters, seeded No. 4 in the WPIAL, defeated No. 13 Indiana and No. 5 Montour by 3-1 scores before losing to top-seeded North Catholic, 3-0, in the semifinal...

The list of awards and honors bestowed upon Thomas Jefferson football coach Bill Cherpak over the years is a long one. Cherpak has won five state championships, nine WPIAL titles and 22 conference crowns. He has been named conference coach of the year eight times, AP Pennsylvania Class AAA Coach...

Baldwin Borough Kevin Songer sold property at 1164 Camarta Drive to Stephen and Karen Bachor for $396,683. Cathell Townhomes LLC sold property at 1569-1575 Cathell Road to Baldwin Cathell Townhomes LLC for $2,950,000. Estate of Aloysius Dentel sold property at 461 Debbie Drive to Marco Valente and Caitlin Podplesky for...

It’s hard to win a football game with 109 total yards of offense. No. 2 Central Valley taught that lesson to Thomas Jefferson at North Allegheny on Friday night, earning a trip to the Class 4A WPIAL championship game with a 19-0 victory. “From a whole defensive staff, they prepared...

A man was stabbed to death Tuesday afternoon in West Mifflin. At around 4:30 p.m., first responders found the man with stab wounds in the area of Midway Drive. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating. Anyone with information on the stabbing can anonymously...