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It might have taken top-seeded McKeesport a bit to get on track in its WPIAL Class 4A first round contest Friday at Weigle-Schaeffer Stadium, but once the Tigers found their stride, they ran away from No. 8 Chartiers Valley for a 44-7 victory. “It was a great offensive performance tonight,...

The South Fayette girls soccer team came into Wednesday’s Class 3A championship game at Highmark Stadium seeking its third consecutive WPIAL title. Fox Chapel hoped to prevent that in the rematch of last year’s championship clash won by the Lions. The Foxes also were gunning for their second WPIAL crown...

Chartiers Valley School District will work with a Carnegie Mellon University spinout to deploy a threat detection system at district buildings. School directors on Tuesday, Oct. 28 approved a five-year contract with CurvePoint for the Wi-AI Perimeter Threat Detection system. Wi-AI transforms standard Wi-Fi signals into a real-time safety system...

Eight South Fayette Township School District alumni were inducted into the district’s hall of fame this year. The inductees are Aldo Donnelli, class of 1925; Clem Rolin, 1964; Rich Bonnaure, 1977; Tony Neely, 1978; Josh Willy, 1993; Lauren Uranker, 2004; Michael Lamberti, 2011; and Nick Faraci, 2011. The hall of...

Fox Chapel’s and South Fayette’s girls soccer teams will be reacquainted Wednesday night. The top two seeds in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs will meet again at Highmark Stadium to decide this year’s champion. It was just a year ago that the Foxes and Lions clashed in the final, with...

Bridgeville leaf collection Bridgeville’s public works department has begun leaf collection. It will continue through Dec. 5, following the regular street sweeping routes. Leaves should be swept into piles at the curb. Do not place sticks, branches or other yard waste in the leaf piles. Avoid having idling vehicles near...

When I started working as the Carnegie Carnegie’s Children’s Librarian in April 2024, I knew that one of my personal goals would be to build up our programs and services for teens. Teens tend to be an underserved and misunderstood group, not just in library services, but in society as...

Bridgeville Adam Holtzapfel sold property at 509 Dewey Ave. to Brent Coyne for $230,000. Estate of Barbara Scott sold property at 1413 Alice Drive to Duane Wilson and Ramona Perez Korba for $425,000. William Evans sold property at 1282 Cook School Road to Mary Rita Happer for $225,000. Michael Kinslow...

Eight candidates are seeking four positions on Bridgeville Council. Voters will choose between Democrats Justine Cimarolli, Nicholas A. Ciesielski, Joseph M. Colosimo and Nino Petrocelli Sr.; and Republicans Bruce D. Ghelarducci Sr., Joseph P. Verduci, Virginia Bott Schneider and James Haley. Cimarolli, Ghelarducci and Verduci are incumbents. Council members serve...

Two candidates are seeking the mayor position in Heidelberg, and four people are in the running for three seats on the borough council. Arnold Falcioni is challenging incumbent Kenneth LaSota for mayor. Council candidates are Sharon Wicobroda; and incumbents Dorothy McCartney, Richard A. Pattinato Sr., and William Zatolochenko. Wicobroda could...

The goal of Carlynton’s “Literacy Under the Lights” night was simple: find a good book and a comfy spot to read. What was unique, however, was where students, their families and teachers were reading: under the lights at Carnegie’s Honus Wagner Field. 63 families from Carnegie and Crafton elementary schools...

Returning to the WPIAL boys soccer semifinals was far from easy, even though Franklin Regional got there on Cruise control. Senior forward Cruise Lamanna made a sensational volley on a setup by junior Rory Bayne and scored a golden goal 1 minute, 38 seconds into the second overtime as the...

For the seventh year in a row, the Plum girls soccer team opened the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs with a Monday evening home game. The Mustangs were undefeated in the first six matchups, outscoring their opponents 33-3. The winning continued under the lights at Mustangs Stadium, this time against a...

Baldwin Street in Bridgeville will be closed until sometime in November, as crews work to make repairs on McLaughlin Run Bridge No. 6, according to Allegheny County’s public works department. The closure is required for sediment removal, concrete repairs and other work on the bridge, according to the county. The...

Tyler Eber on the carry for the Jaguars. What’s become a signature phrase for any public address announcer over the years when the Thomas Jefferson Jaguars play a football game with “insert bellcow running back here” was apparent again as the Jaguars ran their way to a playoff berth in...

Bridgeville’s next mayor won’t be new to the job. Incumbent Betty Copeland, 91 who has been mayor for the past eight years, is being challenged for the position by Pasquale B. DeBlasio, 62, who was mayor from 2014 to 2017. The Nov. 4 election is a rematch of their 2017...

Six people are vying for three seats on the Collier board of commissioners. In the Spring primary election, incumbent commissioner Mary Ann Cupples-Wisniowski and Julie Murphy and Tim Downey Jr. won the Democratic party nominations, and incumbent commissioners Wayne Chiurazzi and Karianne Suter, and Mark Lewis won the Republican party...

Seven-year-old Hallie Goodworth was dressed for the occasion. Matching her classmates with a yellow shirt, but with the words “Colt Bolt” printed on the shirt, Hallie was ready to tackle the Chartiers Valley Primary School’s annual jog-a-thon with her first grade peers. The Colt Bolt, coordinated by the school’s Parent-Teacher...

Five people are in the running for four seats on the Carlynton School Board. Candidates for this fall’s general election are incumbents Leeanne Mitchell-O’Brien, Susie Puskar and Christine Simcic; and newcomers Brittany Bova and Reece Smith. Here’s what the candidates had to say in response to questions asked by the...

Voters in the Chartiers Valley School District will pick between 5 candidates for 4 seats on the school board. Newcomers Mark Dodson and Mark Fiorilli will join incumbents Mitch Montani, Lisa Trainor and Megan Sexton on the ballot for the Nov. 4 general election. Here are the candidates’ responses to...

The Trinity Hillers are no longer just looking over the city of Washington. They are also looking over the Big Six conference after beating Chartiers Valley, 42-18, on Friday night. The Hillers ran all over the Colts, tallying 376 rushing yards. “We pride ourselves on being able to run on...

Five women were sworn-in to Bridgeville’s inaugural shade tree commission on Oct. 6. Jen Brilmyer was named chairperson; Courtney Tolmer was appointed as vice chairperson and Alison Thomas was named secretary. Other commission members include Virginia Schneider and Kayla Lawrence. The borough established the commission this year. Shade tree commissions...

Kindergarteners in the Chartiers Valley School District gave a special thank you to area police officers while also learning more about the profession. On Oct. 1, three kindergarten classrooms at Chartiers Valley Primary School participated in a “Coffee with Cops” event as part of the district’s “World of Work” career...

Upper St. Clair piled on with 40 unanswered points, defeating South Fayette, 50-14, on Friday at Panther Stadium. USC and South Fayette had “instant classic” written all over it. Two 5-1 teams heading into the game and an electric first quarter featuring four lead changes ended with South Fayette up...

A longtime volunteer in Scott Township has been chosen to fill an open seat on the board of commissioners. Jane Sorcan was appointed in September to fill the Ward 2 commissioner seat vacated by Brandon Edwards. “I have been active in Scott Township as a volunteer for a number of...