Franklin Regional grad Toryn Fulton wraps up stellar freshman softball season at South Florida
Only hours after Toryn Fulton and the South Florida softball team bowed out of the NCAA Fayetteville (Ark.) Regional, the former WPIAL standout at Franklin Regional was back in her hotel room Sunday night, eager to return to campus the next day to prepare for a hunting trip in northern...
New Liberty Wrestling Club in Murrysville offers dedicated space for girls
Even a Pacific typhoon couldn’t keep Quinn Bauer from indulging her passion for wrestling. The 10-year-old was back in southwestern Pennsylvania in May after her family, who live in Saipan in the western Pacific Ocean, was evacuated during a damaging storm. On Tuesday evening, she was among a large group...
Murrysville Medic One driver charged with possession of child porn on work computer
A Murrysville Medic One wheelchair driver has been jailed on accusations that he used a workplace computer to access child sexual abuse material, including AI-generated files of children in indecent poses, the state attorney general said. Gregory A. Kelley, 31, of Delmont allegedly used a communal workplace computer intended for...
Verona rowing club prepares for regional championships in Ohio
On the Allegheny River in Verona, a thin boat cuts through the water as members of Steel City Rowing Club practice sculling, a rowing discipline where each athlete uses two oars to propel the boat. Working in unison, a single rower and teams of two or four power the boat,...
Jury finds Delmont woman guilty of 3rd-degree murder in adopted son’s death
Lauren Maloberti stood emotionless as a Westmoreland County jury announced it had found her guilty of killing her 5-year-old adopted son. Jurors deliberated three hours Thursday before convicting the Delmont mother of third-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault and single offenses of child endangerment and conspiracy in connection with...
Murrysville area: Children’s fishing derby, Symphony East season finale, car show, more
Fishing derby The Sportsman & Landowners Alliance of Murrysville will host its annual fishing derby from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 16 along the stream in front of the Franklin Regional elementary campus, 4121 Sardis Road in Murrysville. The derby is for children ages 15 and younger and there...
Works by East Suburban Artists League to be displayed at Monroeville Public Library
For Larry Brandstetter, it all began with the sketch of a house. “When I was 6 years old, my aunt asked me to draw a house,” said Brandstetter, whose work will be shown with other members of the East Suburban Artists League at the Monroeville Public Library beginning May 29....
Delmont mother denies murder claims, testifies husband inflicted adopted son’s fatal injuries
A defiant Delmont mother told a Westmoreland County jury Wednesday her husband raped and emotionally controlled her and that he was the person responsible for the injuries that caused her adopted 5-year-old son Landon Maloberti’s death in early 2023. Lauren Maloberti, 36, testified she suspected Jacob Maloberti beat her child...
South Fayette baseball comes through in 6th, beats Franklin Regional
Coming into the baseball postseason having lost five of its last seven games, South Fayette found a rhythm on the mound it hadn’t since the first game of the season and collected timely hits to take down No. 7 Franklin Regional, 8-2, on Tuesday in the WPIAL Class 5A first...
Expert: Delmont child might have survived if he received prompt medical attention
A Westmoreland County jury heard evidence Tuesday that while 5-year-old Landon Maloberti was tortured by his parents, he still might have survived his injuries if he had received prompt medical attention. Dr. Lori Frasier, a pediatrician at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center who specializes in diagnosis of child abuse...
Franklin Regional students join Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra’s tour to GreeceVideo
AJ Schmidt loves playing the flute. He also loves traveling. Last year, Schmidt, 18, of Murrysville, combined the two when he toured Portugal with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. In a few weeks, Schmidt will be joined by two fellow Franklin Regional students as they pack their bags to tour...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transfers for the week of May 10, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Glenconon Properties LLC sold property at 3842 Greensburg Pike to Alea Gentile for $250,000. Monroeville Pamela Cortazzo sold property at 210 Gotham Lane to William Jordan Jr. and Barbara Jordan for $410,000. Estate of Mary Pilardi sold property at 117 Mayberry Drive to Griddin Mikovitz and...
Frankin Regional girls lacrosse makes return to WPIAL playoffs
Franklin Regional girls lacrosse coach Anna Lauer was looking for improvement from her squad this season and another trip to the WPIAL playoffs. She got it. The Panthers closed the regular season with a 7-4 loss to Class 3A North Hills and enter the WPIAL playoffs as the No. 5...
New Franklin Regional football coach fills out staff
New Franklin Regional football coach Brian Johnson has filled out his staff. It will include: Anthony Rickard (offensive coordinator), Nick Leopold (quarterbacks/JV coach), TJ Young (defensive coordinator), Jeffery Joyce (defensive backs), Shawn Jones (offensive line), Giulio Tommarello (wide receivers), Aaron Detweiler (defensive line), Tyrrell Herbert (safeties), Mike Kramer (tight ends),...
Former school board candidate appointed to partial term on Murrysville council
Bill Csaszar of Murrysville will join the town’s municipal council. “I’m excited to work with the council and for the people of Murrysville,” said Csaszar, 58, who made an unsuccessful run for Franklin Regional school board in the 2025 election. “When I saw the vacant position posted on the Murrysville...
Doctor testifies Delmont boy, 5, was tortured and neglected
A child abuse specialist told a Westmoreland County jury Thursday that dozens of bruises and a brain injury suffered by 5-year-old Landon Maloberti was torture. Dr. Michelle Clayton, pediatrics division chief at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, testified the child who was hospitalized Jan. 30, 2023, and died a week...
Murrysville planning commission will tackle data center regulations
There are no companies officially proposing to place a data center in Murrysville. But members of the municipal council don’t feel like waiting until one does to address potential issues that may accompany it. “There are certainly parcels in Murrysville which could hold a data center,” chief administrator Michael Nestico...
Murrysville area: Trail festival, council meeting rescheduled, Memorial Day car show, more
Festival, poker run The Westmoreland Heritage Trail is hosting its annual festival and poker run fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 6 at the B-Y park in Trafford. The event, which raises money for trail maintenance and improvements, will be held rain or shine. Each participant will stop...
Witness testifies Delmont mother had ‘no tears’ as adopted son was treated for fatal injuries
As 5-year-old Landon Maloberti lay unresponsive on a hospital bed, covered with bruises and connected to medical equipment by wires and tubes, his adoptive mother’s emotions ranged from calm to frenzy. Emergency room doctors, nurses and support staff worked feverishly to diagnosis and treat the boy while his mother offered...
Pitching, defense do it again as Penn-Trafford wins section title
Two consecutive days of superb pitching and defense are a lot to ask of any high school baseball team, especially one facing the stiff winds of a section-title chase. But Penn-Trafford is starting to realize those are the things that put it in this position to start. And those are...
Delmont mother accused in adopted son’s death never explained boy’s injuries, witnesses testify
Lauren Maloberti never adequately explained how her 5-year-old adopted son, Landon, suffered the severe injuries that led to his death, family members and friends testified Tuesday during the start of her homicide trial in Westmoreland County. Maloberti, 36, of Delmont is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault and child endangerment...
Penn-Trafford defense stands out in victory over Franklin RegionalVideo
Pitching to contact is the usual plan for Dom Delio, but the Penn-Trafford right-hander needs his defense to make plays behind him to get the maximum effect. In his latest start, the defense made so many putouts and played so crisply that Delio was left shaking his head and grinning,...
Peoples Natural Gas pipeline project begins on Route 22 in Monroeville
Peoples Natural Gas is installing nearly 4,000 feet of new pipeline along Route 22 in Monroeville, a project expected to last into early July. As part of a modernization upgrade throughout its service area, Peoples crews will install new pipeline along the highway between Old William Penn Highway, near the...
Jury selection set to begin in trial of Delmont mother accused of killing adopted son
Jury selection is slated to begin Monday morning in the trial of a Delmont mother charged with the torture and murder of her adopted 5-year-old son. Prosecutors contend Lauren Maloberti, 36, physically and emotionally abused her son and failed to get him medical attention three years ago. Police charged Maloberti...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 3, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Daniel Gazzo sold property at 982 Braddock Road to Colleen Kodman for $300,000. Monroeville Sfr3-030 LLC sold property at 221 Caruso Drive to RHD Reality LLC for $78,000. Penn Hills LSF 10 Master Participation Trust sold property at 571 Grove Road to D Next Level LLC...
