Oakmont and Verona property owners will pay a little more in real estate taxes next year to help keep Riverview School District programs status quo. Board members voted 5-3 Monday night to adopt their 2019-20 budget and tax ordinance. Next school year’s millage rate was set at 23.2719 mills, a...

Plum police are investigating a vehicle rollover along the 200 block of Rampart Boulevard. Allegheny County dispatchers confirmed police, fire and EMS activity in the area around 10:30 p.m. Monday. It was unclear if anyone was injured....

A race in Oakmont designed to raise money for trail and park projects is about to hit the half-century mark. The borough recreation board’s 50th annual 5K run is set for Saturday at Riverside Park. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at the pavilions in the lower section of the park....

Sixty-one Riverview High School seniors were declared graduates during the 2019 Commencement exercise at Riverside Park on Friday. “Pomp and Circumstance” was performed by the concert band during the processional. Grace Ison, salutatorian, and Cassandra DeBacco, valedictorian, were among those to give addresses during the ceremony....

Bridge work will again restrict traffic on Logans Ferry Road in Plum, near New Kensington. In 2017, the two-lane road was closed and traffic detoured for almost three months while a bridge over a defunct railroad was removed and filled in near Entrance Drive. This year, traffic in the same...

A private meeting between officials from local municipalities, the state Department of Environmental Protection and the oil and gas industry was made public after a protest. Members of Citizens 4 Plum and Protect PT (Penn-Trafford) rallied for a short time outside the Plum municipal building along New Texas Road Tuesday...

More carnival rides and fewer vendors will be on hand for the second annual Summer Fest at Larry Mills Park in Plum. Organizers said more space was allocated to C&L Shows of Mt. Pleasant to incorporate more amusement park-style activities. A Ferris wheel, merry-go-round and roller coaster are among some...

Plum officials promoted from within to fill the late Fran Ferragonio’s shoes. He was the borough’s tax collector and retired Penn Hills police officer and juvenile detective. Ferragonio died May 28 after a long fight with respiratory issues. He was 64. Council voted 6-0 Monday night to appoint deputy tax...

Having trouble finding things to do in Oakmont and Plum this week? Here are some suggestions:Oakmont Carnegie Library at 700 Allegheny River Blvd. hosts stitching and other artwork by Greensburg artist and Navy veteran Duffy Greba. She uses quilting to create pictures and other household items, which will be on...