The school board also gave its approval for Rostraver police to serve as armed security guards. The Belle Vernon Area school board voted Tuesday to move forward with the design process for some upgrad...

The following story originally appeared in Monday’s electronic edition. We’re reprinting it here for those without access to the E-edition. Fun and colorful paintings are turning up on several neighbo...

Rostraver Township police and firefighters were called to a vehicle crash Tuesday morning on the 1400 block of Rostraver Road. One person was transported by Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services to...

The company filed a conditional use request for the new restaurant, which is expected to open next spring. West Mifflin held a public hearing Tuesday to discuss a conditional use request regarding a n...

The Penn State Greater Allegheny Nittany Lion recently stopped by the Mon Valley LaunchBox in downtown McKeesport to meet artist Janel Young (shown at far left with the Nittany Lion) as she worked on ...

Around 11 p.m. Sunday, Donora and Carroll Township firefighters responded to reports of smoke coming from a residence at 25 McKean Ave. Chief Patsy Vince confirmed a working fire and requested crews f...

The fundraising event will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the boat launch area of Cedar Creek Park. For the MVI The Belle Vernon Area Rotary Club is ready for its annual Regatta on the Yough...

The donation will be used to provide scholarships for students pursuing careers in health, technology and industrial arts. For the MVI The Robert Miner Family Foundation recently presented the Westmor...

The county has been spraying a low-risk pesticide in problem areas. By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive A Plum resident’s fever, malaise and digestive trouble since mid-July was confirmed to be the first human c...

The Elks Place property has been an area of flooding over the years. Rostraver Township commissioners unanimously voted Monday to advertise the Elks Place Stream Restoration Project, which could open ...

A man was killed Saturday after a Jeep Wrangler he was driving overturned in Cook Township, according to information released Monday by state police and the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Jason...

The employees are very aware of the dangers that come with working at the U.S. Steel plant. By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive Brian Doyle remembers the explosion that hurled him to the coke plant’s floor — ...

Their paintings provide a pleasant surprise for the people who find them. Fun and colorful paintings are turning up on several neighborhood rocks in Elizabeth. Eliza Vickers, who is going into seventh...

The Steelers-themed streetcar celebrated the team’s four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s. For the MVI The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum celebrated the restoration of “The Terrible Trolley,” PAT PCC 1713,...

Jason Walsh said the hiring decision was made by county commissioners. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive Two Pittsburgh lawyers involved in efforts before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to curb the Washingt...

Owner Jace Kepich is heavily involved with the Mon Valley soccer community. By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Riverside Village Shoppes along the Monongahela River in Lower Speers recently added a new sh...

Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire Friday evening on Route 906 at Wall Street in Webster. Crews extinguished the fire minutes after arrival, and no injuries were reported. Rostraver Township VFD...

The Route 1059 (Sugar Run Road) Bridge, which connects Peters Township and Nottingham Township, is officially open to traffic again. The bridge, which crosses Peters Creek, has been fully rehabilitate...

Money will be transferred from three accounts into the district’s capital projects fund. The West Mifflin Area school board voted unanimously Thursday to remove money from three district bank accounts...

John Wobrak was killed in a March 14 accident in Jefferson Hills. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive The brother of a motorcyclist killed in Jefferson Hills in March by an allegedly drunken driver is suing t...