An Elizabeth Township man is accused of leaving empty stamp bags of suspected heroin and other drug paraphernalia in the presence of a juvenile at his apartment. Brett J. Faychak, 53, of Virginia Aven...

Katie Pecarchik says she knows how the Register of Wills Office is supposed to run. Pecarchik worked for two decades as a clerk in the office before she retired last summer. The office records adoptio...

Demi Edwards holds her dog Fancy at Saturday’s Paws in the Park, held at City Park in Monessen.

It was approved last year as part of a renovation project for the facility. The Belle Vernon Area School District released a statement regarding a renovated sign at the multiplex where it houses schoo...

A spokesman from Westmoreland Community Action explained the benefits of similar efforts in Jeannette and New Kensington. A representative from Westmoreland Community Action discussed the benefits of ...

Timothy Glasspool assured parents that the safety of students is the top priority. Belle Vernon Area School District Superintendent Timothy Glasspool released a statement Thursday regarding recent thr...

The free community event will take place Tuesday in Chamber Plaza. A community baby shower will be held Tuesday in Charleroi to help new parents in need. Beverly’s PGH, a nonprofit committed to suppor...

A leaf pickup map is on the township’s website. Elizabeth Township public works supervisor Tom Methven addressed some changes with leaf and branch collection for fall at a meeting last week. The Mount...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was almost time for the presidential debate, but Kamala Harris’ staff thought there was one more thing she needed to know. So less than an hour before the vice president left her ...

J.D. Vance is still drawing fire — appropriately so — for his misogynous comments about “childless cat ladies.” When Taylor Swift announced her endorsement of Kamala Harris on Instagram, she signed it...

West Mifflin Mayor Chris Kelly is asking the president to talk with local leaders. White House officials have signaled a delay in President Joe Biden’s decision on whether to block a $14.9 billion Jap...

Elizabeth Forward softball players Julia Resnik and Julia Johnson show off the rings they received Friday night for winning the WPIAL 4A softball championship. To purchase this photo and more from our...

He pointed to the borough’s large Haitian population as an example of out-ofcontrol immigration. The national spotlight has found its way to Charleroi after former President Donald Trump brought up th...

The project to replace areas damaged by the 2023 fire began with Friday’s groundbreaking. The Elizabeth Forward School District’s superintendent, board members and EF High School staff and students ga...

Mean what you say, and say what you mean. For Molly Hartman, she learned that lesson at the worst — but soon to be best — moment of her life, as her now husband Ryan Sotak leaned down on one knee in f...

Jonathan Rach is trying to preserve the uniqueness of the Marne Avenue house in Monongahela. An abandoned home in Monongahela is being given new life through new ownership and a little bit of hard wor...

High school sweethearts Baylee Mihalcin and Ryan Workman were simply meant to be. Baylee, 26, and Ryan, 24, met in 2015 while students at Charleroi Area High School. Nearly a decade later, they now ca...

Animals can bring laughter to a home, and they seem to recognize when their humans need an emotional lift. Dogs have always been a big part of McKeesport resident Dan Schlegel’s life. “I know I am loo...

Westmoreland County commissioners want a bigger piece of the state’s gambling profits. Commissioners submitted an application for $1.5 million in funding through the Commonwealth Financing Authority. ...

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