17Jun/11Off
Allegheny County executive candidates funding themselves
The remaining candidates for Allegheny County executive each list the same major donor for their primary campaigns: themselves.17Jun/11Off
Video feed of Poplawski shooting trial OK
Officials are taking the unusual step of broadcasting the trial of Pittsburgh cop-killing suspect Richard Poplawski on a closed-circuit video feed to an expected overflow crowd of spectators in the Allegheny County Courthouse.17Jun/11Off
Syrian security forces shoot dead 8 protesters
Activists say Syrian security forces have shot dead eight people including a 16-year-old boy during anti-government protests.17Jun/11Off
Alliance: No plans for longwall mine by Avella farm
Alliance Resource Partners LP says it has no intention to do any long-wall mining near an historic Avella farm that has been operating since 1797.17Jun/11Off
World-renowned artist gives Smiley new look for local icon�s 25th
Eat'n Park has teamed up with world-renowned pop artist and Pittsburgh native Burton Morris to create a specially commissioned piece of artwork for the 25th anniversary of Smiley Cookie.17Jun/11Off
West Mifflin Area board retools budget to hold tax line
At a work session Thursday, board members reviewed their preliminary budget so that it now holds the line on taxes at 22.992 mills.17Jun/11Off
McKeesport community gets together for Good Neighbor Day
McKeesport area residents know how to come together as a community. Such an effort was never more evident than at Thursday's Good Neighbor Day.17Jun/11Off
Bids to be sought for waterline replacement
Springdale Township commissioners on Thursday night said the $92,000 federal Community Development Block Grant will help pay for the bulk of the new line along Isobel Street.17Jun/11Off
Catholic churches in Harmar, Blawnox merge
St. Edward, formed in 1938, and St. Francis of Assisi, formed in 1941, have merged to provide strength and efficiency for parishioners.17Jun/11Off