September 2022

By LIAM BELAN [email protected] The Mon Valley Alliance held its sixth annual luncheon Wednesday afternoon at the Monongahela Aquatorium to showcase the progress it has made over the past year. In an enthusiastic speech, newly appointed […]

By JOHN RECTENWALD [email protected] Trick-or-treating in Rostraver Township this year has been moved to the evening of Halloween — from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31. A Halloween event is scheduled for 8 p.m. the […]

By Max Robinette [email protected] Local EMS agencies have sent crews to Florida to aid in disaster relief efforts as Hurricane Ian lashes the state’s western coast. Rostraver West Newton EMS sent one team with an ambulance, […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] The parishioners at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church of McKeesport-Duquesne are hoping area residents are all set for a bite to eat. The church’s A Taste of Serbia food sale fundraiser is […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park is temporarily closed after vandals once again destroyed property at the facility. It’s not the first time this year officials have had to make the tough […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] The state Department of Environmental Protection is looking into possible mine subsidence causing property damage in Washington Township. Lauren Fraley, spokeswoman for the DEP’s Southwestern Pennsylvania division, said they responded Monday after […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] As he noticed a group of cyclists pass by on Sunday, state Sen. Jim Brewster told a crowd at McKees Point Marina that the vision of late former mayor Joe Bendel […]

By JOHN RECTENWALD [email protected] If the kind of optimism expressed by officials Tuesday means anything, the renewal of Elizabeth could be gaining steam. “We’ve come a long way,” said Mayor Barry Boucher, perhaps referring to the […]

By Max Robinette [email protected] An abandoned house fire in Donora prompted an investigation by a state police fire marshal Tuesday. A vacant home on the 300 block of Van Pelt Street erupted in flames around 11 […]