Ford Cliff, PA

Five people in Allegheny County face charges for separate instances of gun trafficking and related firearm offenses, according to a news release from Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office. Four of the five arrests stem from the straw purchases of firearms, or buying firearms for someone who is prohibited from...

Youngsters of the formerly endangered peregrine falcon are popping up at usual places like the Tarentum Bridge and an unexpected location — the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works. The peregrine falcon was removed from Pennsylvania’s endangered and threatened species list last year. In the 1970s, exposure to pesticides, especially...

The Best of Blawnox is hosting its first annual Spring Art Fling from noon to 3 p.m. on June 4. Meander down the Blawnox business district on Freeport Road and experience various forms of art, music, food trucks and more. There will be demonstrations, exhibits and workshops for children. Visit...

PITTSBURGH — A lot of families are looking forward to taking a dip in their pool this holiday weekend, but some will have to wait because there’s a pool service backlog. “It’s hundreds and hundreds of people waiting for us,” said Matt Zanin, the manager of Alpine Pools Inc. in Allison Park.

It all started with a Border Collie named Amber. Amber relentlessly barked at Fox Chapel School District Police Officer Dennis Lynch every morning during O’Hara Elementary School’s student drop-off time during the Covid-19 pandemic. In response, Lynch decided to make a friend. He gave her a treat every...

When driving down a number of Butler County roads, you may notice banners displaying veterans on street lamps. Those banners, which are cared for by dedicated volunteers and loving families, each honor a veteran and recognize their service. A member of American Legion Post 117 started the initiative in 2016...

RIMERSBURG, Pa. (EYT) – A Clarion County man is behind bars after he allegedly threatened a juvenile and stole his dirt bike at a convenience store in Rimersburg. According to court documents, the New Bethlehem Borough Police Department on Thursday, May 26, filed criminal charges against 27-year-old Allen Ceffe Griffin III, of Rimersburg, in Magisterial District Judge Jeffrey C. Miller’s office.

Signs that advertise lost cats and yard sales no longer will be permitted on utility poles in Tarentum. Neither will signs touting events for charities and nonprofits. Council is expected to vote June 14 to modify an ordinance regarding boroughwide posting. Manager Michael Nestico said the borough has always prohibited...

A man and woman from New Kensington face drug charges after police say they found about a pound of suspected cocaine and guns during a raid at an apartment late last month. New Kensington police worked with narcotics agent Wes Biricocchi from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Drug Task Force to serve a search warrant April 25 for an apartment in the 1100 block of Fifth Avenue.

PITTSBURGH — A school fight caught on camera has North Hills parents demanding action from the district. “I was angry and that’s why I made the video I made and put it on Facebook,” said Jonathan Harp. Harp is a father of a North Hills High School...

Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority customers are preparing for an 8% rate hike announced recently. The rate hike is part of FTMSA’s plan for addressing a consent order with the state Department of Environmental Protection, aimed at eliminating sewer system overflows. The authority has borrowed $20 million throughmunicipal bonds to help fund the steps necessary to comply with the order.

New Kensington police are seeking information about the driver of a car seen May 4 in the city. A social media post asked for information about a blue Honda Civic, seen outside of the New Kensington Denny’s on Tarentum Bridge Road (Route 366) around 5:30 a.m. on May 4.

DELMONT, Pa. — Shelves at the Westmoreland Food Bank will soon be a little fuller, thanks to the Rotary Club of Delmont-Salem and Busy Beaver. The pair teamed up to host a drive-up food donation event Saturday morning in Salem Township. “The reality is that whatever we collect today...

10—The nationally and internationally recognized Connie Hawkins Pro-Am/NCAA Summer Basketball League will present the 2022 Hall of Fame Class on Saturday, May 28, at noon at the DoubleTree Hotel in Monroeville. The event is coupled with the 48th Annual Willie “Pops” Stargell MVP Awards recognizing those members of the community that represent the “We Are Fam-i-lee” credo as was established by the late, great Willie Stargell.

For many athletes, graduating high school serves as the end of the line for their playing careers. But Ringgold’s Nick Peccon has had his eyes set on playing college basketball for years. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley Independent, call...

Valencia High School might not be known for its music department, but its graduation ceremony at College of the Canyons’ Cougar Stadium on Thursday might prove otherwise. The ceremony began with nothing out of the ordinary – taped messages from students, the procession of students to “Pomp and Circumstance,” the pledge of allegiance with color guard being provided by JROTC and a welcome address by Principal Pete M. Getz.

ADAMS TWP — Mars Area Centennial School sixth-graders Lukas Boronyak and Alexis Riner were selected to receive 2021-22 Good Citizen Awards. Teachers and staff members were asked to vote for two students from a list of sixth-graders who were selected to serve as school ambassadors during the school’s Fourth Grade Transition Days in April. During the event, the ambassadors led Mars Area Elementary School fourth-graders, who will be graduating to the fifth-grade next school year, on tours of the building.

Emergency responders are on the scene of a multi-vehicle crash that has completely closed Ardmore Boulevard on Saturday afternoon. The crash was reported shortly after 12:30 p.m. along Ardmore Boulevard near Braddock Road in Forest Hills. County officials said four vehicles are involved in the crash, and traffic is shut...

State police in Butler are searching for a man who allegedly has been passing counterfeit bills at local businesses. Police say the man has been suspected of passing the fake money at different businesses, but specifically appears to be targeting Dollar General stores. He’s described as a white male, with...