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BRADDOCK, Pa. (CBS) — Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is back home in Braddock, Allegheny County.He was discharged earlier Friday from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.Fetterman was being treated for clinical depression.The senator has been hospitalized since mid-February, after checking himself in."I am so happy to be home. I'm excited to be the father and husband I want to be, and the senator Pennsylvania deserves. Pennsylvanians have always had my back, and I will always have theirs," said Senator Fetterman. "I am extremely grateful to the incredible team at Walter Reed. The care they provided changed my life. I will have more to say about this soon, but for now I want everyone to know that depression is treatable, and treatment works. This isn't about politics — right now there are people who are suffering with depression in red counties and blue counties. If you need help, please get help."Fetterman will spend time with family and return to Washington, D.C. when the Senate session resumes on April 17.

A 42-year-old Boswell man who abandoned two dogs in cages without food and water for months in a Jenner Township house, resulting in their death, was sentenced Thursday to 60 months of probation. After a plea arrangement, Mark David Paxton pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated cruelty to animals,...

A house is East Huntingdon Township was charred after it caught fire early Saturday morning.

Manor Township Police say that Jessica Ressler, was involved in a motor vehicle crash on the 2000 block of Columbia Avenue. According to police, Ressler left the scene and was later found to be under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. Two juveniles who were in...

MCKEESPORT, Pa. — McKeesport police Officer Chuck Thomas was honored Friday night alongside the family of his fallen partner, Officer Sean Sluganski. Thomas joined Sluganski's niece in throwing out the first pitches of the Sean “Slug” Sluganski Memorial Tournament Slugfest youth baseball tournament. The weekend tournament will raise money for both Thomas and Sluganski’s families.

Students have recently reported sightings of a mysterious “swamp monster” in Slate Creek. All individuals on campus are advised to remain alert, as the monster is said to be hostile. “This creature is our number-one concern,” said Security Chief James Gordon. “It doesn’t even have a parking pass.”...

Sen. Fetterman had been receiving treatment for clinical depression. U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, a Democrat representing Pennsylvania, is back home in Braddock after being released from the hospital on Friday. Fetterman had been receiving treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, after checking himself in on...

Have you been unlucky with love in the past? Unrequited love, a bad breakup, you name it. We’ve all been there. Well not to worry. Brian Root, assistant director of housing and residence life and newly-appointed director of rizz, says Pitt-Greensburg is taking matters into its own hands. The campus will be hosting its very own version of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.”

There has been an increase in sightings of a famous paranormal entity, Beetlejuice, in the new Life Sciences Building. Based on recent accounts, Beetlejuice is suspected to have recently migrated from his previous residence at Lynch Hall. “He’s a real prankster,” says Lydia Deetz, a sophomore majoring in dark arts...

Volunteers firefighters responded to a house fire in the 200 block of Quarry Street in East Huntingdon at about 8 a.m. Saturday. Firefighters and neighbors reported hearing ammunition popping inside the burning structure. There were no initial reports of injuries in the blaze. East Huntingdon, Mount Pleasant, Scottdale, Connellsville and...

PITTSBURGH, PA – U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., , is back home in Braddock after being released from the hospital on Friday. Fetterman had been receiving treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, after checking himself in on Feb. 15. “I am so happy to...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Comedy night to benefit American Cancer Society. A night of...

MANSFIELD, P.A. (WENY) - After a successful 2022-23 season finishing with a 25-4 overall record, an NTL Large School Division title, and an appearance in the PIAA Class 3A Sweet 16, North Penn-Mansfield boys basketball head coach Kipper Burleigh retired after 21 years at the helm of the program. Burleigh,...

Coach Joe Lombardi might have to look towards adding more names to his roster after three more Crimson Hawks announced that they have entered the transfer portal. Officials with IUP Athletics confirm that sophomores Callum MacNamara, Kyle Polce, and Nolan Burk all entered the transfer portal, along with the already-announced Tomiwa Sulaiman.

Grant Gaal, a Pitt-Greensburg senior, won The Student Academy Award for “American Slasher,” a short horror film Gaal wrote and directed. Gaal is a communications major and the president of the UPG Film Club. “I can’t believe I won!” Gaal said. “I’ve wanted to be a director since...

Indiana Borough Police are investigating two incidents that happened earlier this week. The first happened between the hours of 5:30 p.m. Monday and 10:30 Tuesday morning. Officers say someone destroyed a tree sapling at a home along the 100 block of South 6th Street. The second incident was a reported...

Jimbo, a cat loved (and fed) by many resident students of Pitt-Greensburg, will finally get his recognition from the University when he replaces the bobcat statue on the first of April. “Jimbo is definitely more representative of our students as a whole,” Assistant Director of Housing Brian Root, says. “He’s...

Greensburg Salem High School’s Mini-THON committee raised the bar for its fundraising goal during the 2022-23 school year. The student group hoped to generate $60,000 for the battle against pediatric cancer, an increase of more than $10,000 from the previous year’s campaign. Ultimately, the charitable effort sailed far...

• A community Good Friday service, “The Seven Last Words of the Cross,” will be from noon to 3 p.m. April 7 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 847 10th Ave., Brackenridge. Each word will be presented by a different local minister and accompanied by special music. Come for all or part of the service.