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Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 29Scott Walmsley relaxed into a velvet armchair with a hot beverage Wednesday morning during the grand opening of Harvest Moon Coffee and Chocolates in Heights Plaza. [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 28Natrona native Janice Kaufman trekked the 70 miles from her home in Hermitage this weekend to help hang 12 holiday wreaths in Harrison. 'It's just my [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 28In her fourth year collecting winter coats for needy children in the Highlands School District, parent Christina Faltot said the effort fell just short of amazing. [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 28In her fourth year collecting winter coats for needy children in the Highlands School District, parent Christina Faltot said the effort fell just short of amazing. [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 28Natrona native Janice Kaufman trekked the 70 miles from her home in Hermitage this weekend to help hang 12 holiday wreaths in Harrison. 'It's just my [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 25The potential owners of the former Holy Martyrs Church in Tarentum are moving forward with their original plan to open a fitness center inside the shuttered [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 22The Fox Chapel Garden Club is marking its 25th annual Glitter & Glow event by illuminating the need for public gardens and recreation throughout the Pittsburgh [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 21Tarentum Council is ramping up donations to its three fire departments, acknowledging the struggle volunteers face with decreased public aid. Direct contributions for each department will [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 19Plans for the corner lot at Corbet Street and Third Avenue in Tarentum are up in the air again. A gazebo that was expected to serve [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 18Fawn residents are not likely to see a property tax increase for the 26th consecutive year after the township supervisors approved the preliminary budget Tuesday. 'We're [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 16The 175-acre Boy Scout-owned campground tucked behind Sharpsburg's business district was busy transforming into a winter wonderland, even though temperatures were climbing into the high 60s. [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 15Electric rates in Tarentum are going up in 2024 and likely for at least the next four years afterward to combat supply costs that are set [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 15Taxpayers no longer would foot the bill when the state settles cases in which state lawmakers are accused of sexual misconduct under a legislative package proposed [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 14A slight change of plans by the new owners of Holy Martyrs Church in Tarentum could see the building used for indoor soccer, rather than to [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 13Tarentum residents likely won't see a property tax increase in 2024 if council approves the borough's preliminary budget Tuesday. But electric and garbage bills are expected [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 13The Dollar General along Route 908 in Fawn is open. The store sits at the intersection of Saxonburg Road, which is a convenient drive for Harrison [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 11Apollo native and Army veteran Norman Myers was among the first soldiers to enter Tokyo after World War II for the ceremonial raising of the American [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 8Democratic newcomer Corey Ochai earned a victory in his race for Sharpsburg Council, beating Republican Diana Oliver. Ochai earned 484 votes to Oliver's 234. The term [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 8Two newcomers, a Republican and a Democrat, were elected to O'Hara Council on Tuesday for four-year terms. Democrat Paul Cullen handily won the top spot with [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 8The race for an at-large Tarentum Council seat finished with a razor-thin margin, as Democratic incumbent Scott Dadowski edged Republican newcomer Maggie Smith by eight votes. [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 4Administrators and staff at five nursing homes where Harrison nurse Heather Pressdee worked either were suspicious or knew outright that she was harming patients, according to [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 2ATI's third-quarter results reveal that the company's revenue topped $1 billion for the fifth consecutive quarter. The results, released Thursday, show third-quarter sales were up 18% [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 2Two new counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder were filed Thursday against a Harrison nurse previously charged in killing two patients with [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 2Heather Pressdee faces two new counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder for overdosing patients with insulin. The 41-year-old nurse from Harrison is [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 1Sharpsburg Community Library Clerk Jamie Cozza loves to bake, but she enjoys a sweet treat even more when it comes from someone else's kitchen. She plans [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Nov. 1Emergency services lost a giant in the field with the death of Foxwall EMS Chief Tony Cuda on Oct. 28, according to friends and peers. Cuda, [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Oct. 24Growing up in Lower Burrell, Tom Bertus often visited family in Natrona and can recall the harmonies of the carillon chimes that rang from the bell [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Oct. 18Sharpsburg voters will choose between two newcomers on Nov. 7 for election to a two-year term on council. Democrat Corey Ochai and Republican Diana Oliver will [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Oct. 17Fox Chapel and O'Hara leaders are teaming up to address the effects of climate change, ease traffic congestion and boost active transportation opportunities as a way [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Oct. 17Two people are vying for three open seats on Tarentum Council but there's still a race at hand. Council President Scott Dadowski, a Democrat, is running [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Oct. 15Highlands first grader Isabella Young didn't seem fazed that the Eureka Fire-Rescue engine she was admiring at school this week cost more than $1 million. She [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Oct. 15A sidewalk chalk contest, inflatable obstacle course and caricature artist will fill Tarentum's Riverview Memorial Park for the annual Boo Festival. Sponsored by the borough's recreation [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Oct. 13Tarentum has experienced eight water main breaks in the past two months. Ninety percent of the pipes at the water distribution plant are 100 years old. [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Oct. 13Members of the Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services are hoping to shine a light on fire safety and prevention and hopefully attract new members during an [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Oct. 13Harrison police are sporting a new hue for October. Bright-pink uniform patches are intended to raise awareness for the battle against breast cancer, Chief Brian Turack [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Oct. 11A second mega-sized electronic billboard is expected to go up in Tarentum by the end of the year. Council on Tuesday approved a request by Weleski [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Oct. 6O'Hara residents will choose from among three candidates for two at-large positions on O'Hara Council. Shamus Petrucelli, of Frick Road and Rob Strohm Jr., of Dorseyville [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 27Officials celebrated the grand opening of a mosaic trail off River Avenue in Natrona on Tuesday, saying it was the first step in a trifecta of [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 26Members of Eureka Fire-Rescue in Tarentum are mourning the loss of a woman many referred to as the station 'mom.' Shannon McKruit, EMS manager at the [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 22Fifteen UPMC employees are calling themselves the Million Dollar Miracles after hitting the PA Lottery this summer. The friends won $1 million on the Mega Millions [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 22Katie Sirianni escaped a relationship a few years back and wrote a love letter to herself. She is sharing it with the world in the form [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 22No one ever sang that they wished they were an Oscar Mayer frank. Four months after announcing its iconic hot dog-shaped Wienermobile had changed its name [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 21Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Sept. 21: Motorcyclist in critical condition after Mt. Washington crash A man was injured [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 21Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Sept. 21: Motorcyclist in critical condition after Mt. Washington crash A man was injured [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 21Guyasuta Area Youth Football took to the field for a series of 9/11 Memorial Games and played hard-fought football, all the while keeping in mind the [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 20A day after coming off a 'Monday Night Football' victory over the Cleveland Browns, several rookies for the Pittsburgh Steelers took time to visit patients at [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 20Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 20: 2 injured after garbage truck crashes in Overbrook Two people were reported [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 20A 15-year-old girl was killed Wednesday morning in a crash involving a school van in Dravosburg, Allegheny County police said. The victim's identity has not been [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 19A 15-year-old boy is dead after a shooting early Tuesday in Pittsburgh's Allentown neighborhood, authorities said. The Medical Examiner's office identified the victim as Mohamed Hussein [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Sep. 19A juvenile has died after a shooting early Tuesday in Pittsburgh's Allentown neighborhood, authorities said. Police said they responded at about 10:45 a.m. to the 700 [...]