Bethel Park News

Look for self-funding to become the next hot ticket in health insurance in western Pennsylvania as employers struggle for new ways to tame expenses.

A man from Pittsburgh's Brookline neighborhood faces charges from three police departments after multiple thefts reported at South Hills Village Mall on May 31 led to his arrest, according to court documents.

Rebuilding a home in the Appalachian mountains or traveling to a Chinese orphanage isn't the way most teenagers spend their weekends.

Lawrence H. "Bud" Simon's submarine dodged Japanese depth charges during World War II.

The Pittsburgh Business Times is profiling companies participating in the Social Madness competition.

As the hero pastry of office workers everywhere, doughnuts are hard to turn down.

In accepting the Golden Apple Award on behalf of her fellow educators, Beverly Buxareo of Vincentian Academy pointed out that the Catholic school is among the most important vehicles in promoting the saving mission of the church.

Rachel's Vineyard, a weekend retreat for women who have undergone abortions, is a powerful spiritual experience, according to retreat facilitator Toni Jester.

But the thought of marching with Bethel Park High School seniors as he receives his diploma next week - 69 years after he was supposed to graduate - scares him a little.

My resume is filled with recommended remedies to maintain good health. Yoga, reflexology, hypnotism, bones for life, foot detox, massage therapy and the labyrinth's spiritual journey all have countless followers, and my interest piqued with them.

A Bethel Park woman is accused of stealing almost $200 worth of Crest white strips from a local grocery store, according to the criminal complaint.

A Bethel Park man who befriended former Steelers doctor Richard A. Rydze pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and healthcare fraud, saying he used the physician's prescriptions to acquire and sell hundreds of grams of powerful narcotics.

Bill Peduto envisions Downtown Pittsburgh as a "mini-Manhattan" -- one that hardly ever sleeps -- with more housing, unique local retailers and even a free bus loop system to chauffeur riders from one destination to the next.

Benedictine Brother John Paul Heiser of Bethel Park was ordained to the diaconate April 27 by Greensburg Bishop Lawrence Brandt at the St.

A New York City firefighter who doubles as a Nashville recording artist will be in Trevorton Saturday for a benefit concert.

The Allegheny County Health Department is advising local residents to discard raw milk produced by "Your Family Farmer" in Chambersburg, Franklin County, and sold under the label "The Family Cow," because of potential bacterial contamination.

They get dressed up, go out for a fancy dinner and celebrate with their friends.

Peters Township police are investigating the theft of money from a cash register at Walgreens last week.

Highmark Inc. is withholding accreditation for a St. Clair Hospital outpatient center in Peters Township, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times .

It's one of the few tax breaks Allegheny County gives -- and after a painful reassessment that has brought our tax system under new scrutiny, you had better believe everyone is applying for it.