Brackenridge News

Union workers at Eljer's manufacturing plant in Ford City said Wednesday's announcement that the plant could close this year didn't come as a big surprise.

About a year ago, Robbin Ramsey was listening to fireworks crackling outside her window when she got word that her granddaughter, Natyia Moore, had just been born.

At 250 years, Pittsburgh itself is one of the oldest things around here. In celebration of that milestone, we went in search of some of the other venerable places and people in Allegheny County.

The Allegheny County Fire Marshal's office was expected to investigate a suspicious house fire in Tarentum early this morning.

Thieves are apparently targeting unlocked cars across the Alle-Kiski Valley. A semi-automatic pistol was among the haul in Allegheny Township taken earlier this week.

Kelly Nicole Smith's murder a year ago is still exacting pain. Her husband, parents, brother and friends are still searching for answers.

Allegheny Technologies Inc. announced Monday that it has developed a hardened steel armor that will do a better job of protecting military personnel and their equipment from armor-piercing rounds and ...

A dog's bites forced a man to get the first of a series of rabies shots early Friday.

It's been almost a year to the day since a Brackenridge mother was murdered. While police continue to search for her killer, the woman's family looks for closure.

The president of a Brackenridge company said an employee who embezzled $800,000 was "meticulous" in the way he carried out and then concealed the theft.

Allegheny Ludlum's $60 million plant expansion in Washington County is an investment in the people of Western Pennsylvania.

The request seemed legitimate, and it wasn't unusual. Some strangers were asking for help from the food bank operated along Fifth Avenue, Arnold, by the Rev.

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Over the past 41 years as a councilman and then mayor, James E. Wolfe has kept close tabs on events in this town -- until last week.

This Memorial Day weekend, many people across the area are taking the time to honor veterans and remember those men and women who have been lost while serving our country.

One word resonated with Charles Frampton. His voice hoarse and his emotions running high, the VFW Post 894 commander repeated the word several times.

Colleen McBurney has been trying to figure out how to say "Open wide, please" from a Kurdish translation dictionary.

As you shake hands with your friends, your dad's friends and your aunt's sort-of friend at your graduation party, a lot of advice is tossed your way. via The Pitt News

“A CSO alert doesn't prohibit recreational activity, but cautions people to minimize water contact on river outings. Those with weakened immune systems and open cuts or sores are vulnerable to infection from exposure to contaminated water”

The Allegheny County Health Department will begin its daily river water advisories for the 2008 recreational boating season on May 15. via Allegheny County

“I think people think that if you throw a meatball and sauce on it, it's Italian”

If you weren't already having doubts about that hoagie you had for dinner last night, Pamela Podmilsak reminds you to be wary: it may not have represented the true cuisine of Italy, let alone the country's ... via Pittsburgh Tribune