Connoquenessing News

Heavy machinery tore through dams in Harmony Junction on Tuesday, freeing Connoquenessing Creek from blockages after 200 years.

The Tribune-Review can be reached online or at 412-321-6460. State Police in Butler County are seeking information about someone who threw a smoke bomb into a vehicle in Connoquenessing.

Former Maryland Department of Agriculture plant pathologist Anne Sindermann stands next a giant hogweed plant in Acadia, Maine.

Alecia Flood, a mother of two Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School students, has helped the school collect tens of thousands of coins in a fundraising drive for improvements to Zelienople's pool.

State police believe a man arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence also stole more than 200 items from vehicles in the last two months in Butler County.

State police returned Alexandra DiMartino's stolen prom dress to her before Friday night's prom, but she was unable to wear it because "it smelled like smoke.

State police believe a man arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana also stole more than 200 items from vehicles in the last two months in a county north of Pittsburgh.

Last year, thousands of people in Southwestern Pennsylvania counties worked on local projects together.

Flames this morning devoured a two-story house at the Lutherlyn campground. No one was at the home where the camp's site director lives, and no injuries were reported.

Kristie Kline of Sherwood Drive was amazed at the response and effort of two Franklin Township police officers, Bill Daufen and Chief Joe O'Sche, when they answered a 911 call around noon on Dec.

I've been accused of writing negative things about the area, and with some reason.

* When: Dec. 27. * How far: 30 minutes north of Pittsburgh. * How much: Free but a donation is requested.