Emsworth News

Communities that struggled with road salt shortages during recent harsh winters that sent demand and prices soaring are now dealing with the opposite problem - huge stockpiles of the material following an unusually mild winter season.

A pedestrian was reported struck by a Norfolk Southern train this evening in Glenfield, near the ball fields, according to police reports.A Norfolk Southern police are on scene and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office has been called out.

Whether Vince Lukasik was dodging German submarines in the Atlantic as a Navy seaman during World War II or facing a gunman in Emsworth as a police officer in civilian life, he was known for his dedication in protecting those who could not protect themselves.

The last three Haitian orphans brought to Pittsburgh in a dramatic airlift after a devastating earthquake rocked that country on January 12, 2010 were officially adopted by two Pittsburgh families today.