Franklin Park News

Nighttime lane closures will continue this week on Interstate 79, with single-lane closures tonight near the Interstate 279 merge and two lanes closed nightly this week on the bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike, PennDOT officials said.

Halie Carter, a junior at North Allegheny Senior High School and recent Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, is keeping her eyes on the finish line as she trains for the 2009-10 track season.

Sue and Paul Solinski in their garden in Franklin Park. Sue and Paul Solinski had landscaping around the house they shared for 15 years in West View.

Share + Oct 10, 2009 7:59 pm US/Eastern WEXFORD A massive traffic jam was caused by construction on I-279 Saturday that had some motorists sitting still four up to two hours.

Pennsylvania - When a fire siren sounded in the early 1970s in many small Pennsylvania towns, business owners and bankers would be among the volunteers rushing to respond.

Five young people are accused of stealing iPods, GPS devices, clothes, computers, cash, guns and big-screen televisions worth a total of $25,000 from homes and cars throughout Pittsburgh's North Hills.

Five young people are accused of stealing iPods, GPS devices, clothes, computers, cash, guns and big-screen televisions worth a total of $25,000 from homes and cars throughout Pittsburgh's North Hills.

Beatrice Mouganis' role as Good Deeds in the-then Carnegie Tech drama school's production of "Everyman," a 15th century morality play, was appropriate for a woman whose life was devoted to helping others.

The 67 square miles of the Pine Creek Watershed provides natural and recreational resources to countless plants animals and people who call it home.

Rich Ware, of Franklin Park, works the dredging machine for Dewatering Services in North Park.

For someone who hated school as a child, Ruth Butler has proven to be a natural at helping others succeed in the classroom.

Rick Stouffer can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7853. Single-family housing starts in the Pittsburgh region through 2009's first six months dropped 26.8 percent from a year ago, with the City of Pittsburgh tying Franklin Park for most building permits, said a report issued Monday.

Family: Wife, Linda; son, Paul, 36; daughter, Sara, 33; grandson, Milo, 3. Age: 66 Occupation: Vice chancellor for community initiatives and chief of staff at University of Pittsburgh.

Police have arrested a Franklin Park woman they said was selling marijuana and Ecstasy at a day care center where she worked.

Closed between Hill Street and Thawmont Road through August for emergency repairs.

This is the second week of the Pine Creek Journal's list of area golf courses so that players may use it as a quick reference guide to finding their favorite places to play.

Location: 1600 Stone Mansion Drive, Franklin Park. 724-934-3000. www.stonemansion.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Mon.-Thu. 4:30-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 4:30-11 p.m. Prices: Soups, salads and appetizers $6-13; entrees $16-45 Fare: Continental and American Atmosphere: Manorial splendor Liquor: Full bar Robert Frost wrote that "nothing gold can ...

Allegheny County kicked off two Father's Day events Sunday to help the families of emergency workers killed or injured in the line of duty.

Tim Puko can be reached via e-mail or at 412-391-8650. Age : 50 Residence : Franklin Park Family : Husband, Bill; daughters Jetta, 8, and Nova, 6 Occupation : Director of justice-related services at the Allegheny County Department of Human Services Education : Bachelor's degrees in law enforcement and environmental science in 1980, and a master's ...

A family pit bull bit the 2-year-old son of Steelers linebacker James Harrison, but the child is recovering, Harrison's agent said today.