Green Tree News

Salvation Army volunteer Nicole Ferguson sorts toys for the Treasures for Children program.

Two local libraries are thriving even as they, like others in Allegheny County, have been forced to cut their budgets.

The Treasures for Children program will accept new, unwrapped gifts at local Salvation Army worship and service centers or at its warehouse at 820 Parish St.

Monroeville man charged in assault on 13-year-old: That obvious douchebag over there is 21-year-old Alex Pimpinella of Monroeville, Pennsylvania.

Allegheny County Police say a Monroeville man had sex with a 13-year-old girl he met online.

If you had to choose between giving up your car or your home computer for a week, which would you choose? It would be a tough call when so many of us rely heavily on our computers.

Revised: Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario has signed off on the planned reorganization of the 257-year-old, Ben Franklin-founded Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire, known as the Hand-in-Hand for the sign that marks 5,000 homes and buildings it insures.

The Green Tree mayor's race was dominated by the issue of how borough officials handled the death of retired Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ralph Cappy.

Six months later, the death of retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Ralph Cappy is the focal point in a local political race.

Six candidates are running for four seats on Green Tree council in the Nov. 3 election.

Three candidates are vying for Green Tree's mayoral seat on Nov. 3. Current Mayor Vincent Abbato is running for his second term.

Amtrak is recommending that another train be added to the sparse service between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, if state and federal legislators decide the additional ridership is worth the expense.

It's that time of year again. Volunteers are gathering once more with plans to do something special for elderly men and women who are ill or cannot be home to celebrate Christmas with families.

A worker walks between two ovens, lined with copper tubing, where "parabolic" glass will be made at Flabeg Solar US in the Clinton Commerce Park in Findlay The plant is expected to employ as many as 200 people.

A second crash on the outbound Parkway West this afternoon is again slowing traffic.

The Dormont Historical Society formally dedicated a granite marker commemorating the site of the former Dormont High School .

Allegheny Intermediate Unit officials have determined that a problem with an Internet feed was why several hundred county students were unable to watch the Pittsburgh Student G-20 summit from remote locations last week.

A study by Kimball Architecture released last night has determined that buildings in the Keystone Oaks School District are underutilized and class sizes are not as full as they could be.

The Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania Thursday dedicated its new headquarters in Green Tree with hopes it will earn a gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating.

Allegheny County police responded to two separate police chases on Tuesday morning.