Mars News

Eloise Ann O'Leary, 93, died Friday, December 18, 2009 at St. John's Specialty Care Center, Mars, PA where she resided for the past 5 1/2 years.

Eloise O'Leary never took lessons in cake decorating, but she once offered to whip up a wedding cake for a cousin who was getting married.

Spain's Development Ministry said Tuesday it had withdrawn the flying license for debt-stricken Air Comet, leaving thousands of Christmas travelers to Latin American destinations stranded at Madrid's airport.

St. Marys Catholic Middle School students are preparing a toe-tappina country-themed Christmas play scheduled for Wednesday at the St.

As I ladled soup into Styrofoam cups and handed them to men and women in an outdoor makeshift chow line in Pittsburgh last week, I was amazed by the attitude of the recipients of the food.

Earl's nervous about returning a laptop computer he stole from a college professor, mostly because he's uncomfortable around smart people.

In September 2007, Zacc Dray donated a kidney to save the life of his 4-year-old cousin, Jessiah Class.

John Poorbaugh, an 18-year-old senior at United High School, was among newly elected members taking their seats on the district's school board at the panel's reorganization meeting Tuesday.

On this date in 1964, the United States launched the space probe Mariner 4 on a course to Mars: Nov.

Many Americans still didn't know what to make of airplanes in 1909, six years after the Wright brothers' first successful flight.

'Backpacks to Briefcases' will be held Nov. 20 for students and alumni at Stone Pepper's Grill in Mars, Pa.

Creativity and fun defined Nick Mitchell, whether it was making up games to play with his older sister or founding new companies.

A Mars Snackfood US facility in Lancaster County, Pa., was fined by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for exceeding allowed operation time on two cocoa bean roasting systems between 2005 and 2008, the department announced Tuesday.

Because only a fraction of struggling middle-grade readers sign up for summer school, Pittsburgh Public Schools officials are trying something different to lure them in next year.

A Butler County man pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges of bank and wire fraud and two counts of mail fraud.

Jeff Turner had always longed to go on a grand adventure, and to do it with his son Taylor before he went off to college.

About 20 demonstrators made up of current and former workers of the Mars Home for Youth and labor union representatives lined up along Route 228 Thursday afternoon to show their solidarity for five employees who they believe were fired for engaging in union organizing activities.

The Mars Area School District is looking for a few good crew members. Superintendent William Pettigrew said last night that he met with representatives of the Three Rivers Rowing Association, who want to recruit Mars Area students in grades 7 through 12.

After his son was killed in Afghanistan in 2008, it would have been easy for Bob Girdano to shut himself off to the world, his friend Al Pulice said Sunday.

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