Penn Hills News

Students at Washington Elementary School listen to Penn Hills police Officer Dennis Lynch when he is in their school.

Penn Hills cornerback Cullen Christian announced Tuesday that he plans to play for Michigan starting next fall.

Karen Zapf can be reached via e-mail or at 412-380-8522. When Ruth Boozer coordinates bingo at the Plum Community Center, she counts on one person to keep track of other volunteers.

Speak Out...What will you be giving thanks for this Thanksgiving? Written by Courier Newsroom Thursday, 19 November 2009 11:34 Most of us will celebrate Thanksgiving Day with family and friends.

Students in the Penn Hills school district are on a two-hour delay Thursday morning, but staff are to report on time.

Wallace "Bucky" Williams, a retired steelworker best known for playing for both of the Pittsburgh-area's Negro League baseball teams, has died.

Moon Township police were taken for a wild ride Sunday after pulling a local man over for speeding.

Jim and Jeannette Ruffing, of Penn Hills, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 20.

The state has settled another lawsuit against a state trooper whose actions have already cost the state more than $12 million.

Police chased a stolen vehicle from the city of Pittsburgh into Penn Hills early Thursday morning.

Penn Hills officials are exploring the idea of forming an organization to counter the effects of a shrinking commercial base and decades of population loss.

PennDOT is warning motorists that there will be nightly lane closures along the Parkway East between Monroeville and Wilkinsburg this week, officials said.

A Pittsburgh-area woman has sued state Rep. Anthony DeLuca and the state Department of Revenue saying she was fired after she testified before a grand jury investigating the lawmaker.

Three police officers were hurt and one man is under arrest after a high-speed chase through Westmoreland County.

Speak Out...Does the mother play a role in street violence? Written by Courier Newsroom Thursday, 05 November 2009 11:52 At the Women's March for Peace, Bev Smith challenged mothers to take more responsibility for their children.

Voters on Tuesday ousted two well-known suburban Democrats. Republican C.F. "Chuck" Hammer won the Green Tree mayor's race with 60 percent of the vote, with 99 percent of precincts reporting, defeating incumbent Vincent J. Abbato, a Democrat.

Paige Fletcher, 16, of Penn Hills receives a relaxer treatment to her hair Tuesday from Stephanie Moye, hair stylist and owner of Moye Hair Etc! in Penn Hills.

Family : Parents, Greg and Kolleen Ferraco; sister, Nicole 16; brother, Nate, 12.

A New Kensington man has avoided a possible life prison sentence by pleading guilty to third-degree murder in a love-triangle death in exchange for a 25- to 50-year prison sentence.

A Clarion University freshman from Penn Hills was stabbed in the leg during a fight last night in a university dining hall.