Pleasant Hills News

In 1973, Chuck Connelly -- tall and handsome, driven and fantastically talented -- left working-class Pittsburgh for the Tyler School of Art.

It took nearly 50 years for a message in a bottle to make its way from the Gulf of Mexico to Pittsburgh.

As startled patrons in a North Braddock bar tried to push an armed robber out the front door late Friday night, a second gunman reached his hand inside and sprayed bullets indiscriminately.

The bishop raised his right hand yesterday, and, along with 13 fellow jurors, swore "by almighty God, the searcher of all hearts" to render a true verdict.

From the moment a New Jersey man nailed a screen to the trees in his backyard, set up a radio and placed a projector on the hood of his car 75 years ago, the drive-in theater was born.

Two solicitors are too much for Brentwood Councilmen David Wenzel and Mario Richards.

A violent accident Saturday morning killed a teenager from Pleasant Hills. It happened on Route 51 in Elizabeth Borough shortly before noon.

Jefferson Hills will pay the Pleasant Hills Authority $37,500 for missing a deadline for removing 125 homes from the authority's collection system.

Fueling Fluffy and Spot is getting more expensive, too. Pet food prices for the past three months have risen between 8 percent and 9.5 percent over the same period a year ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of ...

Elect to Voluntarily Go "Smoke-Free" The Allegheny County Health Department today reported that all of the three new restaurants that opened in the County last month have voluntarily chosen to go smoke-free. ...

Will higher gas prices be the savior of American cities? "The popular narrative on the collapse of housing prices has only blamed exotic lending practices," says economist Joe Cortright.

Escalating fuel prices haven't just been hard on residents and businesses. Local fire departments have been slammed by the historic highs.

“So what does that mean? You have that much less time for yourself.”

Jennifer Meliton said she's discovered the secret to being a stress-free mom, more or less. via Pittsburgh Tribune

Crews are on the scene of a gas line rupture in Pleasant Hills. It happened around 12:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Robinson Road. via Kdka.com

“It's a must to have the bridge rebuilt because on the emergency management side, it's needed”

A bridge that connected Gill Hall Road and Cochran Mill Road in Jefferson Hills will not be replaced, but officials say an alternate road used to cross the borough is in bad shape, too. via Pittsburgh Tribune

A teenager is accused of being drunk and speeding when he crashed into another vehicle, killing a 12-year-old suburban Pittsburgh girl. via The York Daily Record

“I asked if she was disappointed about that, and she said, 'No way. I'm going to see the pope,' ”

Jessi Tomko needs help to cough. Her muscles, weakened by a neuromuscular disorder, aren't strong enough to remove secretions from her lungs. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Allegheny County police say they have now filed charges in juvenile court against a teenager in connection with a crash earlier this month that killed a young girl.

The accident happened back on April 5 in Jefferson Hills along Gill Hall Road.

Tia Wright, 12, of Pleasant Hills, was killed when the pick-up truck she was riding in collided with another vehicle. Officials say three other people were injured.

Officials with Allegheny County say the 17-year-old male will not be charged as an adult and is currently being held at Shuman Detention Center. Read more

Bridge players say it's a fairly easy game to learn but it can take years to be really good. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Alcohol a factor in crash that killed 12-year-old, police say”

A 12-year-old Pleasant Hills girl riding in her father's car is killed in Jefferson Hills on April 5 by an allegedly drunken teenage driver . via PittsburghLIVE.com