Plum News

These local students were named to their college's dean's lists for the fall 2011 semester.

Daveen Rae Kurutz is a Murrysville Star staff writer and can be reached at 412-856-7400 x8627 or via e-mail. Murrysville municipal officials recently offered a series of recommendations to Plum's comprehensive plan -- a guide on how to best use community resources.

Sarris Candies famous chocolate-covered pretzels are back in production, and the Canonsburg company wanted to show you how they're made.

Valentine's Day is all about love, so spread the love with these gift suggestions! There are tons of gift options and ideas to be found at local businesses.

You've heard of soccer moms and hockey moms. Now a Lifetime reality TV show-filmed here in Pittsburgh-is putting the national spotlight on Dance Moms .

Murrysville officials want to be good neighbors - and hope for the same from Plum when it comes to Route 286.

A suspended Braddock police officer awaiting trial in Westmoreland County on charges of burglarizing a Donegal campground and stealing cocaine from the police evidence room is now accused of scamming a deaf man.

A former Plum High School student is being accused of waving a pellet gun on school district property on Tuesday.

After three years of preparation, a comprehensive plan for Plum Borough now is available to the public.

Oversized stuffed animals wearing festive Valentine's Day bows sat atop shelves of boxed chocolates at Sarris Candies .

About a dozen employees safely escaped a fire at Sarris Candies in Canonsburg early Friday morning.

Groundhog Phil saw his shadow on Thursday morning, in front of thousands of eagerly waiting people, which predicted 6 more weeks of winter.

Karen Zapf is an Advance Leader staff writer and can be reached at 412-856-7400 x8753 or via e-mail. The Plum Borough Athletic Association this week appealed a judge's termination of its lease of eight baseball and softball fields, despite previous statements by officials at a parents' meeting it would not appeal.

Riding in an ambulance en route to a reported cardiac arrest, Plum High School senior James Regan says he was ready.

According to the National Coffee Association, Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee per day, with independent coffeehouses raking in $12 billion in annual sales.

In 2004, during the debate over whether to legalize gambling in Pennsylvania, Gov.

The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 term at Chatham University in Pittsburgh: Lauren Thompson of Oakmont is a fourth-year student.

R.A. Monti is a Valley News Dispatch staff writer and can be reached at 724-226-4691 or via e-mail. Catholic Schools Week, which began in 1974, is a celebration of everything a Catholic education represents.

Sam Spatter is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-320-7843 or via e-mail. "It's very difficult to explain to somebody who's never been on a submarine what the camaraderie is like," said Bookwalter, 58, of Plum.

Karen Zapf is an Advance Leader staff writer and can be reached at 412-856-7400 x8753 or via e-mail. Plum Borough Athletic Association officials said they are unlikely to continue operating youth baseball and softball programs in the community.