Ross Township News

As he stood before the crowd gathered for the groundbreaking at the site of what will be the new Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School in Cranberry, Bishop David Zubik spoke of his own catholic school days.

Sheli Heller does something few people do. She works everyday in the same building, sometimes just feet away, from the exact spot where her husband was fatally wounded in what police believe was an apparent robbery attempt.

According to police, Neel is accused of having inappropriate contact with a 3-year-old girl while he was babysitting several children at a Ross Township home back in April.

An illegal immigrant who was accused in a 2009 Ross Township rape was accidentally deported to Mexico before going to trial.

American Legion Post 80 was renamed on Memorial Day for Sgt. Joseph Caskey, a North Hills High School graduate who died in Afghanistan.

ROSS TOWNSHIP - Gas prices have been going down in recent weeks. It's all good news for Memorial Day weekend drivers.

The Allegheny County District Attorney is asking Common Plea Judge Jeffrey A. Manning to order former state Senator Jane Orie to pay $780,000 in damages related to her conviction March 14 of using her state-funded staff for political work.A In a 68-page sentencing memorandum filed with the court, Assistant District Attorney Lawrence Claus explained ... (more)

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Quaker Valley School Board A approved the hiring of two new administrators Tuesday night.

The Allegheny County Department of Public Works today announced that Thompson Run Road in Ross Township is now open to traffic.

ROSS TOWNSHIP - Fire destroyed several businesses on Babcock Boulevard in Ross Township on Friday, but one of those businesses is already back on its feet.

State Sen. Jane Orie, R-McCandless today resigned her seat, two weeks before she is to be sentenced for using her state-funded staff for political work.

Sewickley Unleashed attracted hundreds of pet owners to the borough Saturday, with festivalgoers traveling from as far as Youngstown and East Liverpool, OH to attend.

Firefighters had to temporarily pull back from a blaze at a two-story commercial building in Ross Township on Friday afternoon.

Woman arrested twice in same day: Scott police said they charged a township resident with harassment twice in six hours.

Ross Township Commissioners accepted the resignation Monday of Township Engineer Art Gazdik, effective immediately.

PITTSBURGH - A couple accused of stealing hundreds of toys was back in court in Ross Township where they reached a plea deal to get out of jail.

TheA Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh may soon announce the sale of their 78,000-square-foot convent in Ross Township as they prepare to move to Richland Township.A "We have a serious buyer, but it's still in the negotiating stage," saidA Sister Evelyn Dettling, a spokeswoman for the convent, which is located at 4530 Perrysville Avenue.