Verona News

Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating the apparent shooting death of Brandon Thomas, 18, of Verona.

* Family: Parents, Scott and Cathy Kundrick; sister, Lexi, 7. * Noteworthy: AJ was one of 21 winners in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's "History of Flight" aviation art contest.

It hit Lynn McHolme a few months ago while she was driving through Elizabeth's business district.

State Rep. Frank Dermody of Oakmont has been elected House Democratic whip, replacing Rep.

The mother of a New Kensington boy with Tourette syndrome filed a federal disability lawsuit Tuesday against a Penn Hills-based day-care company.

The Pennsylvania State Police and a national organization are urging the public to show support for law enforcement officers and families killed in the line of duty by participating in Project Blue Light this holiday season.

Rex Rutkoski can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4664. There's a reason why something penned in 1843 still can touch us today, Randi Gartner says.

Dave DeSimone is a member of the American Wine Society. He can be heard daily on KQV Radio with the Wine Cellar reports.

A Penn Hills police officer died of gunshot wounds last night after responding to a home where a second man was found shot to death inside.

More than 100 cats rescued from Tiger Ranch in March 2008 by the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are still in need of homes.

A federal grand jury Friday indicted a Penn Hills man on a charge of bank robbery.

Allegheny County Council yesterday approved the much-debated sale of the county Health Department building in Oakland and did not contest County Executive Dan Onorato's veto of a proposal to impose county fees on nonprofit organizations.

UPMC's decision to close its Braddock hospital riled Allegheny County Council to the point that it could cost local tax-exempt entities, a council member said today.

A man was killed this afternoon when he was struck by falling concrete in a construction accident at Longwood at Oakmont, an assisted living facility in Verona.

"The Bridge #2" is one of the pieces by Raphael Founder's Prize winner Christian Burchard that is on display at the Society for Contemporary Craft in the Strip District.

A Verona man charged with killing his girlfriend's father was ordered to stand trial today in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.

A local man died over the weekend after a confrontation with his daughter's boyfriend turned violent.

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A Springdale man died early Sunday after an incident in a Verona apartment, authorities said.

Here's a look at just some of the incidents in the Alle-Kiski Valley that the Timothy Sunday burglary ring is accused of: * December 2004: Theft of a safe from Don's Pizza, Saxonburg Boulevard, Indiana Township.