The state Commission on Crime and Delinquency has unveiled the first phase of an upcoming statewide program to improve testing and tracking procedure for sexual assault evidence kits, which advocates say will improve transparency and accountability for survivors. The new Track-Kit Program ...
For the first time in 35 years, Pennsylvania has recorded a little more than 1,000 cases of the measles, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Monday. While the outbreak has so far bypassed Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, Allegheny County reported its first case Monday. The ...
Volunteers from the Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy are confident that ongoing restoration efforts within township parks will pay dividends for years to come. According to Conservancy President Sarada Sangameswaran, the project to remove invasive plants and replace them with native ...
The Montour Trail will host the fifth annual Great American Rail-Trail Tour 2026 later this month, highlighting both local and national efforts to expand trail connectivity. The ride, which will run from Montour Trail mile marker zero in Coraopolis to Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 23 to 24, will ...
Jim Gastgeb’s fascination with the automobile began as a youth when he accompanied his father on trips to the local dealership to buy a new car for the family. “Back then it was either a four-door Chevy Impala or a station wagon,” said Gastgeb, of Bethel Park. “I would always be ...
Many may only be familiar with fly fishing from the iconic scenes featured in the 1992 film, “A River Runs Through It,” starring Brad Pitt. But for anglers and would-be anglers in the South Hills, there is a little-known “port of entry” into the mysterious world of fly fishing, and ...
