Bethel Park native Mark A. Eckman said he is ready for the challenge of being the 13th bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. “In my book, it’s obviously a very awesome responsibility,” the native of Bethel Park said in a recent interview. “I try not to think too much about everything ...
It might be time to put away the blankets and turn on the air conditioner as the region is experiencing “weather whiplash” with summer temperatures finally arriving this week, along with a whiff of Canadian wildfire smoke. Temperatures didn’t make it out of the 50s on Saturday and ...
In the wake of a fatal kayak accident, Claudia Huber helped draft a bill intended to make the state’s waterways safer for recreation. For Huber, a legislative aide to state Rep. Natalie Mihalek, it’s been a personal undertaking. Her uncle, Jon Gentile, died in a 2022 kayaking accident on ...
South Fayette High School has become known for its championship teams with multiple WPIAL titles in football and girls basketball, along with a state boys basketball title in 2010 and a state girls basketball championship this year. Add another championship to the list – unified esports, ...
Matthew Raffaele and his wife, Emily Powell, were sitting on the back porch of their Peters Township home when a thought occurred to them. “We always sit on our back decks and think, how can we save the world,” Raffaele said. “We both work with the homeless, so we came up with the idea ...
Molly Mathias has become a celebrity at Bethel Park High School, and with good reason. The senior will represent Pennsylvania in powerlifting at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, the lone female powerlifter in the state to be selected. She also is the first Bethel Park student athlete ...
