While Leezer, Molinaro and Hughes don’t want to go into their first responder jobs after high school, they said doing these jobs builds good life skills. Leezer wants to be a neuropsychologist after ...

The Jayhawks had 21 fourth quarter points in the 38-24 playoff win.

The owners of a Mc-Keesport bar decided to close their business after a double shooting occurred there Thursday night. Our news partners at WTAE reported that a note announcing the shutdown was posted ...

ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP John Summers, 54, of Rostraver Township, beloved father, grandfather, son, unc le, brother, and friend, passed away suddenly on Oct. 29, 2025, a t Penn Highlands Mon Valley. Born in ...

Kemon Spell scored four TDs in the 44-7 victory. It might have taken top-seeded McKeesport a bit to get on track in its WPIAL Class 4A firstround contest Friday at Weigle-Schaeffer Stadium, but once ...

The message was consistent from start to finish: the Mon Valley isn’t waiting for change — it’s building it. With a full slate of speakers, the event focused on where the region is heading, what’s ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help buy groceries.

Frazier 27 California 12 Chartiers Valley 7 McKeesport 44 Waynesburg Central 13 South Allegheny 61 Monessen 0 Clairton 50 Jeannette 38 Bentworth 24 Mars 14 Thomas Jefferson 31 Burrell 21 North ...

Clairton dominated all aspects of the game in a 50-0 playoff victory.

Frazier’s late-season surge continued into the playoffs Friday night, as the Commodores upset host California, 27-12, to earn their first postseason victory under first-year head coach Tony Battaglini ...

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