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Pennsylvania American Water lifts conservation requirement
Pennsylvania American Water lifted its mandatory conservation notice for Washington and Allegheny County Sunday, saying power has been restored to the treatment plant serving those customers.

2/7/2010

Rendell declares emergency
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gov. Ed Rendell declared a disaster emergency in Pennsylvania as a winter storm brought heavy snow and gusty winds that cut off power to tens of thousands and forced road closures.

2/6/2010

Allegheny County declares emergency due to storm
Allegheny County has declared a state of emergency as snow blankets the area, bringing down power lines and shutting roadways.

2/6/2010

'Fierce' storm blankets southern Pa., closes roads
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gov. Ed Rendell declared a disaster emergency in Pennsylvania on Saturday as a winter storm brought heavy snow and gusty winds that cut off power to tens of thousands and forced road closures. The governor's declaration allows officials to bypass bid and contract procedures to deal with the emergency. Pennsylvania National Guard forces had been deployed to help state police, Rendell said.

2/6/2010

Clarification
Helen McCracken is superintendent of Canon-McMillan School District. She was misidentified in a story in last week's edition.

2/3/2010

Valley Brook ramp renovation stalled in litigation
 Traffic on the ramp to and from Washington and Valley Brook roads in Peters Township may continue to flow, even if a bit slowly at times.

2/3/2010

PT directors discuss insurance concerns
A majority of the insurance policies carried by the Peters Township School District are due in July with the exception of one: School Leaders Liability Policy.

2/3/2010

St. Clair Hospital has broken ground for three new operating rooms
St. Clair Hospital has broken ground for the construction of three new operating rooms at its primary campus in Mt. Lebanon.

2/3/2010

Biology teacher wins makeover for classroom
 Meloni DiPietro, a biology teacher at Seton-La Salle High School in Mt. Lebanon, inherited a classroom that has a lot of history.

2/3/2010

Hearing continued for SF cop
 A preliminary hearing for an off-duty South Fayette Township police officer charged in the Dec. 18 accident in which two Bridgeville officers were injured, was continued at the request of the defense when additional charges were added to the original complaint.

2/3/2010

Civil War reenactors relive history
 This is the final in a three-part series pertaining to the reopening of the Espy Post 153 in Carnegie.

2/3/2010

On-time school start irks C-M parents
 Some parents are frustrated and upset that Canon-McMillan School District did not have a two-hour delay because of the snowy weather Jan. 28 when most surrounding districts did.

2/3/2010

PT man's suit claims faulty pedal
 A Peters Township man is suing Toyota Motor Corp., claiming a defective accelerator on his Camry caused him to steer the car into a utility pole in 2006, leaving him severely injured.

2/3/2010

South Fayette hires new high school principal
South Fayette High School has a new principal. Scott Milburn was hired by the South Fayette School Board of Directors by a vote of 8-1 at its regular meeting Jan. 26.

2/3/2010

South Fayette considers gas well drilling
South Fayette is in the process of permitting gas well drilling within the township.

2/3/2010

Event to focus on pet loss
When Deb Chebatoris began Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation in Bridgeville on Jan. 21, 2005, she started an entirely new career caring for families who were experiencing the loss of their beloved pet.

2/3/2010

PennDOT completes I-279 improvements
PennDOT District 11's work to improve the merge point of northbound I-279 (Parkway North) with northbound I-79 in the Borough of Franklin Park has been completed, eliminating a bottle neck and reducing congestion for commuters.

2/3/2010

Friends raise more than $6,000 for hospice
Family Hospice and Palliative Care in Mt. Lebanon has received a donation from Friends of Family Hospice, a group of volunteers who work to support the nonprofit organization's patient and family services.

2/3/2010

Canonsburg moves to 24-hour parking enforcement
On three Fridays every month, anywhere from eight to 15 people get together to socialize and work on things like afghans and samplers at the French Knot cross-stitch shop on West Pike Street in Canonsburg.

2/3/2010

Legislators discuss ways to avoid last year's budget fiasco
Because this is an election year for Pennsylvania's governor, all state representatives and a good part of the state Senate, officials are guaranteeing that citizens won't be seeing a repeat of the budget debacle that kept state spending in limbo for 101 days.

2/3/2010

Smith to host cyber meeting
State Rep. Matt Smith, D-Mt. Lebanon, is holding his first cyber Town Hall meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9.

2/3/2010

Mt. Lebanon burglaries investigation continues
Mt. Lebanon police continued to investigate four residential burglaries since Jan. 19 and are coordinating evidence with Castle Shannon police on a similar burglary that occurred in that borough.

2/3/2010

USC to hold hearing to amend definition of gas station
 Upper St. Clair Township Commissioners will hold a public hearing before its regular meeting on April 5 on a proposed zoning text amendment to the definition of a gasoline station at the request of a township business owner.

2/3/2010

Environmentalist says waste impacting world
We're killing this planet one plastic bottle at a time. Something as mundane as brushing our teeth will cause the orangutans in Borneo to become extinct in the next few years.

2/3/2010

Pensions concern officials
 Prepare to pay.

2/3/2010

Experts speak on steelhead fishing
 The Pennsylvania Steelhead Association (PSA) and AdventureMen Ministries will host a free steelhead fishing seminar Saturday, Feb. 6, at South Hills Assembly Church in Bethel Park

2/3/2010