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WPIAL announces latest Hall of Fame class

Two former coaches, one former administrator and one state championship basketball team are among the local honorees comprising the Class of 2025 to be inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Athletic League’s Hall of Fame. The 18th WPIAL HOF class was publicly announced during a press ...

PT’s Kuhn named National Coach of Year

David Kuhn’s cell phone rang. The Peters Township boys golf coach glanced at the screen as it flashed Bob Lombardi’s name as the incoming caller. Lombardi was not on the line as the PIAA executive director, but rather as the president of the National Federation of High School ...

McMillon setting his own standards

Michael Jackson’s signature song “Beat It” resonates with Darius McMillon. As a two-sport athlete at Peters Township High School, he has followed in the footsteps of some outstanding performers, including his older brother, Donovan, and he has been determined to exceed those standards ...

The Department of Justice announced this week that a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh indicted a former Upper St. Clair resident on charges he attempted to join terrorist organization Hezbollah and lied to authorities about his activities. According to a press release from the DOJ, Jack ...

A charter school in the Bethel Park School District that was forced to close after two months in operation is seeking a new home in multiple school districts, including Peters Township. Beth Opat, founder of Dogwood Charter School, appeared before the board of school directors Monday evening ...

Peters Township approves 2025 budget

Peters Township council adopted next year’s budget, which will maintain the current tax rate. The $43.7 million budget will keep taxes at 1.7 mills, which is assessed at $1.70 on each $1,000 of a property’s value. The 2025 budget forecasts that Peters will bring in about $29.4 million in ...