A group of Irwin-area Catholics is petitioning the borough to rename an alley behind Immaculate Conception Church in honor of a priest who served the parish for nearly two decades.

Hempfield returned to the top of the Class 6A softball mountain last spring when the Spartans won their ninth WPIAL championship.

Three Norwin girls qualified for the PIAA girls wrestling championships March 5-7 at the Giant Center in Hershey.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

The North Huntingdon Police Department has a new K-9, one that loves to work ferreting out crime, according to its handler.

ALTOONA — With four seconds left in regulation and her team down three, Norwin’s Ava Christopher banked in a 3-pointer to take the game to overtime against Altoona in the first round of the PIAA Class 6A tournament Friday night.

Area communities receive grants from casino revenue

Irwin officials Tuesday once again were faced with the reality that there will be no easy solution to reopening the closed Colony Drive Bridge, which is the closest connection between a 226-unit apartment complex and Route 30.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Canon-McMillan went from the edge of despair to the doorstep of a championship.