San Jose Sharks forward prospect Brandon Svoboda, a native of Level Green, was named to the United States roster for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Junior Championship tournament, which begins later this month.

Anita Lipinski has lived in her Four Seasons Lane home in Penn Township all 55 years of her life.

Nicole Cianciotti had driven only about 4½ miles from UPMC Children’s East when she got the call that her son Braeden’s left lung collapsed.

A former state trooper was arrested Friday on police accusations that he stole $2,000 worth of merchandise from two Home Depot stores.

It was another normal school day for Penn-Trafford swimming coach Dave Babik.

Two Penn-Trafford wrestlers began the season on a high note.

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One by one, his players emerged from the home locker room at Penn-Trafford and paraded across the gym floor. Most, if not all, of coach Doug Kelly’s crew was in an unusually impulsive mood, laughing and conversing and seemingly feeling as good as can be.

With a rotation that serves up more reinforcements than the Christmas help at the mall, Penn-Trafford and its long bench are becoming more of a challenge for teams every time they take the court.

Preseason No. 1 Uniontown was relieved to get out of Penn-Trafford with a win in the Section 1-5A boys basketball opener.