Belle Vernon News

The township commissioners Wednesday reported that homes are being connected to the new stormwater and wastewater system.

A Belle Vernon man reported missing by friends and family was found dead by police Thursday night.

With the labor contracts in place, the district was already locked into salary increases that will amount to $1 million this budget year.

This article has been read 56 times. Washington County Housing Authority n Date: June 24 n Action: The board awarded two contracts under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the larger of which was $241,000 to G&W Roofing and Construction, Eighty Four, to replace the roof at Bassettown Manor.

A Brownsville man was stabbed to death by his girlfriend late Friday night while arguing in Redstone Township, state police said.

Jeff Oliver can be reached via e-mail or at 724-684-2666. While the state continues to trudge its way toward a budget, the lack of a spending plan for 2009-10 has drawn light away from a key item on Gov.

A Bentleyville church sometime Friday or Saturday became the target of vandalism for the third time in the last two years.

A severe storm that caused flash flooding in some areas of southwestern Pennsylvania primarily missed the Mid-Mon Valley overnight.

Our Mid-Mon Valley is made up of a fine assortment of gems and treasures. These gems consist of our parks, churches, schools, businesses and other areas of distinction.

Westmoreland County 911 said an accident involving a tractor-trailer is backing up traffic on Interstate 70 Tuesday morning.

The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 were blocked on Tuesday morning because of a serious accident in Westmoreland County.

A Fayette County man accused of fatally shooting another man was held for trial at a preliminary hearing Monday.

Punchline , a pop punk band from Belle Vernon, Pa formed in 1998, will be at Champion Ship Records in Lemoyne Monday night.

One of several noteworthy traditions that will continue during the Mid-Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony is the honoring of senior student-athletes from eight local high schools.

Council on Monday appointed Robert McIntyre to replace Verne Horan. Horan, 79, died May 14, ending 34 years of service on council.

Canonsburg council is expected to vote Monday on an agreement that will allow the construction of an access road, ending in a cul-de-sac, to the proposed Fort Pitt Business Park.

Being involved in fundraisers and church-organized outreach programs has been a blessing for Mary Jo Grove.

Belle Vernon Area High School will hold its commencement ceremony at 7 tonight at the football stadium, weather permitting.

Jewels Phraner can be reached via e-mail. When Southwest Regional police Chief John Hartman became a police officer, he never expected to deal with this kind of sting.

A domestic dispute between a Fallowfield Township couple turned violent when the wife shot her husband in the head.