Dravosburg News

A Dravosburg man accused of beating his crying 2-year-old son and putting a pillow over his face was found hanging inside his home Thursday, a few minutes after his preliminary hearing was scheduled to start.

Kennywood Park officials are demanding that three state legislators apologize or be censured for comments made on the House floor Monday about the new Spanish owners of the famous amusement park.

By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM Ireland's pride will be proclaimed as the Ancient Order of Hibernians present a two-day salute to Greater Johnstown's Irish culture and traditions.

Two Mon-Yough assemblymen listened to arguments favoring a referendum on merging Pittsburgh city and Allegheny County governments.

By now, Gov. Ed Rendell's proposal to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike for $12.8 billion should be riding a wave of popular support in the General Assembly.

Late last fall, a Maryland fisherman spotted what he first thought was a frog leaping around Donegal Lake.

The Pennsylvania School Funding Campaign is urging legislators across the state to reform education funding.

Traffic has been reduced to a single lane in each direction on Route 837 in Duquesne as work begins on a new access bridge to the Regional Industrial Development Corp.

Imagine that a multibillion-dollar robbery has occurred and the thieves are long gone -- the heist of the century. via Pittsburgh Tribune

A retired state trooper says he feels lucky to be alive after he and two other people test-driving a boat jumped the craft over a dam on the Allegheny River. via The York Daily Record

Two years ago, when newcomer Bill Kortz sought the 38th District seat in the state House of Representatives, we saw him as the "unpolitician" with the "fortitude and independence to listen to his constituents." ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A Dravosburg man is accused of trying to suffocate a toddler because the child allegedly vomited on him. via WPXI

“I did not put anything on my son's face.”

A pillow isn't thought of as a lethal weapon, but a Dravosburg father of two is in the Allegheny County Jail, accused of trying to suffocate one of his children - which is something Joseph Jerome Williams ... via WPXI

“My dad just passed away and left me both of these cars, so I'm going to have to get [the tires] replaced.”

People in Dravosburg are upset because someone went on a huge vandalism spree in their town. via WPXI

“This guy's leading the community. He's willing to take on the issues.”

Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato won over officials at Allegheny League of Municipalities' annual conference today by stressing a proposal to combine Pittsburgh and Allegheny County government will ... via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

“But I'm up for it and believe I can do a good job. I think probably one of the big things is accessibility. The people I have been speaking with ... they just feel they're not being represented in the way they should.”

One of the Mon Valley's newest state representatives and one of its veteran leaders face primary fights this year. via PittsburghLIVE.com

A tattoo parlor on the corner of Fourth Street and Euclid Avenue in Dravosburg was robbed at 9:15 p.m. Saturday night. via WPXI

Police say they have arrested a Clairton man, who is accused in the armed robbery of a tattoo parlor in Dravosburg Saturday night. via Kdka.com

Police investigators from Allegheny County and McKeesport say they are at the scene of a shooting incident tonight in Dravosburg. via Kdka.com

“Having the Riverton Bridge is going to make the alignment between McKeesport and Duquesne really spectacular”

The Great Allegheny Passage should be a little greater in a few months. Union Railroad Co. via PittsburghLIVE.com