Forest Hills News

Eight furry, playful kittens tumbled over each other in a large cage Saturday at Forest Hills Park's Fourth of July celebration.

If you're not angry about the job that America's Largest Full-Time State Legislature isn't doing, you're missing a great train wreck.

Helping students to stay in school is a challenge every school district faces, but a program offered through Goodwill Industries of the Conemaugh Valley Inc.

The drumbeat of bad economic news for the Pittsburgh region continued in May with the unemployment rate rising to the highest level in nearly 17 years, the state said Tuesday.

The Parkway east reopened shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday after a crash blocked the outbound lanes near the Forest Hills exit.

At least one Allegheny County lawmaker, Rep. Dan Frankel, says he is inclined to support Gov.

Federal and state emergency officials plan visits this week to eight flooded Allegheny County towns operating under a disaster emergency declaration, municipal leaders said Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH a ' Allegheny County today declared a disaster emergency at 4:30 p.m. as a result of the flooding that took place due to several powerful storm systems that passed through the region on Wed., June 17.

Allegheny County this evening declared a disaster emergency as a result of Wednesday night's floods, which caused major damage to homes, roads, bridges, public property, sewer systems and culverts.

Leaders in Turtle Creek, Wilkinsburg and Forest Hills declared a state of emergency in those communities following Wednesday night's storms, which flooded roads and basements and knocked out power.

Jun 18, 2009 11:47 am US/Eastern Several local communities have declared states of emergency following Wednesday night's severe storms that brought heavy rain, hail and lightning.

Mandy Kull has a little fun with Ed Dzenis, right, at the East Winds Symphonic Band rehearsal at Trinity Christian School.

Interested in a summer job with the county? Call the Forest Hills CareerLink Youth Hotline at 412-436-2321, or visit www.alleghenycounty.us/dhs/wiayouth.aspx . Youth ages 14-24 are eligible; apply for specific programs or fill out a general application.

If you want a beer in Bellevue, you'd better look elsewhere. Some of the Ohio River borough's residents hoped to change that by trying to get a referendum on the May 19 primary ballot to end the borough's "dry" policy.

Six former and current college students have been indicted as illegal drug traffickers responsible for $500,000 in sales since 2005 in Erie, Pittsburgh and two university campuses.

Common Pleas Court Judge Joseph K. Williams III, the only sitting judge on the ballot, was leading in unofficial but nearly complete returns in the competition for the five Democratic nominations for the local bench.

Every artist chooses a medium. For Stephan Spence, his flesh is the canvas. The Woodland Hills High School junior, who aspires someday to operate a tattoo parlor, has tattoos running up both arms, some drawn from images he created -- the numbers 412 in flames, his nickname, "Steph Money." "It's good because it's yours.

Bobby Kerlik can be reached via e-mail or at 412-391-0927. A Steelers favorite, a former mayor and the district attorney are among the famous faces involved in the race for five seats on the Allegheny County Common Pleas bench.

Avoiding a wet basement seems possible when the issue is attacked early in the building process, but once a water problem occurs, it most likely isn't going to dry up.

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that overturned the state's prohibition on campaign contributions by casino owners and executives could mark a new beginning for the industry, a casino law expert said.