Leechburg News

River recreation : Hyde Park joins a growing number of communities making the Kiski River a destination spot for kayakers and canoers.

An Armstrong County woman has been sentenced to one year of house arrest for embezzling from the United Steelworkers of America.

An Armstrong County woman has pleaded guilty to participating in a chiropractor's insurance fraud scheme.

The controversy over a recently erected cell phone tower is about to heat up again.

Residents in the Hillville section of the borough could see the last of the sewer separation project heading their way.

Leechburg's Christmas in July celebration prompted some head scratching from at least one youngster Friday afternoon.

Leechburg Area School Board on Wednesday recalled one of the teachers it laid off last year.

Standing in front of the massive, white PPG building along Ferry Street between the railroad tracks and the Allegheny River, Herbie Kerr said he's hoping for the best.

This is Santa like he never has been seen before -- wearing shorts, shades and sporting a brightly colored Hawaiian shirt.

More than 40 years after she was laid to rest, the body of Pauline Sulava was exhumed Friday morning at St.

A former western Pennsylvania nuclear plant worker whose daughter believes she died of radiation exposure has been exhumed and body samples have been taken for testing.

Nine of the Alle-Kiski Valley's 15 school districts will increase property taxes during the 2008-09 school year.

Beginning Aug. 7, borough officials will begin enforcing stricter rules and requiring additional fees for borough landlords.

A big black bear was spotted -- and photographed -- in a backyard in Leechburg, Armstrong County, over the weekend.

Residents in Leechburg grabbed their cameras when a baby black bear went for a walk through their neighborhood.

A black bear was seen roaming a Leechburg neighborhood on Sunday. A WPXI viewer sent in several pictures of police monitoring where the bear was headed.

Neighbors in Armstrong County got a scare when a black bear wandered into their backyards.

A sweep conducted Monday by authorities throughout the Kiski Valley resulted in 31 people being apprehended, including an Avonmore man wanted on sexual assault charges.

The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Monday, according to jail records: * Curtis Eugene Askins, 43, of Kent, by District Judge Michael Gerheim, on charges of aggravated assault, ...

Export Mayor Bob Campagna says the borough is losing thousands of dollars in wage tax revenue because some landlords are failing to file occupancy permits when tenants move in or out.