Lower Burrell News

A Lower Burrell woman and her husband are suing the Lower Burrell American Legion Post for a fall she said she had at the post in 2008.

City residents likely will pay more in both property taxes and sewage rates in 2010 for the second consecutive year.

At age 80 and coming from a family of military veterans, Helen Stevenson worries that the importance of remembering the sacrifice of American soldiers is lost on today's younger generations.

Joe Grillo said the hillside behind his house ignited so quickly on Saturday that there was little he could do to stop the brush fire he accidentally started from spreading.

Residents of Springdale could be paying less for garbage collection next year. Council President Jason Fry said yesterday that rates could be lowered because the borough will use a new hauler that charges less than the current provider.

Elena's Restaurant & Cafe is one of Lower Burrell's true gems. The elegant Italian restaurant provides good meals at a good price in a charming setting.

Rex Rutkoski can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4664. The "soldiers" of the Wyoming Valley Massacre, which took place in 1778 during the Revolutionary War, were not "soldiers" in the traditional sense.

Family: Sisters Lorraine Gaibrish and Gloria Scalzott and brother Glenn Gaibrish.

It's the topic the candidates for the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas are focusing on as the central issue in Tuesday's election.

The Allegheny Health and Rehabilitation Center hopes to make Saturday's Make a Difference Day fundraiser an ongoing project.

"question importance of Web presence in Valley elections" at the Valley News Dispatch .

About 15 minutes after being charged with B-Z Mart holdup, Ford City man charged in heist at Famous Footware A Ford City man charged with two robberies is accused of committing others, police confirmed Monday.

August "Augie" Moret has lived in Lower Burrell all his life and loved it except for one thing.

The cause of a fire that damaged a vacant Parnassus house late Friday is under investigation as suspicious.

To find a local chapter or group of the American Sewing Guild, visit the Web site at www.asg.org . * The Springdale Free Public Library, 331 School St., Springdale, is offering free classes in sewing and other domestic arts running through next year as part of its series, "Skills Your Grandmother Should Have Taught You." Contact the library at ...

Many drivers and bus riders face major changes in Downtown traffic patterns starting this morning.

Deputies nabbed one of Allegheny County's 'Most Wanted' while he was playing video games.

Allegheny County sheriff's deputies arrested a convicted sex offender who they say violated his parole, converging on him while he played video games yesterday at a Lower Burrell bar.

Sixteen-year-old Davis Denny from Lower Burrell, Pa., gets help from Karen Gaupp of Pittsburgh Friday evening as they groom Denny's 3-year-old Irish Setter, Bailey, at the All-Breed Dog Show at the Allegany County Fairgrounds.

The following is a partial list of criminal cases handled by Judge James J. Panchik at a sentence court on Sept.