West Elizabeth News

Properties sit vacant along state Route 51 in Brentwood. But a plan to pool resources of eight nearby municipalities is aimed at revitalizing the corridor.

Properties sit vacant along state Route 51 in Brentwood. But a plan to pool resources of eight nearby municipalities is aimed at revitalizing the corridor.

West Elizabeth was approved for nearly $2 million in loans and grants to separate its sewers, state lawmakers announced today.

Pennsbury Village residents decided in 1976 they'd had enough of Robinson and the township's proposed sewage treatment fees.

Many Mon Valley volunteer fire organizations must struggle to make ends meet, and the rising cost of diesel fuel isn't helping matters.

All Erection & Crane Rental Corp. in Cleveland has expanded its operation in West Elizabeth, Pa.

Few of the very large trout stocked have been caught, though one angler did land a 25.5-inch, 6-pound, 3-ounce rainbow this week. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“This shows that we are one district, not separate”

Schools in the West Jefferson Hills School District soon will be united under one mascot: the Jaguar. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“They've given me hip replacements, which I needed. I'm treated well. At my age, it's better here than in other prisons. I feel safer here.”

Five inmates at the State Correctional Institution-Laurel Highlands agreed to talk about their medical care. via The Daily American

“Everyone tried to drag her through the mud because of the life she led, but she was still my child. No one deserves to die like that, and be put in a sewer.”

It's been four-and-a-half years since Gerri Mackulin's daughter was found dead in a Clairton sewer, and Mackulin desperately wants to know who killed the 30-year-old mother of six. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

“Officers don't have to exactly follow the force levels, because every call's level is different and requires different reactions”

Sandra Burcin never wanted to become a police officer, although friends and family have told her it is a fitting profession. via PittsburghLIVE.com