West Mifflin News

Allegheny County Council members are expected to introduce a proposal tonight that would require group homes to register with the county before they could accept residents.

Continuing problems with phone lines in the West Mifflin area because of recent rainy weather are affecting the borough's police department.

A former West Mifflin police chief recently released from federal prison has been sued by the widow of a former patrolman who accuses him of illegally taking and then selling the couple's sizable gun ...

Adam Gress, an offensive tackle from West Mifflin, gave a verbal commitment to Penn State today, becoming the school's 13th football recruit for 2009.

Water damage to underground cables is being blamed for a phone outage that has affected hundreds of residents in parts of Homestead, Munhall, West Mifflin and Whitaker.

The six-day forecast ... weekly poll Do you support lifting the ban on offshore drilling? Yes, we need to find every drop of oil we can get Yes, environmentalists are out of touch with reality Maybe, if it can ...

A Duquesne man wanted on charges of shooting and killing a man seated inside a van in West Mifflin will be featured on Fox's "America's Most Wanted" television program, Allegheny Sheriff William P. Mullen said.

Severe storms tore through the area all weekend, uprooting trees and knocking down power lines all over Western Pennsylvania.

Devon Geary singled, doubled and tripled as the Connellsville Crush 13- and 14-year-old team defeated West Mifflin, 10-0. Cameron Bernhardt, Andrew Stone and Garrett Lowman each doubled and singled.

Thousands of homes were without electricity after thunderstorms rolled through Western Pennsylvania Thursday evening.

An Islamic nuclear physicist on Thursday accused the U.S. Department of Energy of revoking his security clearance in retaliation for his criticism of the government's treatment of Muslims.

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.

A little more than two weeks after suspending "tar and chips" road maintenance in Allegheny County because of problems with the emulsified oil, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has resumed the ...

Although a deal fell through to keep General Motors Corp.'s Western Pennsylvania stamping plant open, the fallout is bound to benefit GM's 36th Street SW metal plant.

A woman whose car plunged down a ravine near Kennywood Park yesterday is in serious condition in Allegheny General Hospital.

Liberty Belle, a newly restored World War II B-17 bomber, took to the skies over Pittsburgh yesterday.

A woman has been hospitalized after the car she was driving plunged into a ravine near Pittsburgh.

A West Mifflin man has been convicted in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend outside a Pittsburgh-area restaurant last year.

There has been such a great response to this event, that Carmikes has extended it! Demonstrations will now be Friday June 7th AND Saturday June 8th. Live demos will be before and after the 5 and 7 pm show times. Kids will have a chance to win COOL Kung Fu Panda Prizes and free karate lessons!

You can also check out info on the Karate Summer Camp which begins June 16th. Demo is run by Dynamic Martial Arts Pittsburgh. Check them out at www.dynamicmartialartspa.com

Visit our booth from 4 to 8 pm at the Carmikes Southland 9 theatre to get more information.

Nicholas Novak, 18, is supposed to get his diploma tonight from West Mifflin Area High School.