White Oak News

Firefighters from five companies this morning battled a fast-moving fire in a vacant building at 1508 Packer Street in McKeesport that spread to other wood frame homes closely constructed on either side, one of which was occupied.

Allegheny County parks, meet the 21st century. The nine parks -- North, South, Boyce, Settler's Cabin, Hartwood, Deer Lakes, Round Hill, White Oak and Harrison Hills -- are spread over 12,000 acres and subject to the usual financial constraints of any government program.

The mother of a missing Allegheny County teen is asking for help because her son hasn't been seen since Friday, and he may need medical attention.

Bill Diehl approached each day and every task with a smile and a positive attitude.

PennDOT officials will host open house and workshop meetings Tuesday for the proposed Lincoln Way widening.

Longtime North Versailles police Officer Ron Masula patrolled the community's roads for years and understood the trauma experienced by those involved in crashes.

A love triangle involving a 71-year-old woman, a man who used to cut her grass and his new romantic interest ended Sunday when a police officer fatally shot the woman as she waited with a handgun, apparently to ambush the couple, said North Versailles police Chief James Comunale.

During her work for a book on the history of Elizabeth Township and surrounding communities, Joan Stefanko took to the skies in a plane.

The state budget impasse could cost Rob Oliver his freedom. Oliver, 37, of White Oak uses a wheelchair and relies on an aide to help with tasks such as getting dressed for his job as an advocate with the Disability Rights Network.

The Somerset County Fair, set for Saturday through Aug. 29 at the Meyersdale fairgrounds, showcases animals as part of its agricultural heritage.

White Oak and McKeesport police charged four Westmoreland County men with robbing a KFC in Versailles yesterday.

A North Versailles commissioner and three of his siblings have appealed a judge's decision that they must pay thousands of dollars in delinquent taxes on a home they own, according to court records.

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.

Video: In White Oak, the bridge connecting the Scarpone family's driveway to Jacks Run Road snapped off when Jacks Run flooded, wiping away the bridge and a portion of their front yard.

Jun 18, 2009 11:58 am US/Eastern The severe weather Wednesday has caused plenty of closures and detours around Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas today.

Gaylene Samples planned to retire from nursing last year. "But then my husband passed away in October and, at that point, I was grateful to have my job because it was a lifeline for me," said Samples, 68, of White Oak, a registered nurse at UPMC Shadyside.

Allegheny County has been added to a list a counties where "spot appeals'' of property assessments would be forbidden if new legislation is enacted.