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The superintendent of Monessen City School District said police are investigating after a firearm was found in a teacherĢƵ desk Thursday. Dr. Robert Motte sent a letter to parents informing them the weapon had been found at Monessen Elementary Center. Motte wrote in the letter that the ...

McDonald woman accused of scamming mother

State police accused a woman this week of defrauding her mother out of $1,400. Erica Bardell, 42, of McDonald, allegedly convinced her mother that she was being held against her will and needed the money to be released, state police said. Bardell's mother, a 70-year-old resident of Summerhill ...

Washington Mall redevelopment continues

What was once a bustling indoor shopping center is now largely a pile of rubble and debris. Since the fall, construction crews have been busy razing the Washington Mall in South Strabane Township to make way for a Costco. Still currently standing are the Harbor Freight and Grand China ...

CANONSBURG – Any parent or guardian who has dropped a child off at a school or child care center has seen the signs. They warn against bringing peanut products into the building or having your child distribute them as treats. To older adults who grew up with peanut butter and jelly ...

Local leaders react to Jackson’s passing

Local leaders are remembering the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a champion for social justice and a towering figure in the Civil Rights Movement, who died Tuesday. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., emerged as a major force in the Civil Rights Movement after KingĢƵ assassination, ...

How sweet it is

City Mission will host its biggest - and sweetest - fundraiser on Sunday. The 32nd annual Sweet and Savory Sunday will take place from noon to 5 p.m. at Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe. The City Mission is expecting an estimated 3,000 people to attend, where they can sample both sweet and ...