07/16/11 The driver of the truck was taken by ambulance to Washington Hospital. Responding to the accident were Valley Inn and Finleyville fire departments, and Mon Valley EMS, Tri-Community Ambulance and Bentworth Ambulance.
07/14/11 The Pennsylvania Department of Education still does not know how a $170,000 report into possible cheating on 2008-09 state standardized tests "sat on a shelf" for two years.
07/14/11 The following school districts and charter or cyber schools have been identified in connection with a report about possible cheating on the 2009 math and reading tests that are part of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, or PSSA:Public school
07/13/11 She's got them dead to rights. An Oviedo, Fla., woman who has two mortgages with one bank is suing it -- claiming it destroyed her credit rating after it became convinced she was dead. The bank was so sure, in fact, it sent Wrenella Pierre's family a letter...
07/13/11 Pa. officials are reviewing a report that flags irregularities in test results from 11 Western Pa. schools, pointing to possible cheating on a state assessment test.
07/13/11 A report raises the possibility that New Kensington-Arnold and 10 other Western Pennsylvania school districts cheated on a state assessment test used to determine whether schools are meeting standards under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
07/12/11 oddly enough Truck spills 14 million bees on Idaho highway ISLAND PARK, Idaho Cleanup crews
07/06/11 An Ambridge family loses its home to a fire Wednesday but has a police officer to thank for braving the flames to rescue their two dogs.
07/06/11 Bottom Dollar Food, a Salisbury, N.C.-based discount grocer, continues to expand in the Pittsburgh area, as property is acquired and permits issued for stores planned in a variety of locations including: a former Rite Aid pharmacy space in Universal Plaza, Penn Hills; an empty Foodland space in Lebanon Shops on Mt. Lebanon Boulevard, Castle Shannon; a former Fashion Bug space in Great Southern ...
06/29/11 When it comes to destination or location branding, some mottoes, monikers or slogans are better known than others. New York is the city that never sleeps. Chicago is the Windy City. Virginia is for lovers. But branding is not just for the Las Vegases of the world.
06/28/11 AMBRIDGE -- Ambridge Area School District is, for the second time, contesting an arbitrator's order to replace its present high school band director with the previous band director, according to solic
06/26/11 "Small towns have had to cut down on their budgets. Many shows were canceled last year, which upset people. There seem to be many more shows this year," said Alan Adel of International Fireworks of Berks County.
06/22/11 AMBRIDGE -- Punching a hole through a promised tax ceiling, Ambridge Area School Board Wednesday approved a 6.5 mill property tax increase to accommodate a $38.3 million budget for the 2011-2012 schoo
06/10/11 Look out, Dasani. The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has begun bottling its own water to give out during community events and public-safety emergencies. It's called PGH2O, and it comes in clear plastic bottles with -- who would have guessed? -- a black-and-gold label. "Pittsburgh's finest water," it says.
06/07/11 Deer Lakes endured a roller-coaster of triumphs and disappointments before capturing its first WPIAL title since 1983 and first state championship since 1978.
06/01/11 Alphabetically, Ambridge and Yough could hardly be further apart, but on the softball field they could hardly be closer together. No. 2 seed Ambridge Area (16-2) and No. 4 seed Yough (17-1) will meet today at California University of Pennsylvania at 4:30 p.m. for the WPIAL Class AAA championship. They have both established postseason dominance so far.
05/31/11 A Home Safety Evaluation Program is available to all Warren city residents.
05/29/11 AMBRIDGE, Pa. -- Police arrested David E. Bristol of Beaver Falls for soliciting two Ambridge residents on Facebook who needed a place to stay. Working under the alias, Davey Burkhart, Bristol met with the unsuspecting victims and accepted $1300 cash to rent a house in Lisbon, Ohio.
05/29/11 While on the phone with a suspect, an Ambridge police officer heard a fire alarm sound in the background. He got off the phone and called the county's 911 dispatch center, which told him that it had activated the alarm in North Sewickley.
05/28/11 Paul Michael Biega, 73, a 30 year resident of Millersville, MD, died on April 23, 2011, at Baltimore Washington Medical Center after a two year battle with cancer. | 
