Longtime firefighter, former Sharpsburg chief Lou Costanzo recognized for 50 years of service
Lou Costanzo has helped keep Sharpsburg residents — and others across the Lower Valley — safe for more than half a century. The lifelong borough resident joined the fire department at 18, following “all the older guys who I saw doing it and loving it.”. Costanzo never...
White Oak man accused of exposing himself to 82-year-old woman after asking her to...
A man is accused of exposing himself to an 82-year-old woman in White Oak.
Pittsburgh police detective charged with assault in beer bottle attack during bar brawl
A Pittsburgh police detective was charged Wednesday with assault for allegedly braining a man with a full beer bottle during a bar fight last month, leaving a 6-inch gash in the man’s forehead. The man investigators said he hit was also charged in the brawl. Det. Richard L. Dilimone...
Somerset, MA and Pennsylvania investigation on sextortion leads to arrest on multiple charges
Somerset Police Chief William Tedford reports that, for the second time this week, the Somerset Police Department Detective Division has arrested a suspect in a Somerset child enticement case with assistance from the Swissvale Braddock Hills Regional Police Department in Pennsylvania. In December 2025, the Somerset...
Adult, juvenile shot in McKeesport
An adult and a juvenile were shot in McKeesport on Thursday.
Homestead police sued for K-9 bite, malicious prosecution in arrest outside bar
A McKeesport man is suing Homestead police after he said he was attacked by their police dog outside Eon Bar & Grill last year and then targeted with a trumped-up arrest. Bryant Maurice Boyd Jr. filed the lawsuit in federal court on Feb. 28. In addition to the police department, it names as defendants Homestead...
Ambridge man sentenced to three to six years in jail after pleading guilty to...
(Beaver County, PA) A man from Ambridge who was one of the three people charged in the brutal beating of Preston Coleman that occurred in the Aliquippa VFW 3577 bar on January 5th, 2025 pleaded guilty yesterday. Ronald Brown was sentenced in Beaver County yesterday morning to three to six years in prison. Brown...
50 Leaders Give Their Rx for Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor
Editor’s Note: We asked Pittsburgh leaders to give their prescriptions for Mayor Corey O’Connor on how to build a bright future for Pittsburgh. Their answers follow. I lived Downtown for many years before the pandemic and saw firsthand the experiences that brought people together. Pittsburgh’s future depends on...
Genelle Bradford: A Pittsburgh teen missing for over two decades
Genelle Princess Bradford was 17 years old when she went missing. She's been gone since April 27, 1999, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She would be 44 now. Genelle's photo is shown age-progressed to 42 years. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), she may have been in the area...
Sharpsburg nonprofit to renovate historic 1900s-era hotel for affordable apartments
A Sharpsburg social services group that has worked for 12 years to bridge racial and economic divides is now ensuring people can afford to put down roots in the borough. Roots of Faith, which opened in 2014 as an outreach of Faith United Methodist Church in Fox Chapel, purchased the three-story brick building at 800...
