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09/04/2025

The five-sided brick monument honors district alumni who have served, or are currently serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces. A 24-pound stone eagle on a Liberty Bell rests atop the structure. Each side of the monument bears one of the five military branch emblems.

The project was Jasim Khilji's Eagle Scout service project. He is a member of Oakdale Troop 248.

A South Fayette High School freshman has spearheaded a project that will honor and remember the district’s alumni veterans for generations to come.

09/02/2025

“We have nothing but happy memories of the Pour House,” said Peggy Harkins of Scott. “Never did we go down there and not have a good time.”

Longtime Riley’s Pour House customer Peggy Harkins knew no strangers when she’d visit the popular Carnegie establishment. “We have nothing but happy memories of the Pour House,” said Harkins, of Scott. “Never did we go down there and not have a good time.” That wa...

09/02/2025

Gina James, president of Carnegie’s Shade Tree Commission, says she can see the difference over five years in her community’s efforts to preserve and protect monarch butterflies.

Gina James, president of Carnegie’s Shade Tree Commission, says she can see the difference over five years in her community’s efforts to preserve and protect monarch butterflies. “Everybody has come up and said, they’re seeing more monarchs,” James said. “We&rsquo...

09/02/2025

Bridgeville’s Gregg Avenue steps are now available for public use.

Bridgeville’s Gregg Avenue steps are now available for public use. The steps connect McLaughlin Run Road at the bottom of Laurel Street with Bridgeville’s uptown area along Gregg Avenue and Greenwood Place. The steps had been in poor condition and closed for some time. Construction took....

08/25/2025

Cheryl Jones-Ross knows what it’s like to go through hard times.

In Jan. 2014, Jones-Ross lost her sister, Joyce Wilson, to cancer.

“It was one of the most profound things I have ever had to deal with,” Jones-Ross said. “I was really close with my sister. In the midst of this, the Lord spoke to me and said he had a mission.”

Cheryl Jones-Ross knows what it’s like to go through hard times. In Jan. 2014, Jones-Ross lost her sister, Joyce Wilson, to cancer. “It was one of the most profound things I have ever had to deal with,” Jones-Ross said. “I was really close with my sister. In the midst of

08/25/2025

In brief: Bridgeville, Carnegie area news and events, week of Aug. 25, 2025 and beyond

Hearing scheduled for Bridgeville downtown zoning Bridgeville Council will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8 to hear comments on a proposal to establish a new “downtown district” for zoning purposes. The hearing will be held in the borough building, 425 Bower Hill Road. The prop...

08/24/2025

“The construction created so many challenges with us as far as busing players to another field, which ended up being taxing on the players who would practice and train for an hour or two, then had to add another hour just for transportation,” said new boys coach Bill Douglass.

After spending the past couple of years in the wilderness due to field renovations, the Chartiers Valley boys and girls soccer teams are glad they can finally play and practice on their home turf.

08/24/2025

Here are the Chartiers Valley real estate transactions for this week.

Amy Anderson sold property at 1014 McLaughlin Run Road to Servbank SB for $117,846 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $353,500).

08/21/2025

Matthew Trax, 25, was sentenced on Thursday by U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy. In addition to the prison term — which was part of his plea agreement — Trax will also serve 10 years supervised release.

He pleaded guilty to producing child s*xual abuse material in April.

A South Fayette man will serve 15 years in federal prison for filming himself having s*x with a 14-year-old girl. Matthew Trax, 25, was sentenced on Thursday by U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy. In addition to the prison term — which was part of his plea agreement — Trax

08/20/2025

An actor and movie producer pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to stabbing his wife nearly three years ago at her South Fayette home.

08/20/2025

Carter Wells, a lifeguard at the Scott Township Swimming Pool, was recognized by the township’s board of commissioners for his care assisting a pool patron suffering from a heat-induced illness earlier this summer.

Carter Wells (left), pictured with Scott Commissioner Samuel Dalfonso on Aug. 12, was recognized by the township’s board of commissioners for his efforts during an incident at the Scott Township Swimming Pool.

08/20/2025

The South Fayette Township School District has created its own police department and hired Michael Ziemianski as its first officer.