Robotics contest tests students' metal
Within a matter of weeks -- and with limited budgets -- three Western Pennsylvania high school teams designed robots that earned them spots at a world championship competition in Dallas this spring

Dance gets accessible thanks to school districts
Parents across the region are saving money by sending their aspiring ballerinas and danseurs to school-sponsored dance classes, taught by professionals and often organized and funded by PTAs.

Leaving desperation, dads learn to rise to the occasion
Goodwill recently has used an influx of federal dollars to expand a program to help absent fathers fulfill their responsibilities.

'Hometown kid' turned chief earns Carnegie's respect
Getting shot at two months ago by a suspected robber fleeing police was not enough to send Chief Jeff Harbin into retirement after 32 years with the Carnegie Police Department.

Baldwin Borough trash pickup may be spread over 5 days
Baldwin Borough Council voted unanimously this month to spread pickup over five days, instead of limiting it to one -- provided the solicitor and South Hills Area Council of Governments do not object.

B-W program gives parents peek at what children eat
Baldwin-Whitehall School District parents who are concerned about what their children are eating and for how much soon can rest easy.

Bright outlook carries Scott school through hard times
Bishop John Dearden dedicated Ss. Simon & Jude School in Scott on Sept. 21, 1958. The school marks its 50th anniversary this month.

Pleasant Hills girl shines in equestrian ring
Hannah Lynch, a Pleasant Hills Middle School sixth-grader who has been participating in Western horse riding shows since first grade, is racking up state and national recognition aboard her coppery-brown quarter horse, Sherman.

Hundreds protest mental health facility in Baldwin Township
Baldwin Township commissioners Monday night delayed a decision on whether to allow a mental health facility on Newport Drive. About 200 people showed up at the Castle Shannon Fire Hall to oppose Mercy Behavioral Health's proposal for the former Rolling Hills Manor site.

Mt. Lebanon celebrates work of dedicated volunteers
Mt. Lebanon recognized eight people Wednesday night for volunteer work in the 17th annual "This Community Would be Different Without" awards.

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