Anyone who grew up in West Deer Township during the 1990s may feel a spark of familiarity reading Josiah Golojuh’s new young adult novel “The Paper Boy.”

Northbound traffic on Route 28 was snarled briefly Tuesday when a car caught fire shortly after 9 a.m. between Exits 15 and 16 in Harrison. No injuries were reported, and all travel lanes have reopened.

Kiski Township has dropped out of discussions about forming a regional police force with nearby Leechburg, Parks, Apollo and North Apollo.

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Aspinwall officials plan to hold the line on real estate taxes with next year’s budget.

Springdale residents can learn more about a new garbage collection contract during a meeting Tuesday.

Authorities say they seized nearly 600 stamp bags of fentanyl and seven firearms while carrying out a search warrant early Monday at a home on Leishman Avenue in New Kensington.

The clocks have turned back and with shorter daylight hours and colder temperatures on the way, the seasonal shift can bring feelings of the blues.

East Deer property owners aren’t likely to see a tax increase next year under the township’s proposed $1.5 million general fund budget.

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