Pennsylvania does not have “towns.” The state has a few dozen cities, most notably the bookends of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The rest fall into two real categories. Boroughs are what most people would identify as towns: communities that are bigger than an unincorporated village and smaller than a city. Townships
Rafal Kolankowski and his family have felt the full embrace of the Plum community since August — some of it in the form of bracelets, lemonade and yard signs. The Kolankowskis are among about a dozen families whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged when a nearby house exploded in
Allegheny County authorities have identified a man who was seen on the porch of a home in Plum’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood days before it exploded last year. Allegheny County Police on Monday asked for the public’s help in identifying the man, who was captured on a doorbell camera Aug. 9
Shock gripped Blanche Heidengren Tuesday morning when she learned in a group text that her prayer circle was seeking divine help for longtime friend Ann Matey. A house had exploded on Matey’s street, Riverview Road in Crescent, right next door to the log-cabin home of Matey’s parents, David Mitchell, a