Owners clear the air over smoking ban
A perfect storm of a bad economy, a 10 percent drink tax and a state ban on smoking in public places has dealt a hurricane-like blow to Cary Rigatti's business.
West Deer man lived, loved the American dream
As a 12-year-old immigrant from Czechoslovakia, Steve Kapustik found America to be a land of opportunity.
Smokers protest, stay away on Day 1 of ban
For Ed Stabile, when the smoking stops, the protesting begins. Stabile, 62, of Tarentum and his friends spend hours at a time at the counter of Kings Family Restaurant on Leechburg Road in New Kensington.
Lawmaker calls for $100 fee for state police use
Residents in townships with more than 10,000 people should be assessed $100 each annually if the townships use state police services rather than a local police department, a lawmaker said Thursday.
Concert pays back West Deer woman's kindness
When Anna Piroch of West Deer died, she wasn't rich. But the fun-loving 28-year-old had touched so many lives with her kindness that by the end of her short life, she was a little bit famous.
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