The next Great Allegheny Passage. That's the goal of the Erie-Pittsburgh Trail Alliance, a consortium of 12 rail-trail groups working with state and national advocacy organizations toward connecting non-motorized trails between Pittsburgh and Lake Erie.

Renatta Signorini can be reached via e-mail or at 724-543-1303, ext. 1319. A well-read man, but you might not guess it by looking at Billy Hicks.

A Butler County woman pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh to stealing money from the Postal Service.

Christopher L. Corgnati, 23, of Ford City, was injured when his car struck a deer along Route 28 at 11:33 p.m. Wednesday.

Armstrong offers GED testing The Armstrong School District will conduct the GED 2002 Test 6-10 p.m. on Nov.

The following people were committed to Armstrong County Jail during the weekend, according to jail records: * Bryan Charles Feitknecht, 24, of 225 East Brady Road, Kittanning, by the probation office on a probation/parole violation.

Members of the Kit-Han-Ne Questers 408 celebrated the 40th anniversary of the founding of their chapter on Sept.

Area groups to sponsor 31-mile fall bicycle ride The Armstrong Rails to Trails Association and the Allegheny Valley Land Trust will sponsor a fall bicycle ride on Oct.

HERMITAGE, Pa.,- Richard Van Gay, Hermitage, Pa., passed away peacefully at 12:39 p.m. Wednesday in the Intensive Care Unit of Sharon Regional Health System following an extended illness.

Construction is expected to be completed in mid-October on a one-mile stretch of trail adjacent to the Mahoning Creek near Templeton.

A robbery suspect was soon apprehended after quick-thinking bystanders followed him into a wooded area Wednesday afternoon.

Are you a runner, training for the upcoming Pittsburgh Great Race? Or, are you just curious about the race? Click here to watch a series of videos from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporter and veteran runner William Loeffler.

It seems the state budget impasse is affecting many facets of local life, including a leisurely dip in the community pool.

Your Aug. 1 editorial made some valid points about the dangers of electing school board directors by region.

No injuries were reported when a car driven by Vernon D. Steele, 72, of Kittanning, collided with the rear of a car driven by Arthur M. Delano Jr., 66, of East Brady, at the intersection of Route 422 and Mushroom Farm Road at 9:58 a.m. Friday.