After graduating from West Virginia University in 2005, I spent five years writing for newspapers in Charleston, W.Va., Washington, Pa., and Pittsburgh before joining Patch.com. I grew up in Mt. Lebanon and currently reside in the Bridgeville area, so Western Pennsylvania has been home to me for most of my life.
In September 2005, less than a month after beginning my first job as a professional newspaper reporter, the Charleston (W.Va.) Daily Mail sent me with the West Virginia Air Guard's 130th Airlift Wing to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast to report on the evacuations and recovery efforts in New Orleans. My series of reports following Hurricane Katrina earned me a West Virginia Press Association award for best-written news stories in the state. While in Charleston, I also covered crime and wrote numerous feature stories.
After moving to the Washington (Pa.) Observer-Reporter in late 2006, I covered municipal government, crime and energy issues, including the construction of a coal-refuse power plant near Imperial, Pa., and a proposed high-voltage power line through Washington and Greene counties.
Last year, I began working as a general assignment freelance reporter for Trib Total Media, covering local government and school board meetings for the second largest print news organization in Western Pennsylvania.
Now, I am excited to continue my journalism career by bringing interesting stories and important news items to residents living in the Chartiers Valley area.
<strong>Local Hot-Button Issues: </strong>Chartiers Valley is made up of four unique municipalities that each offer sprawling neighborhoods, bustling business districts and diverse recreation activities. Bridgeville, Collier Township, Heidelberg and Scott Township are tied together by the Chartiers Creek, which begins in Washington County and terminates at the Ohio River in McKees Rocks, Pa.<b><br></b>
The only thing that can cool down the heated rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is the weather with the temperature expected to be in the low 40s at kickoff.
The only thing that can cool down the heated rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is the weather with the temperature expected to be in the low 40s at kickoff.
The only thing that can cool down the heated rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is the weather with the temperature expected to be in the low 40s at kickoff.
Find out what the weather in the Pittsburgh area will be like for Thanksgiving.
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Three police officers from Collier Township and Bridgeville are being hailed as heroes for stopping a woman from leaping to her death off an Interstate 79 overpass.
The only thing that can cool down the heated rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is the weather with the temperature expected to be in the low 40s at kickoff.
The only thing that can cool down the heated rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is the weather with the temperature expected to be in the low 40s at kickoff.
Three police officers from Collier Township and Bridgeville are being hailed as heroes for stopping a woman from leaping to her death off an Interstate 79 overpass.
The weekend is shaping up to be beautiful with sunny skies and highs in the 50s. Check out your weekend forecast for Bridgeville, Collier, Heidelberg, Mt. Lebanon, Scott Township and South Fayette.
Three police officers from Collier Township and Bridgeville are being hailed as heroes for stopping a woman from leaping to her death off an Interstate 79 overpass.
The sun will be out but the temperatures will be cool in the Pittsburgh area Friday.
Bridgeville is expanding its garbage collection to include electronic waste and household chemical waste.
Three police officers from Collier Township and Bridgeville are being hailed as heroes for stopping a woman from leaping to her death off an Interstate 79 overpass.
Warmer temperatures are moving into Pittsburgh after a brief cold snap over the past few days.
The entire Chartiers Valley student section watching a club hockey game against Bishop Canevin on Monday night was ejected for rowdy behavior at the Mt. Lebanon Rec Center ice rink.
The fundraiser for the Bridgeville Public Library will have more than 30 personalized trees designed by area businesses and residents.
A truck backing out of a parking spot at Pizza Hut apparently crashed into the building, causing some damage to the restaurant. Read about that and other crime news in the weekly Collier Township police blotter.
A new movie is being released Saturday night in Bethel Park to raise awareness about police officers in this area, including Brookline, who have died in the line of the duty.
Collier Township police are warning vendors at Trader Jack’s Flea Market to keep a close eye on their merchandise after two jewelry thefts in four weekends.
