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Regional power outages affecting about 400 customers
The storm that swept through Southwestern Pennsylvania Saturday night has left about 300 FirstEnergy customers without power and about 120 Duquesne Light customers still without electrical service as of Sunday morning. FirstEnergy reported that it expects to restore power at various times from Sunday morning through the afternoon in communities...
Braddock’s Battlefield museum gets boost from Fort Ligonier
The Battle of the Monongahela has become known to many as “Braddock’s Defeat.” British Gen. Edward Braddock failed in his 1755 campaign to wrest Fort Duquesne — the future site of Pittsburgh — from French forces. He was mortally wounded, and his forces routed in the July 9 battle with...
Aldi recalls flour for potential E. coli contamination
The Aldi grocery chain has recalled five-pound bags of all-purpose Baker’s Corner flour it sold in Pennsylvania and 10 other states because of possible contamination with E. coli bacteria. The recall applies to all lots of the five-pound flour sacks with any “best if used by” date that bear the...
Memorial Day observances planned
Following are some Memorial Day observances planned in the area: Bovard Monday, 10:30 a.m., ceremony at honor roll next to Bovard Volunteer Fire Company on Jefferson Street; Featured speaker: Retired Greensburg police chief and Vietnam veteran Walter J. “Wally” Lyons Greensburg VFW Post 33 Monday, 11 a.m., ceremony at Westmoreland...
Gateway Health Plan to lay off 100 workers in Western Pa., West Virginia
Gateway Health Plan is laying off 100 people in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia in July because one of its clients opted not to renew state-managed Medicaid contracts, officials said Friday. The Downtown Pittsburgh-headquartered insurance company filed a WARN notice with the state Department of Labor and Industry alerting officials...
Troopers seek suspect who assaulted, robbed 80-year-old Fayette County man
State police in Uniontown are seeking help identifying the driver of a blue Chevrolet Malibu who allegedly assaulted and robbed an 80-year-old Dunbar Township man outside his home Thursday. State Trooper Robert Broadwater said the victim had just visited an ATM at the PNC Bank branch along Route 119 in...
Students’ pro-Trump hats blurred from Pa. high school yearbookVideo
Someone assembling the yearbook at an Adams County high school wiped the MAGA slogan from students’ hats. Two students at Littlestown High School wore caps with “Trump: Make America Great Again” across the front during spirit week in October, reports FOX43. A photo of the pair made it into the...
Fisherman dies as he tries to save friend who fell in Pa. creek
Authorities say a fisherman has died after he tried to help a friend who had fallen into a creek in eastern Pennsylvania. The Monroe County coroner’s office says the men were fishing in McMichael Creek in Stroudsburg when one of them lost his footing and fell into the water late...
Cops: Pa. man was ‘fishing’ for cats with baited hooksVideo
A man is accused of using food, hooks and fishing line to catch cats in his yard. Kenny Rowles, 27, is charged with several counts of aggravated animal cruelty in Luzerne County after humane officers say he admitted putting meat on fishing line and dangling it from his back porch...
Sheetz to sell CBD products at 140+ locations
People can now buy cannabidiol, or CBD, at more than 140 Sheetz stores across the region, the Altoona-based company announced Thursday. Cannabidiol products have become popular for a variety of ailments and, although it’s derived from marijuana, it’s legal to sell in Pennsylvania outside of medical marijuana dispensaries. Sheetz is...
Craft brewers release beer to support Pennsylvania Veterans Foundation
Just in time for the holiday weekend, beer lovers can lift a cold one to their favorite veteran and know that proceeds from a new IPA on tap today at 22 craft breweries statewide will go to the Pennsylvania Veterans Foundation to support services to veterans. Breweries in Pennsylvania, an...
Two men escape house fire in Center Township
Two brothers escaped a house fire in Center Township early Thursday morning, WPXI reported. Calls came in at about 3 a.m. for a fire along High Street. The men that live in the home smelled smoke and said they saw flames shooting from the basement. At least one of the...
Pittsburgh region at ‘enhanced risk’ for severe storms, possible tornadoes
The afternoon rush hour could be dicey Thursday as several rounds of strong storms are expected to move through the Pittsburgh region, the National Weather Service said. Meteorologists are calling for severe weather that could bring large hail, damaging winds and a 90% chance of precipitation. There also is the...
Pennsylvania Turnpike expects 2.2M vehicles for Memorial Day weekend
Motorists who will be traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike this Memorial Day weekend should be prepared for heavy traffic. Turnpike officials expect more than 2.2 million vehicles will use the toll road from Friday through Monday. That’s a slight increase from last year’s traffic total of about 2.1 million, Turnpike...
Belle Vernon World War II combat medic, now 96, to receive military honors
A 96 year-old Belle Vernon man will be honored next week for his service as a World War II combat medic in a campaign to liberate the Philippines. Felix J. Lisovich, who was a decorated staff sergeant and combat medic, will receive the Order of Military Medical Merit’s Regimental Honor...
Attorney: Ex-Canon-McMillan wrestler’s gun pointed at cops wasn’t loaded
The lawyer for a 19-year-old former Canon-McMillan champion wrestler said his client did not intend to harm three police officers who shot him at his North Strabane home last month. The officers shot and wounded Logan Macri after he allegedly pointed an AR-15 rifle at them. Casey White, Macri’s lawyer,...
Steamfitters Union accepting apprentices June 3-22
The Steamfitters union 449, Pittsburgh, will be accepting apprentice applications June 3 through 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays at the union’s Technology Center in Harmony, Butler County. Applicants need to allow 30 minutes to fill out the application on site....
Increased state police patrols, DUI checkpoints coming this summer
AAA and Pennsylvania State Police are partnering this summer to reduce deadly crashes. The two entities announced Wednesday the implementation of Operation Combined Accident Reduction Effort (C.A.R.E). Under Operation C.A.R.E. police will step up efforts to combat speeding, distracted driving, aggressive driving and driving under the influence. Officers will increase...
Ohiopyle construction work nears end of first phase
Construction work in Ohiopyle is right on schedule. Crews are wrapping up to meet their Memorial Day deadline in the first phase of a $12.4 million multi-year project designed to enhance pedestrian safety. Work started in the fall to realign Sugarloaf Road’s intersection with Route 381 and build a paved...
Joe Pittman wins big in state Senate special election
A longtime aide to former state Sen. Don White will replace his former boss in Harrisburg, according to unofficial election results. Republican Joe Pittman collected nearly two-thirds of the votes cast in Tuesday’s primary to defeat Indiana University of Pennsylvania professor Susan Boser in a special election race in the...
‘1-4-3 Day’ will celebrate Mister Rogers’ message of love
The number 143 meant a lot to Fred Rogers, and not just because it’s the weight he maintained his entire adult life. It was one of many ways he said “I love you.” Representing the one letter in “I,” four in “love” and three in “you,” the number was a...
Flight 93 summer speaker series to feature passenger family members
The Flight 93 National Memorial 2019 Speaker Series will continue the tradition of having family members of passengers and crew as speakers. The summer program starts this weekend with talks at noon and 2 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday in the Flight 93 National Memorial Learning Center. The speakers are...
System that caused Midwest tornadoes could bring severe weather to Pittsburgh region
A storm system that caused 18 tornadoes in five states Monday is heading for southwestern Pennsylvania, but it probably won’t bring any twisters when it gets here, according to the National Weather Service. “This is finally advancing eastward, and will finally come to our area,” said Myranda Fullerton, a NWS...
Beaver County man faces homicide charge for falling asleep, suffocating 2-year-old boy
A Freedom Borough man who took an unprescribed painkiller, fell asleep on a 2-year-old boy and unwittingly suffocated the child has been charged with homicide, police said. Ty Michael Lucente, 37, was arraigned Sunday and booked into the Beaver County Prison. He was denied bail. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. Saturday,...
Police: 11 arrested in multi-county drug roundup
Eleven people were charged over the past several days in a roundup of people from Cambria, Indiana and Westmoreland counties suspected of making and using methamphetamines, police said. Lead by state police in Indiana, the investigation led police to what they said was an active meth lab in the Vintondale,...
