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Pipeline project creates unease in Westmoreland County

By Timothy Puko
A Sunoco Logistics pipeline project to connect Washington County gas with a Philadelphia export terminal is facing renewed protests in Westmoreland County, despite the company’s attempt to move it away from suburban opposition. More than a dozen landowners have contacted state Rep. Ted Harhai, D-Monessen, about stopping Sunoco Logistics Partners …

Marine restores pride of Memorial Day parade on streets of Lawrenceville

By Adam Smeltz
Two years in Iraq, a lot of close calls and a 25-year Marine Corps career led combat veteran Jim McGinley to a deal with God. When he got home, McGinley vowed, he …

Rankin teen charged in 16-year-old girl’s shooting death

By Matthew Santoni 6:14 p.m.
A 16-year-old from Rankin was arrested and charged with homicide Saturday for the Friday night shooting of another teenager after a confrontation over a robbery, police said. Allegheny County Police have charged Londell Jones in connection with the shooting death …

Allegheny

Mayoral candidate Peduto wants to spread growth around Pittsburgh

By Jeremy Boren
Bill Peduto leaned in to share a point of pride about a spray park dedicated on Friday at a Shadyside playground in his City Council district. “The great thing is …

Westmoreland

Historical societies to honor veterans by marking grave sites in Hempfield

By Greg Reinbold
They fought in some of the biggest battles of the bloodiest conflict in American history. They were wounded and killed on the battlefields of Antietam, …

Fayette

Uniontown woman’s WAC service helped her meet life’s many challenges

By Laura Szepesi
Leona Gilland Martin was living proof of the old saying that you can’t judge a book by its cover. Short, slim and quiet, she seemed an unlikely candidate for the …

Armstrong

Memorial Day parade honors area veterans

By Brigid Beatty
KITTANNING – Planners for the town’s Memorial Day parade and ceremony hope the day’s events serve to remind folks that Monday is a whole lot more than an extension of …

Beaver

Air national guardsman put his life on the line

By Christina Gallagher
The gunfire was inescapable. Nearly 10 Afghan terrorists fired machine guns and launched rocket grenades designed to kill. Tech. Sgt. Mike Sears was trapped in an open, dusty field with …

Butler

Both lanes of I-79 northbound near Cranberry now open

By Tribune-Review
Both northbound lanes on Interstate 79 are open after a crash north of Cranberry tied up traffic earlier in the afternoon, officials said about 2:45 p.m. Further information about the crash was not immediately available. …

Indiana

United School District eyes 8-mill tax hike

By Jeff Himler
Property owners in the United School District could face an 8-mill tax hike next school year, based on a tentative 2013-14 budget the school board approved Tuesday. School officials said they hope to trim the planned expenditures of $20,380,945 as …

Somerset

Visits expected to resume at Somerset prison

By Tribune-Review
Visits are expected to resume Saturday at the state prison near Somerset after two days of lockdown. SCI-Somerset was searched Thursday and Friday after two assaults on corrections officers in the last two weeks, officials said. The prison’s Special Emergency …

Washington

Legionella bacteria not found in tests at Washington County mall

By Adam Smeltz
Two water tests at Washington Crown Center mall in North Franklin detected no Legionella after the bacteria appeared in a Pittsburgh VA outpatient clinic there, Pennsylvania American Water reported Friday. The Hershey-based water company took samples on May 17 at …

Education

Board: Former IU 4 chief authorized $110K of her charges, provided few receipts

By Bill Vidonic
Former Midwestern Intermediate Unit 4 Executive Director Cecelia Yauger personally authorized the IU to pay nearly $110,000 in charges to her IU credit card while providing few itemized receipts, according to documents the Tribune-Review obtained. Auditors are trying to determine …

Pennsylvania

Group battles to repeal state’s prevailing wage repeal

By Tory N. Parrish
A group of lawmakers and pro-business activists is pushing anew to repeal the state’s prevailing-wage law, a rule they say drives up the labor costs of many public projects and sticks taxpayers with unnecessarily larger bills. To succeed, they’ll have …

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Friday - May 24, 2013

Daily images from around the region by Trib Total Media staff photographers. …

Luis Fábregas

Luis Fábregas
IRS role in health care law troubling
Quick — Which government agency will be responsible for enforcing a penalty on people who don’t carry health insurance starting next year? If your answer …

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Salena Zito

Salena Zito
Minority Leader Pelosi’s priority: Recapturing House for Democrats
WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi says she cares more about enabling Democrats to regain control of the U.S. House than becoming speaker again. “It’s not about …

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Eric Heyl

Eric Heyl
August Wilson Center for African American Culture needs to play ball
Less culture, more sports emphasis. That’s the answer to the question of what ails the August Wilson Center for African American Culture. The Downtown facility …

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Nafari Vanaski

Nafari Vanaski
Mall play gym gives children — and parents — a taste of life in the ‘jungle’
There is no better place than a suburban shopping mall to measure the grittiness of your child, or to compare your kid to others to …

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Obituaries

Woman’s public service inspired, benefited many …

By Kate Wilcox 5:20 p.m.
Dorothy Davis stayed busy well into her 90s after founding …