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Mt. Troy Road in Reserve down to one lane after landslide

Part of Mt. Troy Road in Reserve is down to one lane Friday because of a landslide, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The southbound lane is closed around the 2800 block, between Fornof Lane and Ampere Street. Flaggers will direct traffic until the installation of a...
New Stanton interchange repairs will detour traffic headed to Youngwood

PennDOT is preparing to transition to a new phase and a new detour in its ongoing update of concrete pavement and lighting at the Route 119 and Toll Route 66 interchange in New Stanton. Crews are expected by next week to reopen the ramp used by motorists heading from northbound...
Police seek Tarentum man in Fayette County homicide

A Tarentum man is wanted by state police in connection with the Sept. 17 shooting death of a Fayette County man outside his home. Trooper Richard Sizer said police are seeking the whereabouts of Omari Parker Jr., 18, who is wanted in connection with the slaying of Tywain James Reid,...
Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Rodeo comes to Pittsburgh

It has precision courses called Beehive, The Rattler and The Three Rivers and timed event courses with names like Mouse Trap and Snowman. It’s the 41st annual Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Rodeo. Pittsburgh hosts the event this weekend. The main competition takes place on Saturday with 20 police departments and 78...
Pa. commemorates anniversary of women’s vote with document display

One hundred years ago this month, on June 24, 1919, Pennsylvania became the seventh state to ratify the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. As part of Monday’s 100th anniversary commemoration of that event, Pennsylvania’s document ratifying the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution will be on display...
Pittsburgh Mills store owner could avoid trial on counterfeiting charge

A Pittsburgh Mills mall store owner accused of selling counterfeit merchandise will be able to get a misdemeanor charge against him thrown out if he completes 100 hours of community service, a judge ruled Friday. Tommy Wang, 42, of Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood had been scheduled to appear Tuesday for...
Video: Red-tailed hawk bullying newly fledged Pittsburgh eagletVideo

One of Pittsburgh’s newest bald eagles, less than a week out of the nest, learned the hard way there’s some fierce competition for air space in the big city. Only a day after his maiden flight, the 10th Hays bald eagle, known as “H10,” was struck by a red-tailed hawk....
Etna’s garbage collection changing days

Etna residents - mark your calendars. The borough’s garbage collector, Waste Management, is making a change to the hauling schedule. Beginning June 26, garbage and recycling will be picked up on Wednesdays. This is a change from the traditional Friday collection. “While we understand this may be an inconvenience initially,...
Pittsburgh ‘Underwear Bike Ride’ promotes positive self-image

You don’t have to get dressed up for this event. In fact, you are encouraged to not wear much. The Pittsburgh Underwear Bike Ride is Thursday. Held the last Thursday of every month from May until October, the event is about having fun and promoting a positive self-body image, said...
Plum’s Frank Furko, best remembered as Pudgie Wudgie’s owner, dead at 85

Frank J. Furko’s claim to national fame was being the owner of a 20-pound tabby cat named Pudgie Wudgie — a famed feline in the 1990s. But Furko was more than that to people who knew him in the Oakmont and Plum areas. Furko of Plum’s East Oakmont neighborhood died...
Pittsburgh celebrates diversity at World Refugee Day

Pittsburgh celebrated World Refugee Day in Market Square on Friday with food, crafts, dance and music from a range of cultures and backgrounds. The yearly event saw stepped-up security after what Mayor Bill Peduto called hate speech and violent rhetoric aimed at the refugee community in response to the arrest...
State: Chronic wasting disease appears to be spreading

State game authorities have identified three more deer in Somerset County that have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The white-tailed deer, which had been killed after being struck by cars, were tested after being picked up by the state’s roadkill contractor, the Somerset...
Camp Helping Hand in Aspinwall seeks teens to bake, cut grass, visit veterans

Meredith Troyan is appealing to teens to spend a week with her getting their hands dirty, doing odd jobs and visiting patients at the Veterans Administration hospital in O’Hara. She admits it’s not a day at the beach. But Troyan said teens who participate in Camp Helping Hand, run by...
Cops: Salem man fired handgun at 3 fishermen he accused of trespassing

A 78-year-old Salem man was arrested for allegedly firing a handgun at three fishermen he accused of trespassing Thursday afternoon, according to state police at Kiski. Arthur Sarn was arraigned on charges of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, simple assault and making terroristic threats filed by police after the incident at...
Monroeville offers special needs camp

Children and adults with mental and physical disabilities participated in Monroeville’s second week of Camp Chipawee from June 17-21. There are six week-long sessions through Aug. 2. Each day is held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Monroeville United Methodist Church on Center Road. Activities include field trips...
Hempfield fire departments ready for giant fireworks retailer

Practically in the shadow of the tiny Bovard Volunteer Fire Department in Hempfield, Westmoreland County will welcome a new business neighbor Saturday with the grand opening of Phantom of Greensburg — 35,000-square-feet of firecrackers, bottle rockets, bursting fountains, mortar kits and sparklers, to name a few of the explosive goods....

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