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Zambelli Fireworks CEO resigns
The president and CEO of Zambelli Fireworks, Tom Bametzrieder, has resigned, according to a statement from the company. “We thank him for his service and wish him luck in his future endeavors,” Ed Meyer, a managing partner at Zambelli, said in a statement. The company did not provide further details...
Time is running out to vote for the fattest bear in Alaska
Katmai National Park and Reserve knows how to have a good time with its brown bears. In addition to a live webcam, catching all of the action of bears catching and feeding on salmon at the Brooks River, the park holds a fattest bear contest, complete with brackets and elimination...
PennDOT looking for 104 plow truck drivers this winter
If you like to drive trucks and have time this winter, PennDOT might have a job for you. The transportation department’s 12th district, which includes Westmoreland, Fayette, Washington and Greene counties, is looking to hire more than 100 winter road crew drivers this year. The positions are temporary but fulltime....
1 person killed in Route 22 crash in Washington County
The Washington County Coroner’s office reported one person was killed Thursday in a two-vehicle crash on Route 22 in Hanover Township. Coroner S. Timothy Warco said the identity of the victim in the 10:14 a.m. crash is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The office reported that the...
Indiana County firefighters already in jail for arson accused of setting 2 more blazes
Two Indiana County volunteer firefighters already in jail for allegedly setting fire to an Amish furniture store earlier this year were charged this week by state police with setting two more fires last December. Nicholas Leone, 22, of Creekside, and Dylan Dalessio, 19, of Plumville, allegedly used a “Molotov cocktail”...
1 dead in Beaver County crash
One person died after an early-morning crash in Beaver County, according to a Beaver County 911 dispatcher. Officials responded to Route 168 in Big Beaver shortly after 2 a.m. The road was closed between Larchwood Drive and Oak Hill Road, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. The dispatcher confirmed the road...
Meadows Casino sports book coming next week
Sports betting is likely coming to Washington County’s Meadows Casino next week, with online wagering through fantasy sports giant DraftKings not far behind, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board unanimously approved the sports-betting license Wednesday. Casino officials told the board it would start taking bets Tuesday in...
Sheetz says it will boost workers’ pay by $16.8M
Convenience store chain Sheetz Inc. said Wednesday it will spend $16.8 million to increase the pay of almost all of its 17,300 employees at its 596 stores spread across Pennsylvania and five other states. “This means that nearly all store employees at 279 locations in Pennsylvania will experience an increase...
Pittsburgh sets record for warmest low temp, extending growing season
Wednesday morning’s low temperature of 69 degrees was expected to break a 135-year-old record for the highest low temperature ever recorded on an Oct. 2, according to the National Weather Service. National Weather Service meteorologist Lee Hendricks said the temperature was unlikely to dip below the 69 degrees recorded around...
Revolutionary War markers target for cleanup at North Huntingdon, West Mifflin cemeteries
Some 240 years after soldiers fought for the nation’s freedom, the local chapter of an organization devoted to patriotism and historic preservation wants to clean the markers of those buried in North Huntingdon and West Mifflin. The Queen Alliquippa Daughters of the American Revolution wants to clean the bronze markers...
Scratch-off lottery tickets taken in burglary of Lawrence County restaurant
Hundreds of Pennsylvania scratch-off lottery tickets with a face value of several thousand dollars were taken in the burglary of a Lawrence County restaurant, according to state police. State police said Ryder’s Restaurant on Route 18 in Wilmington Township was burglarized between 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday. In...
Pittsburgh region jobs drop, jobless rate rises slightly
The Pittsburgh area continued to lose jobs in August, the fourth consecutive month in which the seven-county region lost nonfarm jobs, the state said Tuesday. “This is not a good sign. We’re hitting a trend of not growing jobs like we once did. There is a lot of worry in...
FBI will retrieve records for patients of Fayette physician arrested on drug charges
Patients of a Fayette County physician who was arrested last month and charged with swapping opioids for sex found themselves at odds when they tried to retrieve their medical records from his shuttered practice. But authorities said Tuesday that they have set up a process for patients to retrieve their...
$1 million Cash 5 lottery ticket sold in Fayette County
Tina Harris, owner of the Chalk Hill Market in rural Fayette County, said a $1 million jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket purchased Monday at the store is the largest winning ticket ever sold there. “Oh my God! That’s awesome it was sold here, and good for whoever bought it...
Man wanted for W.Va. murder, Western Pa. attempted homicide in custody
A man who police said was “armed and dangerous” and wanted in connection with a murder in West Virginia and is facing charges in Washington County is in custody, officials said. Brian Edward Lyons II faces first-degree murder and attempted homicide charges in Marion County, W.Va., and in connection to...
Johnstown nonprofit offers free consultation services to counter bullying
A Johnstown-based nonprofit is reaching out to provide an extra resource for parents, students and teachers looking to counter school-based bullying. The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, boasting a staff of health, mental health and education professionals, took more than 1,000 calls from public and private schools in...
Western Pa. health experts alarmed by ‘unacceptable’ rise in maternal deaths
Local doctors say the rising number of maternal deaths in the state is “unacceptable” and “scary,” and they are working to create more comprehensive ways to care for pregnant and postpartum women. According to data from the state Department of Health, an increasing trend in pregnancy-related deaths occurred from 2012-16...
Coroner investigating Pittsburgh man’s death at Greene County shooting range
A 29-year-old Pittsburgh man died Saturday afternoon at a Greene County shooting range, according to a news release from Greene County Coroner Gene Rush. Raymond Aquiles Ascencio, of Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes neighborhood, was pronounced dead at 2:23 p.m. Saturday at a state game lands shooting range in Greene Township,...
Gas prices edge lower as Saudi Arabia oil supply resumes
Gasoline prices are down in Pittsburgh and across the nation in the past week, with the exception of California, according to GasBuddy. “Oil prices have cooled back off after Saudi Arabia brought a significant portion of oil production and processing back online, helping the national average to begin moving lower...
AHN to offer breast cancer events throughout October
Allegheny Health Network will host some free events at its hospitals and health sites throughout the region in October to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, according to a company news release. Below is a chronological list of upcoming, free events: Oct. 5: There will be walk-in mammograms offered from 8:30...
In-town fields part of high school football tradition across Western PennsylvaniaVideo
Greensburg’s Offutt Field was thrust into the spotlight on Nov. 2, 1962, and on Sept. 9, 1988 — though for opposite reasons. Nestled in a dip between hills on the city’s eastern end, the field originally known as Athletic Park has played host to a variety of community events and...
Millions of Americans still don’t have Real ID as 1 year deadline looms
An estimated 99 million Americans do not have federally compliant identification cards to fly domestically before the Oct. 1, 2020, deadline, a study by the U.S. Tourism Association has found. “We’re a year out,” said Tori Barnes, executive vice president of public affairs and policy for the association. “That means...
Penn State Extension plans workshop for cattle farmers
Beef farmers will have a chance in October to learn more about how to market the meat from their animals during a workshop offered by the Penn State Extension. Beef cattle producers can attend a two-day workshop on Oct. 22-23, 2019 at Penn State University Park. The workshop also is...
Monongahela man pleads guilty to federal child porn charge
A Monongahela man pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh federal court to a child pornography charge, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eric Allard, 48, pleaded guilty Monday before Senior U.S. District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose. Prosecutors said that on Nov. 27, 2017, Allard had images and videos on a computer that...
5 in Western Pa. accused of cashing Social Security checks for dead relatives, roommate
A grand jury in Pittsburgh has accused five Western Pennsylvanians of defrauding the federal government by receiving thousands of dollars in benefits in the names of dead relatives and household members, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. The defendants each face one-count indictments that allege they accepted benefits to which...
