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Memorial bike ride set for cyclist killed in Route 30 crash
An avid bicyclist who was killed Oct. 1 when he was hit by a car on Route 30 while bicycling up Laurel Mountain will be remembered on Sunday, Oct. 20 with a memorial bike ride. The three-mile bike ride in memory of Jason Zollinger, 38, of Hempfield, will begin at...
Police find missing Fayette County man
A missing Fayette County man has been found and is no longer considered in danger, according to state police at Uniontown. Rick Fowler, 52, of Farmington had been missing since Friday afternoon when he was last seen by his stepdaughter at 2 p.m. on Morrell Avenue in Dunbar Township, police...
Police: Butler County man said he damaged football stadium lawn by doing 'donuts'
State police say a Butler County man admitted to causing more than $4,000 worth of damage to the Moniteau High School football stadium and other parts of the school grounds by driving around them in circles in an off-road utility vehicle over the summer. Benjamin Sydney Abbott, 18, of West...
Will California’s planned power outage lead to a boom of ‘blackout babies’? Here’s what research shows
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sooner or later, people will get around to asking: Will PG&E’s widespread Northern California power shutdown result in a baby boom next year? The phenomenon of “blackout babies” has held fascination for the American public since the Northeast blackout of 1965 when 80 million people lost power...
ESPN's 'College GameDay' is headed to Penn State
ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to Penn State. The Saturday-morning staple announced it will air its live pregame show next weekend beginning at 9 a.m. ahead of the Nittany Lions’ matchup against Big Ten rival Michigan at Beaver Stadium. The game, dubbed a “white-out” by Penn State, kicks off at...
McKeesport area residents warned to boil water; White Oak residents told to conserve water
Residents in McKeesport, Port Vue and Versailles Borough are being warned to boil their water before drinking because of a microbial contamination, the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County said Sunday. The problem affects more than 16,000 customers, who are being asked to conserve water during the emergency. Residents in those...
PWSA issues boil-water advisory for Pittsburgh's Ridgemont, Westwood and Elliott sections
Pittsburgh residents of the Ridgemont, Westwood and Elliott neighborhoods are being advised Sunday to continue to flush their water systems and boil their water because of a water main break in Mt. Washington, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority said. The boil water advisory for about 870 residences remains in...
In federal, state probes of Western Pa. massage parlors, most roads originate in Flushing, N.Y.
If there is a common thread linking the sex trafficking industry between Mt. Pleasant and the Florida panhandle, it is Flushing, N.Y. Although roughly a thousand miles separate the ongoing criminal cases in Florida and Westmoreland County of massage parlor operators in Western Pennsylvania accused of running their businesses as...
Carrie Underwood 'cries pretty' at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh 
Her fans have waited years, but the sounds of Carrie Underwood’s “Cry Pretty Tour 360” filled Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena on Oct 12. Underwood’s special guests were Maddie and Tae and Runaway June. Underwood last stopped in Pittsburgh on Feb. 17, 2016 while on “The Storyteller Tour.” Setlist • “Southbound”...
PWSA to issue boil advisory for several Pittsburgh neighborhoods
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority will issue a boil water advisory Sunday for portions of Pittsburgh’s West End following a water main break in Mt. Washington, an authority spokeswoman said. A 16-inch water main ruptured along Virginia Avenue late Saturday afternoon and caused an outage and low pressure for...
Frost expected early Sunday across Southwestern Pennsylvania
The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory Sunday for Southwestern Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. The agency expects temperatures in the low to mid-30s from 2-10 a.m. It advises residents to cover plants that can be harmed by the cold. The Frost Advisory has been...
WPIAL sets new hearing date for Connellsville, Allderdice to address slur accusations
The WPIAL hearing for Connellsville and Allderdice to address accusations of racial and anti-gay slurs was rescheduled for Oct. 21. The WPIAL board voted unanimously last month to investigate allegations that the boys soccer teams from the two schools used slurs in a Sept. 1 game. The hearing was initially...
Pittsburgh Columbus Day Parade features cultural mix and protesters 
Maria Mastrantonio was among the hundreds who turned out on Saturday for Pittsburgh’s annual Columbus Day Parade and said it was comparable to the one in her hometown of Buffalo, N.Y. “I came for the parade, and then we have him here,” she said, nodding to her son, Antonio, who...
Water rescue teams from 6 counties train on Allegheny River in O'Hara 
The greater frequency of storms is just another reason for regional swift water rescue personnel to hone their skills on the Allegheny River on Saturday in O’Hara. “Hurricane Ready” was the rescue focus for about 120 certified water rescuers from six counties. They’re part of the Pennsylvania Region 13 Homeland...
Meet the man who dubbed Steelers QB Devlin Hodges as 'Duck' 
Devlin Hodges’ college and high school coaches agree the undrafted rookie quarterback who will start Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers successfully walks that fine line between confident and cocky. “But if you think he’s confident in football, you get talking duck-calling, that’s when you’ll hear the bragging,” Samford coach Chris...
Authorities: 3 deaths tied to Southern California wildfires
LOS ANGELES — Three people have died at the scene of Southern California wildfires this week, authorities said Saturday, as firefighters aided by diminishing winds beat back a blaze on the edge of Los Angeles that damaged or destroyed more than 30 structures and sent a blanket of smoke across...
Fall festival in Harrison's Burtner House offers glimpse of American history
Abraham Lincoln was greeting visitors Saturday during an annual fall festival at historic Burtner House in Harrison. It made sense, considering the national historic landmark built by Phillip Burtner in 1821 served as a polling place in 1860 when Lincoln was elected president, according to Rick Miller of Cranberry, a...
Thousands turn out for huge parade, battle reenactment at Fort Ligonier Days 
The light rain that came down during Fort Ligonier Days’ annual parade Saturday morning did not prevent thousands of people from crowding both sides of Main Street to watch a procession of bands, fire trucks, bagpipers and French and Indian War reenactors march through town. The 60th anniversary of Fort...
Gunman opens fire at church wedding ceremony, 2 people shot
PELHAM, N.H. — A gunman opened fire at a wedding ceremony inside a New Hampshire church Saturday shooting two people before guests tackled the shooter and held him until police arrived, authorities said. Pelham’s Police Chief Joseph Roark said no fatalities were reported in the shooting at New England Pentecostal...
Hotel under construction in New Orleans collapses, killing 1
A hotel under construction in New Orleans has reportedly collapsed, killng one person. Local news outlets have reported that construction workers had to run to safety Saturday morning as the Hard Rock Hotel came crashing down. The venue has been under construction for the last several months, according to The...
Steelers CB Steve Nelson will not play vs. Chargers; Artie Burns will start 
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Steve Nelson has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers, meaning former first-round pick Artie Burns will return to the Steelers’ first-team defense. Nelson suffered a groin injury during last week’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens and was a limited participant in practice...
In case of emergency, Steelers can call Ryan Switzer's number at QB
The Pittsburgh Steelers already have lost Ben Roethlisberger to season-ending elbow surgery and Mason Rudolph to a concussion and are down to their third quarterback. The question had to be asked, God forbid anything would happen to rookie Devlin Hodges or backup Paxton Lynch, who was promoted from the practice...
Fast-moving fire drives thousands from California homes 
LOS ANGELES — An aggressive wildfire in Southern California seared its way through dry vegetation Friday and spread quickly, destroying more than a dozen homes as tens of thousands of residents were ordered to get out of its way, authorities said. The blaze broke out Thursday evening in the San...
Southwestern Pennsylvania residents renew calls for research on possible health impact of fracking 
As calls for better science on the health impact of unconventional natural gas drilling grew last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Health revealed that a new study found a slight increase in the expected number of cases of Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone cancer, among girls in Fayette, Greene, Washington...
Pennsylvania hospitals struggle under demand for mental health beds
More than 300 Pennsylvanians a day were hospitalized for mental illness in 2018, leaving mental health professionals in many instances struggling to find beds for them in a system plagued by limited resources. The numbers, detailed in a new report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, found the...


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