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Farmer’s market returning to downtown Greensburg
The farmers market is coming back to downtown Greensburg. “We always wanted to go back to Greensburg,” said Paul Sarver, head of the Central Westmoreland Farmer’s Market Association. “The downtown, the merchants and the customers always appreciated us.” For the last few summers, the market has been held twice a...
Business projects booming on Greensburg’s South Pennsylvania Avenue
Mary Wilmes can look out the window of Penelope’s, her gift shop in downtown Greensburg, and see a construction crew hard at work across the street. Another is working a few doors down, and two more projects are happening about a block away. “It hasn’t been this interesting in town...
Demolition starts for mini casino in Hempfield, township says
Demolition for the new mini casino has started inside the former Bon-Ton store at Westmoreland Mall, according to Patrick Karnash, Hempfield’s planning coordinator. Plans for the proposed $131 million casino show about 750 slot machines and 30 table games for the 100,000-square-foot space. Stadium Casino LLC purchased a $40.1 million...
Trib Total Media earns Best Overall Daily Newspaper award
Trib Total Media has received several top awards from the Keystone State Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, including being named Best Overall Daily Newspaper across all circulation categories. The award was announced as part of the group’s annual “Best in Journalism Contest,” which draws entries from throughout Pennsylvania...
Pittsburgh police: Man in critical condition after being shot in Allentown
A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after he was shot in the back Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood. Pittsburgh police and paramedics responded to reports of a man shot at 4:10 p.m. in the 200 block of Allen Street. When they arrived, officers found the man...
‘Panic mode’: Witness describes aftermath of Sri Lanka bombsVideo
Bhanuka Harischandra was running a little late for his meeting Sunday. As a car carrying him pulled into the back entrance of the luxury Shangri-La Hotel in Sri Lanka’s capital of Colombo, he realized something was wrong. People were telling him not to come in, it wasn’t safe. Still, the...
Adam Schiff says Democrats will debate impeachment amid left pressureVideo
WASHINGTON — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday that the Democrats will discuss whether to begin impeachment hearings of President Trump after progressives ratcheted up the pressure on a reluctant party leadership. “We’re going to have a caucus about this over the next couple weeks to try to...
2 people injured in multi-vehicle crash on Parkway East
Two people were hurt in a multi-vehicle crash that closed a portion of the Parkway East on Sunday afternoon, according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher. The crash occurred just after 1:20 p.m. on I-376 eastbound between the I-279 North and 71A - Grant St. exits, according to 511PA Pittsburgh....
Pennsylvania eyes retirement-savings plan for its portfolio
HARRISBURG — With Pennsylvania facing a wave of retirees leaving the workforce with no savings, top state officials are working to head off the financial blow. A task force organized by Treasurer Joe Torsella has spurred an effort that now has key state lawmakers writing legislation to create a potentially...
1 person injured in crash on Route 136 in Hempfield, officials say
One person was reported injured in a crash along Route 136 in Hempfield on Sunday morning, according to authorities. Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Department Chief Neil Kush said one person was extricated from a car by firefighters following the crash at about 8:24 a.m. along the two-lane highway. The patient...
Trump attends Easter service following slew of tweets
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Easter morning offered condolences to the people of Sri Lanka, continued his attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and attended service at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea near his Florida estate. The president tweeted happy Easter to his many followers earlier in...
Ohio man on beer fast drops 44 pounds during Lent
The Ohio man that decided to sustain himself on just beer for Lent lost 44 lbs and is easing himself back into eating solids. Del Hall of Cincinnati, who is director of sales at Fifty West Brewing, told the Cincinnati Enquirer this week that he lost over 40 lbs and...
Landslide closes portion of Squaw Run Road in Fox ChapelVideo
A portion of a Squaw Run Road in Fox Chapel is closed indefinitely after a landslide Saturday evening. Fox Chapel police sent out a Nixle alert warning drivers Squaw Run Road will be closed between Hunt Road and Squaw Run Road East until the landslide can be cleaned up. The...
Dozens attend annual sunrise Easter service at Allegheny ObservatoryVideo
Dozens of people braved the rain and cold weather Sunday morning to attend the annual sunrise Easter service on Pittsburgh’s North Side, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. This is the 85th year for the interdenominational event held at Allegheny Observatory in Riverview Park. The service started at 6:30 a.m. with...
2 reported injured when car flips over in GarfieldVideo
Two people were reportedly injured Saturday night in the Garfield section of Pittsburgh when a man flipped his car over as he was trying to park, according to Tribune-Review news partner, WPXI. The accident occurred about 8 p.m. along Kincaid Street. Police at the scene told WPXI an elderly man...
Pope denounces ‘cruel violence’ of Sri Lanka Easter attack
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis denounced the “cruel violence” of the Easter Sunday slaughter of Christians and foreigners in Sri Lanka as he celebrated the most joyful moment on the Christian liturgical calendar by lamenting the bloodshed and political violence afflicting many parts of the world. Francis skipped his homily...
Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches and luxury hotels in or near Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday — the deadliest violence the South Asian island country has seen since a bloody civil war ended...
Kevin Gorman: Cole Tucker captures Pittsburgh’s heart, just when Pirates needed it
Hearts dropped when Starling Marte and Erik Gonzalez collided at full speed Friday night at PNC Park, a play that left both players injured and the Pittsburgh Pirates seriously short-handed. Their corresponding move had Cole Tucker’s chest pounding Saturday as the shortstop was ecstatic about joining outfielder Bryan Reynolds in...
Path to happiness often found in religion, study finds
The inquiry into why people are religious is an old one, but a more contemporary take on that theme revolves around the question: Does religion make us happy? The short answer is yes, according to the Pew Research Center. Whether it’s someone attending a Passover Seder, an Easter Sunday service...
Road crew misspells ‘school’ in school crossing
DORAL, Fla. — A road crew in Florida should get an “F” for spelling. A motorist on Thursday spotted the error, realizing that workers in Doral had made a mistake when painting the word “school” at a pedestrian crossing in the road. Instead of S-C-H-O-O-L, it was spelled S-C-O-H-O-L. #UPDATE-...
Tiger attack sends keeper to hospital, zoo pledges ‘nothing will happen to the tiger’
A beautiful spring morning at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas turned tragic Saturday when a male Sumatran tiger attacked a keeper, inflicting wounds that sent her to a hospital. Although keepers are never supposed to be in the same space as the tigers, they found themselves together in the outdoor...
Flood warning issued for parts of Western Pennsylvania
Some areas of Western Pennsylvania could experience flooding on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters issued a flood warning for parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Washington counties until 7:30 p.m. Among the affected communities are Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Mount Lebanon, Bethel Park, Monroeville, McKeesport, Gastonville, West Mifflin, Baldwin,...
Westmoreland County population decrease largest in Pa.
The reality of Westmoreland County’s shrinking population was brought to fruition this week after the U.S. Census Bureau released data showing the county had the largest population decrease in the state. Since 2010, the county has lost over 14,580 people, averaging a decrease of about 1,815 people per year, data...
Washington Pike (Route 50) re-opens after water main is fixed
A stretch of Washington Pike (Route 50) in Scott Township re-opened Saturday after a water main that burst Friday was repaired. The South Hills thoroughfare between Greentree Road and Thoms Run Road re-opened to traffic around 1 p.m., according to Gary Lobaugh, a spokesman for Pennsylvania-American Water Co. The broken...
Strong thunderstorms, hail could hit parts of Western Pennsylvania
Strong thunderstorms capable of producing hail were projected to hit parts of Western Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon. The National Weather Service in Moon Township issued special weather statements for several Western Pennsylvania communities, warning that hail up to the size of nickels was possible with the storms. Roadways such as...
