Here’s where to satisfy your Lenten fish cravings in Western Pennsylvania
All menus are subject to change and availability. Events begin either Feb. 18 Ash Wednesday or Friday, March Feb. 20. To have your nonprofit’s fish fry added to this listing send complete information as soon as possible to vndnews@triblive.com. Allegheny County Collier Township Rennerdale Volunteer Fire Department, 30 Suburban Ave.,...
Local wineries using Pennsylvania grapes are turning out some easy-to-love libations
France, Italy, California, and Australia are well-known wine regions. Pennsylvania, alas, doesn’t crack the top 50 for most people. But don’t count out local wineries. Pennsylvania has a winemaking tradition that dates to the late 1600s, when William Penn himself established a vineyard in Philadelphia, as documented by the Pennsylvania...
‘More people are leaving than coming’: Charleroi’s Haitian community withers under federal pressureVideo
The shelves at Queen’s Market still hold bags of corn millet and leafy Haitian lalo, but the customers who buy them are vanishing from the streets of Charleroi. As the Trump administration ramps up pressure on immigrants with Temporary Protected Status to “take advantage of the department’s resources for departure,”...
Father, 2 children killed in Indiana County fire
A father and his two children were killed in a fire early Friday morning that destroyed their home in the Indiana County town of Clymer, the coroner said. Keith Lee Fabiszewski, 34, and the children were trapped by the fire in their home along the 400 block of Hancock Street,...
U.S. Steel fined $118K for safety lapses in Clairton Coke Works fatal explosion
U.S. Steel is facing 10 violations and $118,000 in fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration related to last year’s deadly explosion at the Clairton Coke Works. The Pittsburgh-based company was cited nine times for inadequate safety procedures, employee training and equipment to isolate machines from energy sources. The...
Nemacolin named top hotel in Pennsylvania, 28th in the U.S. in annual report
Nemacolin, the exclusive Fayette County resort known for its luxury accommodations, fine dining and expansive grounds, was named Pennsylvania’s top hotel Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. The Laurel Highlands destination earned the No. 28 spot nationwide — one of only two businesses in Pennsylvania to crack the top...
Deluzio says Trump administration abused its power in probe of ‘illegal orders’ video
Lawmakers targeted by the Justice Department after releasing a video telling servicemembers they have an obligation to refuse illegal orders said Wednesday they haven’t ruled out taking action against the Trump administration for “weaponizing the government” against them. “I’m not going to litigate and share our legal strategy here,” U.S....
ICE blames Biden administration for Brentwood man’s entrance into U.S.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Wednesday blamed the Biden administration for allowing a Brentwood man, now in custody, into the United States. Maklim Gomez Escalante, 35, was detained Jan. 20 after arriving at a district court hearing where he had been subpoenaed to testify in an unrelated matter....
Morning Roundup: Duquesne Light launches precise outage detectors; woman charged in fatal Bullskin Township crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Feb, 11: Duquesne Light rolls out smart sensors to detect outages Duquesne Light has installed over 1,700 smart grid sensors on utility poles across Allegheny and Beaver counties to help quickly pinpoint power outages, the company said Wednesday....
Report: Grand jury rejects indictment against Deluzio, other lawmakers over ‘illegal orders’ video
Federal prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against six Democratic members of Congress, including U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio of Fox Chapel, who released a video last year telling servicemembers they have an obligation to refuse illegal orders, The New York Times reported Tuesday night, citing four unnamed people familiar with...
The Marc Fogel Story: Finding a new normal, and working through guilt; ‘We will be thankful for generations’
On Aug. 13, 2021, Marc and Jane Fogel pulled away from their white colonial-style home in Oakmont to drive to New York City. There, they boarded a plane to Moscow to begin their final year teaching at the Anglo-American School, an elite institution built for the children of western diplomats....
The Marc Fogel story: Finding a new normal, and working through guilt; ‘We will be thankful for generations’
On Aug. 13, 2021, Marc and Jane Fogel pulled away from their white colonial style home where they’d lived on and off for 15 years in between international teaching assignments, to make the drive to New York City. There, they’d board a plane bound for Moscow to begin their tenth...
Don’t get heartbroken by Valentine’s Day scams, FBI warns
Falling in love is easy. Falling for a scam? The FBI warns it’s shockingly even easier. Christopher Giordano, FBI Pittsburgh assistant special agent in charge, said people regularly fall victim to romance scams, but teens and older adults are the most common targets. The upcoming Valentine’s Day ups the ante....
Snow, bitter cold pose problems for home heating oil deliveries; cost per gallon jumps higher
A confluence of soaring demand and treacherous delivery conditions is straining the home heating oil market in Westmoreland County during this month’s bitter cold. “The demand for fuel (heating oil) is extremely high for several reasons. They (furnaces) have been running nonstop,” said Kristen Zawoyski, general manager of Export Fuel...
With flat state funding, it’s ‘too soon to tell’ if state-owned institutions will increase tuition
It’s too soon to tell if tuition will increase next year for undergraduate students attending one of the 10 colleges in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget keeps the funding allocation flat at $625 million for the system. zAmong the colleges affected are Slippery...
An unexplained departure and a triumphant return to the U.S.Video
On Aug. 13, 2021, Marc and Jane Fogel pulled away from their white colonial-style home in Oakmont to drive to New York City. There, they boarded a plane to Moscow to begin their final year teaching at the Anglo-American School, an elite institution built for the children of western diplomats....
The Marc Fogel story: An unexplained departure and a triumphant return to the U.S.
For months, Marc Fogel had just been going through the motions of his captivity in the Russian prison system more than 5,000 miles from his home in Pittsburgh. After being left behind in a massive, multi-nation prisoner swap in August 2024, Marc’s mood had turned foul. He no longer cared...
Ice dams can build as temperatures rise, putting homes at risk for water leaks
Roof repair and replacement company Roof Gutter Now keeps busy in the winter, fielding 60 to 80 calls a day to melt piles of snow, ice and water sitting on top of homeowners’ rooftops. But owner Nathaniel Davis says the calls should pick up even more on Tuesday as warmer...
A life in prison: Fogel spends days reading, praying and grappling with unpredictable conditionsVideo
On Aug. 13, 2021, Marc and Jane Fogel pulled away from their white colonial-style home in Oakmont to drive to New York City. There, they boarded a plane to Moscow to begin their final year teaching at the Anglo-American School, an elite institution built for the children of Western diplomats....
The Marc Fogel story: A life in prison: Fogel spends days reading, praying and grappling with unpredictable conditions
On Aug. 13, 2021, Marc and Jane Fogel pulled away from their white colonial style home where they’d lived on and off for 15 years in between international teaching assignments, to make the drive to New York City. There, they’d board a plane bound for Moscow to begin their tenth...
From Darkness to Light: The Marc Fogel Story
On Aug. 13, 2021, Marc and Jane Fogel pulled away from their white colonial-style home in Oakmont to drive to New York City. There, they boarded a plane to Moscow to begin their final year teaching at the Anglo-American School, an elite institution built for the children of western diplomats....
‘Injustice system’: Fogel maps legal strategy for court, and ultimately feels Russian wrathVideo
On Aug. 13, 2021, Marc and Jane Fogel pulled away from their white colonial-style home in Oakmont to drive to New York City. There, they boarded a plane to Moscow to begin their final year teaching at the Anglo-American School, an elite institution built for the children of western diplomats....
The Marc Fogel story: Fogel maps legal strategy for court, and ultimately feels Russian wrath
On Aug. 13, 2021, Marc and Jane Fogel pulled away from their white colonial-style home in Oakmont to drive to New York City. There, they boarded a plane to Moscow to begin their final year teaching at the Anglo-American School, an elite institution built for the children of western diplomats....
Verizon’s FIOS TV customers will be able to watch the Super Bowl, Olympics on WPXI
FIOS TV customers will be able to watch the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics on Pittsburgh’s WPXI after a dispute that started in December between the Verizon television service and Cox Media Group. Cox Media is WPXI’s parent company. Verizon failed to reach an agreement on a new retransmission...
Boil water advisory impacting 95K in Allegheny, Washington counties could take ‘several days’ to lift
About 95,000 Pennsylvania American Water customers, including those in select Allegheny County communities, may be boiling their water for days after an advisory was issued Saturday, a company spokesman said. A power surge early Saturday morning depleted water storage at a tank in Washington County, the water company said in...
