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Arnold man faces heroin charge after traffic stop in Armstrong County
An Arnold man has been jailed after allegedly being caught at a traffic stop with 38 bags of heroin, state police said. Andre Johnson, 37, was charged with drug possession and conspiracy, both felonies. State police arrested Johnson after pulling over his 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe on a traffic stop at...
Pittsburgh-based company gets grant to help women entrepreneurs
Pittsburgh-based Innovation Works has received a $50,000 award from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help women entrepreneurs and tech startups. The company was one of 60 winners of the SBA’s annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. Accelerators and incubators in 39 states will receive $3 million to support startups and...
Delmont attracts visitors in droves for Apple ‘n Arts FestivalVideo
The first-time visitor to the Delmont Apple ’n Arts Festival would be excused for being a little overwhelmed. Festival organizers pack a lot into a relatively small space. For two days in October, this borough of 2,500 people probably triples or quadruples in size. Most visitors come for the apples...
Concealed carry seminar in South Huntingdon will cover Castle Doctrine, Pa. laws
Pennsylvania’s concealed carry laws and the Castle Doctrine will be the subject of a seminar Oct. 17 at the Turkeytown Volunteer Fire Department in South Huntingdon. The seminar is being hosted by state Rep. Justin Walsh, R-Mt. Pleasant, and will be led by Kim Stolfer, president of Firearms Owners Against...
Report: Renewables will provide nearly half of world’s electricity by 2050
Renewable sources of energy will provide nearly half of the world’s electricity by 2050, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Currently, 28% of global electricity is generated from renewable energy sources such as hydropower, wind and solar technologies. In its International Energy Outlook 2019, EIA projects that renewables will...
Pa. college athletes could earn financial compensation under proposed bill
The paid college athlete is an idea whose time has come, say two Allegheny County lawmakers. State Reps. Dan Miller, D-Mt. Lebanon, and Ed Gainey, D-Pittsburgh, say they plan to introduce a bill that would allow college athletes to sign endorsements, earn compensation and hire agents just like the pros....
Westmoreland’s first hemp harvest is a bit rockyVideo
With Westmoreland County’s first industrial hemp harvest under way, the growing pains are evident. Two harvester machines that had been made available to farmers for lease were sidelined last week during a harvest near West Newton. The hemp harvest had to continue by hand. “It’s new to everybody and they’re...
Westmoreland prison drug treatment program bid at $400K
The Westmoreland County Prison wants to offer medication-assisted treatment to inmates dealing with opioid addiction but needs a way to pay for the program. Warden John Walton told the county jail board on Monday that a quote from BayMark Health Services of Lewisville, Texas, was about double what the county...
Report: Global CO2 emissions will continue to increase through 2050
In the wake of the United Nations Climate Action Summit, a federal agency is projecting that global carbon dioxide emissions from energy-related sources will continue to grow in the coming decades. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its 2019 International Energy Outlook, released last week, that global energy-related...
Greater Pittsburgh Jews hope High Holy Days foster healing from Tree of Life attackVideo
Jews of Western Pennsylvania are hoping that Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, will help them make a fresh start nearly a year after the Tree of Life massacre. The mass shooting doubtless will cast a shadow over the High Holy Days — a solemn time that normally is devoted...
Orthodox churches in New Kensington, South Greensburg offer Arabic servicesVideo
The Rev. Meletios Zafaran is preaching on the birth of John the Baptist. He’s speaking in Arabic, so not everyone in the congregation understands what he’s saying. During the Sunday evening sermon, he touches his temple and then brings his hand down and points to his heart — a gesture...
Pittsburgh professor sees Russia through lens of religion, not politics
At a time of intense interest in Russia — driven mostly by concerns over Russian meddling in American politics and Russian manipulation of social media — a true understanding of Russian society is harder to come by. John Burgess’ curiosity got the best of him in 2004, when he made...
Report: Pa. natural gas royalty payments on the rise
Natural gas royalties paid to Pennsylvania landowners rose significantly in tax year 2017 due to increased production and higher prices, the state Independent Fiscal Office said in a recent report. The report said $1.06 billion in royalty payments were made in 2017 — a 64% increase from tax year 2016....
Huntley & Huntley adopts new name, focus
Huntley & Huntley Energy Exploration, a natural gas company with several unconventional wells in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, is rebranding itself as Olympus Energy LLC. The Canonsburg-based company said the new name “reflects the company’s focus on driving a new era of energy leadership within the Appalachian Basin, built on...
International priests now make up 25% of those serving in Greensburg diocese
A quarter of the Catholic priests serving in the Diocese of Greensburg now come from outside the United States, mostly from the Philippines. Five new international priests arrived over the summer, bringing the number to 20, according to the diocese. Four are Filipinos awaiting pastoral assignments after completing a time...
Bob Marley estate remembers the legend’s last show, in Pittsburgh 39 years ago
On Sept. 23, 1980, reggae superstar Bob Marley and his band, the Wailers, played a sold-out show at the Stanley Theater in downtown Pittsburgh. No one knew then that it would be his last concert. Almost eight months later, he was dead. On Monday, the official Twitter account of the...
Pennsylvania pushes back against federal efforts to curb food assistance program
Pennsylvania’s human services secretary on Monday called the Trump administration’s proposal to cut food stamp eligibility “cruel and unacceptable.” The proposal would force states to scale back the number of people whom they deem eligible for monthly benefits from the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Pennsylvania and...
Governments, students honor North Huntingdon karate instructor Bill Viola
Learning the discipline of karate requires humility, but operating a successful karate studio for 50 years requires self-confidence, self-promotion and even a certain amount of bravado. William Viola Sr. doesn’t see a contradiction between the two. What keeps his feet on the ground are the expressions of gratitude he regularly...
PennDOT using $8.4M grant to study automated vehicle performance in highway work zones
Imagine orange barrels in Pittsburgh but without all the attendant nightmare scenarios. As difficult as that may be, the state Department of Transportation thinks it’s possible. PennDOT is embarking on a four-year project to improve the performance of automated vehicles in work zones. The project is part of a larger...
Greensburg restaurant owner kept family as priority
Frances Monteparte lived by the motto “The family that cooks together stays together.” Mrs. Monteparte and her late husband, James, operated two restaurants in Greensburg for two decades but didn’t let it get in the way of family life, said her son, Vincent. “We spent many hours in those restaurants,...
List of ‘best’ Frank Lloyd Wright homes in 37 states includes Fallingwater
Fallingwater in Fayette County is among the Frank Lloyd Wright homes featured in a new “best of” list compiled by the home improvement website HomeAdvisor. The famous Wright home, visited by thousands every year, appears on a list and a map that shows the geographic reach of Wright’s work and...
Cornel West to give lecture at Saint Vincent College
Princeton University professor emeritus and celebrated liberal author Dr. Cornel West will give the Threshold Lecture at Saint Vincent College on Oct. 17. West, a noted philosopher, political activist and social critic, will speak on “The Arts as a Prophetic Witness in Times of Suffering and Despair” at 8 p.m....
Author Jenkins to speak at Saint Vincent on ‘The Church in the 21st Century’
Best-selling author Philip Jenkins will give the Pope Benedict XVI Lecture at Saint Vincent Seminary on Oct. 29. Jenkins, author of more than 25 books, will speak on the topic “The Church in the 21st Century: Is the Church Entering a Golden Age or a Dark Age?” at 7:30 p.m....
Saint Vincent College forum to explore ‘politics of rage’
Tired of incivility in national politics? Dreading the 2020 presidential election? Saint Vincent College’s Center for Political and Economic Thought may have the antidote. The college’s 2019 Civitas Forum will explore the theme “Raging Against The Machine: Politics In An Angry Age.” The schedule for the Oct. 16 event is...
Summer 2019 ties hottest on record, just not in Western Pennsylvania
If the Beach Boys were compiling their greatest hits today, the album title might be “Warmest Summer” instead of “Endless Summer.” A new report by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, finds this summer tied 2016 for the warmest on record in the Northern Hemisphere. For the months...
