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Liberty Pole Spirits opens expanded location in North Strabane
Poles were erected and became symbols of protest by farmers in western Pennsylvania during the period of the Whiskey Rebellion from 1791 to 1794. They were known as liberty poles. As a way to honor this time in history, a family from Cecil in Washington County named their business Liberty...
Morning Roundup: West Nile virus detected in Pittsburgh mosquitos
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Aug. 15: West Nile virus detected in Pittsburgh mosquitos The Allegheny County Health Department will spray a mosquito pesticide in several Pittsburgh areas and neighboring municipalities where mosquitos have tested positive for West Nile Virus. Mosquito samples collected...
Tornado confirmed in Washington County
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has confirmed a tornado touched down Saturday in South Franklin Township in Washington County. An NWS storm survey determined an EF-1 tornado with weed speeds estimated at around 105 miles per hour struck the area. This marks the 16th tornado to impact Washington County...
Morning Roundup: Carnegie Learning to host Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Aug. 14: Carnegie Learning to host Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp High school students in Pittsburgh will be able to take part in The Mark Cuban Foundation Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp thanks to Carnegie Learning. Trained volunteer corporate mentors...
Many Western Pa. colleges still looking to enroll students for fall in late push
Acceptance letter in hand, Dana Sinatra appeared to be destined to enroll at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, and play basketball there. But Sinatra, 19, a forward on her high school basketball team, began to have doubts several months ago about the 1½-hour travel distance from her McDonald home....
Tornado, flood warnings issued across Southwestern Pa. as storms roll through
Warnings for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding and watches and warnings for tornadoes were coming rapidly from the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh on Saturday night as storms rolled through the region. At least one tornado was confirmed by radar in Washington County, the weather service said. On social media,...
WVU facing possible academic program cuts, 7% faculty reduction
West Virginia University has unveiled preliminary recommendations to discontinue 32 of its 338 majors and reduce faculty ranks in Morgantown by 7% to confront enrollment losses and adapt to shifting student demand. Twelve of the majors are undergraduate level and 20 are at the graduate level, officials with the state’s...
UPMC, Pitt to test ‘revolutionary’ breast cancer vaccine
UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers will test a vaccine to prevent breast cancer in what they say is a revolutionary step in the fight against the most common cancer in women. The seed money — $100,000 — to launch the clinical trial came from the Wexford-based nonprofit, Glimmer of...
How Hawaiian wildfires might affect travelers from Western Pa.
Massive wildfires in the Hawaiian Islands have brought devastation and will continue to hurt the Aloha State, as the fires are sure to damage Hawaii’s tourism economy, its biggest source of revenue, said Pittsburgh-area travel agents. Officials confirmed Friday that at least 80 people have been killed in massive fires...
MedExpress to eliminate nursing positions
MedExpress Urgent Care is eliminating nursing positions at its nearly 150 locations. Tribune-Review news partner WTAE-TV reported that the workers are being let go in an effort to revamp the clinic’s staffing model. It’s unknown how many workers will be affected or what the new staffing plan is. Several nurses...
3 men ordered to pay $50K in connection with East Palestine derailment charity scam
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has ordered three men to pay more than $50,000 in fines and restitution because it said they were involved with a phony charity created in the wake of the East Palestine train derailment in February. One of the men is a former campaign manager for...
Butler County exotic hunting preserve on market for $10M
A luxury hunting preserve in Southern Butler County is up for grabs. Shilo Ranch at 399 Cornetti Road in Clearfield Township is for sale, with a listing price of $10 million. The hunting preserve encompasses 423 acres and features exotic animals such as axis deer, buffalo, ram, elk, fallow deer...
Morning roundup: 5 killed in fatal crash on I-81 in ChambersburgVideo
Here a few news items from the morning of Friday, Aug. 11: 5 killed in Chambersburg RV crash Five people were killed Wednesday night when a recreational vehicle blew a tire and collided with a tractor trailer on Interstate 81 in Chambersburg, according to state police. An RV headed south...
Morning Roundup: 5 shot in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood
Here are some news items from this morning, Thursday, Aug. 10: Five people injured in Middle Hill shooting Three people are in critical condition, among five injured in a shooting late Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood. Police responded at 10:45 p.m. to a ShotSpotter alert for multiple rounds...
Pittsburgh-area health insurers request rate increases
The Pittsburgh region’s biggest health insurers are seeking rate increases for plans on the individual market, some up to 13%, according to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. Highmark Inc. is asking for an average rate increase of 11.2% and the Highmark Coverage Advantage Inc. insurance plan is requesting an increase of...
Washington County group turns unwanted plastic into usable furniture
Recycling can be frustrating. Many haulers only accept certain types of plastic (typically those labeled No. 1 or 2). But a nonprofit in Washington County has found a way to take a large amount of typically non-recyclable plastic and turn it into usable items such as park benches, which local...
Red Cross offers $10 movie gift card to blood donors
The American Red Cross is offering a $10 movie theater gift card to all blood donors during the month of August. Donors are able to select a movie theater of their choice and will receive an electronic gift card after they give blood. The initiative comes after the nonprofit reportedly...
Liquor license auction open for some Southwestern Pa. counties
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) on Wednesday issued an invitation for bids for a set of expired restaurant liquor licenses, including some available in a handful of Southwestern Pennsylvania counties. Twenty expired licenses are being auctioned Sept. 27. One license each is available in 20 counties, which includes one...
Morning Roundup: Car crash leads to violent attack in Hazelwood, police say
Here are some news items from this morning, Wednesday, Aug. 9: Car crash leads to violent attack Pittsburgh Police said a car crash led to a violent attack Tuesday afternoon in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Police were called to Trowbridge Street shortly after 4 p.m., where they located a male...
Lawrence County added to Pittsburgh metro area
Lawrence County, the birthplace of Donnie Iris, Chuck Tanner and Zambelli Fireworks, is now part of the Pittsburgh metro area thanks to a revised designation from the White House. The move gives the Pittsburgh metro area a population boost of nearly 85,000 people, increasing its total to 2,434,021, based on...
Roundup: Master postal key stolen from Garfield mail carrier, police say
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Aug. 8: Master postal key stolen from Garfield mail carrier, police say A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier who was robbed Aug. 4 had one of the organization’s master keys stolen, according to Pittsburgh police. The carrier was...
Park manager: 4-year-old Pittsburgh boy drowns at Moraine State Park
A 4-year-old Pittsburgh boy drowned Monday at Moraine State Park, according to park officials. A park visitor found the boy unresponsive in a roped section of the park’s Pleasant Valley Beach on the South Shore shortly before 2 p.m., park manager Dustin Drew reported. On Tuesday, officials identified the boy...
Covid cases rise slightly but remain low compared to previous years in Western Pa.
Despite a slight increase in the number of covid-19 cases across the country, rates remain low, and they are far below the past few summers, both regionally and nationally. “Overall, we’ve had a pretty flat trajectory,” LuAnn Brink, chief epidemiologist for the Allegheny County Health Department, said Monday. “The changes...
River Valley administrators visit White House as part of 2 national programs
The U.S. Department of Education invited River Valley School District to the White House twice this summer. In July, the district was recognized as part of the Rural Community of Practice as an exemplary school district that reimagines how the nation’s high schools prepare students to thrive in the workforce....
Respite from gas price increases may be brief on Saudi production cut, hurricane season
The pace of gasoline price increases appears to have peaked over the weekend and is beginning to gently fall, an industry analyst said Monday. “Average gasoline prices continued to move up last week thanks to a continued rise in oil and continued pressure from hot weather that impacted refineries,” said...
