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Asphalt prices pinching municipal paving budgets
Municipalities in the midst of summer paving programs across the region are feeling the impact of the rise in asphalt prices. “It is definitely putting a strain on our budget, what we are able to do in-house,” said Tom Bell, Greensburg’s public works director. The city budgeted asphalt at $51...
Giant Eagle to pay employee out-of-state travel costs for abortions
Giant Eagle Supermarkets said Tuesday it will reimburse expenses for insured employees and family members who have to travel between states for comprehensive healthcare, including access to reproductive care. The move by the O’Hara-based supermarket chain mirrors policies announced by other corporations since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week...
iPhone turns 15: How Apple forever changed the way we communicateVideo
It was January 2007 when Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs walked onto a stage at the MacWorld convention and introduced the world to a new kind of phone. It was called an iPhone, and it became available to the public June 29, 2007. Little did anyone know it would...
Feds make plea offer to Crawford County suspect in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
The federal government has extended a plea offer to a Crawford County man charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The plea offer came to light during a brief telephone status conference call Monday with Judge Rudolph Contreras of U.S. District Court for the...
Sheetz offers gas for as low as $3.49 a gallon through Fourth of July holiday
With many people traveling for the Fourth of July holiday, Sheetz is offering some of its gas options at lower prices. Effective immediately, Sheetz will drop prices on Unleaded 88 to $3.99 a gallon and E85 to $3.49 per gallon. The discount will be available “through the July 4th holiday...
Public, private sectors cooperate to try to boost apprenticeship numbers in Pennsylvania
In the years leading up to his graduation from Hampton Township High School in 2019, Nic Michielli discussed his future with district staff. “When I told my high school guidance counselor that I probably wasn’t planning to go to college, the conversation pretty much ended there,” Michielli said. With a...
Allegheny Technologies moves executive headquarters from Pittsburgh to Dallas, officially adopts ATI as company name
A new executive headquarters for one of the region’s largest employers will not diminish its presence in Western Pennsylvania. Allegheny Technologies announced its home base will leave Pittsburgh and relocate to Dallas. At the same time, it adopted ATI as the official company name to match “what most already call...
More passenger rail service coming between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg
Pittsburgh and other Western Pennsylvania municipalities are set to receive additional passenger rail service to Harrisburg, with plans to add another line within three years of the start of construction. The state of Pennsylvania and Norfolk Southern first proposed adding a passenger line in February. The private railway owns the...
Week in pictures: June 20-26
A selection of the most compelling images from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region during the week of June 20-26....
Summer food programs providing free meals to kids in need look for more participation
For Bailey Smith, having the option of free, nutritious lunches for her two children through Greensburg-based United Church of Christ parishes during the summer means “a lot.” Smith, 32, lives in Hawksworth Garden Apartments, a subsidized housing complex in Greensburg, and works just down the road at the Gateway Convenience...
Covid variants inevitable as long as virus continues to spread, doctors say
The virus that causes covid-19 has mutated again and again, and experts say new variants will continue, in part because of the nature of the virus and also because large swaths of the population choose not to be vaccinated. “Should we expect more variants? The answer is yes,” said Dr....
Area clergy split on Roe v. Wade ruling
The Supreme Court’s controversial ruling Friday overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortions divided local clergy like it has the nation, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be talking about it at services this week. While most clergy members say they support the ruling with regard to...
Fayette County coroner called to scene of fire at 2-story home in Uniontown
The Fayette County Coroner was dispatched to the scene of a fire that broke out in Uniontown late on Saturday morning. The fire along Ellwood Avenue was reported at 11:32 a.m. in a two-story structure, according to a county 911 supervisor. No other injuries were reported, the supervisor said. Multiple...
Air Quality Action Day alert issued for Southwestern Pa.
The National Weather Service and state Department of Environmental Protection have issued an air quality alert for Saturday in several Southwestern Pennsylvania counties, including Westmoreland and Allegheny. The alert also impacts Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette and Washington counties. The Code Orange Air Quality Action Day alert was prompted by conditions...
Some religious leaders laud abortion ruling, others say choice is needed in ‘morally responsible circumstances’
Jeanne K.C. Clark can remember a time when women were forced to resort to drastic measures before the 1973 Supreme Court ruling of Roe v. Wade gave them a constitutional right to abortion. “Women had to travel,” said Clark, of Shadyside. “There were doctors who did abortions, some of them...
Pennsylvania average gas price dips below $5
The average price for a gallon of gasoline has dipped back below $5 in Pennsylvania, according to AAA. The state’s average fell from $5 on Thursday to $4.98 on Friday, AAA reported. The average has come down 6 cents per gallon in the past week. The average cost has been...
Uniontown woman dead following shooting outside bar
A Uniontown woman was shot and killed outside a city bar on Thursday night, according to police. Officers responded to the 200 block of North Gallatin Avenue outside McPatton’s Pub around 10:20 p.m., where they found Samantha Harden, 34, with a single gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead a short...
Turnpike interchange at I-79 and Southern Beltway now fully open
The Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange connecting Interstate 79 and the Southern Beltway will open fully on Friday. The 19-mile Southern Beltway links I-376 near the Pittsburgh International Airport to I-79 at the line between Allegheny and Washington counties. The $800 million project was undertaken with the goal of easing congestion on...
Children under 5 begin receiving covid-19 vaccines in Western Pa.
Children younger than 5 are beginning to receive covid-19 vaccinations in Western Pennsylvania, offering a long-awaited shot of relief for some parents while others say it’s too soon for them to know whether it’s safe for their kids to get vaccinated. While shots have been widely available for older patients,...
Toomey expects gun safety legislation to pass the Senate by week’s end
On the heels of bipartisan gun legislation passing a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, Pennsylvania’s Pat Toomey told reporters on an afternoon conference call he expects the bill to pass the full Senate very soon. “I believe it will pass. I believe it will be signed into...
Scammers steal $11K from Somerset County after posing as commissioner, police say
State police are investigating after someone who posed as a Somerset County commissioner stole $11,295 from the county. Troopers said in a news release that the county treasurer’s office received on June 8 an email, believed to be from a county commissioner, which requested a wire transfer to a company...
Swimming pool supply, installation costs spike as summer begins
Justin Rushin, who has been involved in the swimming pool industry for 20 years, said he has never seen prices spike like they have in the past year. “There’s been periods of inflation, little bounds of inflation, but nothing like this,” said Rushin, who co-owns Cheswick Pools and Patios with...
Red Cross seeking blood and platelet donors surrounding 4th of July holiday
Holidays always coincide with significant declines in blood availability of hospital patients, and the American Red Cross is reminding Western Pennsylvanians that the upcoming Fourth of July holiday will be no different. The nonprofit is asking Southwestern Pennsylvania residents for blood in platelet donations to combat an anticipated shortage. According...
Kennywood, Sandcastle, Idlewild are going cashless
You can leave your cash at home if you’re heading for Idlewild & SoakZone and its sister parks this summer. The parks will accept credit, debit and prepaid cards or secure mobile payments including MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover only starting next week. Guests can also use Apple Pay...
As Pa. teacher shortage looms, legislators consider bill to smooth out-of-state certification
As local school districts scramble to find teachers and substitute teachers, a bill that would make it easier for out-of-state educators to work in Pennsylvania has received unanimous support from lawmakers thus far. State Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Washington, is co-sponsoring the bill, which now awaits House and gubernatorial approval. “This...
