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Amazon drops plans for Churchill warehouse
After more than 50 hours of public hearings and debate lasting some eight months last year, Amazon announced Thursday it was pulling out of its proposed massive warehouse project at the former George Westinghouse Research and Technology Park in Churchill. Amazon said in a statement that it has decided not...
Faced with loss of his district, state Rep. Bob Brooks opts not to run for re-election
When the new maps for Pennsylvania’s legislative districts were released, state Rep. Bob Brooks was more than a little disappointed to discover his 54th District was being shifted across the state to the Norristown area. On Thursday, the Murrysville Republican announced he will not seek re-election. “Government has many forces...
1 dead following Washington County house fire
A Carroll Township man died of injuries suffered during a fire at his home early Thursday morning, according to emergency officials. Firefighters were called to Van Voorhis Lane in Carroll, across the Monongahela River from Monessen, around 5:15 a.m. Thursday morning. Crews from Carroll Township, Bentleyville, Monongahela, New Eagle and...
Fayette County man arrested after charging state police with knives
State police arrested a Perry man they said charged them armed with a pair of large knives on Tuesday. Troopers responded to a residence near Water and First streets in Perry Township, Fayette County, shortly after 1 a.m., for a report of man who had ingested rat poison and threatened...
What to know about the omicron subvariant BA.2
A new version of the coronavirus that causes covid-19 has made its way through Europe and other parts of the world, and it now has been detected in the United States, including locally. It is not a new strain, but rather a variant of a variant — a subtype of...
Endangered Indiana bat mostly gone from southwestern Pa. but longer migration holds hope
The tiny wings of the endangered Indiana bat seem to be taking the creature on longer journeys. The Pennsylvania Game Commission recently documented the longest known, single-season migration of the federally and state-endangered bat from Pennsylvania to Kentucky. As the migration, at least 418 miles, broke the record for longest...
Allegheny County GOP Chairman Sam DeMarco opts against congressional run
Allegheny County Republican Chairman Sam DeMarco said Tuesday he will not run for Congress this year in Pennsylvania’s 17th District. DeMarco, a county councilman from North Fayette, said last week that he was mulling a run and gathering petition signatures required to formally enter the race. But on Tuesday he...
Fayette County district judge rejects suspended trooper’s request for bond
A suspended state trooper assigned to the New Stanton turnpike detail will remain in the Fayette County Prison without bond as he awaits a preliminary hearing on multiple charges of possessing child pornography, a district judge ruled Tuesday. Cpl. Sean R. McKenzie III, 37, was suspended March 1 after state...
PennDOT to spend $317M on infrastructure projects in Pittsburgh region
PennDOT said Tuesday it plans to spend $317 million on more than 90 infrastructure projects in Allegheny, Beaver and Lawrence counties this year, up slightly from last year. PennDOT District 11 Executive Cheryl Moon-Sirianni said funding from the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure package passed last year was critical in allowing...
Big warm-up, temps near 70, part of wild weather week for Pittsburgh area
From 8 inches of snow and wind chills in the single digits to 60-degree temperatures in a matter of days. That’s the hairpin turn into spring the weather is making this week. By Wednesday, temperatures will be flirting with 70. “We can thank something called warm advection,” said Jenna Lake,...
Week in pictures: March 7-13
A selection of the best photos from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region the week of March 7-13....
ACMH nurses go on 5-day strikeVideo
Nurses at ACMH Hospital near Kittanning walked off the job Sunday after months of stalled negotiations over staffing and wage issues. More than 100 employees, community leaders and strike supporters began picketing at 7 a.m. Many held handmade signs asking for respect, better wages, safe staffing and nurse retention. Sign...
Job fairs slated for seasonal work at Kennywood, Sandcastle, Idlewild
Three affiliated amusement parks in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties plan to hold job fairs starting this weekend as they look to hire more than 2,000 seasonal workers for the summer. A job fair is slated from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, for applicants...
DCNR names 9/11 National Memorial Trail as Statewide Major Greenway
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has designated the 9/11 National Memorial Trail as a Statewide Major Greenway. The trail is a proposed 1,300-mile recreational trail linking the three 9/11 crash sites — in New York City; the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.; and near Shanksville, Somerset County. Currently,...
Storm drops up to 9 inches of snow in Pittsburgh region, creates road hazards
A late winter storm that began Friday night dumped more than 9 inches of snow in parts of Allegheny County by early Saturday evening, while lesser amounts were recorded in Westmoreland County, according to the National Weather Service. One of the highest snow totals was reported in Moon Township, where...
Census undercount may lead to funding shortfalls, Western Pa. leaders warn
Some communities and neighborhoods across Western Pennsylvania could be left without their fair share of funding after the 2020 census undercounted millions of people in certain communities nationwide. The once-a-decade survey undercounted Black, Hispanic and Native American residents while overcounting white and Asian American residents, according to a Census Bureau...
Bhavini Patel ends her run for Congress in 12th District
Edgewood Councilwoman Bhavini Patel said Friday she is ending her campaign for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 12th District. Patel was one of four Democratic candidates running in the newly drawn district that stretches from Pittsburgh to Westmoreland County. She launched her campaign in January. “The campaign didn’t gain the momentum needed...
Winter’s last gasp? Here is the latest snow forecast
The Pittsburgh region will likely see between three and five inches of snow Friday night into Saturday, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service. National Weather Service meteorologist Lee Hendricks said they anticipate the precipitation will begin as rain Friday, then change over to a mixture of rain and...
$3M in grants announced for Southwestern Pa., including Mill Creek in Ligonier Township
Well before starting a 32-year career with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Jim Miller said he enjoyed fishing as a teenager along Mill Creek in the village of Waterford in Ligonier Township. “It was well known even then as a cold-water fishery back then and had natural trout. It...
Allegheny Health Network’s Monroeville surgery center earns patient safety award
Allegheny Health Network’s Monroeville Ambulatory Surgery Center has been recognized with a 2022 safety award by the Patient Safety Authority, an independent state agency which collects reports of patient safety events from Pennsylvania health care facilities. Pennsylvania is the only state that requires health care facilities to report all incidents...
Blairsville woman sentenced following decade-long tax, mail fraud scheme
A Blairsville woman was sentenced to over six years in federal prison on charges of mail and tax fraud, after Indiana County prosecutors say she stole more than $500,000 from her employer over the course of a decade. Sandra J. Doak, 64, of Blairsville, was sentenced to 42 months in...
Gas tax holiday? Not so fast, says Washington, D.C., tax think tank
When Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf hailed President Joe Biden’s plan to ban Russian energy imports to the U.S. in response to President Vladimir Putin’s invasion in the Ukraine, he also announced support for a so-called federal gas tax holiday through 2022 as prices at the pump skyrocket. Wolf said he...
Temperatures drop, snow returns — more expected this weekend
Winter isn’t over quite yet. A cold front moving across the region Wednesday morning has dropped temperatures into the 30s and brought a morning snowfall, said Myranda Fullerton, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. “We’re not expecting anything significant in terms of snowfall accumulation with this,” she...
Allegheny County Councilman Sam DeMarco exploring run for Congress
An Allegheny County councilman who heads the county’s GOP committee said he’s exploring a run for Congress in a district representing Beaver County and much of suburban Pittsburgh. Allegheny County Councilman Sam DeMarco, R-North Fayette, said Tuesday he is gathering signatures to get on the ballot in the upcoming primary...
Beaver County men sentenced in related cocaine distribution cases
Two Beaver County men were in federal court Monday in separate-but-related cases of cocaine distribution in western Pennsylvania. Cadee Akins Sr., 49, of Monaca, pleaded guilty to a charge of cocaine possession with intent to distribute. Court records indicate Akins distributed five or more kilograms of cocaine between November 2017...
