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Blue Angels’ super-sized jets arrive early for drive-in airshow at Arnold Palmer RegionalVideo
Members of the Blue Angels Navy jet demonstration team are “chomping at the bit” to perform high-flying maneuvers for spectators after the covid-19 pandemic scaled back last year’s air show season to less elaborate flyovers. This weekend, they will celebrate their 75th anniversary of thrilling crowds by bringing a full...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces reopening, improvements at Western Pa., West Virginia sites
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is announcing the reopening of select facilities at district-managed sites in anticipation of the 2021 recreation season. “We invite the public to come out and safely enjoy our beautiful reservoirs and parks. Our rangers and resource managers across the district have done...
Traffic restrictions, delays expected on Route 356 in the Sarver area during milling work
Drivers can expect to see lane restrictions and delays as PennDOT begins milling work on Route 356 in the Sarver area on Friday. The milling work will begin on Route 356 in Jefferson, Winfield and Buffalo townships at 6 a.m. on Friday. Work may continue through Saturday, according to PennDOT....
Cranberry debuts renovated amphitheater completed with sponsorship from Armstrong
For the past decade, the nonprofit Cranberry Township Community Chest has hosted fundraisers and tapped local businesses to sponsor community projects. The latest addition to the Community’s Chests efforts is a $300,000 renovation and expansion of the 17-year-old Rotary Amphitheater in Community Park, which was sponsored by Armstrong, the township’s...
Suspect in Butler County homicide apprehended in Philadelphia
A man wanted in a homicide in Butler County was apprehended in Philadelphia, state police said Wednesday. Paris Elias Carter, 22, of Downington, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of David A. Hines, 38, of New Castle. State police said they were notified around 8 p.m. May 17...
Vandals cause $5K damage to high school football field in Armstrong County
Unknown vandals caused more than $5,000 worth of damage to a high school football field in Armstrong County, according to state police. State police said the incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Sunday at West Shamokin High School, part of the Armstrong School District on Wolf Drive in Cowanshannock Township. According...
Strong storm causes damage, outages; Memorial Day forecast calls for more rain
Rain and cool temperatures may put a damper on the first half of Memorial Day weekend, but bad weather wasn’t waiting for the holiday to rear its ugly head. A strong storm system moving through the region Wednesday evening downed trees and electrical wires and caused power outages. The National...
Child sex abuse survivors, supporters pressure Pa. Senate leader Kim Ward to bring bill to vote
Survivors of clergy child sexual abuse turned up the heat this week on state Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward, depositing a pouch of silver coins on the Hempfield Republican’s desk and labeling her a “Judas.” Ward’s failure to schedule a Senate vote on a bill that would provide a day...
$3.4M to fight blight coming to Allegheny, Westmoreland counties
Communities in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties are receiving about a quarter of the combined $12 million in state grants to combat blight, Gov. Tom Wolf’s office announced. In Allegheny County, 23 municipalities and organizations are receiving about $2.1 million, while five in Westmoreland County are getting about $1.3 million. Projects...
Cool temperatures, rain expected over Memorial Day weekend
Rain and cool temperatures may put a damper on the first half of Memorial Day weekend, before temperatures rise to the mid-70s by Monday. Pittsburgh has seen warm weather recently, with the high temperature Wednesday reaching 83 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. But those temperatures will drop for...
Wind, hail risks with afternoon, evening storms
Damaging wind and large hail are the main risks with storms expected in the Pittsburgh area Wednesday afternoon into the early evening, according to the National Weather Service. Storms are expected to reach the general Pittsburgh area between 3 and 4 p.m., and move out by around 7 p.m., meteorologist...
Teen shot in back while driving in Aliquippa
A 16-year-old boy was in critical but stable condition after being shot in Aliquippa Tuesday night, according to state police. State police did not release the name of the boy from Aliquippa, who was flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh with a gunshot wound to the back. The shooting...
Conneaut Lake Park plans July 4 opening weekend — but with one nostalgic ride gone
Memorial Day weekend traditionally has been Conneaut Lake Park’s opening, but the new ownership is now targeting the July 4 weekend instead with one of its nostalgic rides gone. A bigger blow to summer nostalgia than the delayed start date, the Tumble Bug — one of the park’s iconic rides...
Spate of thefts in Saltsburg under investigation
State police are investigating a spate of thefts in Saltsburg, just over the border from Westmoreland County. Trooper Clifford Greenfield said items were taken overnight during the weekend. Unlocked vehicles were targeted in some of the thefts on Hemlock Way and Salt, Walnut and Washington streets. Police were looking at...
3 dead in double homicide-suicide in Washington County identified
Three people were found shot to death in what is believed to be double homicide-suicide in Washington County, according to the county coroner’s office. Those found dead Monday night inside a McDonald home on Valley Street were Suzanne Faingnaert, 57, and 27-year-olds Christina Garove and James Garove, according to the...
Pa. wildlife officials swamped with callers who have picked up or taken in wild animals
Wildlife centers and the Pennsylvania Game Commission say they have been deluged with calls from people who have picked up wild animals, often in an attempt to help them. Game Commission spokesman Seth Mesoras said the agency has received a number of calls from people who tried to take in...
Man last seen in Allegheny River near Gilpin remains missing, police say
State police provided no updates Monday on the disappearance of a Punxsutawney man who was last seen swimming in the Allegheny River in Gilpin over the weekend. Nathan “Nate” Lauer, 38, was last seen around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, according to one witness’ statement to police. That witness, identified only by...
So you have woolly adelgid, now what?
The Penn State Extension office in Pittsburgh has been fielding daily phone calls from residents who discovered woolly adelgid on their native Eastern hemlocks. “The good news is that hemlock woolly adelgid can be managed fairly easily in the residential landscape,” said Brian Wolyniak, Penn State Extension educator in Pittsburgh....
Eastbound Pa. turnpike reopens at Somerset after truck crash cleaned up
A tractor-trailer driver was flown to a hospital after his rig overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Somerset County early Monday, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and state police. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, which happened around 12:40 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 70/76 in Allegheny Township,...
Destructive insects threaten to attack, kill Eastern hemlocks in Western Pa.Video
A nasty tiny insect is sucking the life out the state tree, the Eastern hemlock, hitting iconic trees at the Flight 93 crash site, Cook Forest, Fallingwater and one of the wildest landscapes close to Pittsburgh — the Buffalo Valley watershed in Buffalo Township. Known as the woolly adelgid, this...
Washington County man killed in quad crash
A Washington County man was killed Saturday night in a quad crash near Finleyville, the Washington County coroner reported. The victim, Dusty Robinson, 40, of Finleyville, was driving his quad along Garvin Road at about 8 p.m when the vehicle hit a ditch, the coroner stated. The victim, who was...
Mobile, online sports wagers upping tax revenues in Pennsylvania
As more states look to online sports betting as a way to bolster their budgets, Pennsylvania for several years has been reaping the benefits of the now billion-dollar industry. Since Rivers Philadelphia, formerly SugarHouse Casino, opened the state’s first virtual sportsbook in May 2019, online wagers on sporting events have...
Man electrocuted while cleaning gutters in Hopewell
A man died Saturday after he was electrocuted while cleaning gutters in Hopewell, according to the Washington County coroner’s office. Joseph Bevec, 57, of Canonsburg was working as a handyman and using an aluminum ladder to clean gutters at a residence on Brush Run Road when the ladder came in...
Teen shot in head in Uniontown
A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized Friday night after being shot in the head in Uniontown, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. The shooting of the teenager occurred around 8 p.m. in an alley off Coolspring Street. The teenager was flown by medical helicopter to an area hospital. Uniontown police Lt. Thomas...
Butler County authorities probing cause of fatal car explosion in Cranberry
Cranberry police and firefighters were still processing the scene of a car explosion in the parking lot of a Red Robin Restaurant on Friday night that left one person dead, according to township police. A Butler County 911 dispatcher reported multiple agencies responded after the dispatch center received multiple calls...
