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Pittsburgh-area fish fries: Where to dig in every week during Lent 2020
It’s about to get fishy around here. It’s the scent and flavor that fuels many a volunteer fire department, church and social club budget for the year — fried fish. The 2020 fish fry season is finally here. Many organizations are gearing up for their annual fundraisers, most beginning on...
Monongahela native, Purdue president wants civics test as graduation requirement
Let’s hope they paid attention in high school civics. If students at Purdue University didn’t master civics back then, they might find themselves in a bit of a bind. Inside Higher Ed, a publication that follows higher education, is reporting Purdue President Mitch Daniels wants to make a passing grade...
Work to remove Ohiopyle graffiti underwayVideo
Cleanup got under way Monday along the Youghiogheny River in Ohiopyle’s Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area after an act of vandalism left spray-painted symbols and words on rocks just across from the visitors center. Four employees dragged a pressure washer and generator nearly 500 yards down a trail, hoping the high...
Slippery Rock student, Pittsburgh native survives 80-foot fall off cliff at McConnells Mill
A Slippery Rock University student survived an 80-foot fall off a cliff when she “slipped on some leaves” Sunday afternoon near a climbing area at McConnells Mill State Park. Jocie Van Kirk, 21, originally from Pittsburgh, was flown to a hospital around 3:30 p.m. Sunday to be treated for neck,...
Pittsburgh gas prices down as national average starts seasonal rise, analyst says
While the national average price of gasoline has gone up for the second consecutive week, prices are lower in the Pittsburgh area, according to price-tracking service GasBuddy. The national average went up 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.47. In the Pittsburgh area, prices came down by...
Report: Pittsburgh woman hurt after fall from cliff at McConnells Mill
A woman from Pittsburgh was hurt after falling 80 feet from a cliff at McConnells Mill State Park in Slippery Rock Township on Sunday. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported the 21-year-old woman was flown to a hospital to be treated for head and back injuries. Lawrence County law enforcement and...
Vandals spray paint graffiti on rocks at Ohiopyle
Vandals spray painted graffiti on hundreds of feet of sandstone rock along the Youghiogheny River in Ohiopyle State Park over the weekend, park officials said. The graffiti was discovered by a park ranger shortly after opening the park gates at 7 a.m. Sunday, said Ken Bisbee, park operation manager. “This...
South Fayette, Freeport Area, Taylor Allderdice students recognized for anti-opioid videosVideo
Students from three school districts in the region were recognized by the FBI for developing a strong message about confronting Western Pennsylvania’s opioid epidemic. South Fayette High School students took first place in the Pittsburgh FBI’s “Heroin Outreach Prevention and Education (HOPE)” public service announcement contest, followed by Freeport Area...
Connellsville man arrested after allegedly fleeing from Bullskin crash
A Connellsville man who skipped out on identity theft and other charges filed last spring was taken into custody following a crash last week in Fayette County. Daniel L. Hoyle, 49, of Connellsville was apprehended after allegedly fleeing on foot from a Feb. 12 crash along Route 119 in Bullskin...
Week in review: August Wilson Center makes comeback, Pirates legend puts home up for auctionVideo
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is making a comeback five years after confronting a sheriff’s sale and over a decade since its 2009 grand opening. Last year, the center held 227 events, of which 87 were produced and presented by the center. The number of privately booked rentals...
Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnel work to impact weekday traffic until summer
An 18-week maintenance project at the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Tuscarora Tunnel in Franklin County is expected to impact motorists beginning Sunday night, according to turnpike officials. The weekly tunnel closure will occur at 9 p.m. Sundays, weather permitting, and continue until noon on Fridays, said turnpike spokeswoman Roseanne Placey. The weekly...
Game Commission member, sportsmen rep clash over Saturday start to deer seasonVideo
Three months after deer hunters took to the woods on the Saturday after Thanksgiving for the first time in decades, many are still taking aim at a plan to make the change permanent. The Pennsylvania Game Commission on April 7 is expected to vote on finalizing the proposal. The public...
Food security for Pennsylvanians could be in peril with food stamp changes, groups fear
Although food insecurity in Pennsylvania is at a 10-year low, there is a rising level of concern that changes coming to the food stamp program could reverse that number. An estimated 11% of households in Pennsylvania were considered “food insecure” in 2018, compared to nearly 15% in 2008, according to...
It’s National Love Your Pet Day, and you’re sharing photos of your animals
As if you needed another reason to pamper your pet, Thursday is National Love Your Pet Day. Whether you own a dog, cat, ferret or goldfish, today offers another excuse to brag about your pet. We asked on Twitter for you to share photos of your pets, and you responded....
Police: Driver clocked at 118 mph in a 55 mph zone in Indiana CountyVideo
An Indiana County driver faces a hefty speeding ticket after state police said he was driving 63 mph over the speed limit on Route 22 last month. A 43-year-old Armagh man was clocked driving a 2009 Subaru Outback at 118 mph in a 55 mph zone in East Wheatfield Township...
Crews battle early-morning house fire in Fayette County
Crews are battling a house fire in Fayette County. According to a Fayette 911 dispatcher, officials responded to Sickle Ridge Road in Henry Clay Township shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday. No injuries were reported....
Crews battle overnight fire at Kittanning auto body parts store
Owners of a local auto body parts store plan on rebuilding after a fire ravaged through their Kittanning location earlier this week. Crews spent hours battling a fire at api Autobody Products that started around 9:20 p.m. Wednesday. The scene was not cleared until around 3 a.m. Thursday. “It’s obviously...
Skunk cabbage, daffodils provide an early sign of spring
Apparently, Punxsutawney Phil wasn’t far off with his early spring forecast. The unusually mild weather is causing some plants to “break bud” or bloom a week or two early in the region. Average temperatures in Allegheny and surrounding counties in January were much above the normal range at 35.2 degrees...
Western Pa. nursing home chain reaches $15.4M settlement for inappropriate therapy
A company that owns more than 50 nursing homes in Pennsylvania will pay more than $15.4 million to the government to settle federal whistleblower claims that it provided medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy to residents to help meet revenue goals, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. The civil settlement, announced by...
Rainy forecast looms for remainder of winter in Western Pa.
Not again. If the National Weather Service outlook holds true, the region is in for another wet late winter and early spring. The service’s outlook for February, March and April forecasts above-normal rainfall through early spring, according to meteorologist Lee Hendricks. Precipitation in February is already beyond typical. The region...
Pennsylvania primary ballot finalized for presidential races, Congress, state legislature
The field is set for Pennsylvania’s primary, with a slew of Democratic presidential candidates hoping to continue momentum — or finally find some — in the Keystone State’s late April election. One of those who might still be looking for a spark, or to fan one that should have long...
GM gets tax break for new plant in Lordstown next to factory it closed
LORDSTOWN, Ohio — General Motors Co. will receive a tax break to build a new electric battery cell factory in Ohio next to the site of a much larger assembly plant it shut down last year. Village leaders in Lordstown approved a 75% tax abatement that will extend over 15...
Suspect in Connellsville kidnapping, fatal shooting claims teen went voluntarily
A Fayette County man accused in a kidnapping and fatal shooting in Connellsville said a 16-year-old boy went with him voluntarily. Keith Scott Bradshaw, 31, of Everson addressed reporters as he was being walked by police to the Fayette County Jail Wednesday morning, according to a video recorded by Tribune-Review...
Annual 911 Memorial Trail ride features special bike access to Flight 93 National Memorial
The September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance will hold the second annual 911 Trail Challenge on Sept. 12, starting at 9 a.m., with a 24-mile bicycle round trip from Berlin Brothersvalley High School to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville and back to Berlin. The event benefits continued development...
‘Business as usual’: Levin’s owners consider options to sustain operations
The owners of Western Pennsylvania furniture giant Levin’s are mulling a number of financial options with “creditors, investors and landlords” in order to sustain the company’s current operations, according to a corporate official. The move is aimed at ensuring the company — Art Van LLC — “can continue serving our...
