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Allegheny Circle set to reopen for 2-way traffic
The $3.2 million project converting Allegheny Circle into a two-way roadway is nearly complete, officials with Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure said, and will be converted for two-way traffic Thursday evening. The roadway will be open to traffic during the conversion, though there will be isolated lane restrictions to...
Pittsburgh council approves $1.95 million in repairs to 30th Street Bridge
A local construction company will perform $1.95 million in repairs to Pittsburgh’s 30th Street Bridge. Pittsburgh City Council unanimously approved the measure Tuesday. The 30th Street Bridge — which connects Herr’s Island and River Avenue — is one of several city bridges in need of repairs and improvements. City Council...
Armstrong Tunnels in Pittsburgh to close for 3 hours Friday morning
The Armstrong Tunnels in Pittsburgh will close from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday for investigation work, according to the county’s Department of Public Works. During the closure, inbound drivers should use Second Avenue, Ross Street and Forbes Avenue, while outbound motorists should drive on Forbes Avenue, Chatham Square, Fifth...
Quaker Valley School District to host tours of proposed high school site
Quaker Valley School District officials plan to host tours of a proposed high school site in Leet. District director of facilities Charlie Gauthier will serve as the tour guide of the property at 210 Camp Meeting Road. It is a walking tour. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes. It...
Allegheny County Council overrides Fitzgerald’s veto, bans new fracking in parks
Allegheny County Council on Tuesday voted to override a veto on a bill that bans new fracking leases on county parkland. The override marked the first time in Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s three terms that council overturned one of his vetoes. The bill bans new industrial leases at the...
Plan to convert unused Pittsburgh office spaces into housing gets $2.1M
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved a measure to allocate $2.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to an initiative that will convert unused Downtown offices into residential space. Officials said the project would provide much-needed housing and repurpose offices that have sat empty since much of the city’s...
Westmoreland County inks $20.9M contract for prison inmate medical care
Westmoreland County will pay nearly double for medical care of jail inmates under a new five-year contract approved by commissioners. The $20.9 million contract with PrimeCare Medical Inc. of Harrisburg will include increased services that focus on mental health treatment and support for inmates at the Hempfield lockup. Commissioners selected...
Pa. casinos post record $5B in revenue in 2021-22 fiscal year
Pennsylvania casinos saw substantial growth during the last fiscal year, with the industry posting a record $5 billion in revenue, state regulators said. In all, the state’s 16 casinos generated $5.04 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2021-22, which runs from July 1 through June 30, according to the Pennsylvania...
Georgia fake electors seek to quash election probe subpoenas
ATLANTA — A group of Republican fake electors from Georgia are fighting subpoenas to testify before a special grand jury in an investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally interfered in the 2020 election in the state. All 11 signed a certificate declaring falsely that then-President Donald...
Western Pa. paramedic among EMS personnel honored in memorial procession to Arlington
It’s been a difficult nine months for Matt Stewart. Stewart’s father, Jeannette Emergency Medical Services paramedic William J. Sekora Jr., died Oct. 8 at 63 after contracting covid-19. The Penn Township man’s death was declared to have occurred in the line of duty by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Emergency Services....
Secret Service Jan. 6 texts erased despite Congress’ request
WASHINGTON — Secret Service text messages from around the time of the attack on the U.S. Capitol were deleted despite requests from Congress and federal investigators that they be preserved, the agency confirmed Tuesday in response to a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee. Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a...
Carrie Furnace gets $7.5M in state funding to move forward with redevelopment
The site of a former blast furnace is working on a makeover that could bring a flexible technology space, light manufacturing and film production and on Tuesday, the Pennsylvania state government allocated millions of dollars to help that project along. State Sen. Jay Costa, D-Forest Hills, announced $7.5 million in...
Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurtVideo
BOULDER CITY, Nev. — A transformer exploded Tuesday at Hoover Dam, one of the nation’s largest hydroelectric facilities, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. No one was hurt in the explosion near the base of the dam, an engineering marvel on the Colorado...
City Council approves $1.5M contract to assess Pittsburgh’s bridges
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved a trust fund and contract assess the city’s bridges. Council approved a two-year, $1.5 million contract with WSP USA, an international company offering expertise and transportation and infrastructure, to manage the Comprehensive Bridge Asset Management Program. Mayor Ed Gainey announced the program amid concerns...
Government says Steve Bannon ignored subpoena, acted above the law
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors called their first witness to the stand Tuesday and began building their case that former Trump adviser Steve Bannon willfully ignored a congressional subpoena in open defiance of the U.S. government. Bannon, a longtime adviser and strategist for former President Donald Trump, was brought to trial...
Doug Mastriano campaign blames ‘default Facebook setting’ for deleted videos
PHILADELPHIA — Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor, is sounding the “fake news” alarm over a Monday article about his disappearing Facebook videos, claiming that they were removed due to a “default Facebook setting” that automatically deleted the videos after 30 days. His campaign did not address why the...
Abortion protection measures approved by Pittsburgh council
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved legislation that aims to preserve abortion access in Pittsburgh, even if it would be restricted at a state or national level. City Councilman Bobby Wilson sponsored three related measures in response to the recent Supreme Court decision that determined Americans do not have a...
Pittsburgh airport ranked 6th in U.S. for canceled flights, study says
New analysis from shows the Pittsburgh International Airport has some of the highest percentages of canceled flights in the country. The analysis by FlightAware was first conducted for CNN, and Pittsburgh ranks sixth worst in the nation for canceled flights for the start of this summer. Between May 28 through...
Steelers’ Cam Heyward is not letting Acrisure name bring him down
As Pittsburghers come to terms with the renaming of their football stadium, there’s at least one Steelers player who is accepting the new branding of his workplace. Black and Gold fans appear to have nearly universal disdain for a Michigan-based insurance company’s purchase of the naming rights to what has...
Corbet Street market to be demolished by fall to make way for parking, green space
Corbet Street in Tarentum is expected to have a new look by fall with the demolition of a two-story building that was home for many years to a corner market. Borough officials on June 23 closed on the purchase of 215 Corbet, the two-story red brick building that is noticeable...
Greensburg police officer charged after reported domestic violence incident
A Greensburg police officer was arrested Friday in connection with a reported domestic violence incident at his home, according to court papers. Kenneth J. Burke, 35, is charged with strangulation, harassment and simple assault. He works as a handler for police dog, Ace. A woman who has known Burke for...
TV Talk: Billy Porter makes directorial debut with Pittsburgh-filmed ‘Anything’s Possible’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Anyone who sees Pittsburgh native Billy Porter’s feature film directorial debut “Anything’s Possible,” now streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video, will never question his love for his hometown. From multiple beauty shots of the city and...
House passes same-sex marriage bill in retort to high court
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade abortion access could jeopardize other rights criticized by many conservative Americans. In a robust but lopsided debate, Democrats argued intensely in favor of enshrining...
Woman arrested, charged with theft of Trafford family’s dog
The Armstrong County woman whom police were seeking in connection with a stolen dog case in Trafford has been found, but the German shepherd named Nani Nyx is still missing. Molly Bureau, 29, of Cadogan was arrested Monday and remains in the Westmoreland County Prison charged with two counts of...
Ducky Schofield, infielder for Pirates’ 1960 World Series champions, dies at age 87
Dick “Ducky” Schofield had plenty of claims to fame in his baseball career, but two stood out above the rest: After starting at shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates in Harvey Haddix’s 12 innings of perfection in 1959, Schofield played for their 1960 World Series champions. “That was a pretty exciting...
