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North Belle Vernon mine subsidence prevention project to begin

The state will pump almost $12 million into an abandoned mine subsidence program in North Belle Vernon beginning next week. A slurry mixture of grout will be injected under about 140 homes in the neighborhood, which lies atop an old coal vein and the voids that were caused by mining...
Hempfield resident’s donation to WCCC will support students in skilled trades, allied health

After a 43-year career in highway construction, Hempfield resident Bob Miner Jr. wants to give back to the skilled trades industry and his lifelong home, Westmoreland County. Miner, 70, started the Robert Miner Family Foundation in 2023 alongside his wife and daughter after selling his company, Donegal Construction. The foundation...
I-70 eastbound ramps to close for nighttime work in North Belle Vernon

Nighttime closures are planned during the first week of September for eastbound on- and off-ramps on Interstate 70 at North Belle Vernon. Detours will be in place when the ramps are closed between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Sept. 6, PennDOT said. While traffic is barred from...
Pittsburgh’s ‘Ribfest’ continues through Labor Day with football, music and food

Pittsburgh’s annual Acrisure Stadium Kickoff and Rib Festival is underway. The seasonal celebration of all things barbecue — commonly referred to as Ribfest — began Thursday and runs through Labor Day. Twelve rib vendors from across the nation, including several local establishments, are vying for Best Ribs, Best Sauce and...
Savannah Bananas bring tricks, flips to Pittsburgh’s PNC Park

Alex “Ziggy” Ziegler, a Butler native and bat trickster for the Savannah Bananas, choked up when he walked out onto the field at PNC Park on Friday. For those who don’t know, the Savannah Bananas are an exhibition baseball team known for Banana Ball — a fast-paced, entertainment-driven twist on...
Tarentum rail crossing to close for 2 days

Work by Norfolk Southern will close a Tarentum rail crossing for two days next week. Paving and repairs will be made to the crossing at Center Street, which turns into W. Fourth Avenue near the tracks. A member of the Norfolk Southern media relations team said work will begin Thursday...
Penn Hills High School opens doors to charter school enrollees after building fails to open in time

Penn Hills High School will see an increase in enrollment of about 30 ninth and 10th grade students, with possibly more, this school year because Dominus High School is unable to open as scheduled. The district announced Wednesday on social media that it will be hosting an open house on...
Judge rejects defense request to toss felony charge in North Huntingdon crash case

An attempt to get a felony charge thrown out in a North Huntingdon crash that seriously injured a woman last year failed on Friday. Judge Michael Stewart II ruled that prosecutors presented enough evidence to show that Nolan Mullen, 22, was driving recklessly on July 7, 2024, and that the...
Medical experts sound alarm over CDC turmoil

Political maneuvering has overtaken disease as the greatest threat to national and global health, three public health experts told TribLive. The experts, Drs. Amesh Adalja, Paul Offit and Syra Madad, are among those sounding alarms after the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was fired by...
$5K reward offered for help in finding fugitive James Sever, charged with attempted homicide, arson

A reward has been increased to $5,000 for information that helps police find a wanted man accused of causing an explosion by putting a pipe bomb in a lawnmower. State Trooper Steve Limani said police are hoping that offering more cash will push someone to come forward with information about...
State Public Utility Commission releases annual scorecard on power company outages

Pennsylvania’s power grid is faltering more than ever. The state saw 71 significant power outages last year, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission said in its annual reliability report, pushing a decades-long trend of rising service disruptions to new heights. About 2.9 million customers faced outages, which was the highest number...
Lawsuit filed in turnpike crash that killed Monroeville woman

The husband of a Monroeville woman killed in a fiery crash in Cumberland County last year is suing the tractor-trailer driver who hit her and his employer. Kristen Radage, 49, formerly of West Deer, was killed on Oct. 18, 2024, on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lower Mifflin Township. The lawsuit...
U.S. Steel sets 2 batteries involved in deadly blast at Clairton Coke Works to ‘hot idle’ mode

U.S. Steel officials announced Friday they set two coke batteries at the heart of a deadly Clairton Coke Works explosion this month to “hot idle,” meaning they will remain heated but not being used for coke production. “The hot idle state of the batteries will allow them to maintain their...
Arnold officials proud of response to double-fatal fire

The Arnold house fire that claimed the lives of two women and injured others was one of the worst in the city’s history, Fire Chief Eric Gartley said. “It’s one of those events that, no matter how much training you do, it’s still challenging for us,” he said Friday. “A...
For more than 100 years, the Sewickley Hunt Club has continued traditionVideo

Lorraine Gronau was on a horse before she was born. “My mother rode when she was pregnant with me,” said the Sewickley Heights resident as she gathered eight hounds from atop her horse, Comet, during a fox drag hunt clinic hosted by the Sewickley Hunt Club and the Sewickley Hounds...
Nursing school? Workforce training? Ideas pitched for future use of PSNK property

Suggestions for what the Penn State New Kensington property will become post-spring 2027 range from a nursing school, to a manufacturing training center or a mixed-use site. But regardless of what eventually pans out, those who attended a invitation-only meeting with Penn State leadership at the PSNK campus this week...

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