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Set for this year, Bushy Run seeks long-term approval of battle reenactment
The Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society may have won permission to continue this year’s reenactment of a Colonial-era conflict, but members of the society’s board say their modern fight has just begun. Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission members unanimously voted to allow the historic Penn Township...
Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seasVideo
WASHINGTON — For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas - representing a turning point for vast stretches of the planet where conservation has previously been hampered by a confusing patchwork of laws. The U.N. Convention on the...
Kings & Queens Restaurant in Stoystown a total loss after fire
A Stoystown staple is gone. The Kings & Queens Restaurant & Pub along Lincoln Highway was destroyed by fire Saturday. A Somerset 911 dispatcher said the building is a total loss. One person was transported to a hospital for minor smoke inhalation, according to the dispatcher. There were no other...
Pittsburgh looks to expand Allegheny River Greenway to include landslide-prone properties
Pittsburgh officials are looking to expand the Allegheny River Greenway, adding several parcels to the greenspace that officials say should not be developed because of landslide risk. City Councilwoman Deb Gross, D-Highland Park is sponsoring legislation that would add to the existing greenway and limit the risk of potentially damaging...
In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault
SELMA, Ala. — President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment from the civil rights movement at a time when he has been unable to push enhanced voting protections through Congress and a conservative Supreme Court...
Army boss’ mission: Persuade schools to welcome recruiters
CHICAGO — Army recruiters struggling to meet enlistment goals say one of their biggest hurdles is getting into high schools, where they can meet students one on one. But they received a recent boost from a recruiting advocate whom school leaders couldn’t turn away: the secretary of the Army. During...
Ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won’t challenge Trump in 2024
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Larry Hogan, the former Republican governor of Maryland who positioned himself as one of his party’s fiercest critics of Donald Trump, said Sunday he will not challenge the ex-president for the GOP’s White House nomination in 2024. “I would never run for president to sell books or...
2 killed in head-on collision in Derry Township
A woman from Westmoreland County and a man from Allegheny County were killed when the cars they were driving collided head-on Saturday night in Derry Township. Sherry L. Shaffer, 61, of Derry Township, and Joseph M. Gshinsky, 35, of North Fayette Township, both were pronounced dead of blunt force injuries...
Latest Ohio derailment poses no public risk, officials say
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Authorities in Ohio say there is no indication of any risk to public health from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern cargo train between Dayton and Columbus, the second derailment of a company train in the state in a month. Norfolk Southern and Clark County officials say...
Daycation: Bedford offers bounty of history, heritage and hospitality
History and heritage collide for an educational travel destination in rural Bedford County. A daycation to the town of Bedford offers a variety of activities drenched in American history dating to the 1700s. Bedford is positioned near the crossroads of two ancient Native American trading routes and served as a...
Manufacturing apprenticeships a boon to students, employers
When his pursuit of a mechanical engineering degree at Penn State New Kensington was derailed, Cameron Fouse turned to Plan B. “I tried machining for the first time and learned everything I could online,” said Fouse, 29, of Ford City. An entry-level job at Metplas Inc. in Harrison landed Fouse...
‘Stake in the game’: Employee ownership plans can help a business thrive
Rick Scott has spent years making precise cuts in the wood used to build window frames at Thermo-Twin Industries Inc.’s assembly plant in Oakmont. In 27 years, the millwork specialist also has created a nice nest egg through the company’s KSOP, a retirement plan that combines an employee stock ownership...
Senate bill would continue to reduce state police funding from Motor License Fund
Senate Republicans in Pennsylvania advanced a bill that could reopen discussion about former Gov. Tom Wolf’s suggestion that communities without a police force should help fund the state police who provide services there. Senate Bill 121, introduced by Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr., R-Johnstown, continues the state’s recent trend of lessening...
Greensburg’s headless ‘muffler man’ ready for his makeover
Editor’s note ‘What’s That?’ is a recurring feature in the Tribune-Review’s Westmoreland Plus edition. If there’s something you’d like to see explored here, send an email to gtrcity@triblive.com. The hulking, 20-foot headless male figure who for the last half century has kept watch outside of a Greensburg auto repair shop...
Inbound Armstrong Tunnel closed as yearlong rehab project begins
Motorists who regularly use the Armstrong Tunnel have to find another way to drive into Downtown Pittsburgh for at least the next year. The inbound side of the tunnel closed Saturday and isn’t scheduled to reopen until winter 2024. When the inbound side reopens, crews will close the outbound tunnel...
What to Watch: Shapiro will pitch first budget as Pa. governor
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his first budget to the Legislature on Tuesday, as the Democrat aims in his first months to remake the state’s public school funding system and to put Pennsylvania on competitive footing with other states to attract major companies. Shapiro has been touring...
Pa. lawmaker accused of sexual harassment says he won’t resign, will seek treatment for ‘illness’
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania lawmaker accused of sexual harassment says he won’t resign from office but will seek treatment for an...
Thousands still without power Saturday evening in Westmoreland, Fayette counties after severe windstorm
Thousands of homes remained without power Saturday evening in Westmoreland and Fayette counties as a result of high winds that began moving through the region Friday. As of 6:30 p.m., West Penn Power reported more than 8,200 outages in Fayette County and about 5,800 outages in Westmoreland County, among a...
Man shot dead in McKeesport — the 4th slaying this week and 5th in a month
Another person has been shot to death in McKeesport. Allegheny County Police said the latest incident took place around 5:45 p.m. Friday along the 1200 block of Park Street. First responders found Robert Moore, 58, of McKeesport suffering from gunshot wounds. He later died at UPMC McKeesport Hospital. No information...
Carnegie Mellon air quality data shows levels of ‘potential concern’ from Ohio derailment site
Carnegie Mellon University scientists monitoring the air near the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment site found levels of pollution from most chemicals measured to be of low or minimal risk, but at least one pollutant was detected at levels of “potential concern.” Researchers from Carnegie Mellon and Texas A&M University teamed...
Medical examiner IDs man killed in McKeesport shooting
The man killed in the first of two Wednesday afternoon shootings in McKeesport was 47-year-old Robert Joyner, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Joyner, who lived in Pittsburgh, was shot in the 3100 block of the city’s Versailles Avenue and died at 1:27 p.m. at an area hospital, the...
Pa. residents seek answers to derailment-related questions at Beaver County clinic
Sam and Roberta Birchler grow corn, beans, carrots, lettuce and more in their 40-by-70-foot garden in Beaver County’s Darlington Township — about 2 miles from the site of last month’s Norfolk Southern trail derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. They eat the food they grow there, as well as blueberries that...
Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden’s chest was cancerous
WASHINGTON — A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden’s chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma — a common form of skin cancer — his doctor said Friday, adding that no further treatment was required. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the White House doctor who has served as Biden’s longtime...
High wind warning in effect for 3 southwestern PA counties
High winds that hit Westmoreland, Fayette, and Indiana counties Friday evening are expected to continue until 1 p.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Slightly less powerful gusts were hitting neighboring counties, including those in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Westmoreland emergency services responded to numerous calls Friday night reporting downed...
In race for technology, China has a ‘sometimes stunning lead’ over the U.S.
American higher education is touted as the world’s envy, but a new report says the United States and other Western countries have fallen dangerously behind China in research that results in leading-edge technology. The world’s most populous country has amassed a “sometimes stunning lead,” says the Australian Strategic Policy Institute,...
