A passion for geneaology
A number of regional projects are included in the recently approved Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) 2027–30 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which takes effect Oct. 1. The plan, which was approved unanimously by commission members at their June 22 meeting, will direct $4.7 billion in infrastructure investment across the 10-county region. The TIP continues the implementation of the vision, goals, and strategies identified in SPC's Long Range Plan. The plan invests $2 billion in highways and bridges and $2.7 billion in public transit between 2027 and 2030, addressing infrastructure condition, safety, and congestion across the region. It plan continues SPC’s ...
Over a decade ago, a 23-year-old Andrew Belleson found himself in the public address announcer’s booth at Wrigley Field. His hand was ready to key up the mic, so his voice could boom from the loud speakers inside the friendly confines, while he read a script for the brass of the Chicago ...
A West Virginia man is facing a vehicular homicide charge in connection to a crash that led to the death of a motorcyclist in Cecil Township in October. William Erwin Johnston, 93, of Wellsburg, W.Va., allegedly struck and killed John Charles Dinsmore, 67, of McDonald, Oct. 6 in the 3000 block of Millers Run Road in Cecil Township. Johnston is also being charged with improperly crossing the center line and making an unsafe lane change. Johnston was arraigned Friday before Magisterial District Judge Louis McQuillan. Unsecured bond was set at $100,000. According to the criminal complaint, a witness said Johnston’s vehicle was swerving slightly on the road, and then suddenly turned ...
Aside from being a reformer and nailing his “95 Theses” to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517, Martin Luther was also a composer. Among the hymns he created are “Flung to the Heedless Winds,” “From Heaven Above to Earth I Come” and “A Mighty Fortress is ...
Over a decade ago, a 23-year-old Andrew Belleson found himself in the public address announcer’s booth at Wrigley Field. His hand was ready to key up the mic, so his voice could boom from the loud speakers inside the friendly confines, while he read a script for the brass of the Chicago ...
The Wild Things hit four home runs Friday night and Kobe Foster pitched six innings of one-run ball. That has been a winning formula for Washington for years, but not this week. For the second consecutive night, the Wild Things were unable to protect a late lead and lost in extra ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pinch-hitter Noelvi Marte hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning after Cincinnati scored four runs off Paul Skenes in the second, and the Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Friday night. Given a 1-0 lead on Konnor Griffin's homer leading off the first, ...
Let's not foot this bill Pennsylvania taxpayers already provide Gov. Josh Shapiro with one of the most beautiful official residences in the nation. The Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg recently underwent more than $30 million in renovations and security improvements, and it is protected ...
Father's Day falls in June, so it's appropriate that our Driven By Hope award this month recognizes an organization started by two dads who just wanted to form a sports league for special needs children and adults. Back in 2001, Washington County’s Challengers Baseball folded. Terry ...
