Broadband expansion on hold in Pa.
A section of Route 88 through Charleroi that was closed for months after a trench collapsed over the summer has been restricted to one lane since Friday after the roadway began to buckle, although borough officials said the two incidents are not related. The issue near Eighth Street was first detected Friday after the surface of the road began to crack, prompting borough public works crews and state Department of Transportation workers to inspect the problem. Borough Manager Joe Manning said Wednesday that the buckling appears to have happened following work by a contractor for a utility company that was installing gas pipelines in the area. “It’s relatively new. It wasn’t part ...
The Bentworth School District was on modified lockdown most of the day on Wednesday after a phone call that "was perceived as a threat to a staff member,” said Superintendent Scott Martin. He said all of the district's schools were subject to the lockdown because the buildings are close to one another. During a modified lockdown, operations inside the school buildings continue; however, visitors are not permitted past the vestibule and students are not allowed to go outside for any reason. The schools remained in the modified lockdown while police investigated, and returned to normal operations at about 2:30 p.m. Martin said that investigations determined that the matter will not ...
An American Red Cross transport van was involved in a rear-end crash with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70, which closed the Speers Bridge crossing the Monongahela River for about an hour Tuesday morning. The van was traveling west about 10 a.m. when it struck the back of the rig as they ...
East Washington police arrested a man Wednesday morning after he was accused of firing a gun inside his apartment. Jarvis Prather, 33, of East Washington, faces misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment and simple assault. According to the criminal complaint, at about 12:20 a.m. police were called to Prather's apartment at 418 E. Beau St. for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived, a woman and a child exited the the home. The City of Washington Police Department was called to assist, and the agency posted to its Facebook page that there was a short standoff before Prather was taken into custody. Charging documents state that police recovered a 9mm handgun and a ...
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum has been nominated for USA Today’s 10Best Readers Choice Awards in the Best Small Town Museum category. Daily online voting in USA Today’s awards is happening until Monday, Feb. 9, at 11:59 a.m. Winners will be announced Feb. 18. “We are honored to be ...
McGuffey capped off an undefeated Class 2A Section 1 season with a 59-18 victory over host Chartiers-Houston on Wednesday. The Highlanders lost the first bout and the final two, but in between they strung together 10 consecutive victories, almost all of them via pin. Recording the falls for ...
Observer-Reporter Peters Township quarterback Nolan DiLucia was named one of five finalists for the Willie Thrower Award on Wednesday. The award recognizes the top quarterback in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Other finalists are Avonworth’s Carson Bellinger, North Catholic’s Joey Felitsky, ...
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — Boden Kapke scored 19 points and his 3-pointer with 22 seconds left was the game-winning basket as Boston College left Pittsburgh in the ACC cellar with a 65-62 win on Wednesday night. Fred Payne also scored 19 points and Donald Hand Jr. added 18 points as the ...
I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...
As they age, it’s not uncommon for many people to let out a muted groan when getting out of bed in the morning. But if you “oof” every time you get in a car or “aargh” while bending over to pick up something, it may be time to prioritize exercises that target your mobility. Dr. ...
