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Weather watching: Statewide monitoring alert system updated

To better prepare for severe weather events, agencies across the state have joined to enhance the Pennsylvania Integrated Flood Warning and Observation System, known as IFLOWS 2. “This version is very good at providing timely alerts, which is most important in getting out early warnings for ...

Coughlin’s Law eyes Peters Township for new location

A Pittsburgh restaurant is preparing to open a new location in Peters Township. Representatives of Coughlin’s Law Kitchen & Ale House will appear for a public hearing on a liquor license transfer at council’s Aug. 25 meeting. Coughlin’s Law, a gastropub serving American food such ...

Waynesburg council OKs new police firearms

The Waynesburg Police Department will become the latest organization to move away from Sig Sauer P320 pistols after reports from around the country of the gun going off without the trigger being pulled. At a special meeting Tuesday night, the council voted to spend up to $12,600 from the ...

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Cal football picked third in PSAC West preseason poll

The usual suspects are at the top of the list in the PSAC preseason football poll and California is in the mix. The Vulcans were ranked third in the PSAC West. Slippery Rock garnered the top spot and IUP was ranked second. Though they are the defending conference champs, the Vulcans did ...

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Steelers will rest veterans in preseason opener in Jacksonville

Associated Press LATROBE, Pa. — Aaron Rodgers' debut in Pittsburgh will have to wait. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said the team's new quarterback and most of its other high-profile starters won't play when the club opens the preseason in Jacksonville on Saturday. T.J. Watt, Cam ...

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Hayes returns to Pittsburgh after being traded to Reds

Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Ke'Bryan Hayes said he thought he might be in Pittsburgh to stay before the Pirates traded him July 30 to NL Central rival Cincinnati. He returned to Pittsburgh on Thursday for the first time since he was dealt, with the Pirates opening a four-game series ...

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OP-ED: Random thoughts about man’s stupidity

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 ...

Living

Why summer heat can trigger migraines

Rising temperatures can mean rising pain for many people, as summer heat can often trigger the onset of migraine headaches. As temperatures climb, so do migraine episodes, with heat, humidity and dehydration being some of the most common reasons for the start of a migraine during the summer ...

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