Fire forces evacuation of City Mission in Washington
The Fayette County branch of a Canadian oilfield services company will be closing later this year. The Smithfield facility of the Calgary, Alberta-based Calfrac Well Services employs 75 people, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification the company filed last week with the state Department of Labor. Layoffs will occur in phases, starting on July 20 and ending on Sept. 30, the notice said. The company did not return calls for comment. Calfrac reported first-quarter revenues of $305.1 million in 2026, compared to $370.1 million the previous year, which its quarterly reported attributed in part to lower North American activity. The company’s services include ...
PennWest University has announced the appointment of a new provost and chief financial officer. Kristy Bishop has been appointed provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, serving as the university’s chief academic officer. Bishop is currently the vice president for institutional field relations for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Previously, she was interim president and vice president for academic affairs at Westmoreland County Community College. Terri Albertson has been appointed vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer, overseeing the university’s financial strategy, budgeting, operations and long-range fiscal planning. ...
With downtown Pittsburgh as a backdrop, U.S. Reps. Chris Deluzio and Summer Lee talked about legislation that they say would hold companies accountable for unproductive “zombie mines” during a press conference on Mount Washington. “The Night of the Living Dead” might lead you to ...
Washington County’s newly formed opioid settlement review committee is scheduled to meet next week to recommend to the commissioners which applicants should receive a share of the final round of 2025 grant money. The seven-person committee met for the first time Tuesday, but it lasted about ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The win came one night after the Cubs ended a 10-game losing streak. Happ hit a tiebreaking three-run ...
Baseball players have never been known as the blood-and-guts, play-through-the-pain guys of the sports world. That distinction goes to the football and rugby players, the wrestlers and MMA fighters, the boxers and hockey players. Right or wrong, baseball players are generally considered to ...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Maddox Long allowed only one run over eight stellar innings as the Wild Things defeated Schaumburg 2-1 on Thursday night. The Wild Things (12-6) won two of three games in the set and are 5-1 this season against the Boomers (12-6), who were undefeated at home until this ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
Summer means longer days, warmer weather, and more time spent outdoors, but the season also brings a unique set of safety risks that are worth keeping in mind. From backyard barbecues and fireworks celebrations to afternoons at the pool and evening bike rides, the activities that we love most ...
