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Mt. Pleasant police deploy e-bikes on Montour Trail

Hikers and cyclists along portions of the Montour and Panhandle trails that pass through Mt. Pleasant Township and Robinson townships may notice increased police oversight in the coming days. The Mt. Pleasant Township Police Department announced Tuesday the acquisition of two e-bikes that will ...

Montour Trail marker to honor George Washington

Montour Trail visitors will have a new opportunity to learn about an underappreciated aspect of western Pennsylvania lore thanks to a freshly unveiled historic marker on the trail near Southview. The marker, which was installed in collaboration with the William G. Pomeroy Foundation and Rails ...

$2.8 million needed to reopen Montour Trail tunnel

The Montour Trail Council is hoping to raise nearly $2.8 million - the largest single repair project in the nonprofit’s history - to reopen the National Tunnel. According to council President Julian Wolfe, the council contracted an engineering firm in November to assess the condition of ...

Safety a priority on Montour Trail

The Montour Trail Council reassured the public that the full length of the sprawling suburban and rural trail system remains safe to use following a worrisome incident in Bethel Park late last month. According to Bethel Park Police, officers responded to the local Montour Trail section near ...

Maryland man sentenced for stabbing death on Montour Trail

A man accused of stabbing an off-duty state police liquor enforcement officer to death on the Montour Trail last year was sentenced Tuesday morning to 15 to 40 years in prison. According to online court records, Anthony Quesen pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder of the third degree in ...

Branching out: Montour Trail opens new stretch of trail in Muse

The Montour Trail spreads out a bit farther now with the official opening of the Muse branch. The Montour Trail Council held a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local and statewide elected officials Thursday morning to commemorate the new 0.6 mile stretch of trail. “The railroad built a ...