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Locust Avenue not reopening anytime soon, says PennDOT

A stretch of Locust Avenue in South Strabane Township may remain closed for an extended period of time after it was damaged by a landslide last week. The state roadway is currently closed between Hudak Hill Road and Interstate 79. Melissa Maczko, press officer for the state Department of ...

Greene man killed Tuesday when tree falls on car

A Jefferson man killed Tuesday night after a tree fell onto a moving car during Tuesday night’s thunderstorms in Greene County was remembered by former teachers as being bright and hard-working. Andrew Celaschi, 25, was the passenger in a Toyota Corolla that was headed westbound on ...

NWS says storm damage in Menallen ‘consistent with tornado’

The winds that whipped through Menallen Township on Sunday were consistent with an EF-1 tornado, according to the National Weather Service. A team from the NWS was in Fayette County to survey the damage in Menallen on Tuesday. NWS Meteorologist Jason Frazier said the survey team was also in ...

Sunday storm leaves thousands in the dark

A swift moving storm knocked down trees, tore through power lines and left thousands in the dark. West Penn Power spokesperson Todd Meyers said upwards of 14,000 Southwestern Pennsylvania customers lost power because of the storm on Sunday. About 6,000 were still waiting for power to be ...

Former Pennsylvanians take shelter in Florida

With Hurricane Milton bearing down, Pete Zapadka and Amy Johns sought shelter on higher ground near their Palm Harbor, Fla., home. The married couple moved south to Florida in 2019. Johns is originally from Canonsburg. Zapadka was a local news editor for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and at ...