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PennDOT set to start roundabout-related work in Mt. Pleasant, Allegheny townships
PennDOT officials announced the following road work and related closures:. • A portion of Hecla Road between Aster Road and Mt. Pleasant Road will closed beginning May 13, as work crews complete the new Route 981 and Hecla Road approach to the roundabout. The work is part of the $55.2...
Consumers working to restore power to tens of thousands in Southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Thousands are without power in Southwest Michigan Tuesday night after severe thunderstorms and seven confirmed tornadoes went through the Midwest, at least four of which were in Michigan. As of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Consumers Energy is reporting over 25,000 customers without power across 166 outages, mainly...
Westmoreland County family farm preparing to host Luke Bryan concert in the fall
SMITHTON BOROUGH (KDKA) — Luke Bryan is bringing his Farm Tour to four small towns, and Smithton Borough in Westmoreland County is one of them.The country music star will perform his hits on a family farm in the borough. The family and community members told KDKA-TV what this means to them, and it's safe to say they don't want this Bryan excitement to end."Out of the blue, just called," Joyce Cunningham said.When Cunningham found out the country music megastar wanted to bring his 15th Farm Tour to her family farm in Smithton, she thought she was being pranked."Biggest deal maybe...
Trio led high-speed chase on PA Turnpike into Somerset, stolen gun found: PSP
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Three Pennsylvania men are facing felony charges after police said they were led on a highspeed chase on the Pa. Turnpike. Quamarri Curry, 20, of Uniontown, Davontae Clayton, 19, of Belle Vernon, and Pharoah Sewell, 20, of New Kensington, were arrested by Pennsylvania State Police after speeding past a trooper […]
Man previously convicted of domestic violence gets up to 120 years for latest attack
Harrisburg, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man with an "extensive" history of domestic violence was sentenced to 60-120 years in prison for his latest conviction, according to Attorney General Michelle Henry. The Greene County man was convicted of strangulation and sexual assault of a woman in Jackson Township in 2022. Ian Nakonechni was found guilty in October 2023 and recently sentenced in Greene County Court. A jury found him guilty of...
Softball Game Preview: Elizabeth Forward Heads Out
The Elizabeth Forward Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Yough Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Elizabeth Forward is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season. On Thursday, Elizabeth Forward and South Fayette finished up their...
Driver slams car into spa building
AMITY TWP., Pa. – A street sweeper crashed into a salon along Route 422 Monday night. It happened near Old Swede Road in Amity Township. That's listed as the address of the Lords and Ladies Spa. Amity Police at the scene said the driver lost control and hit the...
No criminal charges expected in street sweeper crash into salon, police say
AMITY TWP., Pa. – Officials say no one was hurt after a street sweeper crashed into a salon in Amity Township on Monday night. It happened on Route 422 near Old Swede Road at the Lords and Ladies Salon and Medical Spa. Police on Monday said the driver lost...
Baseball Recap: Connellsville extends home winning streak to three
Connellsville came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Baldwin Highlanders and snuck past 5-3. Connellsville got a great...
Baseball Game Recap: Uniontown Comes Up Short
Uniontown fell victim to Connellsville and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Connellsville Falcons by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for Uniontown in their matchups with Connellsville: they've now lost three in a row. For Connellsville's part, Ethan Porreca looked...
Man pronounced dead following possible DUI ATV crash in Washington County
DONEGAL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - A man is dead after a late-night ATV crash in Washington County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the crash happened just before midnight in Donegal Township on Chicora Fennelton Road near Geibel Road. Troopers said that the driver was attempting to make a turn, lost control, crashed, and ultimately suffered deadly injuries as a result of the ATV rolling over during the crash.He was identified as 39-year-old David Sibenac of Gibsonia. State police do believe that Sibenac was under the influence at the time of the crash.
Autistic 4-Year-Old Boy Found Safe in Clarksville After Community Rallies in Search Effort
A wave of relief swept through Clarksville as a missing 4-year-old boy was found safe after hours of intensive search efforts. The Clarksville Police Department had been in full swing Thursday afternoon after the boy, described as a white male with blonde hair, went missing at 3:50 p.m. He was last seen wearing a green shirt and blue shorts, his identity kept confidential by the authorities. The search concentrated around the Gardendale Drive area off of Tylertown Road, with a noticeable police presence.
NEW DETAILS: One person dead, another seriously injured in crash after truck flips and catches on fire in West Virginia
MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – Marshall County Sheriff Bill Helms says at approximately 5:30pm on Friday, a single vehicle crash resulted in the death of 1 man, and sent another to the hospital. The accident happened in the lower part of Round Bottom Hill, about 3 miles south of Moundsville city limits. The vehicle was […]
Unwritten rule barring Fayette County student from admission into National Honor Society
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) - An apparently unwritten rule could be keeping students out of the National Honor Society.Bailey Balint, a junior at Laurel Highlands School District with a 4.7 GPA, has been a straight-A student who has excelled in her education since the first grade, according to her family. Yet, Bailey was refused admission into the organization.According to the superintendent at Laurel Highlands School District, a five-member faculty team reviews applications based on four categories: scholarship, service, leadership, and character. He told KDKA-TV that Bailey didn't meet at least one of those."From the time she started kindergarten, school has been...
Comcast to bring internet coverage to 13 counties
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority recently awarded Philadelphia-based Comcast a total of more than $61 million in Broadband Infrastructure Program grants. The company will use funding to extend Internet service to 13 counties previously unserved or underserved with high-speed Internet. The counties are Adams, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Cambria, Chester, Cumberland, Indiana, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Washington, Wyoming […] The post Comcast to bring internet coverage to 13 counties appeared first on Pennsylvania Business Report.
Baseball Recap: Kameron Tedrow leads West Greene to victory over Bentworth
West Greene has not done well against Bentworth recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The West Greene Pioneers came out on top against the Bentworth Bearcats by a score of 7-4. That's two games straight that West Greene has won by exactly three runs.
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