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Gas lines being replaced near Crescent Township home explosion
CRESCENT TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Peoples Gas is replacing lines along Route 51 between Purdy Road and Spring Run Road, about a half mile from the home thatexploded in Crescent Township in March, killing two people. "It's to strengthen and improve the system. This does not have anything to do...
Scott firefighter recognized after life-saving action during Chartiers Valley musical
Although Hannah Salerno was well-trained in emergency medical services, she didn’t expect to use those critical skills at Chartiers Valley Middle School’s spring musical last month. Salerno, 22, of Scott was working as a volunteer stage manager at the middle school’s production of “The Addams Family” on April...
City of Pittsburgh accused of improperly paying former city employee turned contractor
The Pittsburgh City Controller is raising the alarm after the city paid thousands of dollars to a former contractor who is now accused in connection with a string of antisemitic incidents on the North Side.
Lawn outside The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center in Sewickley to be turned into a park
The lawn outside the main entrance to The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center in Sewickley will be made into a little park as part of a borough project. The historic entertainment venue sits at 418 Walnut St. It underwent a major face-lift last year. The borough owns the land and...
Tornado touches down near Pittsburgh
A tornado touched down near Finleyville, south of Pittsburgh, on Saturday evening, May 11, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed. Footage filmed by Bill Millington shows the tornado spinning near Finleyville. “A tornado touched down in our county earlier this evening. Homes are damaged. A local church’s roof was destroyed in the middle of a […]
Carnegie family's Migdale Castle set for public auction
A sprawling British-inspired castle owned by the Carnegie family is up for auction in New York. Migdale Castle, the mansion Pittsburgh-based steel magnate Andrew Carnegie constructed in 1927 for his only daughter Margaret “Midge” Carnegie, is being sold with no reserve. Midge was the sole heiress to Andrew...
Why has Pittsburgh had so many tornadoes this month?
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- After two days of tornadoes in less than a week, Pittsburgh has already seen more than normal this year. So what's behind these outbreaks of severe weather? The Pittsburgh region averages only around six tornadoes per year. We've already had more than twice that number in 2024. Tornado season in western Pennsylvania usually peaks in June, but this year, severe weather started even earlier. Tornado strength is ranked by the Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF scale, based on estimated wind speeds and related damage. Ninety-eight percent of tornadoes in the Pittsburgh region have historically been weaker EF0 and...
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