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Researchers in Pittsburgh discover large source of lithium in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found a goldmine of lithium in Pennsylvania.The discovery suggests that up to 40 percent of the lithium used in the United States could come from the wastewater from Marcellus Shale gas wells in the Keystone State."This is lithium concentrations that already exist at the surface in some capacity in Pennsylvania, and we found that there was sufficient lithium in the waters to supply somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of the current U.S. national demand," said Justin Mackey, research scientist the National Energy Technology Laboratory and PhD student at Pitt.Mackey has...
In brief: Pedestrian safety on Beaver Street, summer reading and more in Sewickley area
Sewickley officials are working with Gateway Engineers to address pedestrian safety issues along Beaver Street. Council received reports of people being stuck by vehicles while in crosswalks at various intersections, including one of a woman who was struck in September and is still recovering. Council president Cynthia Mullins said they have “some good ideas and are getting good guidance” on how to address these issues. However, actual plans on how to improve the intersections have not yet been released.
Wiener World moving to new Downtown Pittsburgh location
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- For six decades, it's fed noontime workers on Smithfield Street, but after years of complaining about problems in Downtown's core, Wiener World is closing down and changing locations. The city says it tried to address those problems, but the restaurant's owner says the changes did not go far enough. It's a Pittsburgh institution, serving its signature natural casing dogs and fries to generations of hungry lunchtime crowds but plagued by street crime and other problems, Wiener World is closing its doors. After 59 years on the corner of Smithfield Street and Strawberry Way, Wiener World is packing...
Pittsburgh reveals details about controversial $6M master plan
A citywide master plan meant to guide Pittsburgh for the next 20 years has faced criticism for being nonbinding, too expensive — and vague. On Tuesday, a top city official rendered that last complaint moot by providing details about the $6 million project to the city’s Planning Commission.
Lawrenceville's Memorial Day parade carries decades of history
LAWRENCEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) -- The Memorial Day celebration in Lawrenceville is one of the biggest in the area, with some saying it dates back 150 years.Here is a picture from the Allegheny Cemetery of Civil War veterans marching in the parade in 1918.And here is one from a few decades later showing veterans in 1937.This year the parade had 65 entries. After the 10-block-long parade concluded, there were food trucks, live music, a classic car show and more.
Penn Highlands Healthcare to pay $735K to resolve lawsuit
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTAJ) — Penn Highlands Healthcare and several of its hospitals, including Penn Highland DuBois, have agreed to pay the United States $735,000 in order to resolve a lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged False Claims Act infringement through the submissions of claims to Medicare and Medicaid, resulting from violations of the Physician Self-Referral Law, according […]
Heading to Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Arts Festival? Here's what you need to know
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh's Cultural District is being taken over this week, with stages being erected and roads and bridges shut down. For many in our region, the Three Rivers Arts Festival is a well-loved yearly tradition. The biggest change this year is the closing of the Rachel Carson Bridge on Tuesday, also known as the Ninth Street Bridge. Why? Because the Three Rivers Pittsburgh Arts Festival is getting bigger. If you've been to the festival before, you already know it's a sensory voyage of sights, sounds and tastes. The bulk of it will still be in the Cultural District, with...
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies pays tribute to fallen U.S. veterans
BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) -- Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start of the summer, but the true meaning of this weekend is the ultimate sacrifice so many have made for our country. The Nation Cemetery of the Alleghenies honored the fallen on Sunday morning.The almost 300 acres of hallowed ground in the South Hills are now the home of 26,500 people who are buried there."It's just a day that means so much to me. I was one of the fortunate ones," Wayne McGinnis of Bridgeville said.McGinnis served in Vietnam and volunteers at the cemetery. He said the few hours a...
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