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Pancake tacos lead the lineup of sweet eats at G&G Restaurant in Vandergrift
A random plastic taco holder in Pittsburgh’s Strip District served as inspiration for a quirky, tasty twist on traditional pancakes at G&G Restaurant in Vandergrift. “I just looked at it and thought that would be cool to stick a pancake into,” said G&G co-owner Chris Kakias, creator of a variety of tricked-out, over-the-top pancake tacos that are served only on weekends.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 16, 2024
Mt. Lebanon (16-4) vs. Butler (6-12) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4:30 p.m.; Hempfield (14-6) vs. Seneca Valley (10-8-1) at Plum, 7 p.m.; Pine-Richland (16-4) vs. Central Catholic (10-10) at Shaler, 3 p.m.; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Norwin (11-9) at Boyce Mayview Park, 7 p.m. Class 5A. First round. Thursday’s results...
52-year-old Pennsylvania woman identified as victim in Horry Co. deadly motorcycle crash
CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - The coroner’s office has identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash Wednesday near Conway. It happened at 8:25 a.m. on Highway 544 near Tiffany Lane. A 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle heading west on the highway and a 2016 Subaru Forester going south on Tiffany Lane collided,...
Laurels & lances: Superintendents and cyclones
Laurel: To the next step. First Hempfield Area School District got an architect for the high school renovation. Then it got a project manager. Then it got an owner’s representative. Then it asked for bids, which went way over budget. Then it threw the bids out and went back to the drawing board.
Rain showers Friday, Saturday for Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH — Our nice weather Thursday ends as we head into Friday with rain showers looking to arrive by late morning, likely north of the city. Scattered showers will fill in during the day with a thunderstorm or two possible in the afternoon. Storms are not expected to be severe, but gusty winds and heavy downpours are possible.
Former WPXI reporter Dee Thompson dies at 84
Retired WPXI reporter DeHaven “Dee” Thompson died May 9 at age 84. Thompson worked at Channel 11 from 1974 until his retirement in 2009. WPXI meteorologist Scott Harbaugh posted a tribute on Facebook, writing, “ ‘Dee’ was one of the kindest people you would ever want to meet. … Always a smile, a kind word, a quick wit, Mr. Thompson is [a] broadcast legend in Pittsburgh. My prayers are with his family at this time. What a wonderful human being.”
Pittsburgh has rain chances mainly in the afternoon, scattered downpours possible
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Yesterday's rain chance bore just a trace amount of rain in Pittsburgh. There was very little rain yesterday. The chance for rain today is technically higher than yesterday's (how could it not be?) rain chance. WEATHER LINKS: Current Conditions | School Closings & Delays | Submit Your Weather PhotosThe peak chance for showers and maybe even a storm or two will occur this afternoon. There is going to be a number of places that see little to no rain today. There will be other areas that catch one of the isolated downspouts that will see rain totals above...
Detours, reroutes, and construction - major roadway in Pittsburgh to close this weekend
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Road construction season means another weekend of closures and detours. One of those projects kicks into shutdown mode Thursday night - access to Oakland from the Parkway East and the Boulevard of the Allies. It all gets rolling Thursday night with the closure of the ramp from the outbound Parkway East up onto Forbes Avenue. That will close at 9 p.m. Meanwhile, at the same time, the southbound lane of the Boulevard of the Allies and the ramp to Forbes Avenue will close. Both of those ramps will reopen in time for the morning rush hour on Friday but that...
2 drivers flown to hospital after crash on Route 380
Route 380 in Murrysville was closed for several hours in both directions Tuesday afternoon following a crash from which two drivers were flown by helicopter to the hospital. According to Murrysville police chief Thomas Seefeld, one vehicle was pulling out of the auction barn near Route 380, and the other vehicle was traveling westbound on Route 380 and struck the vehicle on the driver’s side.
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