‘The best of both worlds’
A number of regional projects are included in the recently approved Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) 2027–30 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which takes effect Oct. 1. The plan, which was approved unanimously by commission members at their June 22 meeting, will direct $4.7 billion in infrastructure investment across the 10-county region. The TIP continues the implementation of the vision, goals, and strategies identified in SPC's Long Range Plan. The plan invests $2 billion in highways and bridges and $2.7 billion in public transit between 2027 and 2030, addressing infrastructure condition, safety, and congestion across the region. It plan continues SPC’s ...
A trio of bills passed through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives could dramatically shape the future of data center development in the state. The first, known as HB 2650, would formally codify the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards introduced by Gov. ...
A West Virginia man is facing a vehicular homicide charge in connection to a crash that led to the death of a motorcyclist in Cecil Township in October. William Erwin Johnston, 93, of Wellsburg, W.Va., allegedly struck and killed John Charles Dinsmore, 67, of McDonald, Oct. 6 in the 3000 block of Millers Run Road in Cecil Township. Johnston is also being charged with improperly crossing the center line and making an unsafe lane change. Johnston was arraigned Friday before Magisterial District Judge Louis McQuillan. Unsecured bond was set at $100,000. According to the criminal complaint, a witness said Johnston’s vehicle was swerving slightly on the road, and then suddenly turned ...
John Menhart looked around him and wondered if he belonged. It was Sunday, June 7 and Menhart was at the Washington-Greene Co. Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet, held at Hilton Garden Inn in Southpointe, as part of the Class of 2026. “My thoughts were, ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan O’Hearn homered twice in a game for the third time in the majors and drove in four runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates avoid a series sweep with a 9-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. O’Hearn put Pittsburgh in front 5-4 in the fifth inning with a 421-foot ...
TUESDAY, JUNE 30 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 6:40 p.m. DISTRICT BASEBALL FAYETTE AMERICAN LEGION Carmichaels at Charleroi, 6 p.m. Uniontown at Smithfield-Fairchance, 6 p.m. Thomas Jefferson at Brownsville, 6 p.m.
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is again asking the public to report sightings of all wild turkeys they see this summer. The annual Wild Turkey Summer Sighting Survey runs July 1 through Aug. 31. Public participation is important for wild turkey population management. These ...
