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National Weather Service issues a tornado watch for Southwestern Pa. until 8 p.m. Saturday
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Southwestern Pennsylvania until 8 p.m. Saturday. Among the affected counties are Allegheny, Westmoreland, Armstrong, Butler, Indiana, Washington and others. The NWS issued the alert shortly after 1 p.m. A tornado watch alerts the public to the possibility of a tornado...
Update: Severe thunderstorm watch for Armstrong County Wednesday night
An updated severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 7:54 p.m. in effect until 9 p.m. for Armstrong County. Preparing for impending lightning strikes: Expert safety recommendations. Lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times each year, with the bulk of these electrical...
Pittsburgh-area woman drowns at Glacier National Park
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (KDKA) -- A visitor who drowned at Glacier National Park in Montana was identified as a woman from the Pittsburgh area. The woman, identified Tuesday as 26-year-old Gillian Tones from North Apollo, Armstrong County, died after she fell into the water near St. Mary Falls on Sunday. Witnesses reported Tones slipped on wet, slick rocks and fell into Virginia Creek between St. Mary and Virginia falls, about 200 yards above the trail bridge, the National Park Service said in a news release. Officials said she was swept up by fast-moving water and went over several smaller waterfalls before she was pinned...
Be prepared for dense fog in part of Pennsylvania early Thursday morning
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 1:23 a.m. for dense fog until 4 a.m. for Mercer, Venango, Forest, Lawrence, Butler, Clarion, Beaver, Allegheny, Armstrong, Washington and Greene counties. "Patchy dense fog will be possible overnight and potentially result in rapid changes in visibility...
Pa. woman who drowned in Glacier National Park remembered as ‘role model for extraordinary nursing’
A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman who drowned in a national park in Montana Sunday evening was an award-winning nurse recognized for her compassion with patients. Gillian Tones of North Apollo, Armstrong County, was visiting Glacier National Park when she slipped on “wet, slick rocks” and fell into a creek between St. Mary and Virginia Falls, according to a news release from the National Park Service (NPS).
PWAC hosts third annual golf fundraiser to benefit client activity fund
The Progressive Workshop of Armstrong County (PWAC) recently held its third annual “Grip It & Rip It” Golf Scramble at the Apollo Elks Country Club in Apollo, Pa., according to a recently issued press release. “Many great supporters came together for this event,” said L. Michelle Reefer, PWAC...
Family of victims killed in crash upset over possible plea deal for driver
KITTANNING, Pa. (KDKA) — The son of the two people killed in a Kiski Township crash in July 2022 wanted a trial for the driver at the center of the case.It was set to start on July 8, but he said he was blindsided after opening a letter on Monday from the victim coordinator with the Armstrong County District Attorney's Office saying there's a plea deal on the table. "Angry, saddened that it's a failure," John Kalbaugh said. "It shouldn't work this way at all. It hurts. It's like a slap in the face."His parents, Tony and Kim Stasko, died in...
Armstrong County Woman Dies After Falling Into Creek
A woman from Armstrong County died after she fell into a creek in Montana. 26-year-old Gillian Tones of North Apollo slipped on wet rocks in the Glacier National Park and fell into the Virginia Creek Sunday evening. According to park officials Tones was “quickly swept up by the cold, fast-moving...
Armstrong County Woman Dead After Falling into River at Glacier National Park
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (EYT) — A day at Glacier National Park turned tragic for an Armstrong County woman who drowned after slipping and falling into a river near St. Mary Falls on the park’s east side on Sunday, June 23, park officials reported. The victim has been identified...
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