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Steubenville and county collaborate on $700,000 Towers Building parking lot project
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Construction continues on the $700,000 parking lot project at the Towers Building in downtown Steubenville. Crews had to excavate an old dumping ground before building the new lot. Although it's the county's lot, it was a collaborative effort between Steubenville and the county to get it...
Popular retailer is opening 3 stores in Pa. under new owner after closing all of its locations
Rue21 stores are back in Pennsylvania. It wasn’t that long ago that the specialty fashion retailer of apparel and accessories, filed for bankruptcy and closed all of its 540 stores including 21 locations in Pennsylvania. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...
New Pennsylvania law will return some unclaimed money without a claim
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Starting next year, Pennsylvania will return some unclaimed money directly to the people it belongs to instead of requiring them to first file a claim with the state Treasury. A bill to allow the change passed the...
Pa. Supreme Court sets Oct. 8 argument on claim that life without parole for felony murder is cruel
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Oct. 8 in an appeal that could bring hope for freedom to more than 1,000 people serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for murders they didn’t commit. The court in February agreed to consider the case of Derek Lee, who is serving life in […]
Electric boating manufacturer closing West Virginia facility a little over a year after opening
BEECH BOTTOM, W.Va. (WTRF) — A little more than a year after its ribbon-cutting ceremony, Pure Watercraft in Brooke County has closed its Beech Bottom Industrial Park production facility. Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael confirmed with MetroNews “Talkline” on Thursday, citing falling short with its private capital investment....
Stolen car chase across state lines ends in crash, arrests
BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — A vehicle reported stolen Wednesday afternoon in West Virginia was pursued by Steubenville Police as it crossed the Veterans Memorial Bridge around 5:30. The car was traveling eastbound on U.S. 22. The chase ended in a crash leading to the arrest of one subject while...
Allegheny County ramps up mosquito control. Could it harm local ecosystems?
After Baldauf and his team sprayed such an insecticide in Schenley Park last August, Greenfield resident Valerie Warhol contacted the county Board of Health to express concern for the park’s monarch butterfly population and other beneficial insects. The post Allegheny County ramps up mosquito control. Could it harm local ecosystems? appeared first on PublicSource. PublicSource is a nonprofit news organization serving the Pittsburgh region. Visit www.publicsource.org to read more.
Lauren Gunderson Receives Co-Commission From Four Theaters For New Adaptation Of LITTLE WOMEN
1 Disney Announces THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Musical; West End FROZEN Coming to Disney+. In a unique creative partnership, four regional theaters have jointly commissioned playwright Lauren Gunderson to adapt the classic novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. This new theatrical work will enjoy a “rolling” world premiere with four independent productions occurring between 2024- 2026 in each of the partnering theaters' home locale.
NLRB Seeks Injunction Against Pittsburgh Post-Gazette As Strike Hits Two-Year Mark
The ongoing strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has incited action from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which has filed an injunction to necessitate the newspaper's return to good-faith negotiations with its workers. This move comes after a lengthy nearly two-year strike, cited as potentially the longest in the city's history. According to TribLIVE, if the court sides with the union, the Post-Gazette could still seek a judicial stay and appeal further.
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