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Air quality alert affecting Southwest Pa. Friday
On Thursday at 4:30 p.m. an air quality alert was issued valid until Friday at 4 p.m. for Westmoreland Ridges and Fayette Ridges as well as Butler, Beaver, Allegheny, Armstrong, Washington, Westmoreland and Fayette counties. "The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code ORANGE air quality alert for...
Restaurant ordered close, Consumer Alert issued for Pittsburgh grocery store
The Allegheny County Health Department has closed Pittsburgh restaurant and issued a Consumer Alert for a grocer. An inspection of Negril Curbside, a Jamaican/American food stop in Hazelwood revealed 18 violations.
Pittsburgh Braces for Warmth and Isolated Storms, Cooler Relief Expected by Labor Day
Residents of Pittsburgh should prepare for another warm and humid day ahead, with possible scattered afternoon and evening storms particularly south and east of the city. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh reports that the unsettled conditions will persist through Saturday, ahead of a cold front. A northwest flow aloft...
TV Talk: Jeff Goldblum causes 'Kaos;' Caitlin O'Connor honored; WPXI reporter exits
Aug. 29—It's a busy week for performers with Western Pennsylvania ties: Friendship's Learnmore Jonasi competed and advanced to the semifinals on "America's Got Talent." (He'll next perform on the Sept. 11 episode of "AGT.") This weekend, 2007 Uniontown High School grad Caitlin O'Connor, who had a role in HBO's "Winning Time" as Dyan Cannon, will be inducted into her alma mater's hall of fame. ...
August Jefferson Award Winner: Rebecca Williams
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Once a month, WDTV and Antero Resources award one deserving community member with a Jefferson Award. For the month of August, we’re honoring Rebecca Williams. This month’s honoree volunteers her time to help make her town a better place to live and work. When...
Brown joins steelworkers at future site of Cleveland-Cliffs Transformer Manufacturing Plant
WEIRTON, W.Va. — On Thursday, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Cleveland-Cliffs leadership and USW Local 2911 members at the site of the future transformer manufacturing plant that Cleveland-Cliffs is building at its former tin mill in Weirton, West Virginia. This facility will employ workers from Jefferson County, Ohio, and the surrounding region. Cleveland-Cliffs announced the […]
Countdown to Kickoff (Edition 56): Clay County hoping to build off successful 2023 season
CLAY COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Clay County High School football is coming off an 8-2 season in Class AA in 2023, and yet it wasn’t good enough to earn the Panthers a playoff berth. Some key players graduated, but it’s next man up in 2024. “This team,...
College Football 25 Update: WVU Players, New Uniform Added to Popular Game
Perhaps a good omen for WVU this season, a few updates in the popular College Football 25 video game will make West Virginia fans even more excited to play as the Mountaineers. As of Thursday morning, two players who were previously left out of the game are now available. Both...
May 2025 honorary degree nominations being accepted
The Office of the Provost is accepting nominations of candidates for honorary doctoral degrees at WVU to be awarded at Commencement exercises in May 2025. Nomination packets are due to the Office of the Provost by Friday, Oct. 4. The Provost invites faculty, staff, students and alumni to consider nominating...
Gee, Farris speak on ‘Academic Transformation,’ campus carry, presidential search
University President E. Gordon Gee and Dean of Students Corey Farris sat down with the Daily Athenaeum ahead of the 2024-25 school year, discussing the presidential search, campus carry, “Academic Transformation” and WVU Athletics. The following interview has been edited for clarity and length. DA: WVU is currently...
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