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Bin full of puppies left in Pittsburgh-area Walmart parking lot
LATROBE, Pa. (KDKA) -- An animal shelter is looking for answers after a bin full of puppies was left in the parking lot of a Pittsburgh-area Walmart. Action For Animals Humane Society posted a photo on social media of a plastic bin of puppies, saying they were left in the Latrobe Walmart parking lot. The shelter is asking anyone with information to reach out, and added that they're calling Walmart to look at cameras."These poor pups wouldn't last long out in the heat thankfully they are safe at the shelter," the rescue wrote on Facebook.With the addition of the puppies, the shelter says they're now at full capacity.The puppies aren't available for adoption yet because they need to go through a medical process first. There are, however, several other pets who are looking for their forever homes at the shelter. For those interested in helping, the shelter doesn't have a foster program, but they say they do need Purina puppy chow. Action For Animals Humane Society is a nonprofit no-kill shelter on Route 217 just outside of Latrobe. According to its website, it rescues about 700 to 800 animals a year.
July 4th fireworks: List of Pittsburgh-area fireworks displays for 2024
PITTSBURGH — WTAE.com is building a list of fireworks displays in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania for the Fourth of July. Scroll down for the current list. (Video above: See a replay of Pittsburgh's Fourth of July fireworks from 2023) If you don't see your neighborhood listed here, email webstaff@wtae.com...
Western Penitentiary to be demolished after feasibility study
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The former State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh, known as the Western Penitentiary, is set to be demolished. It was last used as a prison in 2017. The state did a feasibility study last year that recommended bringing the facility down. This came after speaking with several groups, including neighbors. Most recently the facility served as a set for the "Mayor of Kingstown" series. Dawn Keezer, the CEO of the Pittsburgh Film Office, says it has been used in other movies as well. "Look, it was built in the late 1800s. It has a great look that...
Dormont is slowly becoming a queer mecca in Pittsburgh
Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower has been consistently targeted by parents and school boards for its emotionally honest depiction of teen life, mental health, addiction, and LGBTQ themes. Recently, it has been added to several banned books lists. For young queer folks in Pittsburgh – where...
Pennsylvania opioid money: Coroners and drug testing approved, Kensington residents denied
This story originally appeared on Spotlight PA. A review of hundreds of decisions made by a powerful state oversight board sheds light on how Pennsylvania counties will be allowed to spend hundreds of millions of dollars from opioid settlements. Money for coroner offices? Yes. The board in June reversed its...
The Pittsburgh area always has been, and still somehow is, a haven for drive-in movie theaters
Anyone fortunate enough to grow up with a drive-in theater nearby has at least one cherished memory of watching a movie under the stars. For me, it was a double feature in 1990 that saw then 8-year-old Mandy suffer through No Holds Barred — a nauseating, testosterone-fueled Hulk Hogan vehicle — to see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Over 100 years of death records become available online thanks to WPGS efforts
(WJET/WFXP) — Over 100 years of Allegheny County death records are available online for the first time. On Saturday, June 22, the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society (WPGS) announced that they have digitized 28,500 Allegheny County death records from 1893 to 2005. Before the records were digitized, those who wished to see a death record would have […]
World War II-era bombers to take flight in Pittsburgh this week
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (KDKA) -- On Monday morning, the Flying Legends of Victory Tour from the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum touched down in Pittsburgh.This 15-stop city tour is meant to give people locally and around the country a taste of life on board two World War II bombers during the 1940s.The tour features two planes, both of which saw action during the war. The B-17, 'Sentimental Journey,' that flew against the Japanese in the Pacific, and the B-25, 'Maid in the Shade,' that flew missions over the Mediterranean against Hitler and Mussolini.Each of these planes has been flying for over...
‘Odd Pittsburgh’ guy John Schalcosky back home after surgery and feeling ‘like a million bucks’
We were surprised to get a phone call on Monday and hear John Schalcosky’s voice on the line. “I’m home now, and I feel like a million bucks,” said John, founder of the popular Facebook page “The Odd, Mysterious & Fascinating History of Pittsburgh.”. That was...
Bakery Square expansion plans resume after zoning impasse
The commissioners generally lauded the developer’s efforts — held up in the fall amid affordable housing concerns — to expand the special zoning district by 14 acres west along Penn Avenue at the site of a Trader Joe’s grocery store and surrounding retail cluster. The post Bakery Square expansion plans resume after zoning impasse appeared first on PublicSource. PublicSource is a nonprofit news organization serving the Pittsburgh region. Visit www.publicsource.org to read more.
Report: Number Of Western PA Bridges In Poor Condition
A new report has found that 12 percent of bridges in the Pittsburgh region are in poor condition and one of the most traveled bridges in need of repair is in Butler County. National Transportation Research Nonprofit released a study that highlighted some of the most highly traveled bridges in poor condition. Most of the bridges are in Allegheny County, but the Rochester Road bridge in Cranberry Township came in at ninth, with an estimated 17,000 travelers passing that road daily.
After decade-long development, MVP project begins operations
CANONSBURG, Pa. (WV News) — Gas is finally flowing through the Mountain Valley Pipeline, according to its developer. The 303-mile natural gas pipeline, after a decade-long development process, went into service June 14 after “satisfying all applicable legal and regulatory requirements,” said Equitrans Midstream in a press release.
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