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Steward to close two Ohio hospitals, Pennsylvania facility at risk
Steward is closing two Ohio hospitals with another in Pennsylvania at high risk of closure as the health system continues to limp through bankruptcy. The closures of Trumbull Regional Medical Center and Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, both in Warren, Ohio, come after Steward failed to find a buyer for the facilities. The hospitals will start closing on or around Sept. 20, according to the system.
Plans for $450 million Pennsylvania laboratory complex unveiled
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Department of General Services (DGS) recently unveiled plans to construct a new $450 million joint laboratory complex in Harrisburg. According to DGS, the site plans they unveiled for the $450 million laboratory complex will provide state-of-the-art research and analysis facilities for four commonwealth agencies.
Beaver Holds on with Late Interception Against Westinghouse
TURTLE CREEK, Pa. — Westinghouse and Beaver both have high aspirations when it comes to the 2024 football season. Westinghouse has its eyes set not only on making a run to the PIAA single-A championship but winning it all. A Class 3A WPIAL title is on the minds of the Beaver Bobcats and then some.
Venus Williams talks about being part of Carnegie Museum of Art podcast
Aug. 23—Venus Williams is the narrator behind the Carnegie Museum of Art's "Widening the Lens" podcast, a six-part series that explores the relationship between people, photography and the environment. That relationship is contextualized, discussed and analyzed by scholars, artists from diverse backgrounds and Williams herself. Some of the artists also appear in the accompanying exhibition ...
Pittsburgh Market Scene Turns Confrontational as Security Guard Discharges Weapon
Gunfire interrupted the daily bustle at a local Pittsburgh market yesterday, resulting in a dramatic encounter between a security guard and a belligerent customer. Pittsburgh Police were called to the 1100 block of Highwood Street after a security guard at Kuhn's Market was forced to take aggressive measures when facing a potentially armed individual, as reported by the Pittsburgh Public Safety blotter.
Singer Taylor Acorn talks about her ties to Pittsburgh, new album and 'People Watching' video
Aug. 23—Pop-punk singer Taylor Acorn is originally from Wellsboro in north-central Pennsylvania and is currently living in Nashville. But she feels like she's going to wind up in Pittsburgh someday, since her partner of five years grew up in Johnstown and his family now lives in Cranberry. "So every Christmas, birthday, just to go hang out, we're always in Pittsburgh," she said last week from ...
Modular house in Garfield on the market
A modular house dubbed The Picket Fence has arrived at its final destination in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood. The residence was constructed offsite and delivered to an empty lot on North Aiken Avenue in December. Some additional interior and exterior work needed to be done as well as landscaping to the place, which appears at first glance to be one unit but is actually two.
Monessen community steps up to help veterans restore tank memorial
MONESSEN, Pa. (KDKA) -- Before coming to Monessen, the city's M4 Sherman tank was likely traversing the battlefields of Europe and Asia, helping the U.S. fight in both World War II and the Korean War.Since 1959 however, the tank's only mission has been to stand sentry in Monessen City Park and after more than 60 years of standing guard on the park's hillside, the tank was starting to show its age, with fading and peeling paint, along with visible rust and wear.That's when retired Air Force veteran Ron Chromulak of Monessen jumped into action, emailing local companies and groups, asking...
Sportsbeat: Week 1 – High school football scores and highlights for Aug. 23
WTAJ highlights some of the area’s best high school football games with special coverage every Friday at 11 p.m., only on SportsBeat. Each week there will also be a featured GAME OF THE WEEK. It’s a District 6 matchup to kick off the 2024 season as the Richland Rams on the Penn Cambria Panthers. Games […]
2025 Pitt CB Commit Following Path Forged by LeSean McCoy
Pitt commit Shawn Lee Jr. and LeSean McCoy have a couple of things in common now. Lee — a 5-foot-10, 170-pound three-star athlete from Harrisburg, Pa. — has spent the last few seasons starring at Harrisburg High, but after he was denied eligibility by the PIAA for his senior season, he needed a new home. So, he followed the McCoy route and will spend his “post-graduate” year at Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y.
FALCONS HAVE NO TROUBLES AT HOME
AUSTINTOWN OH- Austintown Fitch rolled past Euclid 49-12 on Friday night. It was a tale of two programs entering the 2024 season. For Fitch, TJ Parker was looking to continue the strong tradition that he carried on from his first day as head coach. On the other sideline, Damion Creel was looking to lay a strong foundation and build a winning culture with his first game since moving from Lorain to Euclid.
Ongoing feud among Abington Township neighbors over alleged antisemitic behavior and anti-hate lawn signs reaches new verdict in PA Supreme Court
Drs. Simon and Toby Galapo of Abington Township are appellants in a legal battle that has made its way to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the Pennsylvania Record reported today. On Tuesday, August 20, four state Supreme Court justices reversed a trial court injunction issued by the Montgomery County Court of...
59 Cadets Graduate from PSP Academy, Receive New Trooper Assignments
MANHEIM, Pa. – Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Commissioner Col. Christopher L. Paris congratulated 59 Cadets who graduated from the PSP Academy on Friday and officially became troopers. “Today is the result of a more than six-month commitment from a dedicated group of women and men who completed the intense...
Veteran, minority, women’s businesses get nearly $700 million boost
Fostering an atmosphere where Pennsylvania small businesses can thrive has been a top priority of the Josh Shapiro-Austin Davis administration from its outset. Those efforts have paid off as the commonwealth set a record by allocating $691 million to small diverse businesses and veteran business enterprises during the 2022-23 fiscal year. The SDBs and VBEs are essential to guiding Pennsylvania out of tough economic times, Shapiro and Davis claim.
OVI checkpoint scheduled for Parkman Road in Warren
Officers will be checking for impaired drivers tonight in Trumbull County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Warren Township Police Department, will hold an OVI checkpoint tonight from 9 p.m. until 11 p.m. on Parkman Road. There will also be saturation patrols throughout Trumbull County. The OVI...
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