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New Ride, But A.J. Flick Wins Huge Michael’s Mercer Event
MERCER, PA-On a special Friday night lights, Michaels Mercer Raceway presented one of the biggest shows in their 73 year history on a beautiful late summer evening as fans packed the speedway for the running of the Jeff Gilliland Memorial Western Pennsylvania 410 sprint car championship presented by FASTonDIRT as well as the Al Priester memorial 602 crate modified event as 96 cars graced the pit area for the four division event.
Country music star opens up about marrying former Steelers favorite
Lainey Wilson has been in the headlines of late and some of that news has been for a reason you just don’t see often. The country music star is dating former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges, and has been for years, but the relationship is something she has purposely tried to avoid talking about too much.
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Area players set for Mercyhurst debut in Division I
Aug. 26—Mercyhurst will open its first season as an NCAA Division I football program on Thursday at Wheeling. The Lakers are not short on local talent. Eight players from Westmoreland County will suit up in green and white for the team's D-1 debut season. Several are part of the Lakers' deep linebacker room. Locals include grad students Dillon Ferretti (Hempfield), a linebacker, and offensive ...
Steelers Release Speedy Wide Receiver/Kick Returner
The Pittsburgh Steelers are releasing wide receiver/kick returner T.J. Luther, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston. The Steelers have to trim their roster from 91 to 53 by Tuesday at 4 p.m. Luther signed with the Steelers on Aug. 13, a day before the final training camp practice...
West Virginia woman burned and killed by man in country illegally identified
MARTINSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A woman who was burned and killed by a man who was in the country illegally has been identified. According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, on May 6, 2024, at around 7:30 PM, emergency services responded to reports of a couch on fire in the 100 block of Golf Course […]
First Bank To Expand in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
First Bank will open new branches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania this fall, aiming to offer better convenience and service. First Bank plans to open new branches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania this fall, with a focus on providing enhanced convenience and exceptional service to retirees, families, small businesses, and entrepreneurs.
PA Cyber Charter Advisors Union Authorizes Strike
Advisors and counselors with the PA Cyber Charter School have authorized a strike. Officials with their association say that negotiations have been ongoing for the last two years, but so far no contract has been agreed upon. The union says they are looking for safer working conditions and better healthcare.
How officials are handling ‘forever chemicals' in water across the region
So-called “forever chemicals” have seeped into people’s drinking water over the decades. Drinking water suppliers across our region are now racing to fix the contamination. The state regulations that do exist are relatively new and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released new standards. The NBC10 investigators went across the tri-state region looking at how towns and schools are handling the contamination of PFAS, or forever chemicals. We found residents trying to come up with their own ways to keep the pollution out of the water they drink-- all while their towns and water operators struggle to meet their own state standards, plus the ticking clock of the new federal standards.
Pa. urges insurer flexibility for people affected by remnants of Debby
The Shapiro Administration is asking insurers to be flexible in helping people affected by the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby. Debby, as a post-tropical depression, tore through the middle of the state, from the Maryland to the New York border, on Aug. 9. It created catastrophic flooding for some areas and high winds. A tornado was confirmed in Harrisburg.
Schlenk sets new track record, wins Late Model feature at Butler
BUTLER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – Saturday night’s program at Butler Motor Speedway featured a new track record. Rusty Schlenk set a new fast time record with a qualification lap of 14.522 seconds. He later won the Valvoline — American Late Model Iron Man Series feature race. Other...
Most Allegheny County, Pittsburgh pools are now open only on weekends
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- Temperatures are on the rise here in the Pittsburgh area, but not all public pools will be open this week. In the city of Pittsburgh, Highland Park, Moore, and Ormsby pools will be open Monday through Friday and through Labor Day.Ammon, Riverview, and Schenley will only be open for the weekend and Labor Day. As far as Allegheny County's pools go, Settlers Cabin, North Park, and South Park will be closed this week but open for Saturday and Labor Day.As a reminder, Boyce Park's pool is already closed for the season.
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