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Update: Tornado warning for Westmoreland County early Friday evening
The National Weather Service issued an updated tornado warning at 5:35 p.m. on Friday in effect until 5:45 p.m. for Westmoreland County. "At 5:34 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Delmont, or 9 miles south of Apollo, moving east at 30 mph," states the weather service. "Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely."
America: A nation of small towns
OHIOPYLE, Pennsylvania — Small-town America has a habit of punching well above its weight class. Whether it is finding innovative ways to maintain a vibrant Main Street, no matter how large or small it is, to creating opportunities within the community to keep young people from moving away to finding ways to attract doctors to […]
Public input needed on use of U.S. Steel settlement funds
CLAIRTON, Pa. (KDKA) -- Mon Valley residents will get an opportunity to weigh in on how Allegheny County Economic Development uses the $2.25 million the agency is getting in a lawsuit settlement with U.S. Steel.It was Christmas Eve 2018 when a fire broke out at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works, knocking out pollution controls."U.S. Steel chose to run the plant for 100 days after that without these legally required pollution controls, and in that time residents in the community faced serious health problems, many went to the hospital with asthma issues," said Zachary Barber, clean air advocate with PennEnvironment Research...
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