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Cheers: Let’s be honest: most of us, when we pull into a garage to get our cars fixed, expect a male mechanic to be there to look under the hood and offer a diagnosis. Work in auto repair, maintenance and towing is one of those professions that has traditionally been considered the domain of men. But there’s no reason women can’t be equally fascinated with cars or have an aptitude for fixing them, and as an article in the Herald-Standard pointed out this week, increasing numbers of women are working in the auto repair sector. In 1999, only a little more than 1% of women worked in that field, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but that number was at 12% as of 2022, and there’s no reason to believe it won’t go higher. Becky Tom, who co-owns EQ Muffler in Uniontown, recounted how one older customer insisted on speaking to a man in the shop, even though Tom is qualified to work on vehicles. We think – and hope – this kind of sexism will soon be a part of the past.
Audits of Municipal Pension plans released for Covington, Sandy townships
HARRISBURG — Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor announced the release of audits of 43 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Chester, Clearfield, Erie, Fayette, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuylkill, Warren and Washington counties. In Clearfield County, Covington Township’s Non-Uniformed Pension Plan and Sandy Township’s Employee...
Southwest Pa. under a heat advisory until Tuesday evening
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory at 3:19 a.m. on Tuesday valid for Tuesday between noon and 8 p.m. for Beaver, Allegheny, Washington, Greene, Westmoreland and Fayette counties. The weather service comments, "Heat index values up to 104 degrees expected." "Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat...
Washington County Sheriff’s Office to host satellite license-to-carry event
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will host a license-to-carry satellite event next month. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 at the Mt. Pleasant Township Firehall, 106 Main St., Hickory. The service is offered for residents who can’t make it to the...
Code Orange Air Quality Action Day issued for Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day has been issued for most of the Pittsburgh area. The Department of Environmental Protection says that this includes Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Armstrong, Fayette, Westmoreland, and Washington counties.The air quality alert has been issued through 4 p.m. today. It's expected to be a hot and sunny day with temperatures in the lower to mid-90s, which the DEP says creates for ozone development that would likely be in the Code Orange range by the afternoon hours. On air quality action days, young children, older people, and those who generally suffer from breathing problems are recommended to limit outdoor activities. If you live in the area where an air quality action day is issued, things like setting air conditioners to higher temperatures, reducing vehicle trips, and refueling after dusk can all help reduce air pollution. You can view real-time air quality reports for your area by visiting AirNow.gov.
Air quality alert affecting Southwest Pa. Monday
An air quality alert was issued in effect until Monday 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 Monday, including the greater...
Washington County Board of Elections votes to hire lawyer to fight lawsuit over mail-in ballots
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Washington County Board of Elections is spending tax dollars to fight a lawsuit against them over their decision not to count mail-in votes with errors on the return envelopes, and not allow people to correct them.As KDKA-TV has reported, the ACLU announced the suit against the county elections board earlier this week.Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi tells KDKA-TV that the board voted two-to-one to hire a lawyer to fight the case.Maggi was the only dissenting vote, saying taxpayers should not have to foot the bill.
Freedom Transit gets $15M for new CNG terminal
The Washington County Transit Authority will receive $15 million in federal funds to help it build a new compressed natural gas refueling and maintenance facility.<\p> The authority, which does business as Freedom Transit, was among 117 public transportation projects that will receive a total of $1.5 billion in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration.<\p>
District attorney’s office seeks to revoke Sloane’s bail
Washington County Controller April Sloane could wait for her animal cruelty trial behind bars if a judge revokes her bond in the case. In a court filing Wednesday, prosecutors wrote that North Strabane Township police received an anonymous tip that Sloane, 43, has a cat living in her home. District...
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