Creighton News

PennDOT will close the northbound Route 28 ramps leading into and out of Tarentum for two weeks next month.

Many drivers and bus riders face major changes in Downtown traffic patterns starting this morning.

Laurel: To PennDOT. Yes, to PennDOT. For once, the department got it right when directing traffic from two lanes into one during construction.

Tom Yerace can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4675. The air finally is clearing in bars, restaurants and clubs, a year after a state law was enacted to ban smoking in public places.

Brian C. Rittmeyer can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4701. A worker was injured when fire broke out Thursday at the Pitt Penn Oil warehouse in East Deer.

Creighton, a Republican from Rapho Township, said eliminating per diems wouldn't do much to plug the $3.3 billion budget deficit.

A bill sponsored by state Rep. Tom Creighton could mean bad news for Pennsylvania newspapers.

Michael Aubele can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4673. It might not look like much, but the cable median barrier along Route 28 has proven its worth, state Department of Transportation officials said.