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The state Department of Transportation plans to install a new safety barrier on Route 28 between the Tarentum and East Deer exits starting Monday.

With the state Senate's approval of a compromise bill Tuesday to ban smoking in most public places and workplaces, some local bar and restaurant employees wish the state would butt out.

The following is a partial list of criminal cases involving Alle-Kiski Valley handled by judges in the most recent term of Westmoreland County Criminal Court. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“I look at that as something that changed the character of PPG”

Growth in its coatings business will keep the Springdale coatings and resin plant in PPG Industries' future, according to Chairman and CEO Chuck Bunch. via Pittsburgh Tribune

Obviously, the Route 28 Expressway has to be resurfaced. And that requires a lot of pain since it is our major artery. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“It creates quite a traffic conundrum. "Traffic flows better with one lane.”

One lane, apparently, is better than two. With around-the-clock lane restrictions having begun Monday along Route 28 northbound, commuters might have noticed stretches where two lanes are blocked off for no ... via PittsburghLIVE.com

“We haven't set any records. This was a nice little storm.”

Alle-Kiski Valley residents shoveled their way out of February with nearly a half foot of snow Friday. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“Our intent is to remove deteriorated rock and create a durable rock slope to minimize rock slides and improve public safety in this area.”

Too bad for Route 28 drivers that winter can't last longer. PennDOT plans to get an early start on the final year of its $35.8 million Route 28 rehabilitation project -- this time switching to the outbound side ... via Pittsburgh Tribune

“Our engineers are very confident that this is a long-term solution to this very problematic rock fall area”

Drivers along Route 28 in the months ahead occasionally will be asked to stop and patiently wait -- and they might want to cover their ears -- as crews blast rocks from the hillside as part of a project aimed ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Those buildings that were in eight feet of water in 1936 are still standing today. It shows people helping others as they are being brought to dry ground. It also shows some things that were lost forever, such as the three houses in the landslide.”

Although it took place 72 years ago, it remains etched in the minds of those who lived through it. via PittsburghLIVE.com

The collision on Interstate 279 on that killed 13-month-old Judah Scrutchins during the sudden snowstorm Tuesday morning touched many, and some are asking how to stop future accidents like it. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

I would question the credence of a study funded by the Board of Education. Unless it is verified by an independent study funded by taxpayers, property owners, or a taxed entity, I would question the per-student ... via LancasterOnline

“He couldn't wait to serve, and even dropped out of high school to enlist.”

Although Chester Pierchalski lost partial use of his right arm when wounded in combat during World War II, he was never one to complain. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“What would happen if this labor pool suddenly vanished?”

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - It will take a unified, comprehensive effort between local, state and federal governments to establish lasting reform to immigration policies, Tom Baldrige says. via LancasterOnline

“They told us they never go up alone”

A West Virginia man frequently called upon to service Pittsburgh-area communications towers died Monday after apparently falling from a radio tower. via Pittsburgh Tribune

GOP bills targeting Pa.'s illegal immigrants By TOM MURSE, Staff 2007-09-24 11:20:00 Lancaster New Era State Rep. via LancasterOnline

Creighton bill scraps lawmaker pensions By TOM MURSE 2007-09-15 12:06:00 Sunday News State Rep. via LancasterOnline

“This totally eliminates the pension system”

State Rep. Tom Creighton has come up with a plan he says would ease some of the pain of Pennsylvania's potential pension crisis. via LancasterOnline

“We work a lot of overtime on the weekends, and they wouldn't be paying overtime if they weren't making money.”

PPG Industries Inc.'s plan to sell its automotive glass business is playing well with analysts and giving workers at its Creighton plant hope that a strong orderbook bodes well for the future under new ... via Pittsburgh Tribune