Emsworth News

PennDOT will not replace the Route 65 bridge over Lowries Run until 2010, but the impact of the project is already a concern.

A vintage post card showing the entrance to Luna Park in Oakland. If your summer included a screaming good ride on a roller coaster, you can thank a fellow by the name of Fred Ingersoll.

Pittsburgh's newest floating classroom traveled the Ohio River into the Emsworth Lock and Dam, arrving in Pittsburgh on Wednesday after a 1,600-mile voyage through nine states.

If you care about experiential science education, you should discover very innovative RiverQuest program in Pittsburgh, formerly Pittsburgh Voyager.

Crews have been called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Route 65 in Emsworth.

Emsworth, aerial Emsworth Locks and Dams is one of 6 major river facilities on the Ohio River, standing at the head of the Ohio River navigation system.

When an early-morning fire threatened to destroy a Camp Horne Road restaurant, longtime patrons immediately came running to try to save it.

When an early-morning fire threatened to destroy a Camp Horne Road restaurant, longtime patrons immediately came running to try to save it.

With a lock on the Monongahela River drained for repairs as a backdrop, the Army Corps of Engineers, lawmakers and representatives of area coal and steel industries stressed the importance of securing funds for ...

The Commonwealth Financing Authority has approved a financing package for the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council.

Money to improve local locks and dams, sewage and water treatment plants and for flood control projects is included in a $33.2 billion measure approved Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee.

Jim Joyce of Emsworth calls his book "a celebration of the bicycle by people who ride." And that it is.

Democrats in the 27th Legislative District will pick a nominee to run for the seat held by retiring Rep. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ross Twp Reis Run Rd is closed in both directions between Brookmeade Dr and Rochester Rd - land slide 52 Construction Delays I-79 RT-65/Emsworth/Sewickley off ramp - construction I-279 PKWY NORTH HOV is ... via Connellsville and Fayette County News

“Beth also contended that it was important that all school children be given a classical education that included classes in Greek, Latin, literature and art, besides the sciences”

A Scot's trait of pride, loyalty, perseverance and hard work was the cornerstone of Beth McKain Parker's life. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

“That was the worst case I've ever heard”

Robin Wilson of Emsworth stands next to the electric panel box in her basement. She said Speedy Electric, a company owned by Thomas J. Waldron, charged her $5,894 for work that should have cost a fraction of ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Much of our region's business depends on their reliable operation. We will continue to work as a delegation to ensure the locks and dams along the three rivers are properly maintained so they can be valuable assets to local businesses.”

More than $42 million in federal funding has been set aside for rehabilitation of the Emsworth Locks and Dams in Allegheny County, state officials said Wednesday. via Pittsburgh Business Times

“For Pennsylvania's economy to continue to improve, we must combine the use of short-term solutions and long-term strategies”

Governor Rendell said today that $3 million in low-interest commonwealth loans will leverage $8.4 million of infrastructure improvements to grow three companies in Allegheny, Westmoreland and Erie counties. via Earth Times

“We generally average about one of these types of storms a year”

A winter-weary raspberry plant was coated with ice after a storm yesterday morning. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A convicted child molester has fatally shot himself as Allegheny County police tried to arrest him on more molestation charges. via The York Daily Record