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updated: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:11 pm

Homestead News

Local news for Homestead, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Saturday Jul 5 | WPXI

Phone Service Outage Affects Four Local Communities

A phone outage is affecting several local communities. At least 600 customers in Munhall, Homestead, Whitaker and West Mifflin were cut off from communication Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Whitaker, PA, West Mifflin, PA, Munhall, PA

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Pittsburgh City Paper

Fostering Hope | It takes all kinds of households to provide needy kids with a home

The living room of Tina Miles' house in Homestead is full of reminders of the kids who call it home.

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Related Topix: Bellevue, PA, Family, Kids

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Soaked cables cut phone service to 600 in Munhall area

More than 600 Verizon customers in Homestead, West Mifflin, Munhall and Whitaker were left without service Tuesday because of rain water that soaked four underground cables, Verizon spokesman Lee Gierczynski ...

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Related Topix: Munhall, PA, Whitaker, PA, West Mifflin, PA

ThePittsburghChannel

Munhall, Homestead, West Mifflin Having Phone Outages

The Munhall Emergency Management Agency is reporting some home phone outages in the borough and surrounding areas Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Munhall, PA, West Mifflin, PA, Cell Phones, Electronics

ThePittsburghChannel

Man Shot At Waterfront In Homestead Dies

Police have no suspects after a the fatal shooting of a man near a restaurant in Homestead overnight.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Suspect arrested in Waterfront slaying

Allegheny County police this morning arrested a man in connection with a fatal weekend shooting outside the Eat 'n' Park restaurant at the Waterfront complex.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

Sun Jun 29, 2008

WPXI

Overnight Waterfront Shooting Leaves One Dead

A man was shot outside the Eat N' Park restaurant on Waterfront Drive in Homestead.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Allegheny County, PA

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Bishop Zubik answers the call to jury duty

The bishop raised his right hand yesterday, and, along with 13 fellow jurors, swore "by almighty God, the searcher of all hearts" to render a true verdict.

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Related Topix: Pleasant Hills, PA, Allegheny County, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Pittsburgh, PA

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Bishop Zubik to be juror in criminal case

Bishop David Zubik of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh was selected to serve as a juror in an Allegheny County criminal court trial that begins tomorrow.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Allegheny County, PA, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Duquesne, PA

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Kdka.com

After more than a year of construction, the Homestead Grays Bridge reopened to traffic in the fall

After more than a year of construction, the Homestead Grays Bridge completely reopened to traffic in the fall; now thousands of drivers are bracing for more restrictions as crews prepare to begin major ...

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Allegheny County

Onorato Unveils Solar Array at Senior Housing Complex

ROSS TWP., Pa. - ' Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato today joined representatives from a.m. Rodriguez Associates Inc., Sota Construction Services Inc., and the Urban Homesteaders to unveil a new 1.74 ...

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Related Topix: Ross Township, PA, Allegheny County, PA

Thu Jun 19, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Mother shot 11 years ago after wedding

A young mother was gunned down nearly 11 years ago in Munhall when at least one man opened fire on the car in which she was riding, and detectives are still trying to solve her death.

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Related Topix: Munhall, PA, West Homestead, PA, Allegheny County, PA

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Hot on the trail, the hills are alive

The Rachel Carson Trail is a very long bit of a miracle, a 34-mile stretch through the top of a county of 1.3 million people that can still leave a walker entirely alone.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Indiana, PA, Pittsburgh, PA

Mon Jun 09, 2008

Tonawanda News

VIDEO: A River's Road, day three

Tonawanda News reporter Neale Gulley and photographer Doug Benz traveled to Homestead, Pa., a riverside community that's redeveloped its waterfront.

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Fri Jun 06, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Good Grief Center opens new facility in Squirrel Hill

There is no more room for tears -- literally. The Good Grief Center for Bereavement Support will open its new 3,200-square-foot location today in Squirrel Hill to accommodate a growing demand for its services.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Greenfield (Pittsburgh, PA), Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh, PA), Pittsburgh, PA, Munhall, PA

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Allegheny County

Summer Schedule for Food Certification Courses

The Allegheny County Health Department today announced its summer schedule of food protection certification courses for food industry workers.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Allegheny County, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Food Science, Pittsburgh Metro

Mon Jun 02, 2008

Pittsburgh Business Times

Jeff Broadhurst

Eat'n Park Hospitality Group has named a new CEO, but is keeping the job in the family.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Panel recommends redevelopment around Waterfront communities

A panel of experts this afternoon recommended ways that Homestead, West Homestead and Munhall can redevelop their business districts to work with The Waterfront shopping and entertainment complex.

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Related Topix: West Homestead, PA, Munhall, PA, Environmental Law, Law

Sat May 31, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Newsmaker: Gregory Boulos

Education: Master's degree in sustainable systems and bachelor's degrees in English /creative writing and philosophy, all from Slippery Rock University.

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Related Topix: Slippery Rock, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Agriculture, Science, Pittsburgh Metro

Thu May 29, 2008

POP City

Redevelopment experts convene for The Avenues: Beyond the Waterfront workshop

Designed to address redevelopment opportunities and challenges facing the two communities, the workshop will involve 200 local, county and state stakeholders who will devise action items for the municipalities ...

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Related Topix: West Homestead, PA, Carnegie, PA, Marketing

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