Friday | Allegheny County
Health Dept. Issues Permit For New Coke Oven Battery
The Allegheny County Health Department today issued an installation permit to U.S. Steel Corp.
Air Quality Action Days Forecast For the Weekend
The air quality forecast predicts Saturday will be code ORANGE for ozone and particulate matter in the Berks / Lehigh , Susquehanna Valley, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh regions: -- The Berks / Lehigh Valley ...
West Shamokin lists top 10 students
The following are the top 10 seniors of the Class of 2008 at West Shamokin High School.
Sexual Police Texts To Female South Allegheny Student Alleged
The lawsuit by a former South Allegheny High School student depicts a nightmare of a school year in which she allegedly was bombarded by unwanted sexual and romantic text messages by two police officers.
Woman claims 2 Liberty cops sent explicit texts
A Pittsburgh-area woman is alleging in a lawsuit two suburban police officers sent her inappropriate text messages when she was a high school student last year.
Young people shine at annual St. Timothy Awards
The diocesan Secretariat for Education honored 29 young people for exemplifying qualities of moral integrity, good works and Christian leadership at the 15th annual St.
Bowser beats up Port Vue in DNL
After watching a seemingly insurmountable lead begin to slip away, Bowser Pontiac manager Andy Brettschneider turned to veteran pitcher Jim Onder to put away Port Vue Pub.
Pittsburgh passes L.A. on pollution list
“This is a county of 1.2 million people - 1,175,000 people throughout this county are not exposed to fine particle pollution at those levels found near Clairton.”
May 1st, 2008, posted by RobHop The American Lung Association today dealt Pittsburgh a black eye. via Keystonepolitics.com
Welcome (back) to the 'Smoky City'
“The fact of the matter is that the ranking only applies accurately to the Liberty-Clairton area, and Pittsburgh, the rest of the county and the surrounding counties have much better air”
Pittsburgh has spent years trying to live down its once-deserved "Smoky City" image, but a new American Lung Association report saying it has overtaken Los Angeles for having the sootiest air in the nation ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Kortz in the 38th: The Democrat needs to deliver more reform
Two years ago, when newcomer Bill Kortz sought the 38th District seat in the state House of Representatives, we saw him as the "unpolitician" with the "fortitude and independence to listen to his constituents." ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Merger concerns: Fewer services and jobs, more debt
“I think both of these entities are faced with some very real stresses”
Merging Pittsburgh and Allegheny County could create a larger, more expensive government that erodes basic services and drowns out the voices of small union and neighborhood groups, city and suburban officials ... via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Liberty Girl Scout camp leader extended helping hand
“Mom's heart and soul was in camping, and for years she directed the Yough Girl Scout Camp in Mount Vernon. All told, she spent 50 years in Scouting.”
When it came to reaching out to people who needed help, Shirley Raymer was her mother's daughter. via PittsburghLIVE.com
Students in South Allegheny Elementary's Harmony Habitats group were able to help birds and scientists while they learned about nature as they participated in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count. via The Daily News
Penn. Firefighters Rebuild Home Damaged by Blaze
“When we needed windows -- we had to buy nine or 10 of them -- we solicited friends and neighbors.”
When the Port Vue Vigilante Fire Company extinguished a fire that gutted a home on Romine Avenue last May, Chief Gary Kulka couldn't help but feel that there should be something more that he could do to help. via FireHouse.com
Overnight Fires Keep Crews Busy
A pair of overnight fires kept crews busy in Allegheny County. Firefighters first responded to a structure fire in Port Vue. via WTAE-TV Pittsburgh
Kortz launches re-election bid for 2nd term in Pa. General Assembly
“I have been involved since Day 1 with the needs and issues important to our constituents”
State Rep. Bill Kortz, D-Dravosburg, a U.S. Steel Irvin Works manager sent to Harrisburg in a 2006 reform campaign, seeks a second term. via The Daily News
Police probing Port Vue break-in
“They did not get into the safe, and exited the building.”
A would-be burglar successfully entered, and later exited, a Port Vue business over the weekend, but apparently took no cash during the brief stay. via The Daily News
SA narcotics search yields 1 arrest
“He was brought to the station, processed, and released to his mother”
For the second year in a row, one arrest was made after a narcotics search of South Allegheny Middle/High School. via The Daily News
Christmas TV as only the 'Burgh can offer
“On Q: The Tree That Needed A Transplant.”
Until Christmas, local viewers can choose from hundreds of hours of holiday-related programming. via PittsburghLIVE.com
Firefighters battle 2 blazes in Glassport
Local firefighters remained busy, battling two blazes in Glassport within blocks and hours of each other. via The Daily News
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