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Brackenridge Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Brackenridge, PA.

Results 1 - 20 of 192 in Brackenridge, PA

  1. Springdale firemen's jubilee begins

    Tuesday Jul 1 | Pittsburgh Tribune

    ... the design could prompt his customers to spend more money by getting their faces painted. Rachel Rogers, 60, of Brackenridge, spent time hanging out with family, enjoying an order of fries. "What I really like," Rogers said, "are the fire trucks and ...

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  2. Frazer police force beginsRead the original story

    Monday Jun 30 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... are Matthew Kaminski and Justin Bouch. Toscolani, who was second in command and promoted to captain in 1998 in Brackenridge, has 30 years of police experience. "Not every police chief gets to structure their police department from the ground up, and ...

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    Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Tarentum, PA

  3. Oldies and Goodies

    Monday Jun 30 | WQED Multimedia

    ... a copy of Issue No. 1 on eBay, you'll be able to read an article by eminent lawyer and civic leader Hugh Henry Brackenridge, whose prose praised city living of the day. In 1828, the paper was sold to Morgan Neville, and its name changed to ...

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    Related Topix: Morgan, PA, Monongahela, PA, Allegheny County, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Pittsburgh, PA

  4. Cheryl BelliRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 21 | The Review

    NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. - Cheryl G. Belli, 63, of New Kensington, died June 19, 2008, in Highland Center Nursing Home, Brackenridge.

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  5. Thieves targeting unlocked cars in Alle-Kiski ValleyRead the original story

    Friday Jun 20 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... Pleasant Hill Road and Route 356. Police don't know if the same people took items from cars parked along two Brackenridge streets. Unlocked cars were entered along the 900 block of Roup Avenue and the 900 block of Horner Street, police said. Thieves ...

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  6. Valley Laurels & LancesRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 19 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    Laurel: To Allegheny Ludlum. The Brackenridge works is melting a new high-hardened steel for the military in Iraq.

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  7. Officials to inspect suspicious house fire in Tarentum

    Wednesday Jun 18 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... house ablaze. The house in the 700 block of Hazlett Avenue overlooks East Seventh Avenue near the border with Brackenridge. Chambon said the building was "vacant for decades" and had no utilities, leading him to deem the fire suspicious. The cause ...

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    Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Tarentum, PA

  8. ATI rolls out tougher armor for troops

    Monday Jun 16 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... War, according to the Pittsburgh-based company. It uses steel melted at the company's Allegheny Ludlum mill in Brackenridge that is rolled at its plant in Washington County, said spokesman Dan Greenfield. The armor is being introduced this week at ...

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    Related Topix: Steel, Mining, Washington County, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Pittsburgh, PA

  9. Valley Tuesday takesRead the original story

    Monday Jun 16 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    Help, please: Surely, someone in the Valley knows or has a clue as to how Kelly Nicole Smith, 27, of Brackenridge, ended up in the Allegheny River near Braeburn, Lower Burrell, one year ago.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  10. Fighting to win: Children participate in Highlands Relay for LifeRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 14 | Pittsburgh Tribune

    ... raise more than $85,000. "This is how we get the word out and the money to beat it," said Joe Chifulini, 61, of Brackenridge. Chifulini said he beat breast cancer "with smiles, not frowns." "I laugh at it every day," he said. Michael Aubele can be ...

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  11. Dog sought after attackRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 14 | Pittsburgh Tribune

    A dog's bites forced a man to get the first of a series of rabies shots early Friday. Brackenridge police hope the American pit bull terrier-type dog or its owner can be found so that they can determine if it had its shots and therefore possibly end ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

  12. Purple power: Cancer benefit nears $2 million thresholdRead the original story

    Friday Jun 13 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... Hunter said. "Science is amazing. Without it, nobody in these purple shirts would be here." Sue Kristine of Brackenridge knows that all too well. Kristine, chairwoman of the relay for three years, was an oncology nurse and is a breast cancer ...

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    Related Topix: Apollo, PA, Leukemia, Leechburg, PA

  13. Braeburn slaying has family, friends seeking answers

    Friday Jun 13 | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

    ... up in the river in the Braeburn section of Lower Burrell. How did she get from her house at 813 Cleveland Ave., Brackenridge, to a riverside party place for adolescents? Detectives have interviewed many people but police won't say if they have a ...

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    Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA, Lower Burrell, PA

  14. Fishing ReportRead the original story

    Friday Jun 13 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... officer Ron Evancho. * The Allegheny River has been giving up fish, too. Nine-year-old Bryan Jae of Brackenridge caught a 20.5-inch smallmouth bass near Tarentum using a minnow. John Tort of New Kensington was fishing with Tom Kotoff and had already ...

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    Related Topix: New Brighton, PA, Trout Run, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Tarentum, PA, New Kensington, PA

  15. 1 Year Later, Murder Victim's Family Seeks Closure

    Wednesday Jun 11 | Kdka.com

    It's been almost a year to the day since a Brackenridge mother was murdered. While police continue to search for her killer, the woman's family looks for closure.

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  16. Police ReportRead the original story

    Wednesday Jun 11 | Leader Times

    ... said Sluka suffered minor injuries in the crash. EAST DEER (Allegheny County) -- Cynthia J. Olsen, 60, of Brackenridge, was charged with not staying in her lane after she crossed the median along Route 28 and collided with a vehicle driven by Gerald ...

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  17. Hempfield man who embezzled $800,000 gets 37 months

    Tuesday Jun 10 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    The president of a Brackenridge company said an employee who embezzled $800,000 was "meticulous" in the way he carried out and then concealed the theft.

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    Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Greensburg, PA, Westmoreland County, PA

  18. Megan's law violator from Brackenridge soughtRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 10 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... is required to tell state police where he lives and works. His last residence was an address at Sixth Avenue in Brackenridge. He was last seen there last month. Tomson is white, about 6 feet tall and about 200 pounds. He has blue eyes and brown ...

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  19. ATI Expands Plate FacilityRead the original story

    May 9, 2006 | Industrial Heating

    ... that are annealed or reheated, rolled, flattened and stretched come from several ATI facilities, including the Brackenridge Works (Pa.), the Latrobe, Pa., plant and its Midland (Pa.) plant. It gets the titanium and zirconium metal from ATI plants in ...

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    Related Topix: Washington, PA, Latrobe, PA

  20. Ex-CFO of Allegheny County sentenced for embezzling $800KRead the original story

    Monday Jun 9 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    The former chief financial officer of a Brackenridge construction company was sentenced Monday to more than three years in federal prison for embezzling $800,000 from his employer.

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    Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA