State DHS secretary visits Arc Human Services’ Smart Home Lab
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) will conduct a solemn Memorial Day ceremony honoring John Ross Dunn, bugler of the 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, known as “The Ringgolds,” at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Ruff Creek. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, May 29, and is open to the public. It was rescheduled from last week due to inclement weather. Dunn served as a bugler in the first of Pennsylvania’s distinguished Civil War cavalry units. Buglers played a vital role on the battlefield, transmitting orders and signals that guided troop movements during combat. This ceremony seeks to recognize Dunn’s service and sacrifice, as well as to preserve ...
There was no sign of foul play in the death of an SCI-Fayette inmate, the state police said in a news release Tuesday. The body of Lavell Jones, 55, was found alone in his locked cell around 9:27 p.m. May 21, police said. The county coroner’s office released the body to a funeral home. Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said Wednesday that typically occurs in cases in which the person is elderly or has known health issues that make an autopsy unnecessary. In a written response, the SCI-Fayette superintendent’s office declined to comment on Jones’ health prior to his death, citing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It referred questions to state police ...
Pennsylvania utility regulators are warning consumers to prepare for higher electric bills this summer as new electricity generation prices take effect June 1. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission said all PUC-regulated electric utilities across the state will adjust their “Price to Compare,” or default electricity supply rate, just as summer temperatures and air-conditioning use begin increasing electricity demand across Pennsylvania. The combination of rising electricity supply costs and heavier summer usage could significantly increase monthly utility bills for many households, officials said. "While June 1 generation price adjustments may increase supply costs for many ...
The reopening of the historic cast-iron bridge over Dunlap Creek in Brownsville is getting pushed back once again as contractors continue working off-site to restore the 187-year-old span. State Department of Transportation officials announced Tuesday that the completion date has been moved ...
The Route 2020 (Ten Mile Road/Main Street) Bridge is scheduled to close between Jefferson Avenue and Lone Pine Road in West Bethlehem Township, Washington County, beginning Monday, June 1. The bridge closure is expected to remain in place through late June, weather and operational permitting. Drivers will follow a posted detour following Route 2020 (Ten Mile Road/Main Street), Interstate 79 and Route 2011 (Lone Pine Road). Crews from Gulisek Construction LLC will be installing a latex-concrete overlay after performing hydro-demolition. This job is part of a $3.73 million infrastructure investment in a larger hydro/latex bridge deck preservation project.
The more things change in WPIAL softball, the more they stay the same. When second-seeded Carmichaels takes on top-seeded Union in Thursday's WPIAL Class A championship game at PennWest California's Lilley Field it will be their third meeting in the district final in the last four ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run to cap a five-run first inning on Tuesday night and the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the skidding Cubs 12-1 to extend Chicago’s losing streak to 10 games. The rookie became the seventh player in Pirates’ history to hit two home ...
Smithfield-Fairchance made the most of three hits in defeating visiting Brownsville, 3-2, in the Fayette American Legion Baseball League opener for both teams. Winning pitcher Matt Malinsky went the distance on a four-hitter, allowing one earned run with five walks and five strikeouts for ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
An adolescent owl that was found stuck in a concrete mixer in southwestern Utah is finally on the mend, flying free and maybe a bit wiser from the ordeal. The great horned owl somehow made his way into the truck-mounted mixer in late October and was discovered by workers pouring concrete at ...
