It was the last coal-fired power plant in Allegheny County before shutting down last year, but the smokestacks at the former Cheswick Power Plant came down this morning. A scheduled implosion of the two chimneys took place, with the eventual demolition of the entire site.
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Another big weekend is coming up in Pittsburgh, with thousands of people expected to kick off the 2023 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival and celebrate 50 years of Pittsburgh Pride.
The collaboration between the township and Homeowner’s Associations is designed to encourage safe driving habits this summer, reminding drivers not to exceed the 25 MPH speed limit.
With 42.3 million Americans projected to travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend, AAA anticipated Friday to be the busiest travel day of the weekend, as thousands of people checked in for their flights bright and early at Pittsburgh International Airport.
A recent traffic study found more than 75 percent of vehicles traveling on Shady Avenue in Squirrel Hill exceeded the posted speed limit of 25 mph, according to the city of Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI).
As Memorial Day approaches, the Pittsburgh Area Artists Blacksmiths Association (PAABA) is on a mission: working to preserve the antique fencing that surrounds a war memorial along Main Street in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood.
A situation escalated overnight in Indiana Township when a man fired shots then barricaded himself inside of a home, and police said he threatened officers.
Pittsburgh Public Schools are cracking down, taking the next step forward in protecting students who are getting on and off the school bus.
Local radio station welcomes PPS students, Mayor Gainey for live on-air discussion on youth violence
For one hour on Friday morning, a local radio station pressed the pause button on its music to “Stop the Music, Stop the Violence,” welcoming Mayor Ed Gainey and Pittsburgh Public School students to discuss solutions moving forward for the city’s youth.
After another Norfolk Southern train derailed overnight, some people in New Castle are breathing a sigh of relief, thinking how things could have been so much worse after what happened in East Palestine — across the Pennsylvania/Ohio border, approximately ten air miles to the west.