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Heat wave nearing end

The latest heat wave is expected to last just one day longer before significantly cooler temperatures return to the region. Meteorologist Andrew Kienzle of the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh said the temperature was expected to creep up from its high of 94 degrees Tuesday to 95 on ...

Blairsville man dies in Carroll Township crash

A Blairsville man was killed early Sunday morning in a one-car crash on state Route 481 in Carroll Township. Matthew J. Roth, 21, was operating a vehicle that was traveling south and struck the concrete parapet of a bridge at the intersection of Routes 481 and 2023 and then caught fire, ...

Monessen road reopened after sinkhole repaired

State Road in Monessen is reopened for traffic, according to Mayor Ron Mozer. The road was closed between Route 906 and Pennsylvania Avenue earlier this week due to a sinkhole caused by mine subsidence, which created a 12- to- 15-foot deep hole measuring about 10 by 15 feet in the surface ...

Back in business?

A prospective buyer apparently has been secured for the recently closed World Kitchen plant in Charleroi, and that company is pledging to invest in refurbishing the facility and restoring many of the jobs that were lost. Sources close to the transaction said plant owner Anchor Hocking struck a ...

Sinkhole prompts emergency declaration in Monessen

Monessen Mayor Ron Mozer issued a local disaster emergency declaration after a sinkhole developed on State Road, creating a substantial risk of collapse. Mozer said Delmar Hepple, a member of the city’s street department, first noticed the problem when his wife drove on the road Saturday ...