Ron Weidenhoff spent the early morning hours Monday setting up a porch sale at his home along West Seventh Avenue in Tarentum. By 8:30 a.m., he could tell there was an uptick in traffic. “My porch was actually rattling from the trucks,” he said. “So many big trucks.” Just a
A six-week closure of the New Kensington Bridge will start Monday, PennDOT confirmed Tuesday. The bridge spanning the Alle­gheny River between East Deer and New Kensington is scheduled to close to all traffic around 9 a.m. Monday and remain closed through Sept. 4. The nearly century-old bridge is being closed
The underpass under the New Kensington Bridge in East Deer will close Monday, according to PennDOT. Northbound Freeport Road under the New Kensington Bridge will close at 7 a.m. and remain closed through late September. Travelers headed north on Freeport Road, toward Tarentum, will use the ramp up to the
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, July 13: Severe weather possible There is a marginal-to-slight risk for severe weather and flooding this afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. Scattered storms will be capable of producing damaging winds, large hail