A portion of Route 66 between Vandergrift and Leechburg closed down Wednesday evening due to a landslide, PennDOT officials said. The section of Route 66 between the intersection of Jefferson Street and First Street/Lincoln Street in Parks Township was closed as of 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, with no estimated time to
It was unknown Thursday when two roads in the Alle-Kiski Valley, closed because of landslides, will reopen. PennDOT closed Route 66, between Jefferson Street and Penn Avenue in Parks Township on Wednesday morning and Saxonburg Boulevard south of Berryhill Road in O’Hara that night because of slides brought on by
By Andy Sheehan, April 1, 2024 , https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/radioactive-nuclear-waste-burial-ground-armstrong-county-parks-township/ KISKIMERE, Pa. (KDKA) An untold number of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive waste are buried in shallow trenches on a 144-acre site in Armstrong County. They pose a health and safety danger to those who live nearby. But now after decades of lawsuits and public outcry, the federal…
Vandergrift officials say they’d like to make the town better for walking, biking and other modes of transportation besides vehicles. But first, they need a plan. That’s where WalkWorks comes in, a partnership between the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Pennsylvania Downtown Center. Since 2016, the program has given grants