Danny Simone was driving to work through East Deer early Friday when he noticed a ball of white smoke billowing above a row of homes. “I thought it was from the mill stack. That’s how high it was,” said Simone, an employee at Habitat for Humanity in New Kensington. As
An old train bridge continues to cause big safety concerns for officials in Indiana Township. The 127-year-old concrete bridge over Little Deer Creek Valley Road has been steadily deteriorating since the 1990s. Police Chief Steven Colucci said he is determined to navigate the situation with bridge owner Canadian National Railroad.
A fire gutted a trailer home along Spring Street in Springdale Township on Thursday morning. Crews were dispatched at about 11:15 to respond to the fire, said Allegheny Valley Assistant Fire Chief Jay Zangrille. It took about 25 minutes to knock down the fire. No one was in the building