State denies Duquesne City’s request to reopen high school
The Duquesne City School District on Thursday said it will not reopen its long-shuttered high school in the fall despite earlier plans to do so. The district said in a statement posted on social media that the state Department of Education denied the school system’s request to open a high school because it would require long-term…
Cone orange! PennDOT to begin 58 new projects in the three-county region this year
The good news is the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation expects to spend an additional $156 million on road and bridge improvements in Allegheny, Beaver and Lawrence counties this construction season. The bad news is that means drivers will find more orange barrels and traffic restrictions, especially in the eastern suburbs. At a news conference Thursday,…
‘The right to organize is on the line,’ Casey says as he picks up labor endorsement
Shortly after thanking dozens of trade union members and leaders for endorsing his reelection bid, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., stood near a wall-size mural of an overalls-clad working man gazing past the Pittsburgh skyline and concluded the 2024 election cycle could be summed up in one word: rights. “If you and I were having…
Vans for Monongahela Incline shuttles during closure not a sure thing due to union concerns
There could be a delay on Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s plans to use vans to shuttle passengers who normally use the closed Monongahela Incline between Mount Washington and Station Square. The Amalgamated Transit Union said Tuesday there still are many details to work out about the proposal before it can begin. Agency CEO Katharine Eagan Kelleman…
‘Shohei?’ Now a threat at the plate, Christian Lucarelli hopes to use pitching and hitting talents to help Riverside continue reign as WPIAL and PIAA champions
Riverside knew just one way last season, and that was winning, with the Panthers becoming the first team from the WPIAL to capture a state title with a perfect record. Then-sophomore Christian Lucarelli also knew just one way, and that was pitching. The team’s ace averaged about two strikeouts an inning and was the winning…
WPIAL wrestling greats Rocco Welsh, Ty Watters cap off stellar freshman seasons with star-caliber performances at NCAA championships
Everybody who follows WPIAL wrestling knows Rocco Welsh and Ty Watters are two of the baddest dudes to come out of Western Pennsylvania in recent memory. Now, after their phenomenal performances as freshmen All-Americans in their NCAA championship debuts, the rest of the country knows it, too. Welsh and Watters took the college wrestling world…
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New England Road in West Mifflin closing for nine weeks
A portion of New England Road in West Mifflin will close for about nine weeks beginning Monday as part of the latest round of construction for the Mon-Fayette Expressway. The road will close between Camp Hollow Road and Route 837 so crews for Trumbull Corp. can install new drainage. Detour signs will direct traffic around…
PIAA basketball championship notebook: Blackhawk’s Alena Fusetti adds to her family’s PIAA gold medal collection
Alena Fusetti was driven to win a PIAA championship, wanting to do it for her teammates and coaches along with her school and community. But also driving this Blackhawk senior standout were the comments, not ones from opposing players or random people on social media, but from her family, most notably her mother, father and…
Meet the second annual PUP boys basketball all-star team
When the Pittsburgh Union Progress released its all-star team last March, it was the inaugural and expected to be the one and only. A year later, though, some of Pittsburgh’s most talented journalists remain on strike with the Post-Gazette, which means that, much like the sky on a clear night, we’ve got more bright stars…