Parkway East traffic patterns shift Tuesday evening near Monroeville
Traffic patterns on the Parkway East will shift again Tuesday night as part of the continuing improvement project on the highway. The change, which will begin at 6 p.m., is needed so crews can finish the final phase of structural work on the highway’s bridge over Old William Penn Highway. Swank Construction Co. is in…
State, local officials laud reduction of bridges in poor condition
Standing in a salt storage facility on Neville Island Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and local officials touted the state’s investment in road and bridge improvements. The location under the Neville Island Bridge was symbolic because crews earlier this year put the final touches on $43 million worth of improvements to the structure, a key…
Poll worker warriors: Federal government offers more training for election workers
Election workers in at least two southwestern Pennsylvania counties are receiving federal guidance on how to stay secure at the polls on Nov. 5. Poll workers in Allegheny County and election workers in Butler County received training or guidance from the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, this year. In Allegheny County, training…
It’s raining cats and dogs and laughs when Off the Record returns for its 24th edition, ‘God, Save the Burgh!’
Under fluorescent lights in a studio at Pittsburgh Musical Theater in the West End, Christine Laitta starts a rehearsal by asking a group of women to run through a song based on a VP candidate’s comment about … Oh, wait, that’s off the record. Later on, Laitta reworks a part of the script to address…
Pittsburgh Regional Transit denies racial bias in worker discipline, pushes minority hiring
Pittsburgh Regional Transit has fired more Black employees in the past two years because of a change in hiring policy, but the agency doesn’t believe it has a long-term problem of issuing more disciplinary notices and terminations to Black employees. In an interview last week, Chief Human Resources Officer Inez Colon and her deputy, Eric…
Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s reduced-fare system struggles for riders
Last year, Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services had little trouble finding about 14,000 Pittsburgh Regional Transit riders to take part in a pilot program testing a proposed reduced or free fare program for low-income riders. For the pilot, the riders were divided into three groups — full fare, half fare and free rides. The…
High school football!
Best in Show: PUP high school football rankings (Oct. 13)
Each week the Pittsburgh Union Progress issues its high school football rankings throughout this season, with all rankings voted on by the PUP sports staff. Class 6A 1. Central Catholic (6-2) 2. North Allegheny (7-1) 3. Seneca Valley (3-4) 4. Hempfield (3-5) 5. Canon-McMillan (2-6) The skinny: The top two spots remain unchanged, as Central Catholic…
PUP football notebook: Greensburg Salem honors late coach Rich Bowen with big win, hopes to further make him proud by earning playoff berth
Greensburg Salem hit the road Friday and kept its postseason hopes alive by defeating a Derry team that had squeaked past the Golden Lions a season ago. The win, which snapped a three-game losing streak, was an emotional one for Greensburg Salem, which earlier in the week learned of the passing of assistant coach Rich…
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District college football: No. 7 Grove City survives defensive battle to knock off No. 10 Carnegie Mellon; McKeesport product Bobby Boyd Jr. leads Cal to last-second victory
History may just be repeating itself in Grove City. A season ago, the Grove City football team catapulted itself into the NCAA Division III national spotlight, earning its first national ranking and NCAA postseason berth and victory, in addition to its only undefeated 10-win regular season in school history. What was the catalyst for all…
Pamela’s pancakes, reproductive rights and diapers: Obama kicks Trump, then praises Harris
Around 7:30 Thursday night, former President Barack Obama jogged up a set of steps, mounted a stage, waved to a cheering crowd, then delivered a 45-minute speech that no other living politician could pull off. And it could only be done in Pittsburgh. He called himself the “hopey changey guy,” embracing the phrase Republicans once…
Downtown Pittsburgh will get 35 new traffic signals as part of Bus Rapid Transit system starting this week
The main goal of Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s University Line between Oakland and Downtown Pittsburgh is to provide an easier flow of public transit between two of the three largest economic centers in the state. But there will be some residual benefits for pedestrians and other motorists, too. This week, the agency will begin installing and…
