After a portion of the road collapsed three months ago, Route 88 in Charleroi was reopened to traffic last week. The Aug. 28 collapse resulted in worker Vincenzo Lopez being trapped chest-deep in dirt for about five hours in the 800 block of McKean Avenue, also known as Route 88. Lopez, of ...
The latest round of state Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) grants include efforts to continue the revitalization of the city of Washington, a program to address workforce shortages in agriculture and aid for further projects in the revitalization initiative in Charleroi. The state NAP ...
The last of the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone and thoughts have turned to celebrating the Christmas season. Parades, tree-lighting ceremonies, carriage rides and plenty of other activities await folks of all ages. Among the first up is Small Business Saturday, observed every Saturday after ...
The potential closure of a Mon Valley frozen food processing plant will create a “territorial disaster” for the 252 workers – many of them immigrants – who are employed there, according to a Pittsburgh immigration attorney. Facing a lawsuit for allegedly defaulting on $90 million in ...
A driver was taken to Pittsburgh by helicopter after driving through a barrier and flipping the vehicle Tuesday night. Charleroi Fire Department Chief Robert Whiten Jr. said crews were called at about 8:50 p.m. to the 900 block of McKean Avenue. Whiten said the road had been closed off due ...
CARNEGIE – Vincenzo Lopez expressed his gratitude to the emergency responders who rescued him from a trench that collapsed in Charleroi Aug. 28. The Belle Vernon resident recalled his five hours spent in the trench at an event held Tuesday at the Urban Search and Rescue Pennsylvania Strike ...
