Carnegie News

A curator would leave for a more prestigious position or retire and, if the Carnegie Museum of Natural History couldn't quickly find a replacement, the money set aside for the position was absorbed into the larger budget.

This is the 140th anniversary of the beginning of the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, which started out as the Bear Creek Railroad.

Since 1961, 500,000 birds of 190 species have been banded at Powdermill Nature Reserve.

Two Western Pennsylvania residents are among the latest recipients of the Carnegie Medal for civilian heroism.

Tim Puko can be reached via e-mail or at 412-391-8650. In eight of the region's most flood-prone communities, emergency responders are meeting minimum state requirements for emergency planning, but only a third of the response groups have plans tailored to flooding, according to an ongoing University of Pittsburgh study.

Waffle Shop waitress Zena Ruiz squeezes past "Psychic Radio" producer Terrence Boyd in the hallway from the kitchen, which also serves as the control room.

Preliminary events are under way at the Syria Shrine in Harmar. The finals will be held Saturday night.

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh faces a deficit that, left unchecked, could grow to $6.1 million by 2014, and its budget can't be reduced any further without affecting services, officials said Monday.

A rain garden is planned for the west side of Route 50 in Heidelberg as part of a $2.4 million streetscape project to be paid for with federal money, Mayor Kenneth LaSota told council members at last night's meeting.

Bill Zlatos can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7828. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will outline Monday how it hopes to address its money problems, spokeswoman Suzanne Thinnes said.

Both the Salvation Army and Red Cross are accepting donations for June 17 storm victims in and around the greater Pittsburgh area.

Jill West needs only a few minutes to prove that her band, Blues Attack, is worthy of attention.

The mansion's assessed market value is $1.49 million on the Allegheny County's real estate Web site, and its annual taxes are $44,067. Real estate developer Robert Glimcher, who lives in Squirrel Hill, has made an offer to buy the Morewood Heights mansion once occupied by Pittsburgh's Roman Catholic bishops, according to sources familiar with the ...

Construction continues on other sections of the new Westinghouse complex in Cranberry as employees arrive for work.

A motorcyclist has been charged in connection with a police chase that ended in a crash in Washington County last month, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report.

Some homeowners in Scott Township are looking for answers from local officials as their concerns grow because their homes are sliding closer to the edge of a hillside.

Common Pleas Court Judge Joseph K. Williams III, the only sitting judge on the ballot, was leading in unofficial but nearly complete returns in the competition for the five Democratic nominations for the local bench.

A $500,000 state grant will pay for new seats in the music hall and to renovate the old studio at the historic Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall.

Police were out in full force today in Heidelberg to keep drivers safe. PennDOT District 11 officials along with Bridgeville, Carnegie, Heidelberg and Scott Township Police worked together to enforce seat belt laws.

A man was sentenced Monday to five to 10 years in prison for throwing rocks at cars on the Parkway West several times over a two-year span, according to a member of Allegheny County Judge Ed Borkowski's staff.