Thursday | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Vet from Westmoreland selling home given by charity
“We told them 'You can just do anything you want with it,' ”
It took five months for Army Cpl. Carl Duda to go from shock over winning a West Mifflin home to what he calls practical thinking about managing a family investment. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Tuesday May 13 | WPXI
Monday May 12 | Pittsburgh Tribune
Decisions of Westmoreland County judges
The following is a partial list of criminal cases handled by judges in the most recent term of Westmoreland County criminal court. via Pittsburgh Tribune
Saturday May 10 | Pittsburgh Tribune
Briefs: Latrobe Specialty Steel withdraws offer to union
Latrobe Specialty Steel Co. has withdrawn the contract offer that the United Steelworkers Local 1537 overwhelmingly rejected in a vote April 30, the day before the strike by about 360 employees began. via Pittsburgh Tribune
Thursday May 8 | The Daily Page
Brittany Zimmermann remembered at Mifflin Street Block Party
“Everybody seemed like they really cared”
Crowds and arrests down from last year at end-of-semester festival Erica Pelzek on Sunday 05/04/2008 11:20 am As Madison recovers from its latest shock, the murder of University of Wisconsin-Madison junior ... via The Daily Page
Tuesday May 6 | Pittsburgh Tribune
Lawmakers seek perks for firefighters as reward
“If you're going to make a statement like that, it should be both EMS and firefighters”
Two lawmakers want to buy volunteer firefighters a round. Or at least pay for a dip. via Pittsburgh Tribune
Sunday May 4 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“I think you have a pretty good idea whether you like it the first ride through.”
Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette Workers swarm over the almost-completed Ghostwood Estate dark ride, located where the Gold Rusher ride was last season. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Friday May 2 | The York Daily Record
Ex-lawmaker Ken Ruffing jailed for nonsupport
Former state Rep. Kenneth Ruffing is in the Allegheny County Jail for not paying back child support. via The York Daily Record
Thursday May 1 | WTAE-TV Pittsburgh
Kennywood Voted Nation's 'Favorite Traditional Park'
Pittsburgh's favorite amusement park appears to be the nations as well. Kennywood Park in West Mifflin has been voted the "Favorite Traditional Park" by the National Amusement Park Historical Association. via WTAE-TV Pittsburgh
Tuesday Apr 29 | The Gazette
Knolls lab may be included in federal management consolidation
“It's not a routine contract renewal. ... It's an annual savings to the taxpayer of about $4.5 million a year”
The federal government is expected to name this summer or fall a contractor who will oversee operations at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Niskayuna and the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in West Mifflin, ... via The Gazette









