West Mifflin News

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. -- Kennywood Park, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a popular destination for many people in the area.

PennDOT announced today that it has awarded a contract for extensive work on the Fort Duquesne Bridge.

Two more liens were filed against Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel owner Shubh Hotels LLC in Allegheny County Court for allegedly failing to pay for work related to its $25 million construction and renovation project, which has been shut down for six weeks.

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.

West Mifflin resident Diane Stanesic asks the school board to rehire longtime girls basketball coach Phil Shar, whose contract was opened by Superintendent Patrick Risha.

Cathy and Albert Graham's vision of a red, white and blue community is expanding beyond their West Mifflin neighborhood.

Longtime girls basketball coach Phil Shar hands out his coaching resume to those in attendance at the West Mifflin school board meeting last night.

Century III Mall, the West Mifflin shopping center that ranks as the Pittsburgh region's third largest, has achieved the dubious distinction of being named one of America's most endangered malls by U.S. News & World Report.

Matthew Santoni can be reached via e-mail or at 412-380-5625. At the intersection of 15th and Smallman streets in the Strip District, a single battered sign warned motorists about pedestrians hustling from the giant parking lots north of Smallman to their jobs on the south.

The local G-20 organizing committee will spruce up Pittsburgh's front door from the Fort Pitt Bridge to welcome participants in the G-20 economic summit in September.

The Pittsburgh region's economy showed more signs of weakening, as year-over-year job losses plunged even further in May -- shedding 33,600 nonfarm jobs compared with May 2008 -- with no signs of a turnaround.

Five Port Authority police officers have filed a federal lawsuit against their employer, alleging race discrimination.

Jun. 23--A contractor at the Hilton Pittsburgh Hotel has walked off the job. West Mifflin-based P.J. Dick Inc.

The Borough of Greencastle will conduct bulky item collection on two days in October.

Port Authority of Allegheny County police are searching for a man accused of robbing a number of bus riders, especially preying on the elderly and those with disabilities.

Port Authority police are looking for a man wanted on numerous counts of robbery.

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There were few amicable moments at last night's West Mifflin council meeting as members responded to the accusation that they were putting the purchase of a street sweeper before the viability of the borough's emergency services provider.

Tim Puko can be reached via e-mail or at 412-391-8650. By Tim Puko TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, June 11, 2009 Hundreds more teenagers can get summer work with Allegheny County this year than last, doing more than cutting grass.

The Allegheny County Police Academy will welcome its newest graduates at a ceremony tomorrow, Tues., June 9, at 10:00 a.m. at its facility located at 700 West Ridge Drive in North Park.