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Brandon Diewald

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Around the Rivers

Around the Rivers: A Teachers Contract, a Dance For Hines Ward, a Race For a Hero and a Trial For Ex-Firefighters

Here's a review of the week's headlines from around our region's Three Rivers.

The West Penn Allegheny Health System announced plans to affiliate  Allegheny General and its other hospitals with Highmark Inc. A jury from Dauphin County sentenced convicted killer Richard Poplawski to death for the slayings of three Pittsburgh Police officers in 2009. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward and his "Dancing with the Stars" partner Kym Johnson brought home the Mirror Ball trophy for fans to admire at a packed rally Downtown. In communities all around Western Pennsylvania, folks browsed through farmers markets, stocked their cupboards and staked out the best hometown spots to watch fireworks as the Fourth of July weekend approached. Patch brought you plenty of other stories as well from Around the Rivers over the …

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Around the Rivers

Around the Rivers: A Brazen Theft, A Vandalism Spree, A Biking Jaunt and Applause for Jackie

Here's a review of the week's headlines from around our region's Three Rivers.

President Barack Obama came to Carnegie Mellon University. Local police lined Pittsburgh streets alongside their city brethren as the trial of convicted killer Richard Poplawski unfolded Downtown. Residents of Patch communities celebrated the first days of summer by hitting farmers markets and lemonade stands, diving into cool pools, taking in a live mixed martial arts match or browsing in bookstores for the best summer reading. Patch brought you plenty of other stories as well from Around the Rivers over the past week. Among them:   Power Restored to Majority of Area After Copper Theft Causes Cranberry, Zelienople Outage A brazen thief risked his or her life to steal copper wiring from a utility substation early Wednesday, and in the …

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