As torrential rains came to an end, officials fanned out across the region Thursday to assess damages caused by this week’s severe flooding. At least six municipalities in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties have enacted disaster declarations, including Marianna, Brownsville, Bentleyville, Deemston, and Rices Landing. Washington County Department of Public Safety is working with municipal […]
The recent rainfall that has caused flooding across the Pittsburgh region filled the Conemaugh River Lake to 74% of its capacity. To bring the lake’s level down, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started opening the dam’s crest gates Thursday, said Megan Gottlieb, water management lead engineer. It’s the first
Those who have served in the armed forces will be recognized during the following Veterans Day programs: • WCCC The Center for Healthcare Solutions and Unity in the Community will hold a free Veterans Suicide Prevention Walk and Human Services Fair Friday on the main campus of Westmoreland County Community
Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, many communities throughout the United States fell victim to flooding. In order to control heavy rainfall, states built dams to control lakes and other large bodies of water. In turn, many small villages and towns drowned beneath them.
The White House has announced $77 million in federal infrastructure funding for upgrades to the Emsworth Locks and Dams on the Upper Ohio River in Allegheny County. The funding will go to constructing new lock chambers that “will allow large cargo ships to reliably and efficiently pass through the upper