Elena LaQuatra

1 week ago | wtae.com | Elena LaQuatra

Rite Aid has announced a third batch of store closures in western Pennsylvania following its second bankruptcy filing.WHICH LOCATIONS ARE CLOSING?Beaver FallsBentleyvilleCanonsburgClairtonConwayDelmontHarmonyNew BrightonRoss TownshipThose closures are in addition to several others that have already been announced.DEADLINESRite Aid customers still have some time to return items and use gift cards.The drugstore chain's website says, "Rite Aid will no longer honor Rite Aid gift cards or accept...

2 weeks ago | wtae.com | Elena LaQuatra

A break on a 20-inch water line flooded a street in Pittsburgh's Banksville neighborhood Wednesday morning.The water main break happened near the intersection of Potomac and Banksville avenues, just off Banksville Road.Darryl Jones, the city's fire chief and emergency management coordinator, said Pennsylvania American Water crews responded and shut off the water.Pittsburgh Public Safety said there was water damage to three homes.Jones said Columbia Gas was also called to check out a gas...

2 weeks ago | wtae.com | Elena LaQuatra

Pittsburgh Regional Transit will begin installing red bus lanes downtown this week as part of the University Line project.Starting Monday night, PRT will install the lanes on Liberty Avenue between Fifth and Sixth avenues.The work will move to Sixth Avenue between Grant Street and Centre Avenue on Tuesday, and then to Sixth Avenue between Wood and Grant streets on Wednesday.The city says this stretch of work is expected to be complete by the end of the week, weather permitting.Work is...

1 month ago | wtae.com | Elena LaQuatra

A former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker was arrested on an assault charge in Bell Acres, Allegheny County.According to the criminal complaint, Devin Bush allegedly got into an argument with his girlfriend at a home on Skymark Lane.Police said Bush tried to take his girlfriend's phone and then fully pinned her to a massage table, according to the complaint.

1 month ago | wtae.com | Elena LaQuatra

Mark your calendars: The world's largest rubber duck is set to make a return to western Pennsylvania this summer.Idlewild & SoakZone said the giant, yellow duck will be at the amusement park in Westmoreland County from June 27 to June 29.It's the first visit to the Pittsburgh area in nearly 12 years for the six-story-tall duck.(See video from September 2013 in the video player above)In response to a social media question about the duck's location, Idlewild commented, "Not in the wave pool,...