Plum NewsLocal news for Plum, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Suspect charged in stabbing death of Etna man- June 23, 2008 A New Kensington man confessed over the weekend that he killed another man, then he led investigators to the body in Penn Hills.http://www.topix.net/city/plum-pa/2008/06/suspect-charged-in-stabbing-death-of-etna-man?fr... Plum volunteer gets emergency services scholarship- June 21, 2008 Zachary Finlay has been interested in emergency services for more than a decade.http://www.topix.net/city/plum-pa/2008/06/plum-volunteer-gets-emergency-services-scholarsh... Rethinking routes- June 19, 2008 The Port Authority of Allegheny County is holding public forums next week to re-evaluate its route system.http://www.topix.net/city/plum-pa/2008/06/rethinking-routes?fromrss=1 Mortgage crisis doesn't spare renters- June 16, 2008 Shelia Crowley, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, had some interesting points to make about the national mortgage and credit crisis and the need for more affordable housing when ...http://www.topix.net/city/plum-pa/2008/06/mortgage-crisis-doesnt-spare-renters?fromrss=1 Comcast channel changes are a mixed bag- June 16, 2008 More channel changes are coming for Comcast cable customers next month, and reactions will probably be mixed.http://www.topix.net/city/plum-pa/2008/06/comcast-channel-changes-are-a-mixed-bag?fromrss=... Rendell signs statewide limits on smoking- June 14, 2008 Gov. Ed Rendell on Friday signed into law a statewide smoking ban that will forbid people from lighting up in most bars, restaurants, workplaces and other public areas.http://www.topix.net/city/plum-pa/2008/06/rendell-signs-statewide-limits-on-smoking?fromrs... Whew! It was a hot one out there- June 12, 2008 Whew! It was a hot one out there By NICHOLAS A. HESS Photo by Jerry Sowden - Making the most of a little pool, Brandon Basil, 11, stretches out in a small inflatable pool in his grandparents' side yard along ...http://www.topix.net/city/plum-pa/2008/06/whew-it-was-a-hot-one-out-there?fromrss=1 Senators fail to send smoke ban bill back to committee- June 10, 2008 The Senate today shot down an effort led by Democratic senators to send smoking ban legislation back to a House-Senate Conference Committee in an effort to give Allegheny County a chance to adopt a stronger ...http://www.topix.net/city/plum-pa/2008/06/senators-fail-to-send-smoke-ban-bill-back-to-com... Plum plans school renovations- June 8, 2008 Plum School District district officials say four of the district's five elementary schools need upgrades, big and small, to bring them up to building safety codes and up to date.http://www.topix.net/city/plum-pa/2008/06/plum-plans-school-renovations?fromrss=1 Senate rejects smoking ban deal- June 6, 2008 The state Senate Wednesday defeated a proposed compromise to ban smoking in most places in Pennsylvania, after a yearlong legislative effort to settle the matter.http://www.topix.net/city/plum-pa/2008/06/senate-rejects-smoking-ban-deal?fromrss=1 |