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CBS News
23-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Live! Casino Pittsburgh employees plant American flags at cemetery for Memorial Day
It's Memorial Day weekend, and it is a time to honor those who served and are no longer with us. And on Friday morning, team members from the Live! Casino Pittsburgh took time out of their day to plant American flags at the graves of local veterans as a way to say thank you. On a wind-swept hillside in Hempfield Township, between the markers and the names of the remembered, staff and volunteers from Live! Casino Pittsburgh worked almost in silence, with heads bowed and reverent expressions, as they attempted to plant an American flag next to every interred veteran at the Westmoreland County Memorial Park. Doug Haniford, the casino's advertising manager, says that this is Live's second year doing this initiative. And he says that planting these flags and even cleaning these headstones is something that is very meaningful to the organization's staff. "It's good to get out of the office and get a little exercise," Haniford said, "but it is for a good cause, and we are helping the memorial park and paying tribute to our veterans." Over 4,000 veterans are buried in this cemetery in Westmoreland County. And the Live! Casino employees who came out to volunteer this Friday say that any graves they don't get to and any flags they don't get to plant, the Boy Scouts of America will be doing a final sweep on Saturday to make sure everyone is accounted for. In all, some 30 volunteers over three hours walked the 79-acre park, pausing just long enough to plant a flag of thanks for the Millers, the Tilbrooks, the Andersons, the Moores and everyone else who served. A thank you for all that they were and a thank you for all that they stood for.
CBS News
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Improvements coming to Cedar Street exit ramp off of Route 30 in Hempfield Township
Improvements are coming to Route 30 at Cedar Street in Hempfield Township in hopes of reducing the number of crashes in that area. The Cedar Street exit ramp off of Route 30 in Hempfield Township is a ramp that PennDOT says sees, on average, four crashes each year. Potential reasons for accidents on Cedar Street exit ramp In April of 2025, this was the ramp where an 84-year-old driver entered eastbound traffic on Route 30, going the wrong way. That mistaken entrance led to cars crashing into one another and people being sent to the hospital. Not enough signage delineating the entrance and exit at Cedar Street may be partially to blame. Another big factor for crashes in this area is drivers not slowing down enough. PennDOT's plan to address the issue-prone ramp Bryan Walker, who is a plans engineer for PennDOT's District 12, says that this issue-prone ramp is one that PennDOT plans to fix in the very near future. "We are going to upgrade and add signs to the exit ramp to bring awareness to the exit," said Walker. "Also, to advise drivers that the advisory speed on the exit ramp is 15 mph. We are also going to add some pavement markings to show that there is a bend in the ramp ahead." Walker says that PennDOT will also be installing high-friction surfaces, which he says will aid in slowing down drivers making the exit on the ramp. "The goal of the project is that with increased signage, bringing more awareness and visibility to the exit, that drivers will begin to slow down earlier on their approach," Walker said. "And then if they still are coming in a little too fast, the high-friction surface will give them a little more forgiveness at the end." PennDOT is hoping to start roadway improvements at Cedar Street sometime in the fall, and they are hoping to have this project complete sometime next spring. For more information on the project, click here.
