Jacob Tierney stories, Page 2

The number of new confirmed covid cases in the Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area dropped a bit over the last week, with 16 new cases in the seven-day period ending March 2 — down from 16 the week prior, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the pandemic began in...

Juniors will have the option to return to Penn-Trafford High School five days a week starting Wednesday. Students can opt to learn remotely or continue attending two days a week, as they’ve been doing since the start of the school year, according to district officials. A survey of juniors revealed...

Greensburg’s small businesses have a second shot at grant funding to help them recover from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The Greensburg Community Development Corporation soon will open applications for the second round of its Covid-19 Relief Main Street Jump-Start Program. City businesses that employ 10 or fewer...

Westmoreland Community Action’s Head Start and Early Head Start are geared to prepare young children for kindergarten. That involves a lot more than education — and the coronavirus pandemic has made it more complicated than ever. “The overall goal is to support families for self-sufficiency and help eliminate barriers like...

Marijuana legalization will get another chance in the Pennsylvania Legislature thanks to a new bipartisan bill. State Sens. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, and Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, this week introduced a bill that would allow those over the age of 21 to buy and use marijuana. It would also expunge the convictions...

Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood will be closed until Monday as students take online classes. The school had just reopened after a previous closure that ended this week. The new closure is due to a staff member testing positive for covid, the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Tuesday....

A missing elderly man from Latrobe has been found safe, according to state police. Authorities said Anthony Mileca, 84, was located just about 1 a.m. Missing Endangered Person Advisory UPDATE: Mileca was located and is safe. The MEPA is canceled. Thank you for the RTs.— PA State Police (@PAStatePolice) February...

Thieves have been hacking parts off cars to sell for scrap in and around the borough of Seven Springs in Somerset and Fayette counties, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. State police spokesman Steven Limani told WPXI about 30 catalytic converters have been stolen off of area vehicles in the...

The number of new confirmed covid cases in the Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area dropped by about a third this week, with 19 new cases in the seven-day period ending Feb. 23 — down from 30 the week prior — according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the pandemic began...

Greensburg Salem High School seniors now have the option to return to school four days a week, and the rest of the district’s students will likely follow suit April 1. About 260 people participated in a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday at which teachers, administrators and board members shared information...

A Ligonier company has spent more than $3 million buying three commercial buildings in downtown Greensburg — including the city’s historic train station, which last changed hands in 2016. Chelsted Limited Family Partnership bought the train station on Ehalt Street from StoneKim Properties LLC for about $1.1 million, according to...

An SUV that broke through the ice on North Park Lake in McCandless got plenty of attention Thursday, but that’s just the latest of many strange incidents involving cars, SUVs, trucks and buses in the region. Western Pennsylvania drivers have a knack for getting their vehicles into odd situations. Here’s...

There were no reported injuries from an intense fire that tore through a Reserve Township home early Friday morning, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The fire on Klementina Drive was reported around 12:30 a.m., WPXI reported. Firefighters told WPXI the blaze likely started on the first floor, quickly spreading...

A Kittanning man will be fined after attempting to take a loaded handgun through security at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity Wednesday, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The .380 caliber handgun with six bullets appeared on the security checkpoint’s X-ray machine, where it was spotted by a TSA...

Western Pennsylvania woke up Thursday to an official overnight snowfall total of ¾ of an inch, though it’s likely some areas received more, according to the National Weather Service. “We’re actually looking at a very fine gradient from the northwest to the southeast right now,” said David Shallenberger, lead meteorologist...

A driver was taken to the hospital after crashing an SUV into a Penn Hills Home, according to Penn Hills No. 7 Volunteer Fire Company The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday. The car went off the road and smashed a hole in the basement wall of a Hamil...

An SUV was trapped in ice on North Park Lake in McCandless after a 23-year-old man attempted to drive across the frozen lake late Wednesday night, according to Allegheny County Police. The driver told investigators that he he mistook the lake for a parking lot. The incident occurred near the...

Allegiant Air will debut nonstop flights between Pittsburgh International Airport and Key West, Fla., beginning June 3. “From the historic sights at Dry Tortugas National Park to the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, Pittsburgh visitors have a lot to explore in Key West,” Drew Wells, Allegiant’s senior vice president of...

The number of new confirmed covid cases in the Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area held steady this week, with 30 new cases in the seven-day period ending Feb. 16 — the same as the week prior — according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the pandemic began in March, the...

More than twice as much snow as usual has dropped on the Pittsburgh region this year, and more is on the way. The National Weather Service station in Moon recorded 52 inches of snow between Dec. 1 and Feb. 16. In an average year, the region receives 25.6 inches of...

Four metal emblems were stolen from veterans’ grave markers at St. Mary’s Cemetery in New Florence, according to state police. Three bronze World War II emblems were taken, along with a World War I emblem made of an unspecified metal. Police believe the theft happened within the last week. They...

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has announced a new grant program to promote the state’s hemp products, supporting a nascent agricultural industry that has faced plenty of growing pains. Pennsylvania farmers planted less than 1,000 acres of hemp last year, down about 75% from 2019. Less than half of those...

The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh has permanently closed Camp T. Frank Soles in Middlecreek, Somerset County. The 263-acre camp was a destination for kids, families and school groups for generations. The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh was unable to sustain the camp because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Carolyn Grady,...