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MedExpress offers covid-19 testing at select offices across Pittsburgh region
Select MedExpress urgent care offices across the Pittsburgh region are offering covid-19 testing. Included are locations in Jeannette, Monroeville (Mosside Boulevard), Mt. Lebanon and Robinson (Steubenville Pike.) Each of those locations offers drive-up service, allowing people to be screened and tested for covid-19 without leaving their vehicles. Other locations may...
Latrobe cancels Fourth of July event, citing covid-19 pandemic
Latrobe officials canceled the community’s annual Fourth of July Celebration, citing concerns about holding large gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic. One of the largest events in the city, stretching over multiple days, the celebration marked its 50th anniversary last year. In addition to a parade, activities have included a...
‘Sassiness,’ ‘true grit’ help 2 elderly patients survive covid-19 at Excela Frick HospitalVideo
Everson’s James Toth and Yvonne Demagall of Mt. Pleasant are survivors. At ages 89 and 92, respectively, each has survived a battle with cancer. And, now, after weeks in Excela Frick Hospital, each is at home with family recovering from coronavirus infections. Dozens of hospital staff gathered Wednesday to celebrate...
Greater Latrobe leases classroom, enrolls kindergartners as online lessons continue
Greater Latrobe School Board is making plans for a potential return to physical classrooms in the fall of 2020 while completing the current school year with remote operations. Switching to a virtual format for its meeting Tuesday , the board voted to lease a classroom at Latrobe Elementary to the...
Face masks required in federal courthouses in Pittsburgh, Erie, Johnstown
Those entering federal courthouses in the Western District of Pennsylvania will have to wear face coverings, according to an order issued Tuesday by Chief Judge Mark R. Hornak. Hornak said the order is meant to protect the health and safety of those doing business in the courthouses. It is in...
Youngwood caterer, firefighters offer free meal pickup Saturday
A family-owned catering business is partnering with the Youngwood Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday to distribute 150 free meal packages to those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re very fortunate, we’re still employed,” said Jeff Yelinek, who co-owns Elegant Catering in Youngwood with his wife, Cari, brother, Jim and...
4 hurt when car crashes into historic West Overton buildingVideo
Four motorists were injured when a Kia crossover utility vehicle crashed into the historic Abraham Overholt Homestead on Tuesday evening in East Huntingdon. East Huntingdon Fire Chief Brian Kite said one of the occupants was airlifted to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh. The three others were taken by ambulance to...
Spirit to resume limited flights from Arnold Palmer airport to Orlando
Spirit Airlines is slated to resume limited flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport on May 3, a little less than a month after suspending all service at the Unity facility. The sole commercial carrier at the airport south of Latrobe, Spirit is expected to resume mid-day flights from Latrobe to...
Slide repair to close Route 993 east of Irwin
A section of Route 993 in Irwin and North Huntingdon will be closed for about four months as PennDOT crews perform slide repairs. PennDOT officials said the closure is set to begin on Tuesday on a segment of the road known as Broadway Street, between Walnut Street in Irwin and...
Idled restaurant, salon workers get helping hand from Latrobe food donorsVideo
The city of Latrobe and its police department have joined forces with Latrobe-headquartered Robindale Energy, other businesses and families to provide much-needed food and household essentials to residents who are out of work because of coronavirus-related business restrictions. The food and supplies will be distributed Saturday to about 80 targeted...
Greater Latrobe School Board plans virtual meeting Tuesday, web link for public
Greater Latrobe School Board will conduct its voting session on Tuesday as a virtual meeting, amid recommendations for social distancing to combat the covid-19 pandemic. Members of the public who want to attend the session via web link are asked to provide the district with their name, physical address, email...
Unity opera prodigy to enjoy national spotlight on ‘Little Big Shots’Video
Victory Brinker has appeared at Carnegie Hall and has hit her mark before the camera for three yet-to-be-released films. On Sunday evening, the 8-year-old soprano will display her talents for her largest audience yet, singing a German-language aria from the opera “The Magic Flute” for millions viewing NBC’s “Little Big...
Crews battle fire at abandoned Fairfield house; fire marshal investigating
A state police fire marshal was called to investigate late Thursday as firefighters battled flames that engulfed an abandoned house in the West Bolivar section of Fairfield, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. Crews from Bolivar, Fairfield and New Florence fire departments were dispatched just before 11 p.m. to...
Upper Hill shooting victim in stable condition
A male victim was in stable condition after a shooting Thursday night in Pittsburgh’s Upper Hill, city police said. Police initially found no evidence of gunfire when they responded at about 7:20 p.m. to a Shotspotter alert for the 3100 block of Iowa Street. Then they were told about the...
Swissvale’s Triangle Bar makes most of massive sandwich order gone awry
Staff at a popular Swissvale eatery known for its Battleship and Destroyer subs had a sinking feeling Thursday when no one showed up to claim an afternoon order of 300 sandwiches. But, according to Triangle Bar and Grill staff member Rob Bradica, all turned out well. The surplus sandwiches —...
Crisis fund helps Allegheny, Beaver organizations cope with pandemic
A Pittsburgh nonprofit has tapped funding from the Hillman Foundation to provide loans and grants to organizations in Allegheny and Beaver counties that are experiencing economic distress during the covid-19 pandemic. New Sun Rising announced Thursday it has used $100,000 in seed money from the Hillman Foundation to create a...
Latrobe Elementary contractor seeks damages for construction delays
The general contractor that completed construction of Latrobe Elementary School in December 2018 has filed suit against the building architect, seeking $1.3 million in damages related to a four-month project delay. Nello Construction of Carnegie filed the civil complaint this week in Westmoreland County Court, claiming that Axis Architecture breached...
Greensburg Diocese to broadcast, stream Divine Mercy service
Bishop Edward C. Malesic of the Greensburg Diocese will lead a Divine Mercy service that will be broadcast and streamed Sunday in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “Faith During Crisis: Lord, Have Mercy!” will be aired at 2 p.m. on WTAE-TV and will be available immediately afterward on the diocese’s...
Latrobe OKs new stormwater fee, but delays collection
Latrobe property owners will be asked to pay a new stormwater management fee, but not just yet. City council this week voted to create a new department to take charge of state-mandated stormwater management efforts, including reducing the flow of sediments into Loyalhanna Creek. It also established an annual supporting...
Arnold Palmer runway widening begins, despite rain
Rainy weather didn’t stop contractors from starting work Monday on a project that will give pilots a bigger target when they land at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. General contractor Golden Triangle Construction began stockpiling stone that will be used this year as it widens the runway from 100 feet to...
4th Port Authority employee tests positive for covid-19
A fourth Port Authority worker has tested positive for covid-19, authority officials said Friday. The bus driver, who has been on light duty since Feb. 12 and works out of the East Liberty garage, self-reported the test result, according to the authority. The employee is at home after last working...
Police: 15-year-old in stolen car crashes during chase, 2 injured
Police say a 15-year-old boy driving a stolen car led police on a chase Friday morning that ended when he crashed into an SUV in Richland Township, injuring its elderly driver. The boy and a 64-year-old woman, who was one of two occupants in the SUV, were both listed in...
Derry Area grad among USS Roosevelt sailors in quarantine
Rachel Beck got good news early this week: She is among at least 3,170 Navy personnel assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt who have tested negative for coronavirus infection. Beck, 24, who is a 2017 Derry Area High School graduate, was evacuated from the aircraft carrier to a house in...
Jumonville’s towering cross a ‘beacon of hope’ for 7 decades atop Fayette ridgeVideo
Heather Withrow was drawn to the Cross of Christ in the 1990s. Towering 60 feet atop Dunbar’s Knob, at the highest point above the affiliated Jumonville Camp and Conference Center, the shining white cross can be seen from miles away, including from Route 40. Withrow discovered her favorite view of...
Unity is on board with proposed property tax deadline extensionVideo
Pennsylvania lawmakers may empower municipalities to extend payment deadlines for local property taxes by several months, and the Unity Township Supervisors hope they’ll do just that. With the coronavirus-triggered economic slowdown placing residents under financial stress, the supervisors voted this week to provisionally extend the deadline for early payment of...
