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Plum School District will be closed Thursday due to Wednesday’s heavy snowfall. A message from Superintendent Brendan Hyland about the snow day was posted on the district’s twitter page and newsfeed. The closure was in large part a result of Wednesday’s snow storms. “Students are directed to close their Chromebooks,...

Authorities have identified a North Versailles man struck and killed by a snowplow truck in the midst of Wednesday’s storm. The victim is John Vichie, 63, of North Versailles, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Vichie was walking with a snow blower when he was struck by a...

Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a body that was recovered from the Allegheny River on Wednesday morning. Officials said it was David Lesser, 54, of Shaler. Allegheny County homicide detectives were notified shortly before 8:30 a.m. of a body in the river near Pine Creek. Lt. Venerando Costa...

Citing “an alarming increase in covid-19 cases” and yet another surge expected to peak in January, Pennsylvania acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega on Wednesday urged colleges and universities to delay the start of their spring semester. Ortega also suggested colleges and universities use virtual instruction as much as possible....

Two men face charges after Pennsylvania State Police officers found marijuana, drug paraphernalia, two handguns and more than $2,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Monroeville. Matthew Earl Tubbs, 43, of Oroville, Calif., faces charges of dealing in the proceeds of illegal activity, possession with intent to deliver and...

The North Hills School District reported that there were 18 more active cases of covid-19 during the past week. Including the most recent cases reported between Dec. 10 and 15, there are 31 people in the district — 18 students and 13 staff members — who either tested positive for...

Allegheny County saw the highest total of new coronavirus cases in the state Wednesday. The Allegheny County Health Department reported 1,074 new cases, bringing the county’s total to 43,007. Allegheny County was followed by Philadelphia (807), Luzerne (485), Montgomery (422) and York (421). Of the new cases, 761 were confirmed...

Shaler Commissioners are expanding the township’s tax assistance for fire volunteers by offering a property tax credit to department retirees and others who qualify. Manager Tim Rogers said the township currently offers firefighters a $300 earned income tax (EIT) credit but wanted to extend a hand to fire volunteers that...

As populations across Pennsylvania increased over the past 10 years, Westmoreland and Allegheny counties have seen the opposite effect. New data from the American Community Survey shows that from 2010-19, Westmoreland County lost more than 16,000 people with the population of Allegheny County dropping by about 7,500. Those numbers aren’t...

A Leetsdale copper processing company will spend three years on probation and pay $550,000 in fines for multiple violations of the Clean Water Act and other counts after pleading guilty on Tuesday in federal court. Hussey Copper, which waived indictment by a grand jury, instead pleaded to the information filed...

The Department of Human Services is spearheading new initiatives to support young adults ages 18 through 24 who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, officials announced Thursday. DHS is implementing four new projects that aim to increase housing security for unaccompanied transitioned age youth, couples and young families throughout...

Travelers passing through Pittsburgh International Airport can soon opt to pay for a covid-19 test before or after their flight, joining airports worldwide now offering the tests to passengers, according to airport officials. Testing will be voluntary for ticketed passengers and available from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to...

Allegheny County reported 1,059 new covid cases Tuesday, marking the sixth time 1,000 or more cases have been announced by the county 15 days into December. There were 10 new coronavirus-related deaths reported, as well. Total cases and total deaths in the county are now 41,933 and 675, respectively. There...

A teenage boy was shot to death early Tuesday in Penn Hills, according to Allegheny County police. Officials identified the victim as 15-year-old Jafar Brooks of Churchill. Officers responded to a call at just about 12:45 a.m. in the 1900 block of Garden Drive and found the teen with gunshot...

Braddock Mayor Chardaé Jones admits she had the borough police check on the capacity at Portogallo Peppers N’At during the pandemic to ensure they weren’t exceeding the governor’s orders. Also, she said, she forwarded to the county health department a Facebook ad Portogallo’s posted in which they said they would...

In the video, an inmate at the Allegheny County Jail holds up his dinner tray and describes his meal. “This is bologna with applesauce in it and Teddy Grahams,” he says. “That’s the only thing that’s on our tray for dinner tonight. No juice, no vegetables, no fruit, no nothing.”...

Since its inception, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has evolved beyond emergency food assistance and providing non-perishable food items to distributing more than 12 million pounds of fresh produce in 2020. This month marks the 40th year of operation for the Food Bank, which opened its doors in Pittsburgh’s...

Allegheny County added 1,647 new cases of coronavirus over the past two days, the Health Department announced Monday. While the new cases — 897 from Sunday and 750 from Monday — were slightly down from recent days, they were up 12% from the same time last week. The county’s seven-day...

Two Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies who ate and posed for a picture at a Brentwood diner defying state shutdown orders by remaining open have been reassigned and placed on quarantine. The Crack’d Egg, on Brownsville Road, has continuously flouted the orders from Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Dr. Rachel...

Some parents upset with North Allegheny’s new remote learning plan are expected to rally at the intermediate school at 9 a.m. Monday, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The group, North Allegheny Parents for In-Person Education, disagrees with the district’s plan to keep students learning from home through Jan. 18....

South Hills Interfaith Movement, in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, hosted its third drive-through food distribution event at Bethel Park High School on Saturday. The distribution, which ran from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and was open to anyone, had enough food to feed 1,000 families. For...

Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 1,198 new coronavirus cases as the community continues to rack up covid-19 infections during the holiday season. The report is a 124-case drop from Friday’s record high of 1,322. However, its the fifth day this month that the county has surpassed 1,000 cases. Two new...