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Oakmont Bakery closes its indoor dining, modifies hours due to rising covid cases
Oakmont Bakery officials have closed the bakery’s indoor dining areas and reduced operational hours due to rising covid-19 cases, according to the shop’s website. The bakery will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The cafe will be...
Federal judge to consider whether to dismiss case filed by Trump campaign in Pa.
A federal judge said he will take under advisement whether to grant a motion to dismiss a complaint filed by Trump for President against the Pennsylvania secretary of state and seven individual counties. Argument before U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann lasted about four hours Tuesday and featured the newest Trump...
Oakmont food drive collected goods for hundreds of families
An Oakmont family’s food drive has collected enough goods to support hundreds of people in the borough and surrounding towns. The fifth annual Thanksgiving drive by the Hummel family concluded Tuesday at their business, Rev 22 Juice & Wellness Bar powered by Salud Juicery. It is in the former Oakmont...
Allegheny County Judge Tranquilli resigns before misconduct trial
On the eve of his misconduct trial, Allegheny County Judge Mark V. Tranquilli has resigned, his attorney said Tuesday. Tranquilli had been accused of making racist remarks about a juror. The judge, who won a seat on the court in 2013, was accused of six separate misconduct counts from his...
Judge rules no merit to claims that dead twin brother was Jeannette shooter
The appeal of a Penn Hills man serving life in prison for a murder he claims was committed by his dead twin brother was rejected Tuesday by a Westmoreland County judge. Common Pleas Court Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio, in an 11-page decision, called the appeal from Darrelle Tolbert-McGhee “without merit” and...
Allegheny County reports 288 new covid-19 cases
After record-setting case counts over the past week in Allegheny County, new covid-19 cases have come down a bit. The Allegheny County Health Department reported 288 additional cases Tuesday. The new cases are a near split, with 145 confirmed and 143 probable. In November, Allegheny County has seen a 30%...
Allegheny County judge to weigh mail-in ballot issue in Nicole Zicarelli challenge
An Allegheny County judge said that he’ll make a decision on Wednesday whether to count undated mail-in ballots that could impact the race for the 45th state Senate District race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Jim Brewster and Republican challenger Nicole Ziccarelli. Ziccarelli filed a petition against the county Election Board...
Steelers stars distribute holiday meals to area families
Thanksgiving is over a week away but Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward and center Maurkice Pouncey are distributing holiday meals to area families in need this week. On Tuesday and Wednesday, a total of 400 families will receive holiday meals through a partnership between the Steelers and the Greater Pittsburgh...
Wexford pastor appointed as next bishop of Youngstown
Pope Francis has named the pastor of a church in Wexford as the next bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown. The Rev. David J. Bonnar, 58, who serves as pastor of St. Aidan Parish, will be installed as the sixth bishop of Youngstown during an episcopal ordination Jan. 12...
Plum students who attended a parent-sponsored homecoming party Saturday should not come to school
Plum School District officials are asking students who participated in a non-district homecoming dance to stay home from school Tuesday after it was learned one of the students at the dance tested positive for coronavirus. A high school student with the virus attended a Class of 2021 Senior Parent Committee’s...
2 Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh schools temporarily closing
Two Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh schools are temporarily closing as coronavirus cases continue to spike across the state. Northside Catholic Assumption Academy, located in Brighton Heights, will close for one day after a person associated with the school tested positive for covid-19, officials said. According to Rosanne Kwiatkowski, Northside Catholic...
Allegheny County Sheriff postpones firearm-carry license application event, halts walk-in applications
An application event for licenses to carry firearms scheduled for Saturday in Ohio Township has been postponed, and the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office is ceasing walk-in applications as well, officials said Monday. The changes are the result of spiking covid-19 cases in the county, said Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus. The...
Highmark CEO pay climbs to $8.15M, triple what he made in 2016
Highmark Health CEO David Holmberg’s total compensation last year was $8.15 million — more than triple what the nonprofit health system executive made four years ago, newly filed Internal Revenue Service records show. Holmberg’s salary and related compensation increased by about $660,000 in 2019, marking an 8.8% pay hike from...
Bridgeville Rehabilitation and Care Center reports sharp rise in covid-19 cases, 2 deaths
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 12:23 Nov. 17 with the latest numbers from Bridgeville Rehabilitation and Care Center. A long-term care facility in South Fayette has seen a substantial increase in covid-19 cases among staff and residents since Nov. 4. Bridgeville Rehabilitation and Care Center reported Tuesday that...
Food Podcast: Pittsburgh food bank partners with Aaron Donald’s foundation
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is partnering with the AD99 Solutions Foundation as part of the organization’s Food Justice is Social Justice campaign. The AD99 Solutions Foundation was founded in 2019 by two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and Pittsburgh native Aaron Donald. The Food Justice is Social Justice...
Pittsburgh doctor: Moderna vaccine may have logistical advantage over Pfizer’sVideo
With the alarming rise of covid-19 cases in Allegheny County and throughout Pennsylvania comes the good news surrounding another vaccine. Moderna said Monday its experimental vaccine is 94.5% effective at preventing illness, according to preliminary data from the company’s still ongoing study. Last week Pfizer Inc. announced its own covid-19...
Allegheny County adds 500 new covid cases, 1 new death
A day after posting a record number of new covid-19 cases Sunday, Allegheny County added another 500 new covid cases Monday. The county’s health department reported 450 of the new cases were confirmed through 2,397 PCR tests conducted from Nov. 9-15 — a 18.8% positive new-PCR-test rate. In the state,...
Where do you want to go in 25 years? Port Authority of Allegheny County wants to knowVideo
In normal times, people take about 230,000 trips per day on the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s bus and light-rail system. That’s decreased by about 70% during the covid-19 pandemic to between 65,000 and 70,000 trips daily, authority spokesman Adam Brandolph said. “It’s a huge deal,” Brandolph said. “It’s affecting...
Possible covid cases shut down 2 Thomas Jefferson sports teams
The West Jefferson Hills School District has shut down the girls swim team for two weeks and the girls basketball team indefinitely after learning that several players may have been exposed to coronavirus. In a letter to parents on Nov. 12, Superintendent Michael Ghilani outlined the reasons the district took...
North Allegheny temporarily switching 2 high school buildings to remote learning
North Allegheny Intermediate High School will temporarily move to full-remote learning today and Tuesday for all students who were previously scheduled to attend in-person classes. The intermediate high also will be on a two-hour delay today to give staff more time to adjust to the schedule change. The district announced...
No injuries reported in Kennedy condo fire
All the occupants of a home in Kennedy were able to escape after a fire broke in their condominium early Monday. The fire was reported shortly after 4:30 a.m. along Castle View Drive. The fire was elevated to two alarms to summon more firefighters to the scene after first responders...
State seeks to add Pittsburgh-to-New York City Amtrak train
Amtrak’s proposal to add another Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg daily round-trip train in about three years is good news to Sharon Calloway of Uniontown, a frequent traveler on the Pennsylvanian train from Greensburg to New York City, where she works. “It would be nice to have more than one option,” said Calloway, who...
Glassport man accused of assaulting nurse
A 30-year-old man at Torrance State Hospital in Derry Township for a court-ordered mental health evaluation was arraigned on charges of sexually assaulting a nurse there. William Thornhill of Glassport is accused of assaulting the nurse in the Greizman Building as she was taking temperatures of other patients at the...
2 men found shot in McKees Rocks
Two men were shot in McKees Rocks Sunday night, according to Allegheny County Police. The shooting near Island Avenue and Churchhill Street was reported to 911 at about 7:25 p.m., county police said. McKees Rocks police found the men with non life-threatening injuries near that location. Their ages were not...
Allegheny County reports ‘beyond concerning’ record 527 new coronavirus cases
Allegheny County added a record 527 new coronavirus cases to its total on Sunday, shattering the previous high by more than 100. The new cases bring the county’s total to 20,026, becoming the second county in the state with more than 20,000. (Philadelphia has the most with 48,817 and surpassed...
