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Crack’d Egg in Brentwood files for bankruptcy
The Brentwood restaurant that made news last month for continuing to operate despite a health department order requiring it to close has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The process will allow the Crack’d Egg to reorganize its debt while continuing to operate. According to the voluntary petition filed Friday in...
Allegheny County adds 179 new covid cases over past 2 days
On Monday, the Allegheny County Health Department announced it found 179 new cases of coronavirus over the past two days. The breakdown — 97 cases on Sunday, 82 on Monday — were from 2,320 PCR tests conducted from Oct. 4-11. Of those new cases, 156 were confirmed, 23 probable. The...
Lt. governor’s wife says she was verbally assaulted while shopping at grocery store
The wife of Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor says she was verbally assaulted while picking up some items at a grocery store near her home on Sunday. In a post to her Twitter account, Gisele Fetterman, wife of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, said she went “to the local grocery store and was...
Allegheny Conference summit focuses on economic recovery from pandemic
An economic summit focused on restoring the Pittsburgh region’s economy to pre-pandemic levels was held last week by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. As part of the summit, the organization prepared a robust report on how severely the region’s economy has been disrupted during the pandemic. The report did...
Covid-19 case suspends football for Serra Catholic High School; 1 infected, 40-plus quarantined
Serra Catholic High School football players are prohibited from practicing or playing games for at least the next two weeks in an attempt to thwart a possible spread of covid-19. More than 40 student athletes and football staff are under quarantine because a person involved with the team has tested...
Drink it up: Steelers’ Smith-Schuster teams with Salud Juicery for ‘JuJu Juice’Video
Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is offering up some liquid refreshment. The athlete teamed with Salud Juicery for “JuJu Juice.” It’s a blend of mangoes, oranges and apples, enhanced with “JuJu Power Sauce,” a fusion of turmeric and maca, which fittingly makes it bright yellow. The color represents the JuJu...
Human skeletal remains found in Boyce Park
A hunter found human skeletal remains Saturday morning in a wooded area at Boyce Park in Plum, officials said. Authorities were alerted to the hunter’s discovery shortly after 9:30 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. Detectives with the Allegheny County Police homicide unit were called to the scene,...
Allegheny County reports 81 coronavirus cases
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 81 new coronavirus cases. The county now has a total of 13,183 cases of covid-19, according to data from the Allegheny County Health Department. Seventy-seven of the new cases are confirmed, while 4 are listed as probable. No new deaths were reported, leaving the total...
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital’s clinic specializes in patients with disabilitiesVideo
Joycelyn Banks gets off the lift of the accessible van. She maneuvers her way into the hospital lobby, onto an elevator and gets off at her floor. Banks enters the doctor’s office, where she’s greeted by registered nurse Jennifer Stephens. The two enter the patient room. Banks gets onto an...
Allegheny County investigating after voters receive wrong mail-in ballots
The Allegheny County Elections Division is investigating after receiving numerous reports from voters who say they received the wrong mail-in and absentee ballots. About 20 Allegheny County voters contacted the Elections Division Friday afternoon and evening, according to an announcement from the county. Officials have not determined how the errors...
Top stories for the week of Oct. 5Video
Here are some of the top stories from the week of Oct. 5: - U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey won’t seek re-election. U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Lehigh Valley, confirmed that he won’t seek re-election and moreover, he won’t run for governor, as was widely speculated. The move sent potential candidates into...
‘Hydration station’ coming to Great Allegheny Passage Boston trailhead
Riders and walkers on the Great Allegheny Passage will have a new place to take a water break next year, as a “hydration station” is being installed at the Boston trailhead in Elizabeth. The work is funded through a $19,000 grant from Pennsylvania American Water to the Mon/Yough Trail Council,...
Death toll reaches 10 in covid outbreak at Kane in Scott, with 78 active casesVideo
Ten residents of Kane Community Living Center’s Scott location have died from covid-19 in an outbreak that was first detected in mid-September, facility officials said Oct. 9. Kane has three other facilities, in Ross, Pittsburgh’s Glen Hazel neighborhood and McKeesport. Residents range from young people with disabilities to older patients...
Allegheny County voters receive confusing email alert
Many Allegheny County voters were confused this week after receiving a certain email alert. The email, sent from the state, was titled “Your Ballot Is on the Way.” The text of the message read, “Your ballot is almost ready, and it’s being prepared for mailing.” But many of the voters...
Allegheny County reports 78 new covid-19 cases, 4 additional deaths
Allegheny County on Friday reported 78 new cases of covid-19, with 70 of those confirmed from 1,398 tests. Eight are listed as probable cases. This brings the total cases in the county to 13,102 since tracking began in March, according to the county Health Department. Of the total cases, 12,484...
Food Podcast: Greater Pittsburgh food bank partnering with Latino Community Center
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will partner with the Latino Community Center the week of Oct. 12 to raise awareness for the organization’s mission to empower, advocate with and celebrate Latinos in Allegheny County. The initiative is part of the food bank’s ongoing Food Justice is Social Justice campaign,...
Lara Trump in North Hills: President Trump ‘wants to get back out’ on campaign trail ASAP
Barely a week after testing positive for covid-19, President Donald Trump is feeling energetic and eager to jump back on the campaign trail, his daughter-in-law said Thursday while stumping in Western Pennsylvania. Lara Trump, senior campaign adviser and wife of Trump’s son Eric, shrugged off tweets from local Democratic elected...
Monroeville businessman inducted into Space Technology Hall of Fame
A technology developed by a Monroeville businessman was inducted Thursday into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. Giorgio Coraluppi, 87, of Pittsburgh accepted the honor during a pre-recorded conference for his company’s invention of the technology behind the digital teleconference call. Coraluppi is the founder and president of Compunetix, Compunetics...
‘No room in hockey’ for assault on referee in New Kensington, players say
Adult recreational hockey league players and referees said Thursday a player who allegedly assaulted a referee in an adult league game at Pittsburgh Ice Arena in New Kensington should be dealt with harshly. The incident happened Friday at the Craigdell Road arena. Jeremy Gregory Gilbert, 43, of Buffalo Township was...
Shapiro preparing for additional court battles as election nears
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said he has teams preparing for any election law challenges that may be filed between now and after polls close Nov. 3, even as he awaits court rulings on several GOP challenges. With 26 days remaining until the election and about 2.5 million mail and...
Pittsburgh gallery opens with a pop-up exhibition for all
An art gallery in Downtown Pittsburgh will debut with a welcoming exhibition. “This gallery is about unity,” said Cynthia Kenderson, who co-owns Blaqk House Collections with Nicky Jo Dawson. “It will showcase artists of all races. Our logo is the rainbow, so this gallery is inclusive for everyone. I am...
$2 million election grant causes online tiff in Allegheny County
The $2 million grant awarded this week to help Allegheny County pay for rising election costs is a point of contention among some county council members and county employees. It all played out Thursday morning in a public spat on Twitter. The incident began Wednesday evening. Councilwoman Bethany Hallam, a...
Allegheny County posts 127 coronavirus cases, no deaths
Allegheny County on Thursday reported 127 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths. The daily total is the highest in more than two months, when 132 cases were reported on Aug. 4. The county’s total number of cases stands at 13,024. Out of Thursday’s cases, the Allegheny County Health Department...
Here are some Pittsburgh-area breakfast spots to try
More people than ever are spending their work days at home during the covid-19 pandemic. Whether it’s a quest for comfort food, a search for convenience or the freedom of a more flexible schedule, weekend breakfast spots are now any-day breakfast spots. Here is a list of five breakfast-offering, neighborhood...
Allegheny, Westmoreland surpass 2010 census response rates
Despite months of uncertainty surrounding the end date for the census, self-response rates in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties have surpassed 2010 rates. According to a census map, about 72% of people have responded in Allegheny County compared to 71.3% of people a decade ago, while 73.1% of people in Westmoreland...
