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Checked by reality, some QAnon supporters seek a way out
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Ceally Smith spent a year down the rabbit hole of QAnon, devoting more and more time to researching and discussing the conspiracy theory online. Eventually it consumed her, and she wanted out. She broke up with the boyfriend who recruited her into the movement, took six months...
Fauci sees covid vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer
WASHINGTON — The government’s top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see children being vaccinated starting in the next few months. It’s a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the coronavirus. “Hopefully by the time we get to the late spring and early summer we will have...
Pennsylvania’s vaccine allocation could increase slightly by next week
Pennsylvania’s vaccine allocation is expected to increase in the next week, a Department of Health spokeswoman said Friday. President Joe Biden said this week that his administration is working to buy another 200 million doses of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, and announced steps to increase the allocations going to...
Weather advisories issued for Western Pa. as winter storm approaches
Brace yourself for the possibility of significant snow headed this way. A winter weather advisory has been issued for Southwestern Pennsylvania beginning at 10 p.m. Saturday and running until 10 p.m. Sunday for a storm system that could drop a half-foot of snow or more. A winter storm watch for...
Westmoreland County reports 8 additional covid deaths, the most in a week
Westmoreland County on Friday reported 120 new cases of coronavirus, above the seven-day average of 108 cases. The number of total cases reported in the county is now 24,576, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Of the newly reported cases, 69 were confirmed from PCR tests and 51 are...
Covid cases in Pennsylvania surge with 9,643 newly reported, the most in 3 weeks
Pennsylvania on Friday reported 9,643 additional cases of coronavirus, the most in nearly three weeks. Many of the newly reported cases were attributed to Berks, Lancaster and Montgomery counties, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The state notes that today’s cases include backlogged antigen testing data from urgent care...
Allegheny County adds 364 new coronavirus cases, 39 new deaths
Allegheny County on Friday reported 364 additional cases of coronavirus, slightly above the seven-day average of 352, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Of the newly reported cases, 287 are confirmed from 1,314 new PCR tests and 77 are recorded as probable, according to the Allegheny County...
Judge orders detention for South Fayette man accused in Capitol riot
A federal judge has ordered an South Fayette man accused of using a baseball bat to break windows in the Capitol building during this month’s insurrection to remain in custody pending trial. Jorden Mink, 27, is charged with six counts, including destruction of government property, which qualifies under the law...
Police say Connellsville woman attacked cheating boyfriend’s mistress with knife
A Fayette County woman who allegedly caught her boyfriend cheating is charged with breaking into the man’s East Huntingdon home and cutting the other woman with a knife, state police said. Lindsey J. Stout, 32, of Connellsville, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, simple assault and harassment...
Covid vaccine misinformation target of Pitt study
University of Pittsburgh researchers are investigating online misinformation relating to the covid-19 vaccines, thanks to a grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. The goal is to create “beneficial and educational messaging about vaccines,” the university said. “We wanted to see what are some of the reasons why we’re seeing...
AstraZeneca covid vaccine authorized for all adults by European Union
BERLIN — Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast enough to vaccinate its population. The European Medicines Agency licensed the vaccine to be used in people 18 and over, though concerns had been raised...
GameStop soars again; Wall Street bends under the pressure
NEW YORK — Stocks were broadly higher in afternoon trading Tuesday, but shares of closely watched companies like GameStop and AMC Entertainment were falling sharply. The S&P 500 rose 1.8% with each of its 11 sectors making gains. Banks and and a mix of companies that rely on direct consumer...
Remdesivir, given to half of hospitalized covid-19 patients in U.S., is big win for Gilead — boosted by taxpayers
It was the end of April — just as the U.S. confirmed its millionth covid-19 case and 50,000 deaths — when White House adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci announced “highly significant” news about a drug called remdesivir. That was surprising because the antiviral drug, owned by Gilead Sciences and developed with...
Will double-masking better protect you from covid?
When it comes to face masks, are two better than one? Some health experts — including Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert — have recently suggested wearing two face masks for extra protection during the covid-19 pandemic. “It just makes common sense that it likely would be more...
Johnson & Johnson’s 1-dose shot prevents covid-19, but less than some others
Johnson & Johnson’s long-awaited vaccine appears to protect against covid-19 with just one shot — not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful for a world in dire need of more doses. J&J said Friday that in the U.S. and seven other countries, the single-shot vaccine was...
2 charged in McKees Rocks double homicide
A fight between two groups of people sparked the shooting early Friday in McKees Rocks that left two people dead and three others injured, according to police. The shooting happened just after 2:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Club Erotica on Island Avenue, said Allegheny County Police Lt. Venerando...
69-year-old man dies in Kittanning apartment building fire
A 69-year-old man died in a fire early Friday in Kittanning. The Armstrong County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died as John W. Bodurka. Coroner Brian Myers said Bodurka was found in his bedroom after firefighters put out the fire at an apartment building in the 400 block of...
Freeport native Alex Isenberg making all the right moves
Freeport native Alex Isenberg had been dancing his way through life, landing professional gigs with celebrities such as Madonna and Liza Minnelli and performing around the world. Then the pandemic brought much of the entertainment industry to a halt. “No live shows, no filming, no in-person auditions, nothing,” said Isenberg,...
Allegheny County Police: Mt Oliver shooting victim in critical condition
One person is in critical condition after a shooting in Mt. Oliver, according to Allegheny County Police. Officers responded to the 300 block of Brownsville Road around 8:45 p.m. Thursday for reports of a shooting. Police said they found a man with gunshot wounds to the torso. The man, who...
Lawsuit: Subway’s tuna is not actually tuna, but a ‘mixture of various concoctions’
Sorry, Charlie. Two Bay Area customers allege there’s something fishy with Subway’s tuna sandwiches. Karen Dhanowa and Nilima Amin of California’s Alameda County recently filed a lawsuit accusing the restaurant franchise of misrepresenting its tuna sandwich. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges...
ATI reports $1.12B loss in last 3 months of 2020; advances layoff, cost-cutting plans
Allegheny Technologies Inc. took a $1.12 billion hit in the last three months of 2020 and is moving forward with previously announced layoffs and cost-cutting measures by the end of this year, company officials said Thursday. Despite the steep losses, the global metals company’s fourth-quarter results weren’t as bad as...
GM hopes to eliminate gas vehicles, have all-electric portfolio by 2040Video
General Motors “aspires” to have all of its global new light-duty vehicles, including full-size pickups and SUVs, be zero emission by 2035. It also targets 2040 for its global products and plants to be carbon neutral. GM made the announcements Thursday, stopping short of saying all of its vehicles will...
Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dies at 96Video
NEW YORK — Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died Thursday at age 96. Tyson’s death...
Former Gilpin man extradited from Texas to face child sex charges
A former Gilpin man accused of sex crimes against a young girl has been extradited from Texas to face the charges. Michael Henry Brucker, 31, of Montgomery, Texas was brought back from Texas early this month, according to Gilpin police. Gilpin police Chief Chris Fabec said police began an investigation...
Crack’d Egg restaurant owner tells judge she will never require masks
Kimberly Waigand told a judge Thursday that she would “never” require masks in her Brentwood restaurant. Waigand, who owns the Crack’d Egg on Brownsville Road, reiterated that answer twice to Common Pleas Judge John McVay during a hearing over the county’s shutdown of her restaurant for failing to follow covid-19...
