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Pennsylvania sets single-day record for new covid cases
In adding 2,875 cases of coronavirus Tuesday, Pennsylvania set a record for new cases in a single day. The Pennsylvania Department of Health said of those new cases, 2,599 were confirmed from PCR tests and other 276 were probable cases. Officials also said 32 new deaths were reported, making 159...
Westmoreland adds 70 new coronavirus cases, 3 new deaths
Westmoreland County continues to see covid-related deaths reported on a daily basis, with three new such deaths added Tuesday. It is the 20th straight day the county has recorded at least one covid-related death. In that time, 45 deaths have been recorded. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 70 new...
Trump, Biden hand their fate to voters, with robust turnout
WASHINGTON — Voters flocked to the polls on Tuesday despite the threat of the coronavirus and long lines to choose between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, in an election that will influence how the U.S. confronts everything from the pandemic to race relations for years to...
Allegheny County adds 150 covid cases, 3 new deaths
Allegheny County added 150 cases of coronavirus Tuesday, the county’s Heath Department reported. Of the new cases, 95 were confirmed and 55 probable. The results come from 1,032 PCR tests conducted from Oct. 24-Nov. 2. Among the probable cases, 20 came from positive antigen tests. The new cases range in...
North Hills High School back to online classes after 7th active covid case detected
North Hills High School is switching back to online-only instruction for the remainder of the week after another student tested positive for covid-19. The student was last in the building on Oct. 27, according to district officials. It is the seventh active case of the virus at high school. Students...
Johnstown man killed in Route 22 crash in Indiana County
A 61-year-old Johnstown man died Monday in a crash along Route 22 in Indiana County that closed the highway for six hours. Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. said Leroy Durant Jr. was partially ejected through the sunroof of a 2005 Buick Lacrosse that lost control on the highway, drove off the...
Huge voter turnout expected despite virus, political rancor
The scourge of a global pandemic produced an election season like no other in the U.S., persuading record numbers of Americans to cast their ballots early, forcing states to make changes to long-established election procedures and leading to hundreds of lawsuits over how votes would be cast and which ballots...
Election Day Live: Western Pa. voters head to the polls
The presidential candidates are done campaigning. Local candidates made their pitches. Now it’s the voters’ turn to speak. Today is Election Day and TribLIVE reporters reported throughout the day from polling places around Western Pennsylvania, from Greensburg and Tarentum to Pittsburgh and the North Hills, and everywhere in between. 11:55...
Latrobe area man critically injured in Ligonier Township crash
A Latrobe area man was critically injured in a crash in Ligonier Township early Tuesday morning, according to Ligonier Valley Police. Donald Hall, 49, was airlifted by medical helicopter to Conemaugh Memorial Hospital in Johnstown after the crash that occurred at 12:06 a.m. on Darlington-Rector Road between Country Club Road...
Election Day 2020 nuts and bolts: What you need to knowVideo
A record number of Pennsylvanians are expected to vote in today’s General Election — with a record number having already cast ballots early. Here are a few reminders about the election, including that results from the Keystone State and other parts of the country likely will not be known for...
Allegheny County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam ripped over controversial retweet
The Allegheny County Police Association wants an Allegheny County Council member to resign over a comment on Twitter referring to violence against police that it says “was irresponsible at best, and criminal at worst.” The council member is Bethany Hallam, a Democrat from Ross Township who holds an at-large seat....
How Facebook, Twitter plan to handle Election Day disinformationVideo
A man in the Atlanta suburbs was scrolling Facebook in late October when an ad popped up claiming his polling place had changed. At first glance, the change didn’t seem to align with official records. He suspected it was a lie — potentially a voter suppression tactic. He had already...
VP Mike Pence cites jobs, energy policy in push for Trump votes at Unity airportVideo
Vice President Mike Pence cited job creation and support for law enforcement and the military among strengths of the current White House administration in a last-minute plea Monday for Westmoreland County voters to help elect him and President Trump to second terms. Pence stopped at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in...
On eve of election, Joe Biden delivers pro-labor message in Western Pa.Video
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered a pro-labor message Monday in three Western Pennsylvania campaign stops on the eve of Election Day. Beaver County “I will be the most pro-union president you have ever seen. I guarantee you a seat at the table,” Biden told a socially distanced, mask-wearing crowd...
Bail set at $2M for teen accused in Wisconsin shootings
Bail was set at $2 million on Monday for a 17-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two men and wounding a third during an August protest in Kenosha, after the father of one of the victims told the court the defendant “thinks he’s above the law” and would be a...
Joe Biden has strong, emotional ties to Rooney family
Jim Rooney, the youngest son of the late Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, shared a story about Joe Biden that tells all anyone need know about the relationship between the Biden and Rooney families. “My sister (Joan) passed away from cancer a year ago and, obviously, Joe’s son (Beau) did,”...
Gunman who killed 4 in Vienna attack had sought to join ISVideo
A man who had previously tried to join the Islamic State group rampaged in Vienna armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest, fatally shooting four people before he was killed by police, Austrian authorities said Tuesday. Witnesses described dozens of screaming people fleeing the sounds of gunshots...
Greensburg police investigating Halloween vandals who shot vehicles, house
Greensburg police are investigating who shot out windows of nine parked vehicles and a house along several streets north of the Westmoreland County Courthouse late Halloween night or early Sunday. Most of the damage occurred over several blocks in the Academy Hill area, Capt. Shawn Denning said. No one was...
Trump promises court fight over Pennsylvania absentee votes
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign are signaling they will pursue an aggressive legal strategy to try to prevent Pennsylvania from counting mailed ballots that are received in the three days after the election. The matter could find its way to the Supreme Court, especially if those...
Pa. Secretary of State: Election will not be called by Tuesday
The results of the election will not be called Tuesday night — and that’s no different from previous years, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar reiterated Monday morning. “It takes time for votes to be counted,” said Boockvar. “Elections are never called – they’re never finished on election night, and...
Owner of Westmoreland, Monroeville malls files for bankruptcy
After months filled with lost revenues and tenants permanently shutting their doors, the company that owns both the Westmoreland and Monroeville malls has filed for bankruptcy protection. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CBL Properties made the announcement Monday, months after the company announced a restructuring plan to help alleviate debt. The move came...
Westmoreland adds 129 covid cases over two days, 1 death
Westmoreland County added 129 new cases of coronavirus over the past two days, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Monday. Health officials said there were 66 cases added Sunday, 56 of them confirmed, 10 probable. There were 63 cases added Monday, with 53 confirmed, 10 probable. Officials said the county...
Peters Township school district investigating allegations of ‘blackface’ by band before football game
When the Peters Township marching band took the field Friday night for a pregame performance before a high school playoff football game against Woodland Hills, two drum majors marched at the front wearing a full-body black spandex suit. Some perceived the suits as the modern-day equivalent of blackface. The incident...
Allegheny County adds 264 covid cases over past 2 days, no new deaths
Allegheny County added 264 cases of coronavirus over the past two days, the county Health Department reported Monday. Officials said there were 144 new cases on Sunday and 120 new cases on Monday. There were 203 confirmed cases from 2,755 PCR tests, which were conducted from Oct. 23 through Sunday....
Pittsburgh’s Row House Cinema seeks ‘weird, off-kilter’ films for festival
With many movie theaters still closed and few new releases right now, Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville is calling for entries for Rowhouse Online’s Sweded Film Festival for Creative Re-Creations, a feature-length compilation of homemade films. “ ‘Sweded’ films have nothing to do with Sweden and everything to do with...
