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What you need to know about Supreme Court ruling over Trump’s tax returns
NEW YORK — The Supreme Court ruled that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. can obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns for a criminal investigation but sent a second request by Congress for the records back to lower courts. Here are some key questions and answers stemming from Thursday’s...
Here’s how to interpret daily covid-19 case counts
As coronavirus cases mount in Allegheny and surrounding counties, questions often arise about how the data should be interpreted. Viewed without context, the numbers can lead to some misconceptions. Allegheny County health officials reported 158 new cases Thursday, for instance, along with 12 hospitalizations — but those infections didn’t happen...
Crash closes eastbound lanes on I-70 in Washington County
Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Washington County were closed early Friday to a tractor-trailer crash, Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV reported. The crash was near the Interstate 79 southbound junction. According to the news channel, hazmat teams were dispatched because of a diesel fuel leak. Eastbound Lanes of I-70 at...
Northbound lanes on Route 8 in Shaler reopened after water main break
Northbound lanes along Route 8 in Shaler have reopened after a water main break, Shaler police said. The break was reported in the 1300 block of Route 8, also called William Flinn Highway. The road is closed between Spencer Lane and Fall Run Road. Southbound lanes were closed early Friday...
‘Start feeling lightheaded’: Construction workers suffer during heat waves
Scorching hot temperatures are taking a toll on construction crews across Western Pennsylvania. Peter Caruso, owner of Peter J. Caruso & Sons Inc., had about 30 workers paving in sweltering temperatures on Thursday — when air temperatures topped 90 degrees for the seventh consecutive day, with the heat wave expected...
Headed to the beach? Here is what’s up at spots popular with Western Pennsylvanians
Western Pennsylvania residents like to visit East Coast beaches every summer, and it seems that the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped the trend. In fact, many beaches have reported more tourists than previous summers. Below is a list of what to expect at some of the beach vacation destinations popular with...
Police: Suspect apprehended in Mt. Lebanon with weapons, bomb components in car
Mt. Lebanon police on Thursday evening took into custody a suspect who allegedly made social media threats against state and federal buildings and was found with numerous weapons and bomb-making components in his car. Police apprehended the suspect without incident at a traffic stop near Washington Road and Woodhaven Drive...
Biden pledges New Deal-like economic agenda to counter TrumpVideo
DUNMORE, Pa. — Democrat Joe Biden turned his campaign against President Donald Trump toward the economy Thursday, introducing a New Deal-like economic agenda while drawing a sharp contrast with a billionaire incumbent he said has abandoned working-class Americans amid cascading crises. The former vice president presented details of a comprehensive...
Police: Man learning how to drive crashes into license center in Penn Hills
A man learning how to drive in the Penn Hills Shopping Center parking lot struck another vehicle and plowed into the PennDOT Drivers License Center on Thursday evening, police said. An Allegheny County dispatcher said the call for the crash came in around 8:20 p.m. at 11620 Keleket Drive. Police...
The Nest co-owner welcomed diners at Jeannette restaurant with friendly nature, flair for decor
Toni Nestico was a familiar, friendly face at The Nest Restaurant in Jeannette, where she served seafood dishes to customers for close to 30 years and was co-owner of the establishment, with her husband. “People loved her,” said her daughter, Alana, who used to wait tables at the restaurant along...
Officials: Stray cat in Ross Township tests positive for rabies
A stray cat in Ross Township has tested positive for rabies, Allegheny County Health Department officials announced Thursday. They said the cat was found on Hetherton Drive and was recently brought to the department’s laboratory. Rabies is a virus transmitted to humans by an animal bite or scratch. Officials said...
Flash flood warning canceled for Pittsburgh and surrounding communities
The National Weather Service has canceled a flash flood warning issued Thursday evening for central Allegheny County. The warning, which included Pittsburgh, Crafton, Dormont, McKees Rocks, Millvale, Etna, Bellevue, West View and Glenshaw, was canceled at about 6:45 p.m. If there's any flooding in the Pittsburgh metro, please let us...
Magda Brown, Auschwitz survivor who visited Pittsburgh after Tree of Life massacre, dies at 93
Magda (Perlstein) Brown, an Auschwitz survivor who spoke in Pittsburgh the day after 11 people were shot to death at the Tree of Life Synagogue, died Tuesday at her daughter’s home in Morton Grove, Ill. She was 93. Brown, who was known to many as “Grandma Magda,” was a young...
Don’t want to mask up? Try a face shield
It’s become the mantra of government leaders and health officials and it’s a flash point for others who refuse to abide by it: Wear a mask. Now, there is an alternative to the face masks that have become a part of life in the age of the coronavirus pandemic: A...
Pittsburgh Public Schools to offer online-only option to students in the fall
There is still no concrete plan for how Pittsburgh Public Schools will reopen in the fall — or what brick-and-mortar learning will look like — but administrators on Thursday said parents will have the option of all-online learning for the 2020-21 school year. Superintendent Anthony Hamlet said during a virtual...
Pennsylvania to date distributes nearly $25B in unemployment claims
Pennsylvania has distributed nearly $25 billion in unemployment compensation as of this week, state officials said Thursday. However, the week ending July 25, however, will mark the final claim week for additional $600 payments through the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. “Unless further action comes from Congress and the federal...
Investigators widen scope of drug smuggling scheme at Westmoreland prison
Investigators are looking at more potential suspects in a scheme authorities said used legal mail to deliver drugs into the Westmoreland County Prison. County Detective James Williams said Thursday his investigation, which already has resulted in 14 arrests, could expand. He declined to elaborate. “There’s other individuals I’m looking at...
Ban on evictions, foreclosures in Pa. extended until Aug. 31
Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday extended a moratorium on evictions amid the covid-19 pandemic until Aug. 31, protecting renters and homeowners who are unable to pay their rent or mortgage from losing their homes. Wolf originally signed an executive order pausing evictions earlier this year as millions of Pennsylvanians lost...
UPMC doctors say latest coronavirus cases less severe in Western Pa.
The surge in covid-19 cases in Southwestern Pennsylvania is infecting a younger, less vulnerable demographic, and thus far the most recent cases appear to be less severe, doctors at UPMC said Thursday. The latest cases are mainly linked to younger people who contracted covid-19 after traveling out-of-state or while socializing,...
Westmoreland County sees 21 new covid-19 cases
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday reported 21 new covid-19 cases and no new deaths in Westmoreland County, bringing the countywide case total to 917 and death total to 39. That includes 27 probable cases. Probable cases are “patients who have a positive serology test and either covid-19 symptoms...
Pennsylvania reports 36 new covid-19 deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 719 new cases and 36 new deaths from covid-19 on Thursday, bringing the totals to 92,867 cases and 6,848 deaths statewide. Allegheny County reported 158 new coronavirus cases Thursday and Philadelphia County reported 161 coronavirus cases, accounting for almost 45% of the state’s total...
Somerset County woman jailed on $200K bond after shooting, standoff with troopers
A 36-year-old Somerset County accused of shooting another woman during an argument surrendered early Thursday after a five-hour standoff woman with police. Shirley M. Owens, 36, of Friedens, was arraigned on multiple charges, including attempted homicide, aggravated assault, illegal possession of a firearm, possessing instruments of crime and reckless endangerment....
Allegheny County reports 158 new coronavirus cases, 12 hospitalizations
Allegheny County Health Department Officials reported 158 new covid-19 cases, 12 new hospitalizations and no new deaths on Thursday. This is the second time this week that new covid-19 case numbers have dipped below 200. New covid-19 case numbers have been fluctuating since the county experienced a record-setting 233 cases...
Penn State, Carnegie Mellon join lawsuit to halt deportation of international students if colleges go totally online
Penn State and Carnegie Mellon universities have joined MIT and Harvard in a legal battle to halt implementation of a new policy from the Trump administration that could result in the deportation of international students. Leaders at the Pennsylvania two research universities were quick to condemn the policy announced this...
Pittsburgh joins Philadelphia, anti-gun groups in support of Harrisburg firearm regulations
Pittsburgh is joining Philadelphia and anti-gun groups in a legal brief supporting Harrisburg’s gun control ordinances. Firearm Owners Against Crime, a Second Amendment rights organization, and several of its members sued Harrisburg in 2015, contending the city’s ordinances were preempted by a state law that prohibits municipalities from regulating firearms....
