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Health officials: Some Lyme, covid-19 symptoms are similar
Preliminary data is showing that Pennsylvania is on track for its third year of declining incidents of Lyme disease, but an estimated 8,500 cases in 2019 still puts the state among the top five nationwide. As tick season ramps up to its peak in July, state health officials urge residents...
Pa. reports 33 new coronavirus deaths, 362 new cases
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 33 new covid-19 deaths and 362 new cases in the state Tuesday. That brings the state’s total case count to 79,483, with 6,276 deaths. The state considers 630 patients as probable cases, but they are not confirmed. More than half of coronavirus cases in...
1 new coronavirus case, no new deaths reported in Westmoreland County
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday reported one new covid-19 cases and no additional deaths in Westmoreland County. The countywide case total is now 493 with 38 deaths, according to the department . There have been no reported coronavirus deaths in Westmoreland County since May 18. County Coroner Kenneth...
Shaler man accused of destroying Pittsburgh police SUV pleads not guilty to federal charges
A Shaler man accused of sparking violence at a peaceful protest last month in Downtown Pittsburgh pleaded not guilty to federal charges Tuesday morning. Brian Bartels, 20, faces federal charges of obstruction of justice during civil disorder as well as criminal charges filed by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office...
Allegheny County reports 27 new covid-19 cases, 1 new death
Allegheny County health officials reported 27 new covid-19 cases, one new death and no new hospitalizations on Tuesday. That brings the county’s total number of coronavirus cases to 2,113, including 1,979 confirmed cases and 134 probable cases, county health officials said. The total number of deaths increased by one to...
Same driver suspected of causing 2 crashes that injured 3 in South Huntingdon
A 75-year-old man may have been under the influence of alcohol when he allegedly caused two crashes Sunday on State Route 31 in South Huntingdon, according to police reports. State troopers said the suspect was driving his SUV eastbound on Route 31, or Mt. Pleasant Road, just after 3 p.m....
Dog charging toward children shot and killed in Penn Hills
No one was hurt over the weekend when a man shot and killed a pit bull after he thought the dog put children in danger on a residential street in Penn Hills, according to police. Police Chief Howard Burton said the incident happened around 10 p.m. Saturday on the 100...
Ohio restaurant names Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf employee of the month for driving business
An Ohio barbecue joint just across the border from Erie named Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf its employee of the month for bringing so much business to the lakefront eatery over the past weeks. The Facebook post from Breakwall BBQ owner Mike Morgan is a wink and a nod to Pennsylvania’s...
Cheap drug is first shown to improve covid-19 survival
Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve covid-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients. The results were announced Tuesday and the British government immediately authorized the drug’s use across the United...
Woman taken to hospital after crashing car down Shaler hillside
A woman in her 80s suffered a minor arm injury after losing control of her car, which then went down a hillside, Shaler police Chief Sean Frank said. The accident happened around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Seavey Road. Frank said the woman, whose name he did...
PennDOT: Sewickley Bridge to be closed around-the-clock for 24 days
The Sewickley Bridge will be closed for 24 days for repairs starting next month, PennDOT announced Tuesday. The around-the-clock closure of the bridge spanning the Ohio River between Route 51 in Moon and Route 65 in Sewickley is scheduled to run from July 17 through Aug. 10. About 20,000 vehicles...
Children’s Place to close 300 stores by end of 2021
The Children’s Place will close nearly a third of its stores by the end 2021, the specialty apparel retailer announced recently in revealing its first quarter 2020 results. The company said it plans to close 200 stores in 2020, and another 100 in 2021. The Children’s Place had 920 stores...
North Korea blows up inter-Korea liaison office, raising tensionsVideo
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday in a dramatic display of anger that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula and puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy....
ATI to lay off union, nonunion workers, cites covid-19 pandemic as reason
Allegheny Technologies Inc. anticipates laying off union and nonunion employees between now and late September because of declining customer demand during the coronavirus pandemic, a company spokeswoman said Monday. ATI spokeswoman Natalie Gillespie said the company would not disclose how many hourly and salaried employees will be affected. “In response...
Police: 3 assailants target, kill West Mifflin man in McKeesport
A West Mifflin man was shot and killed by three assailants in McKeesport late Monday, according to Allegheny County Police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as George Brosey, 54. The shooting at the 47 building of Crawford Village was reported to 911 just before 11:30 p.m....
‘When does it stop?’ Rayshard Brooks’ family makes tearful pleaVideo
ATLANTA — Pleading through tears Monday, the family of a black man killed by Atlanta police outside a drive-thru demanded changes in the criminal justice system and called on protesters to refrain from violence amid heightened tensions across the U.S. three weeks after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. An autopsy...
Body of murdered New Castle teen found
New Castle police found the body of missing 19-year-old Amari Wise in a wooded area off of Pennsylvania Avenue, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported Monday evening. Both of the men wanted in Wise’s death, a father and his son, are now in custody, New Castle Police said. Todd Henry, 47,...
Penn State plans reopening to in-person classes during fall semesterVideo
Penn State joined a growing list of colleges and universities across the state planning to reopen in-person classes this fall. In-person classes will begin Aug. 24 as originally planned, according to information posted this week on the school’s website. When classes resume Nov. 30 following the Thanksgiving break, however, they...
Allegheny Township resident cards 6th hole-in-one
Allegheny Township resident Steve Vak knows his way around a golf course. Although he didn’t start playing the sport until he was in his 40s, Vak has had a lot of success on the links. Just last week, the 73-year-old former Kiski Area superintendent carded the sixth hole-in-one of his...
Pittsburgh’s MSA Safety repurposing industrial masks to use against covid-19
Hospitals are struggling with a global shortage of personal protective equipment during the covid-19 pandemic, but one regional company received national acclaim for easing the burden. MSA Safety, founded in 1914 in Pittsburgh and now based in Cranberry, is a global manufacturer of safety equipment for mining, construction, energy and...
Community activists outline demands for police reform in Pittsburgh, Allegheny CountyVideo
African American activists on Monday outlined a dozen police reforms they want to see enacted immediately by Allegheny County and Pittsburgh officials. The group, which calls itself the Allegheny County Black Activist/Organizer Collective, is made up of several black-led organizations and has the support of Allegheny County Councilwoman Olivia Bennett...
Pittsburgh LGBTQ groups applaud Supreme Court ruling
Western Pennsylvania’s LGBTQ community praised Monday’s Supreme Court decision to protect gay and transgender worker rights. “We are beyond proud to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling protecting LGBTQ people from workplace discrimination in America. It is long overdue, and it is the result of years of activism and sacrifice...
Somerset man, 80, accused of fatally shooting grandson who came to aid of grandmother
An 80-year-old Somerset County man is being held without bond for allegedly shooting and killing his grandson who was attempting to break up a domestic argument between his grandparents late Sunday. Ray Edward Supanick of Jenner Township was arraigned on charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, harassment, possessing instruments of...
Police seek man suspected of striking police horse during Pittsburgh protest
Authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected of striking a police horse during a protest in Pittsburgh. The Damage Assessment and Accountability Taskforce said they believe the man struck and pushed a horse from the Pittsburgh Police Mounted Unit during a demonstration that took place Downtown...
Pennsylvania lawmakers advance proposals on police hiring, training
HARRISBURG — Two bills to change how police are hired and trained were approved unanimously Monday by a Pennsylvania House committee. Action on the proposals was taken a week after black state representatives commandeered the speaker’s dais and disrupted House business to pressure majority Republicans to take action on stalled...
