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Free street parking ending in Downtown Pittsburgh as businesses reopen
People who park in Downtown Pittsburgh will have to pay up at meters again. City officials announced that enforcement will restart on Wednesday. City and Pittsburgh Parking Authority officials hadn’t been enforcing metered parking since mid-March because of the shutdown spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. But now that Allegheny County...
6 more coronavirus deaths reported in Westmoreland County
State health officials on Monday reported six more people in Westmoreland County died from the coronavirus. The Department of Health, in its daily update, reported a total of 38 deaths in the county. The county coroner’s office has been reporting 32 virus-related deaths since May 7. There are also five...
Pa. revamps coronavirus reporting system as some counties see wide swings; in all, 822 new cases reported
State health officials reported dozens of new coronavirus deaths on Monday as they announced an overhaul in how deaths are reported to the Department of Health and then to the public. The 87 new deaths reported bring the state’s death toll to 4,505. Additionally, 822 new covid-19 cases were reported...
Man missing after falling in Ohio River was standout athlete at Allderdice
The 23-year-old who fell from a boat dock into the Ohio River Saturday evening while fishing with friends on Neville Island has been identified. Ohio Township police Chief Joseph Hanny said the search for Kenneth Robinson resumed Monday morning. Robinson, of Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood, was a graduate of Allderdice High...
Western Pa. Goodwill stores reopening with safety protocols in place
Goodwill stores in southwestern Pennsylvania are reopening beginning Monday. With Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to move the area from red to yellow phase in the coronavirus reopening plan, the company will start with limited hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. According to a news release, these safety precautions will...
West Deer woman to appear on ‘The Price Is Right’
Mary Kay Giarrusso is hard of hearing, so she didn’t know at first that she should come on down. But her husband, and everyone around her in the studio audience, recognized the signature call. “When I heard, ‘Mary Kay Giarrusso, come on down. You are the next contestant on ‘The...
Pittsburgh food bank announces 1 million pounds of food distributed during pandemic
It’s a bittersweet milestone. The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has distributed its 1 millionth pound of food through drive-up events since the organization’s covid-19 response began on March 16. The mark was met on Saturday during a distribution event held with the South Hills Interfaith Movement. And while the...
Pittsburgh food bank hosting 3 drive-up distributions around Western Pa. this week
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host three drive-up food distributions around the region this week. The first event is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Big Butler Fairgrounds, 1127 New Castle Road. Another distribution will be from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pittsburgh International Airport,...
Allegheny County records 38 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County on Monday reported no new covid-19 deaths and 38 new cases. The latest figures bring the total number of covid-19 cases in the county to 1,641 since the first case was reported here March 14. Total deaths remained at 143, and total hospitalizations rose by two from Sunday’s...
Police: 2nd woman dies in car crash into Butler County convenience store
Police say a second woman has died of injuries stemming from the crash of a car into a convenience store in Butler County over the weekend. Officer Conrad Pfeifer of the Middlesex Township police department says 36-year-old Patricia Collins, who was a back seat passenger, was pronounced dead shortly before...
Penn Hills woman caught with unloaded revolver at Pittsburgh International Airport
A Penn Hills woman was arrested Friday by Allegheny County police after an unloaded revolver was found in her carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport. A Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the gun when the woman was going through a checkpoint at the airport. Allegheny County Police charged Kierra Allen,...
PIAA board of directors to discuss restarting sports county by county
Could the PIAA take a county-by-county approach to restarting sports, or should the entire state resume summer workouts at the same time? “We want to have that discussion,” said PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi, who expects that question and others related to the coronavirus shutdown will be addressed Wednesday when...
Stocks rally on hopes for vaccine and economic recoveryVideo
NEW YORK — The stock market bounced back from its worst week in nearly two months Monday as optimism about a potential vaccine for the coronavirus and hopes for a U.S. economic recovery in the second half of the year put investors in a buying mood. The S&P 500 climbed...
Social distancing costs mount for fire companies forced to cancel fundraisers
Gun bashes that can bring in thousands of dollars for fire departments aren’t allowed. Neither are purse bashes, cash bashes, drag queen bingos, burger sales or any of other typically crowded fundraisers that are the lifeblood of local fire departments, which struggle with finances even in good times. Throw in...
Victim of fatal McKeesport stabbing identified
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim of a fatal stabbing Sunday evening in McKeesport. Gordon Danielson Jr., 57, was found dead Sunday evening in McKeesport. At about 6 p.m., McKeesport police were called to the 500 block of Sinclair Street where they found the man dead. Allegheny...
Pandemic claims another retailer: 118-year-old J.C. Penney
NEW YORK — The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the storied but troubled department store chain J.C. Penney into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth major retailer to meet that fate. As part of its reorganization, the 118-year-old company said late Friday it will be shuttering some stores. It said...
Authorities search for man who fell into Ohio River from Neville Island dock
Authorities were searching for a man who fell into the Ohio River on Saturday night near Neville Island, according to Ohio Township police. The 23-year-old was fishing with friends on a dock on Neville Island fell into the river late Saturday, police said in a Facebook post. Numerous agencies searched...
Lower Burrell officials want Gov. Tom Wolf to reopen businesses closed because of pandemic
Lower Burrell officials on Monday plan to send a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf asking him to reopen businesses that have been shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. The letter, signed by Mayor John Andrejcik and council members Joe Grillo, Rosina Albanese, Rob Hamilton and Chris Fabry, said the...
Surprise parade helps Hempfield teen mark milestone birthdayVideo
Kolby Liston is fascinated by fire trucks and loves parades. Those two elements came together Sunday afternoon to provide the Hempfield teen a memorable 18th birthday celebration. Arranged by his sister Katelyn Larsen of Youngwood, about 50 vehicles driven by first responders, friends or relatives delivered birthday wishes and gifts...
Coronavirus vaccine within a year is ‘far from a sure thing,’ expert warnsVideo
WASHINGTON — A coronavirus vaccine by year’s end is possible, but not something to “bank on,” a leading public health expert warned Sunday as the Trump administration continued to push for swift business reopenings in a bid to revive the battered U.S. economy. Aides to President Donald Trump have touted...
Ted Danson, other notable Carnegie Mellon alumni offer congrats to new grads
More than 5,400 Carnegie Mellon University graduates received words of encouragement and kudos from notable alumni during an online degree conferral program Sunday. Among them was actor Ted Danson, an alum of the CMU School of Drama. “I’m sorry that we’re not all together in one spot. That would have...
Woman dies after car crashes into Butler County convenience store
A car slammed into a convenience store in Butler County, killing one woman and injuring two others, authorities said. The car was traveling down Dwellington Drive in Middlesex Township when it crashed into a closed store at the CoGo’s at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday, police in Butler County said. One...
4 more covid-19 cases reported in Westmoreland County; no new deaths
Westmoreland County on Sunday continued to report no new deaths from the coronavirus, but did see an increase in positive covid-19 cases. State officials said 427 people have tested positive for the virus as of Sunday, an increase of four from Saturday. Neither the coroner nor state officials reported any...
Pennsylvania reports 15 more coronavirus deaths, 623 additional cases
Pennsylvania on Sunday reported 15 more covid-19 deaths and 623 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 62,234, state officials said. A total of 4,418 people have died from the virus, which has been reported in all of the state’s 67 counties. More than 270,600 people have...
Alcosan given OK for $2 billion plan to reduce sewage overflows into waterways
The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority is cleared to proceed with a $2 billion plan for reducing storm water and sewage overflows now that it has court approval of a related consent decree with federal and state environmental officials. Alcosan on Friday announced the U.S. District Court approval of the modified...
