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No injuries reported in South Huntingdon fire that extensively damaged homeVideo
No injuries were reported in a fire that extensively damaged a South Huntingdon Township home Wednesday. The blaze was reported at 11 a.m. along the 200 block of Fitz Henry Road. Multiple fire department units from Westmoreland and Fayette counties responded. No further information was available from Turkeytown Volunteer Fire...
3 Allegheny County Jail inmates sue county amid first positive coronavirus test
Three Allegheny County Jail inmates sued the county Wednesday — the same day the jail reported its first case of an inmate testing positive for covid-19 — claiming they are at risk of being infected because of dangerous conditions inside the facility. Inmates Michael Graham, Alexus Diggs and Heather Connolly...
Westmoreland County reports 1st coronavirus death
Westmoreland County has reported its first coronavirus death, state health officials said Wednesday. No information was given on the deceased. The county recorded its first two positive covid-19 cases on March 19. The running case count now stands at 183, an increase of six cases from Tuesday to Wednesday. The...
Pa. reports 70 new coronavirus deaths; officials say ‘curve is getting flatter’
The coronavirus has killed 70 more people across Pennsylvania, state health officials said Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 309. Another 1,680 cases of covid-19 were reported across the state, bringing the running total to 16,239, according to the Department of Health. It marked the biggest single-day increase in reported...
Pennsylvania’s online liquor store remains difficult to access
It’s almost impossible to access the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s online sales site these days, but residents can buy booze online through several independent distilleries. Repeated attempts to access the Fine Wine & Good Spirits online store brings up the same message: “Thank you for being a valued customer. Due...
Bernie Sanders drops 2020 presidential bid, clearing path for Joe Biden
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable...
Allegheny County reports 4 more coronavirus deaths, total cases climb to 720
Allegheny County officials reported four more deaths related to the coronavirus Wednesday, bringing the countywide total to 10. All of those people were over the age of 65. Of that total, at least five patients were being treated in a hospital, including one person in their 60s, two in their...
#LoveFromPGH salutes those on front line of coronavirus responseVideo
Lights were shining throughout the region Tuesday evening as people saluted those on the front lines of the response to the covid-19 pandemic by turning on their lights at 8 p.m. for “Love from Pgh Illumination Ovation.” People took to social media to document it all, using the hashtags #LoveFromPGH...
3 Sundays approved for Pennsylvania deer, bear hunting
Three Sundays this fall were approved for hunting by the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners. Archery deer hunting will be allowed on Nov. 15, bear hunters can take to the woods on Nov. 22 and deer hunters using firearms can be out Nov. 29, according to information released by the...
2 tornadoes confirmed in Alle-Kiski Valley as heavy storms ravage regionVideo
The National Weather Service confirmed that two tornadoes struck the Alle-Kiski Valley early Wednesday, and heavy winds caused damage and power outages across the region. The storm ripped roofs off a church and a brewery in New Kensington, destroyed hangars at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity and brought down...
Answering the Call: UPMC Children’s Hospital emergency medicine doctor describes covid-19 stressVideo
Dr. Raymond Pitetti is chief of the division of pediatric emergency medicine at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. In a video interview with the Tribune-Review, he talked about the stress that he and other doctors are dealing with during the covid-19 crisis, the extraordinary precautions they must take and how...
2 dead, at least 18 more infected with covid-19 at St. Barnabas Nursing Home in Richland
A covid-19 outbreak has killed two people and infected at least 18 more residents at St. Barnabas Nursing Home in Richland, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday. No details were available about the pair of recent deaths linked to covid-19, the highly contagious disease caused by the coronavirus. It’s taken nine days...
Allegheny County Council passes real estate fee, recommends more inmate releases
Property owners filing deed and mortgage transactions in Allegheny County will now pay an additional fee. The $15 fee will be applied to those transactions, and revenue generated from that fee will be deposited in a fund to support the demolition of vacant, dilapidated properties. Allegheny County Council unanimously approved...
Plum fire victim fears homelessness; fundraising campaign launched
Two weeks after fleeing her burning home in Plum with her three children, Monica Hanner is again worrying about keeping a roof over their heads. The house Hanner shared with her children — ages 15, 12 and 8 — on Emerald Drive in Kellywood Estates was destroyed the morning of...
Dick’s Sporting Goods furloughing ‘significant number’ of employees
Dick’s Sporting Goods announced Tuesday it will furlough a “significant number” of employees beginning Sunday, April 12, a response to the closure of its more than 800 stores nationwide as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. In an update addressed to investors on its website, Dick’s said it is...
1, maybe more, bald eagles hatch at Harmar nest
The fuzzy gray head of at least one bald eagle chick was seen by a local photographer documenting the bald eagle nest above Route 28 in Harmar. The parents were seen feeding young in the nest as early as last Friday, April3, said Gina G. Gilmore of Fox Chapel, who...
Reservist from 911th Airlift Wing positive for coronavirus
A reservist who serves with the 911th Airlift Wing tested positive for covid-19 Monday, according to a spokeswoman for the unit. This is the first covid-19 case at the military base adjacent to Pittsburgh International Airport. The airman had no travel history to high-risk areas and was last on the...
Couple puts 3D printer to work making masks for front lines
Joe Dornetta never imagined the 3D printer he bought months ago would be anything more than a cool piece of technology to explore in his spare time. But a call from a friend who is a physician turned the 31-year-old construction worker’s plans for a new hobby into a supplier...
29 in Kane nursing home positive for coronavirus
At least 29 residents and employees at a Kane Community Living Center have tested positive for coronavirus, according to data from Allegheny County. The virus was first reported in Kane’s Glen Hazel location on March 25 when an employee tested positive. Two residents tested positive two days later. Since then,...
Pittsburgh Tech companies help pay for laptops for 7,000 city students
Pittsburgh’s technology sector is pulling together to provide computers for more than 7,000 city schoolchildren who need them for virtual learning during the coronavirus pandemic. The Pittsburgh Technology Council organized a teleconference and group chat on Tuesday where Gerardo Interiano, who heads government relations for Pittsburgh-based self-driving vehicle company Aurora,...
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly reportedly offers his resignation
The acting secretary of the Navy offered his resignation Tuesday because of his handling of the coronavirus outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier and the firing of its captain prompted sharp criticism, several news outlets have reported. Thomas Modly submitted his resignation letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper...
Pittsburgh art gallery turns its physical space into a digital den
Amid the coronavirus lockdown, most museums and art galleries have turned to virtual experiences. But one Pittsburgh art outlet has taken things a bit further — digitizing its entire physical space. LikeLike, on North Evaline Street in Garfield, is a gallery launched in February 2018 devoted to art as told...
Levin’s hope for rescue likely over after Art Van Furniture bankruptcy liquidation
A federal judge has approved a petition to liquidate Art Van Furniture, the Michigan-based chain that in 2017 acquired the Levin’s and Wolf’s furniture stores scattered across Pennsylvania and Ohio. The order handed down in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware is effective Tuesday. It apparently quashes any opportunity for Robert...
$25K bonuses, other resources for Pa. essential workers could be on the way
Additional resources soon could be headed to workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic if proposed legislation is passed. The resources would become available through a Heroes Fund introduced by U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat from Scranton, and through legislation proposed by state Rep. Austin Davis, D-Allegheny....
Western Pa. residents can salute essential workers during ‘Illumination Ovation’
Western Pennsylvania residents tonight at 8 can salute essential workers — first responders, grocery store employees, health care providers and others — by switching on lights and standing outside applauding, cheering and banging pots and pans. The grassroots event dubbed “Illumination Ovation” has roots in the United Kingdom, where residents...
