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It’s a double dill win for Picklesburgh
Picklesburgh did it again. For the second year in a row, Pittsburgh’s pickle-everything festival was voted America’s No. 1 Specialty Food Festival in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Poll. This will be the sixth year for the championship event, scheduled for July. Picklesburgh has been so popular that it expanded last...
Stocks surge on new coronavirus measures; Dow up 1,985 points
NEW YORK — Wall Street roared back from its worst day in 30 years Friday with a broad rally that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average nearly 2,000 points higher — its biggest point gain ever — after President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency. The Dow’s...
Fox Chapel man charged in Baldwin man’s death pleads not guiltyVideo
A Fox Chapel man facing charges in the death of a Baldwin man will get his day in court following a not guilty plea Friday. Adam Rosenberg, 21, has been charged with criminal homicide, robbery, tampering with evidence and firearms violations in connection to the homicide of Jeremy Dentel, 28....
Unity OKs liquor license for Walmart alcohol sales; store remodeling planned
Unity is one step closer to being home to the second Walmart location in Pennsylvania to sell beer and wine. Township supervisors have approved a restaurant liquor license transfer for the Colony Lane store off Route 30, which now must be greenlighted by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Walmart hopes...
Latest on coronavirus: Gov. Wolf explains measures taken in Pa.; state cases rise to 41
Over the course of just a few hours Friday, cases of the novel coronavirus in Pennsylvania jumped from 33 to 41 — including the first patient to test presumptive positive from Western Pennsylvania. The Washington County case was announced during a 5 p.m. update by the state Department of Health....
Carving out new purposes for golf courses, country clubsVideo
Mike Smetak recalls learning to play golf at Timber Ridge Golf Club in East Huntingdon, before it closed in 2016. In years prior, the site off Route 31 was known as the Mulberry Hill Golf Course. Smetak says he finds it “a little surreal” that he and his wife, Lindsay,...
Pa. state prisons suspend all visits amid covid-19 concerns
State prisons in Pennsylvania have suspended all visits for at least two weeks, the Department of Corrections announced late Thursday. Corrections Secretary John Wetzel also said enhanced screenings of staff, vendors, chaplains and other contractors will begin at all state correctional institutions. Wetzel had announced Wednesday that only SCI-Phoenix, which...
Holy Cross Academy in Ross closed Friday over fear of coronavirus exposure
Holy Cross Academy in Ross is closed Friday after officials learned that a student may have been exposed to the coronavirus, the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese announced this morning. Officials said the student was possibly exposed to the virus from a relative outside the school. They stressed that nobody in the...
Spain orders 1st mandatory lockdown for 60,000 amid coronavirus pandemic
The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic: Spain’s has ordered its first mandatory lockdown, confining over 60,000 people to four towns as infections for the new coronavirus increase sharply. The rise is straining health services and putting more pressure on the government to act faster to fight the pandemic. The...
3 Alle-Kiski Valley districts on 2-hour delay so staff can prep for possible closings due to coronavirus
Students in the Leechburg Area, Allegheny Valley and Riverview will be on a two-hour delay Friday so staff can develop plans to continue educating students if a decision is made to shut down school buildings to curb the spread of the coronavirus, district officials announced. The delay is for students...
Reba show at PPG Paints Arena rescheduled over coronavirus concerns
Reba McEntire’s March 26 show at PPG Paints Arena has been postponed as coronavirus concerns continue to stretch across the country, the singer/songwriter announced Thursday night. She will now be coming to Pittsburgh July 16. All tickets purchased for the March 26 show will be honored. The nationwide arena tour,...
Fox Chapel schools closed after student’s ill parent raises concerns about coronavirus exposure
The Fox Chapel Area School District will close all schools Friday after officials learned that the parent of a high school student is ill and concerned about potential exposure to coronavirus. While the student’s parent has not traveled to any areas known to have the virus, the district said it...
How a Trib reporter is coping with inability to visit mother during coronavirus uncertainty
My darkest fear is the Pittsburgh-area personal care home where my mom is living will be a death trap if the coronavirus finds its way in. My second fear — which has arrived — is that I won’t be able to visit her. Is the reality that she is simply...
Trudeau’s wife tests positive for new coronavirus
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office announced Thursday night. It said Sophie Grégoire Trudeau was felling well and would remain in isolation. “The Prime Minister is in good health with no symptoms. As a precautionary measure and following the...
Coronavirus brings entertainment world to a standstill
NEW YORK — The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, canceling upcoming movies, suspending all Broadway performances and scuttling concert tours until it’s safe to welcome crowds back. To accommodate calls for social distancing, Hollywood moved to pause the normal hum...
Officials: U.S. strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base
WASHINGTON — The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, American officials said, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and wounded American and British troops at a base north of Baghdad. One U.S. official said multiple strikes targeted Kataib Hezbollah weapons facilities inside...
PSO and Cultural Trust set to go on this weekend, while some theaters pull back
Editor’s note: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Pittsburgh Symphony announced Friday morning it is postponing concerts scheduled for the next two weekends. There is an old saying in show business: “The show must go on.” And that’s what is happening in parts of Pittsburgh, at least for now. With...
Steelers RT Matt Feiler receives $600K in bonus compensation from 2019
Right tackle Matt Feiler was the lowest-paid starter on the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line in 2019, but he nearly matched his compensation in performance-based pay, according to figures released by the NFL on Thursday. Feiler earned $387,578 in performance-based pay for his play last season, but he also was awarded...
Patrons keep gambling as casinos prepare for coronavirus pandemic
Editor’s note: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Rivers Casino Pittsburgh announced it will temporarily suspend operations effective Sunday. Rivers Casino Pittsburgh regular Sandra Painter has little concern about the coronavirus. Painter said she gambles at the casino about three times a week. The Mt. Washington resident will continue to visit...
Allegheny County officials disclose ‘bottleneck’ in coronavirus testingVideo
There is a “bottleneck” in testing Allegheny County residents for the novel coronavirus because of strict guidelines, Allegheny County health officials said Thursday, at the same time working to quell panic among the public. There are still no known cases of covid-19 in the county, officials said, noting that because...
Wilkinsburg closing 2 schools because of potential coronavirus exposure
Wilkinsburg School District announced Thursday it is closing Kelly Primary School and Turner Intermediate School on Friday and Monday due to a potential exposure to covid-19. Wilkinsburg Superintendent Linda J. Iverson said the district became aware that a staff member was in contact with a staff member at Colfax K-8...
Spreading coronavirus prompts Catholic bishops to suspend obligation to attend Mass
Pennsylvania’s Catholic bishops said Thursday they are suspending the obligation to attend Sunday Mass until further notice. “Following a joint conference call with all the bishops of Pennsylvania, effective immediately and until further notice, I wish to share with you that in union with all my brother bishops I am...
Food banks continue distributions, prepare to reach vulnerable populations in light of coronavirus
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s Empty Bowls dinner is the latest casualty in the fight to stop the spread of coronavirus. The food bank and Just Harvest, the other sponsor of the event, announced the cancellation Thursday. The event was to be held Sunday at Rodef Shalom, but organizers...
Coronavirus fears spark panic-buying in Western Pa.Video
As the novel coronavirus shuts down schools, sporting events and concerts, locals were stocking up Thursday on essentials — especially toilet paper. There were a few stray items in the toilet paper section at the Walmart near Pittsburgh Mills mall, and even those disappeared by late morning. The shelves where...
Homeless man charged with homicide in connection with dead woman found in Homewood
A homeless Pittsburgh man was charged with criminal homicide in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found early Thursday morning in Homewood. City police said James Wilson, 34, was charged and taken to the Allegheny County Jail. Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said police found the...
