Frank Carnevale stories, Page 7

Allegheny County Health Department officials reported 200 new covid-19 cases Sunday. There were no new deaths reported. The death total stands at 198. The county reported eight new hospitalizations out of 1,990 test results. Allegheny County now has seen 4,962 cases of covid-19 since the first ones were reported March...

The debate stage could be a little more crowded as President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden may have to make room for musician Kanye West. The rapper posted a message on Twitter Saturday night saying he is joining the race. “We must now realize the...

Have you bought a new Ford and then lost your job? You can return it under a new program. On Monday the car company launched the Ford Promise program, which lets buyers who purchased or leased a vehicle through Ford’s finance arm to return the vehicle within the first year...

Kennywood is looking for summer help. The amusement park in West Mifflin posted a message to social media Sunday saying it is looking for people for many departments. Has your summer been off to a slow start? Here's an idea: JOIN OUR TEAM! We’re still looking for outgoing individuals in...

After the mayor of Columbus, Ohio, announced last week that the city was removing the large statue of Christopher Columbus that stands in front of city hall, some want to do more and rename the city. How does Flavortown, Ohio, sound? More than 26,000 have signed a Change.org petition to...

The family of late singer Tom Petty has told President Donald Trump to not use the song “I Won’t Back Down” on his campaign. After Trump used the song Saturday night at a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the members of Petty’s family posted a statement to Twitter. “Trump was...

If you were disappointed that you weren’t going to hear “Home Sweet Home,” “Pour Some Sugar on Me” and “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” live this summer, good news: a new date for the Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts show in Pittsburgh has been...

Liquidation sales at 136 J.C. Penney stores slated to close, including several in Western Pennsylvania, began Wednesday. Stores at the Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer, Monroeville Mall, the Clearview Mall near Butler and the Beaver Valley Mall in Center Township are among the stores to close and are holding going-out-of-business sales....

There won’t be a Free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven this year thanks to the coronoavirus pandemic. The annual freebie event held on July 11 — or 7/11 — is being canceled for customers’ safety, according to the company. Free Slurpee Day, held since 2002, is the convenience store’s biggest day...

A Virginia brewery is looking for someone to take on the Appalachian Trail and drink beer. As “Chief Hiking Officer” for Devil’s Backbone Brewing, based in Lexington, Va., just a few miles from the AT, the candidate will hike the entire trail in 2021 and get “some big ol’ beer...

Fans will have to wait until next summer to see the Stadium Tour with Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett and The Blackhearts. In a post on Monday afternoon signed by the bands, the tour has been officially postponed until the summer 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic....

If NFL games are played in stadiums without fans, “Here we go” and “Renegade” might not blast in Heinz Field, but those songs might be pumped into your home on the TV broadcast. According to Fox Sports broadcaster Joe Buck, networks are planning to add crowd noise and virtual fans...

Dr. Anthony Fauci believes that there could be players on the field and fans in stadiums for NFL games in the fall, but also there could not be. In an interview with Peter King of ProFootballTalk, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member...

New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft is putting up his Super Bowl LI championship ring for charity. The ring is being auctioned to benefit the All In Challenge, which is raising money for those in need and facing food insecurity amid the coronavirus pandemic. The winner of the auction will...

While the Penn State Class of 2020 was not able to hold their graduation on campus, they did get some virtual love from celebrities and high profile alumni. According to the university, a livestream of the ceremony Saturday had 92,000 views from 121 countries. The school awarded more than 15,000...

The coronavirus pandemic has forced some meat processing plants to shut down, disrupting the food supply chain and causing grocers to limit meat purchases. Companies offering plant-based alternatives are hoping to gain traction amid that turmoil. Ethan Brown, founder of Beyond Meat, said Tuesday that his company is hoping to...

Some diners at Wendy’s around the country are asking “where’s the beef?” as the fast food chain runs out of burgers because of food supply disruptions. According to The New York Times, nearly 1 in 5 Wendy’s restaurants were sold out of beef products, including hamburgers, on Monday night. In...

After many Starbucks locations across the country — and world — closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, the coffee chain giant is now quickly moving to reopen cafes. Starting this week, customers can pick up orders at the door. At locations where safety guidelines can be applied, they can pick up...

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a few words, “They talkin like it’s my last dance….” The post, featuring a photo of a him walking on a field, could be in response to the media analysis of the glut of players in the...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday stressed that hand sanitizers are not meant to be ingested. In a statement, the agency said that they are happy that more manufacturers are making hand sanitizer to help get the product to consumers. But they stressed that “hand sanitizers … not...