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Police: Man stabbed to death in Butler
A man was stabbed to death Sunday in Butler, according to authorities. Butler City Police identified him as Robert Wagner, 43, of West Jefferson Street. Police said they were called to Wagner’s address shortly after 2 a.m. for a report of an injured person. When they arrived, they found Wagner...
Allegheny County reports 3 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County health officials reported three new covid-19 cases, no new hospitalizations and no new deaths on Sunday. The county’s coronavirus total now stands at 2,079, according to county health officials. Of that total, 1,946 are confirmed cases and 133 are probable cases. The total number of hospitalizations remain at...
Pittsburgh police investigating after man shot in leg in Manchester
A man was shot in the leg Sunday morning in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood, according to police. Pittsburgh police responded to a Shotspotter alert for the 1300 block of N. Franklin Street around 10:35 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle that had been struck by gunfire, but no victim...
Westmoreland County adds 3 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Westmoreland County on Sunday reported three additional covid-19 cases, increasing the total number of cases to 490, according to state health officials. No new deaths from the virus were reported by the state or county coroner. The state continues to report 38 coronavirus-related deaths. Westmoreland County Coroner Ken Bacha continues...
Pennsylvania reports 336 more covid-19 cases, 4 more deaths
Pennsylvania on Sunday reported four more covid-19 deaths and 336 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 78,798, according to state health officials. A total of 6,215 people have died from the virus. There are 630 patients who have a positive serology test and either covid-19 symptoms...
Allegheny County reports no new coronavirus deaths, 5 new cases
Allegheny County health officials on Monday reported no new coronavirus-related deaths, five new cases and one new hospitalization. Both the county and the state are reporting 168 deaths in the Allegheny County. The county is reporting an additional five cases, bringing the total to 2,008. The state updated its coronavirus...
Tarentum man charged with DUI in crash that seriously injured elderly woman
A Tarentum man has been charged with driving under the influence in West Deer in connection to a head-on crash that severely injured an elderly woman. Jose Joel Pineda, 37, was driving more than double the speed limit on Middle Road when he collided with Helen Cavanaugh, 87, on March...
Man found shot to death in Wilkinsburg, police say
Allegheny County Police are investigating after they said a man was found shot to death Sunday in Wilkinsburg. The shooting was reported just before 4:40 p.m. in the 1600 block of Laketon Road. Police said the man was dead when they arrived. The man was standing near a set of...
Lower Burrell officials criticized for not closing roads for high school senior parade
The former mayor of Lower Burrell and some city residents are criticizing a social media post made by city officials regarding a celebratory parade for Burrell High School seniors on Sunday. City officials informed residents about the parade on the city’s official Facebook page shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday. The...
Westmoreland County adds 2 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Westmoreland County on Sunday reported two new covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases to 459, according to Pennsylvania health officials. No new deaths from the virus were reported. Westmoreland County is one of the counties that shifted into the green phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s phased reopening...
Pennsylvania reports 506 more coronavirus cases, 12 deaths
Pennsylvania on Sunday reported 12 more covid-19 deaths and 506 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 75,592, according to state health officials. A total of 5,943 people have died from the virus. More than 444,000 people have tested negative. Of the total cases, 71% have recovered....
Protests not changing health department plans as Allegheny County moves to green
Allegheny County county officials want to remind residents the coronavirus is still around as the region prepares to moves into the green phase of the state’s reopening plan. “The virus has not gone away,” County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said during a press briefing Wednesday. “We have not developed a vaccine...
Leechburg Area students to receive iPads, Chromebooks this fall
Starting this fall, the Leechburg Area School District will provide iPads and Chromebooks to all its students as part of its One-to-One initiative. The district serves 750 students from Leechburg, West Leechburg, and Gilpin. Students in grades K-2 will get iPads. Students in grades 3-12 will be given Chromebooks. Students...
Leechburg Area Pool sets tentative opening date
After a shaky start to the year looking for new board members and volunteers and dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, the Leechburg Area Pool has scheduled a tentative opening date. The pool will open June 12 barring any water issues, pool board members announced on the pool’s Facebook page. “We...
Pennsylvania health officials ask protesters to adhere to coronavirus safety guidelines
State health officials have no plans to alter the timeline of when counties will move to the next phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s phased reopening plan despite large-scale protests over the death of George Floyd not adhering to social distancing guidelines. Secretary of Health Rachel Levine said health officials respect...
Flags stolen from veterans’ graves in Leechburg, mayor offers reward for information
Leechburg Mayor Wayne Dobos wants to know who stole dozens of flags from veterans’ graves at Leechburg Cemetery. Dobos, a Vietnam veteran, is offering a $100 reward for information leading to the prosecution of the person who did it. And other people have offered to contribute to the reward fund....
Deer Lakes’ preliminary budget includes no tax increase
Deer Lakes School District has approved a $38.9 million preliminary budget for the 2020-2021 school year that includes no increase in property taxes. The tax rate remains 21.953 mills in the preliminary budget. A homeowner with a property assessed at $107,493 would continue to owe $2,359 in taxes. “The school...
2 more covid-19 cases reported in Westmoreland County, no new deaths
Westmoreland County on Sunday reported two additional coronavirus cases and no new deaths, according to state health officials. That brings the total number of cases to 449. The total number of deaths remains at 38. Close to 9,500 people have tested negative for the virus. Neither the state nor coroner...
Pennsylvania reports 18 more covid-19 deaths, case count hits close to 72K
Pennsylvania health officials on Sunday reported 18 more covid-19 deaths Sunday, and 511 additional positive cases. That brings the state’s total number of deaths to 5,555 and case count to 71,926. Sixty-seven percent of the total cases have recovered. About 5,455 of the total cases are in health care workers....
Allegheny County reports 14 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County on Sunday reported no new covid-19 deaths and 14 new cases, both at the state and county level. The latest figures bring the total number of cases to 1,911. The number of deaths reported by county officials remains at 151. State officials continue to report 163 deaths. County...
2 more Pennsylvania colleges announce plans to hold in-person classes this fall
Two small Pennsylvania liberal arts colleges have announced plans to hold in-person classes this fall, joining at least 20 others that have already made the decision to do so. Westminster College in New Wilmington, Lawrence County, and Allegheny College in Meadville, Crawford County, both announced Thursday that they would be...
Police: Kiski man accused of inappropriately touching girl
Editor’s note: The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office withdrew the charges Aug. 19. West Deer police have charged a Kiski man with inappropriately touching a young girl several years ago. Police said Scott Goedicke, 46, touched the girl when she was 5 or 6 years old. The girl, now 12,...
Police: Glassport man charged with assaulting woman who escaped out window
A Glassport man accused of tying up and assaulting a woman on Monday is wanted by authorities. Richard Joseph Sciubba III, 37, is charged with aggravated assault, strangulation, aggravated incident assault and unlawful restraint and false imprisonment, according to online court records. Sciubba was last seen earlier Tuesday in the...
Allegheny County community health clinics offering free covid-19 testing
Several Allegheny County community health clinics are offering free covid-19 testing. Patients do not need a doctor’s referral to get tested, officials said. Anyone experiencing covid-19 symptoms should get tested. Symptoms of covid-19 include cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, loss of taste...
Police seek man suspected in Avalon stabbing
A Pittsburgh man is wanted on charges that he stabbed another man several times Tuesday in a fight over a woman in Avalon, police said. Patrick Giesy, 39, is facing charges of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment in connection to the incident, which occurred shortly before 12:50 a.m., Allegheny County...
