Tom Davidson stories, Page 23

The price of an 18-pack of large eggs was $2.59 Monday at the Giant Eagle in the Edgewood Towne Centre. On Sept. 21, 2019, a similar package of eggs from the same store was $1.99. Nationwide, sales of eggs have doubled since January. People are buying more when they shop...

The charitable arm of Pittsburgh-based PNC is teaming up with the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania to create a fund to help feed families in the region during the coronavirus pandemic. The PNC Foundation made a $1 million donation to the United Way to create the Students and Families Food...

Landlords are not permitted to evict tenants during the state of emergency spurred by the covid-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tuesday. All courts have been closed to eviction proceedings since March 18 through at least April 3 as part of a statewide shutdown to halt the spread...

UPMC employees will be paid at their current rate for their normally scheduled hours even if they are assigned to a different job during the covid-19 pandemic, officials said Monday. UPMC said it is implementing a staffing and pay protection program so that staff who may be assigned to do...

A woman refused to be taken to the hospital after she was grazed by gunfire Sunday evening on the border of Pittsburgh’s East Liberty and Garfield neighborhoods, Pittsburgh public safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. City police were alerted to the gunfire by ShotSpotter and 911 calls shortly before 6 p.m....

An inmate in the state prison system tested positive for covid-19, according to Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Sec. John Wetzel. “An inmate at SCI Phoenix (Montgomery County) with underlying health conditions has tested positive for COVID-19,” Wetzel said in a statement. “The inmate is in the prison’s infirmary and is...

A priest who had been in isolation as a result of being exposed to someone else who tested positive for covid-19 has himself been diagnosed with the disease, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said. The Rev. Adam Potter, who served as an assistant priest for the parishes in the city’s...

Attorney visits have been temporarily suspended at the Allegheny County Jail because of covid-19, county officials announced Thursday. Instead, attorneys can confer with incarcerated clients over the phone , court administrator Christopher Conners said in a statement. The jail has created a form for attorneys to apply to receive authorization...

The commander of the 911th Airlift Wing in Moon has modified base operations because of covid-19. The 911th, adjacent to the Pittsburgh International Airport, will allow service members to work remotely, limit access to the base and limit off-base travel to essential needs, according to a news release. There are...

A Dormont woman is doing her part to help those who need it, while continuing to practice recommended social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Carla Chugani has a food pantry on her porch stocked with necessities donated by others who want to help. The pantry, on the porch of Chugani’s...

Pittsburgh police officers who were self-isolating after they responded to a Monday call where a person had symptoms of covid-19 are back on duty after test results confirmed the person didn’t have the disease, city Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. The officer responded to a two-vehicle crash at noon...

A 14-year-old Mt. Oliver girl who had been missing since early Monday was located by police, authorities told Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. London Rutherford was thought to be with a friend in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood, police said. Officers announced Wednesday morning she had been located and was back home....

Bus and light rail service will be cut back because of decreasing use during the coronavirus pandemic, Port Authority of Allegheny County officials said Monday. The service will be decreased by about 25% starting Wednesday. The reduction comes after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that Allegheny County was among...

Pennsylvania’s decision to close its Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores on March 17 because of the coronavirus pandemic triggered the highest single-day sales in at least a decade, according to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. The PLCB reported about $29.9 million in sales on March 16, the day the...

The Pittsburgh region’s top state and federal law enforcement authorities announced Thursday they are teaming up to form the Western Pennsylvania Covid-19 Fraud Task Force to investigate and prosecute those committing fraud during the coronavirus outbreak. “Our goal is simple: We seek to ensure there is no gap between the...

A 45-year-old Hempfield man turned himself in to Allegheny County detectives Wednesday on charges he stole about $31,000 from two area school districts last year, according to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office. John Trageser is accused of theft, forgery and other crimes for allegedly devising a scheme where two...

A Penn Hills man was sentenced to two to seven years in state prison Monday after his seventh drunken driving conviction since 2011. Pittsburgh police charged John C. Davis with his latest DUI on April 7, 2019, after he crashed into a telephone pole and a parked SUV in the...

Federal and state prosecutors are cracking down to stop those trying to use schemes to fraudulently profit from the coronavirus outbreak. U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady named Assistant U.S. Attorney Shaun Sweeney, a senior litigation counsel, the covid-19 fraud coordinator. Sweeney will lead the prosecution of scammers who may be...

People who have bought time-based passes to use the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s bus and light rail system can be reimbursed for the unused value on their card. They won’t receive cash, but the Port Authority will use a pro-rated schedule to transfer the unused value of the card...

Frequent handwashing, while necessary as protection from the coronavirus that causes covid-19, can lead to dry skin and irritation. “I’ve been noticing it myself,” said Dr. Laura Ferris, a UPMC dermatologist and associate professor of dermatology at the University of Pittsburgh. It’s especially a problem for people who work in...

Non-emergency city offices and buildings in the City of Pittsburgh closed at noon Monday in response to the covid-19 pandemic, which has already shuttered other public places in Allegheny County. The closures will bring to a halt all non-essential business in the city, according to a news release. Buildings including...

The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Monday appealed a judge’s decision last week to vacate the conviction of a retired priest who was accused of sexually abusing an altar boy two decades ago. The office filed the appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court to reconsider a county judge’s decision....

An ordinance requiring employers in Pittsburgh to provide paid sick leave went into effect Sunday, guaranteeing many employees who work within city limits will still get paid and accrue sick time as coronavirus cases continue to grow. Under the ordinance, employers with 15 or more employees must give them up...

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...