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Police: Penn Hills man accused of stealing $19,500 outside Kennedy ATM
A Penn Hills man was arrested Wednesday morning on charges of stealing $19,500 on Dec. 30 in Kennedy from a vehicle parked by an automated teller machine, police said. Luis Carde, 48, is accused of smashing a window of the vehicle and stealing the cash. The vehicle belonged to a...
Pittsburgh Public Schools brace for up to $82 million in revenue losses
Pittsburgh Public Schools have spent more than $2.6 million because of the covid-19 pandemic and the district is projecting a loss of as much as $82 million in revenue this year. “As we do not know the effect covid-19 will have on state and federal budgets, it is too soon...
Temp checks, face masks among things reopening day cares face during pandemic
Temperature checks at the door as well as masks, gloves and gowns to protect people from exposure to the coronavirus are some of the things parents can expect at day care centers as they reopen in the region. Kids shouldn’t bring their favorite stuffed animal, blanket or toy to the...
Billion-dollar overhaul of Pittsburgh International airport on pause amid pandemic
A $1 billion-plus overhaul of Pittsburgh International Airport is indefinitely on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, Allegheny County’s aviation chief said Monday. But the project remains necessary for the airport’s future, Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis said. Her assessment was echoed by national aviation experts. The airport...
Pennsylvania’s pause on evictions and foreclosures extended
People can’t be evicted from rental properties and mortgage foreclosures will remain halted through July 10, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday. But rents, including back rent, and unpaid mortgage payments still will need to be paid, Wolf and state Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a joint livestream. A...
Rats are eating each other in Pittsburgh amid waste shortage caused by coronavirus closures
Turf wars among rats that are resorting to cannibalism because of less available garbage to scavenge isn’t something just happening in New York, New Orleans or some other far-away metro areas during the coronavirus pandemic. “It is no different here in Pittsburgh as just like these metro cities, with restaurants...
Pittsburgh International Airport to use UV-beaming robots for disinfecting
Robots beaming out ultraviolet lights soon will be disinfecting floors and handrails at Pittsburgh International Airport to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. The airport has been working with Lawrenceville-based Carnegie Robotics to mount ultraviolet lights on robotic floor scrubbers to clean the terminal for more than a year,...
Police: McKees Rocks teen surrenders in connection with Stowe fatal shooting
A 16-year-old from McKees Rocks surrendered to police Monday in connection with the Sunday afternoon shooting in Stowe that killed a Pittsburgh man, police said. Peyton Wiser is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a gun by a minor, Allegheny County police said. Police said he surrendered Monday afternoon....
Beaver County lawmaker introduces bill requiring nursing home inspectionsVideo
A Beaver County legislator introduced legislation Monday that calls for the immediate inspection of all nursing homes in the state because of the covid-19 pandemic. State Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Ambridge, also wrote a letter to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro that asks him to investigate the situation at Brighton Rehabilitation...
Body found in McKees Rocks refrigerator identified
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a woman who was found dead inside a refrigerator in a McKees Rocks home Monday morning Police found the body of Kristy Jefferson, 38, of McKees Rocks inside a refrigerator that was sitting in a second floor hallway of a building in the...
Allegheny Health Network expands access to drive-up coronavirus tests
Allegheny Health Network is expanding drive-up covid-19 testing to patients of non-AHN affiliated health care providers. The patients will need a doctor’s order to be tested. The drive-up testing started in March and is now available at seven locations in the region. “At AHN, drive-up testing for covid-19 is part...
TSA screener at Pittsburgh International diagnosed with coronavirus
A Transportation Security Administration employee at Pittsburgh International Airport has tested positive for covid-19, officials said. The person last worked April 25, according to the TSA website. It is the only covid-19 case that’s been logged by the TSA at Pittsburgh’s airport. Across the country, there are 516 TSA employees...
Postal Service hiring for temporary jobs at $17.95 per hour
The U.S. Postal Service is hiring temporary workers in the Pittsburgh area for jobs that pay $17.95 per hour. The deadline to apply is Saturday, the postal service said in a news release. The available positions are mail processing assistants at the USPS Pennwood Place processing center in Warrendale and...
Report: More federal cash needed for a safe, secure 2020 election
A $400 million federal boost to help cover increased election costs nationwide this year because of the coronavirus pandemic is far less than the actual amount needed, according to a report authored in part by a University of Pittsburgh researcher. The report, “Ensuring Safe Elections: Federal Funding Needs for State...
Pittsburgh doctors say coronavirus patients having strokes, blood clots
When Allegheny Health Network doctors studied images of Mark Romutis’ brain, they made an unusual but significant discovery. The covid-19 disease afflicting Romutis, the interim police chief of Ambridge, had somehow triggered blood clots. The doctors likened them to a traffic jam in the bloodstream. “It’s as if the Fort...
Food distribution set for Pittsburgh-area veterans in need
A Pittsburgh-based veterans organization is prepared to distribute 300 boxes of food Tuesday to veterans in need during the coronavirus pandemic. The Veterans Leadership Program is partnering with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Giant Eagle and Sysco to provide the food. The distribution will start at noon and will...
Pittsburgh police: Man shot in stomach in South Side Slopes
A man was critically wounded after he was shot in the stomach Monday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes neighborhood, police said. A ShotSpotter alert came over at about 1 p.m. in the 1400 block of Eleanor Street. Police said they found the man near Eccles Street. He was conscious,...
FNB donates $50K to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
First National Bank’s parent company, FNB Corp., is donating $50,000 to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank for use in its covid-19 emergency food relief effort. The donation, announced Monday, is part of FNB’s $1 million commitment to support efforts throughout the seven states the Pittsburgh-based bank serves. “Providing food...
‘We’re going to rebuild,’ Yinzers In the Burgh owner says after fire
Jim Coen isn’t going to let the coronavirus pandemic and a four-alarm fire that heavily damaged his Strip District business stop him from selling all things black-and-gold. “We’re going to rebuild,” Coen said Thursday. “We’re just waiting to see what we’re going to be able to do.” The Wednesday night...
Bail denied for Israeli awaiting sentencing in 2004 Dormont sexual assault
A Pennsylvania appeals court Wednesday denied bail for a 54-year-old Israeli citizen in the Allegheny County Jail awaiting sentencing for a 2004 sexual assault involving a 15-year-old girl in Dormont. Moshe Journo, formerly of Beechview, was to be sentenced in March on the charges, which he pleaded guilty to in...
2 more 911th Airlift Wing reservists deployed for covid-19 response
Two more members of the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron based in Moon were mobilized Wednesday as part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic. The airmen left Wednesday for New Jersey. They will join more than 150 other reservists who will be sent to locations across the country in support...
Another food distribution set at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh
Another emergency food distribution will be held Friday outside PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. This is the second distribution hosted there and it’s coordinated by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank with help from the Pittsburgh Penguins, Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council and Pittsburgh police. It will be held from 10...
Feral cat found in East Pittsburgh tests positive for rabies
A feral cat picked up recently in East Pittsburgh has tested positive for rabies, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. The cat was picked up in the 600 block of Linden Ave. The health department said the incident occurred “recently.” It is the fourth positive rabies case in Allegheny...
Group founded by Mt. Lebanon native aims to supply 100,000 masks to people
A Mt. Lebanon college student and three of his friends have a noble goal: To raise enough money to buy and distribute 100,000 disposable masks by June 1 to those who need them. As of Tuesday, the Covid Response Network had distributed 38,000 masks that it was able to get...
Police: Body found in Plum identified as Whitehall woman missing for a year
Nearly a year after she was reported missing, Elizabeth Wiesenfeld’s remains were found Sunday, Allegheny County police said. Wiesenfeld, 67, of Whitehall, had been missing since April 30, 2019. In September, Douglas Berry, 48, was charged with homicide in connection with her death, but authorities had been proceeding with the...
