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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Pittsburgh Black business leaders create ‘Executive Action & Response Network’
Pittsburgh is often touted as one of America’s most livable cities as well as an economic market on the rise. But recent studies have shown that Pittsburgh does not present the same livability and economic opportunities to its Black citizens. While African-Americans make up one-quarter of the city’s population and...
Allegheny County adds 70 new coronavirus cases, 5 new deaths
Allegheny County’s number of new coronavirus cases dropped back into double digits on Wednesday, but there was an uptick in hospitalizations and deaths. The county’s health department reported 70 new cases, nine hospitalizations and five deaths. Since the first cases were reported in March, Allegheny County has seen 8,512 cases,...
TSA: Loaded handgun found in Connellsville man’s bag at Pittsburgh International Airport
A Connellsville man told federal security officers he forgot he had a loaded .380-caliber handgun in his carry-on bag Tuesday when he was stopped at a Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint. Transportation Security Administration officers spotted the gun on the monitor of an X-ray machine. The gun was confiscated, but...
Allegheny Land Trust receives more grant funding toward acquisition of former Churchill Country Club
A conservation project to preserve the defunct Churchill Valley Country Club for public recreation and environmental education recently received a $300,000 grant. Donations acquired within the past few months toward the green space project in Penn Hills and Churchill include $25,000 from the Sierra Club, $125,000 from the Colcom Foundation...
Bethel Park scraps full in-person learning, leaning toward some in-school days, some days online
Three weeks before school is scheduled to start, the Bethel Park School Board is changing course on how it will reopen to students and teachers. It’s scrapping its plan for a full return to the classroom. The board expects to decide on a different plan Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to...
Restaurants and bars banding together to give Gov. Wolf an ultimatum
Restaurant and bar owners plan to issue a threat to Gov. Tom Wolf later this week: “We’re going to stand together and open up at 100%,” said Rod Ambrogi, a restaurant owner in Bethel Park. The warning comes nearly two weeks after 42 politicians formally asked Wolf through signed letters...
Heinz History Center is part of national collaboration for ‘Made By Us’ initiative
When Senator John Heinz History Center learned about the chance to collaborate with other museums to present U.S. history — geared to the younger generation, giving them a platform to express their thoughts — the center’s president and CEO, Andy Masich, jumped at the opportunity. The history center has teamed...
Garden club honors suffrage movement with appropriately colored flowers
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the day the 19th Amendment became law in the United States. On Aug. 26, 1920, following a battle seven decades long, American women were granted the right to vote. Not everyone is aware that suffragists adopted purple, white and yellow as the colors...
Man detained after shooting near Wilkinsburg school, victim in critical condition
A 26-year-old man was taken to the hospital in critical condition Tuesday afternoon after he was shot near an elementary school in Wilkinsburg, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said they detained a 29-year-old man who they believe was responsible for the shooting. They did not identify him. The shooting...
Heinz Field Kickoff and Rib Fest canceled
There will be no ribs slathered in barbecue sauce over Labor Day weekend on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The annual Heinz Field Kickoff and Rib Fest has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Tuesday. The five-day festival had been scheduled to start Sept. 3 and run through Sept....
‘A Virtual Ice Cream Social’ will bring the cool treat to your computer screen 
Here’s the scoop on A Virtual Ice Cream Social. The online ice cream celebration, adapted for the coronavirus pandemic, will feature five area sweet-treat experts performing live demonstrations, sharing recipes and dishing out tips. The event is being held via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Aug. 23. A Virtual Ice...
New Allegheny County covid-19 cases top 100 after double-digit stretch
After a three-day stretch of new cases below 100, Allegheny County reported 132 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the health department. Of the new cases, 70 were between ages 19 and 49, 20 of those were age 19-24 and 50 were age 25-49. New coronavirus cases were found from...
Pittsburgh Opera hosting live, reduced audiences for 2020-21 season
Any opera buff would agree that watching a performance of “Cosi fan tutte” on a screen is nothing like hearing it live. As of Monday, fans of the Pittsburgh Opera will have a choice. The organization announced, in response to ongoing covid-19 uncertainty and concerns, four operas will be performed...
Pitt researchers involved in clinical trial for covid-19 treatment option
University of Pittsburgh researchers are collaborating with other universities for a clinical trial testing convalescent plasma in the treatment of covid-19. The group, which includes scientists from Michigan Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina and Stanford Medicine, were awarded more than $7 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood...
New reported cases of covid-19 trending lower in Allegheny County
For the third straight day, Allegheny County reported new covid-19 case numbers under 100. The county’s Department of Health announced Monday 68 new cases of covid-19, along with one new report of hospitalization and no new deaths. Not since late June has the county posted a three-day stretch of new...
Pittsburgh Concert Chorale partially cancels season, plans virtual performance for Pirates game 
The Pittsburgh Concert Chorale performed selections from Orff’s “Carmina Burana” on March 1. When members gathered March 10 for their first Pops rehearsal, no one knew it would be the last time they’d all be together for the next six months. “Sadly, the very thing that gives our singers and...
I-79 in Robinson reopened after early morning tractor-trailer wreck
A northbound lane of Interstate 79 in Robinson was closed for several hours Monday morning because of a tractor-trailer crash, according to PennDOT. The crash occurred shortly after 3 a.m. 0.6 miles south of Exit 64, which is the Coraopolis/McKees Rocks exit. No injuries were reported. Both travel lanes were...
Women with ties to Pittsburgh hired to help Joe Biden’s Pennsylvania campaign
Two staff members with ties to Pittsburgh-area politics will help to lead former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign in Pennsylvania, the campaign announced Monday. Nikkilia Lu, a political organizer and strategist who served as the Western Pennsylvania political director for Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ and the Pennsylvania...
Ross nursing home reports 39 new coronavirus cases
A Ross nursing home is reporting a coronavirus outbreak among more than three dozen residents, according to data last updated on the facility’s website Friday. The ManorCare Health Services North Hills location, one of 42 ManorCare facilities in Pennsylvania, is licensed for 200 beds. The facility previously reported fewer than...
School officials: Beaver, Central Catholic athletes test positive for coronavirus
Two high school athletes in the region tested positive Sunday for the coronavirus and officials at both schools have taken steps to protect other students. A Central Catholic High School football player tested positive Sunday. School officials say the recent case is not indicative of a cluster of cases across...
Veterans hold Black Lives Matter rally in Pittsburgh
A group of about 25 people, many of them veterans, gathered in Downtown Pittsburgh Sunday to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Organizer Aryanna Hunter, of Murrysville, said the rally was in part meant to spotlight the diversity of worldviews in the military. “We get aligned with...
Police: Teen arrested for firing shots on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
Pittsburgh police have arrested a juvenile for allegedly firing multiple shots Sunday morning in the city’s North Shore neighborhood. The shooting was reported about 11 a.m. in the 200 block of Federal Street. When officers arrived they found no victims, but several vehicles had been shot and there were multiple...
Man jumps in Monongahela River after Pittsburgh crash injures 6
A man jumped into the Monongahela River to flee law enforcement after a two-vehicle crash that injured six people, according to the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety. The crash happened shortly after noon Sunday near the intersection of Bates Street and Second Avenue, in the city’s South Oakland neighborhood. Five...
Allegheny County reports 82 new coronavirus cases, 2 new deaths
Allegheny County reported 82 new cases of covid-19, along with four new hospitalizations and two new deaths on Sunday. This is the second day the county reported fewer than 100 cases. On Saturday the county reported its lowest new number of coronavirus cases, 66, since late June. The new cases...
Hospital construction boom unaffected by pandemic in Western Pa.
Western Pennsylvania’s top hospital systems are pushing ahead with major construction projects despite the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. In Harmar, crews are working on the final touches of Allegheny Health Network’s newest neighborhood hospital. The 23,000-square-foot “mini-hospital” under construction at Freeport and Guys Run roads will...


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