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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Pittsburgh Food Bank responding to covid-19 needs in variety of ways
Since mid-March, images of long lines of cars waiting for boxes of food being distributed by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank have become a common sight. “I know that in March our pantry network contributed a million more pounds of food than it did the previous March,” said food...
‘Sewing for Angels’ makes and delivers masks beyond Western Pennsylvania
A new Rosie the Riveter is in town. Today, the cultural icon from the World War II era, symbolizing women stepping up to work in factories and shipyards, has taken a different form: a group of more than 1,000 men, women and children – connected through social media – banded...
Gov. Wolf signs order granting civil immunity to health care providers during covid-19 pandemic
Gov. Tom Wolf signed an executive order Wednesday that could shield health care workers from potential lawsuits while confronting the covid-19 pandemic. The order grants civil immunity to individual licensed, certified and registered health care workers acting in “good faith” across all types of state-defined health care facilities — among...
Many new Allegheny County coronavirus cases linked to long-term care facilities
Nearly half of recent cases of the coronavirus reported in Allegheny County are linked to long-term care facilities, Allegheny County Health Department officials said Wednesday. Between April 20 and May 5, county health department staff started investigations on 352 new cases of covid-19. Of that total, 123 people, or 35%...
Peduto: Coronavirus could bring pop-up drive-in theaters to Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is looking for creative ways to allow safe social activities — including pop-up drive-in theaters — if coronavirus restrictions are necessary through summer months, Mayor Bill Peduto said Wednesday. Peduto, addressing reporters during a teleconference, said traditional activities such as Little League baseball, the city’s annual Fourth of July...
Pittsburgh’s Jewish Association on Aging will hold in-person Mother’s Day visits through windows
Mother’s Day visits amid coronavirus restrictions at nursing and personal care homes will be possible at the Jewish Association on Aging facilities in Pittsburgh. There’s no hugging, though. The in-person Mother’s Day visits at Charles Morris Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Weinberg Terrace and Weinberg Village will be held through plexiglass...
Pittsburgh HIV/AIDS advocate August Pusateri dies
August “Buzz” Pusateri played an integral role in the Pitt Men’s Study, a confidential research study of the natural history of HIV and AIDS. Not only did he believe in the importance of recruiting volunteers to help further research, he was one of the project’s first volunteers. Twice a year,...
PWSA: Water in shuttered buildings could contain contaminants like Legionella
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is warning building owners that water in structures shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic could contain contaminants. PWSA advised owners Wednesday to develop a water management plan before reopening buildings for employees and the public. Water standing in pipes for long periods can contain contaminants,...
Police: Dispute over ‘intimate partner’ led to killing of Pitt coronavirus researcher
The recent murder-suicide in Ross Township that left two men dead from gunshot wounds was the result of a long-running dispute over an intimate partner, according to investigators. Bing Liu, 37, was shot to death inside his condominium at The Mews of Town North shortly after noon May 2. He...
Google’s Pittsburgh office raises $110,000 for families hit by coronavirus crisis
Google’s Pittsburgh office has raised over $110,000 for the GiveDirectly relief fund which will provide $1,000 direct cash payments to area families hardest hit by the covid-19 crisis. In all, the money donated by Google employees and Google.org will go to support 110 local families. Google.org’s seed donation is part...
Brighton Heights artist shares puppet costumes with Pittsburgh during pandemic
Giant puppets are popping up around Pittsburgh. One might see them standing near a front door, walking down a street or dancing to music. The colorful characters are courtesy of Brighton Heights artist Cheryl Capezzuti. She has hundreds of puppet costumes housed in her North Side studio. They’ve been used...
Pittsburgh to begin street repaving on Monday, advises residents to move vehicles
Paving crews will start resurfacing Pittsburgh streets on Monday, and city officials are asking residents to make sure to move vehicles in advance of the work. Workers will put fliers on vehicle windshields 48 hours before a street is paved and residents registered for telephone alerts from the Pittsburgh Water...
Allegheny County reports 19 more coronavirus cases, 2 deaths
Allegheny County officials reported 19 additional cases of covid-19 and two more deaths Wednesday, bringing the total to 1,394 confirmed or probable cases and 111 deaths countywide. That’s compared to 10 additional cases and seven deaths reported Tuesday. The county reported no new deaths Monday or Sunday, which could have...
Limited, timed tickets planned for Pittsburgh Zoo whenever it opens
As the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium waits to learn when it can reopen, plans are in the works as to how the zoo will operate with social distancing. The zoo is closed to the public because of the covid-19 pandemic. Gov. Tom Wolf has not given dates when zoos...
State police seek help investigating Cranberry man’s death in East Pittsburgh
State police are seeking the public’s help as they investigate the death of a Cranberry man. According to state police, John Betts, 37, was found dead Monday morning along train tracks below the Westinghouse Bridge in East Pittsburgh. His coat was found on the bridge above. The cause and manner...
Pittsburgh nurse talks about stress of working with coronavirus patients in ICU 
Megan Oeler is a newly married 27-year-old registered nurse working in the medical ICU at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. The coronavirus pandemic has created challenges Oeler could not have imagined during her training. In this segment of the Trib’s “Answering the Call,” Oeler describes what it’s been like dealing...
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation latest to hold virtual fundraiser gala
Gone are the days — well at least they’re gone this spring — when people dress up to go festive galas, joining with family and friends for evening of food and drink, all for their favorite non-profit in need of money. Instead, the typical galas are being replaced by virtual...
Man accused of holding up Robinson deli with rifle arrested in Pittsburgh’s North Side
A Thornburg man accused of holding up a Robinson market with a rifle was arrested Tuesday afternoon on Pittsburgh’s North Side, officials said. Tyler Rutherford, 33, was wanted as the suspect in last week’s robbery of Rossi’s Market, a deli and convenience store on Forest Grove Road just west of...
Police seek public’s help to find pair who robbed, assaulted woman on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help to find two suspects wanted in connection to the robbery and assault of a 59-year-old woman on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The suspects, a male and a female, are accused of assaulting the woman at about 5:45 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block...
Pittsburgh Public Schools staff member tests negative for covid-19
A staff member who works out of Pittsburgh Public School’s Service Center has tested negative for covid-19, the district announced Tuesday. The district closed the Service Center over the weekend for a deep cleaning, as a precaution. The building reopened Tuesday and families in the district were notified in a...
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,...
Kane’s Glen Hazel facility up to 12 coronavirus deaths as state weighs releasing nursing home data
State officials on Tuesday said coronavirus case numbers in care facilities and prisons will continue to be a part of a county’s total case count despite some calls for those numbers to excluded. Both Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said those cases are an important...
Pittsburgh food bank plans drive-up distributions at airport, PPG Paints Arena
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host two drive-up distributions this week, one at Pittsburgh International Airport and one at PPG Paints Arena. The event at the airport will run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Parking lots open at 11 a.m., and the distribution can accommodate 1,000...
Pitt and CMU researchers developing low-cost ‘Roboventilator’ for pandemic
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are teaming up to address the ventilator shortage in the U.S. brought on by the covid-19 pandemic. Ventilators, mechanical devices used to move breathable air into and out of the lungs, are in huge global demand as the coronavirus attacks...
Racial equity task force proposed for coronavirus response in Pittsburgh
Two Pittsburgh city councilmen on Tuesday proposed a task force that would ensure the city’s minority communities receive equal treatment in government initiatives aimed at helping people during the coronavirus pandemic. Councilmen R. Daniel Lavelle and Ricky Burgess, council’s only black members, introduced a resolution that would create the Greater...


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