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Pittsburgh police make arrest in February Beltzhoover homicide
A Pittsburgh man is charged with homicide in a case from February. Daniel Miles, 31, is accused of fatally shooting Robert Fulton, 33, in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood, according to city police. Fulton died in the emergency room of UPMC Mercy Feb. 26 after being shot while in the 200 block...
Pittsburgh council conducts business in empty meeting chambers 
Pittsburgh City Council President Theresa Kail-Smith said she felt self-conscious Tuesday while chairing a meeting in an empty council chamber. Kail-Smith and city Clerk Brenda Pree had to be there to conduct the meeting. Council’s eight other members participated and voted through a conference call. Pittsburgh on Tuesday closed the...
Pittsburgh Marathon canceled over coronavirus pandemic
The Pittsburgh Marathon is canceled for 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Race organizer P3R announced Wednesday that it was following Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s executive order that banned gatherings of more than 50 people. “All of us at P3R are disappointed and frustrated that this year’s Dick’s Sporting Goods...
Allegheny County dentists urged to delay nonemergency procedures
The Allegheny County Health Department is encouraging all dental providers and patients to delay nonemergency dental services and procedures during the covid-19 outbreak. This is due to “the close proximity between patients and their dental service providers,” according to a statement Tuesday by Dr. Debra Bogen, health department director. The...
Airlines cut flights out of Pittsburgh International Airport as coronavirus spreads
Airlines are cutting flights out of Pittsburgh International Airport in response to the spreading coronavirus, airport officials said Tuesday. Delta has decided to cut 1% of its capacity at Pittsburgh International, trimming flights to Atlanta starting in April, according to a report in BlueSky, the airport’s news outlet. American Airlines...
State Supreme Court Justice Wecht self-quarantines family after son has presumed coronavirus
An Indiana Township man is recovering from a presumed case of the coronavirus, while officials in Fox Chapel Area School District are warning that two of the man’s siblings were at the high school Monday after being in contact with him. Pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht identified the man as his...
Allegheny County confirms 1 new coronavirus case, 3 presumptive positives
Another new case and three presumptive positive cases of covid-19 have been confirmed in Allegheny County, officials announced Tuesday morning. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Allegheny County to seven. The new confirmed case is a patient in their 60s who is hospitalized. The health department said...
Pittsburgh-based American Eagle closing all stores in U.S., Canada
American Eagle Outfitters has closed all stores in the United States and Canada, citing the most recent government recommendations about the spreading coronavirus. The clothing outlet says it hopes to reopen retail stores on March 27, but it will reevaluate as time goes by. American Eagle had already closed some...
1 killed, 1 hurt in Parkway North crash
A Pittsburgh man was killed in a one-vehicle crash Monday on the Parkway North in Ross, according to state police. Michael Mario Steven Smith, 27, was traveling north at 5 p.m. when the vehicle he was in lost control, hit an embankment and became airborne before landing on its roof,...
Pittsburgh doctor discusses attempts to avoid coronavirus ‘nightmare’ 
The director of the World Health Organization is calling the covid-19 pandemic the “defining global health crisis of our time.” Western Pennsylvania municipalities are entering their first week of widespread school closures and restrictions on bars, restaurants, entertainment venues, and other businesses in an effort to prevent the spread of...
Allegheny suspends poll-worker training, limits trips for seniors at Kane centers
Allegheny County officials on Monday announced several changes in county government operations related to the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Elections The county’s Elections Division is suspending all poll-worker training and all public voting system demonstrations at libraries through March 27. Voting system demonstrations will continue 8:30 a.m. to 4:30...
Pittsburgh Diocese postpones sacraments, limits attendance at weddings, funerals
The Diocese of Pittsburgh has postponed or cancelled some sacraments, cancelled all parish events and ordered limited attendance at weddings and funerals because of coronavirus concerns. According to a directive issued Monday by Bishop David Zubik, until further notice, attendance at all weddings and funerals conducted under diocesan auspices should...
Gyms, day cares among nonessential businesses closing; banks, repair shops, convenience stores stay open 
The Legends of Pittsburgh bustled Monday with hand sanitizer-armed gym rats sweating through one more hard workout before the coronavirus pandemic cut off access to their club indefinitely. Monday marked their last chance to do so for at least the next two weeks. The fitness center anchoring a corner of...
‘People rely on us’: Western Pa. restaurant owners adjust to life as takeout-only service
Rich Cupka had to close his two South Side bars, Cupka’s Cafe and Cupka’s Cafe II , but he plans to make good use of the time off. He’s ordered paint and floor stripper and plans to immediately begin sprucing up his establishments. His South Side coffee shop Cup Ka...
PennDOT closes driver, photo license centers, extends expiration dates
All driver license centers and photo license centers in Pennsylvania are closing for two weeks, PennDOT said. Expiration dates for driver licenses, identification cards, vehicle registrations, and safety and emissions inspections will be extended due to the coronavirus outbreak. For driver licenses, photo ID cards and learner’s permits scheduled to...
Westmoreland County Food Bank desperate for volunteers
Food banks are feeling the pinch from the coronavirus. The Westmoreland County Food Bank put out a call for volunteers Monday. “Some of our food partners are experiencing very low volunteer turnout,” CEO Jennifer Miller said. “We’re really in desperate need of volunteers.” Miller said one primary source of volunteers...
Pittsburgh City Council to conduct meetings via conference call
Pittsburgh City Council is closing its meetings to the public but is permitting residents to comment through email and will continue to broadcast live over City Channel Pittsburgh, according to council President Theresa Kail-Smith. Kail-Smith said she would chair weekly meetings Tuesdays and Wednesdays from City Council Chambers in the...
Pittsburgh college student recounts ‘bizarre experience’ getting screened for covid-19 at Detroit airport
Leah DeFlitch wasn’t sure what to expect when she boarded a plane in Amsterdam bound for her family’s Pittsburgh home early Sunday. She soon learned her pilot wasn’t sure what was in store for the passengers, either. It was only days after President Trump mandated health screenings for the novel...
Gun and ammunition sales soar; permits issued more than double in Western Pa.
In 100 years, the Army Navy & Indoor Pistol Range in Latrobe has seen just about everything, said owner Mark Boerio. But nothing like coronavirus. Boerio is not planning to close the store as the virus spreads across Western Pennsylvania. As of Tuesday, Allegheny County reported seven confirmed cases while...
Coronavirus, social distancing can’t slow down Zumba enthusiasts
If you thought coronavirus gives you an excuse to pull the covers over your head and dump your exercise ritual, Krista Bremer won’t let it happen. Bremer, owner of Regent Square Zumba, is aware that many of her members are practicing social distancing. Especially this week, with six confirmed cases...
City of Pittsburgh halts nonessential operations
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...
Sen. Williams to hold tele-town hall on covid-19
Faced with increasing questions about the covid-19, state Sen. Lindsey Williams announced Monday that she will host a tele-town hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday featuring Dr. Arvind Venkat, president of the Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians. “The covid-19 outbreak here in Allegheny County and across the country has raised many...
DA’s office appeals tossed conviction of Pittsburgh-area priest accused of abuse
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....
Allegheny County reports 2 more coronavirus cases, bringing total to 6
The Allegheny County Health Department announced two additional cases of covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the county to six. The department said the new cases are adults — one in their 60s and one in their 50s. They are isolated at home. The department said there...
As coronavirus spreads, 5 important things to know right now
Dr. Amesh Adalja, a Pittsburgh-based infectious disease and critical care physician, fielded a range of questions from the Tribune-Review on Monday morning. Adalja is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. He works on pandemic preparedness, emerging infectious diseases and hospital preparedness. What are the most...


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