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Westmoreland County adds 14 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County saw 14 new coronavirus cases added Monday, according to data released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The new cases bring the county’s total to 1,553 with 46 deaths. Of those cases, 1,510 are confirmed and 43 probable. There have been 32,122 negative tests, according to the state....
Pennsylvania reports 601 new cases of coronavirus, 3 deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health added 601 more cases of coronavirus and three deaths to their totals on Monday. The new cases bring the state’s total to 119,453 coronavirus cases and 7,317 deaths since the first cases were reported in March. In Southwestern Pennsylvania, Allegheny’s 75 new cases raised its...
WPIAL calls Gov. Wolf’s recommendation ‘uncalculated, inconsistent and unfair’Video
The WPIAL strongly supports playing high school sports this fall despite Gov. Tom Wolf’s recommendation they be postponed until January. “The WPIAL’s response to the governor’s comments … is one of frustration,” WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman said Monday, “due to uncalculated, inconsistent and unfair approach to this guidance.” Scheuneman...
Allegheny County adds 75 new coronavirus cases from tests of past 6 days
The Allegheny County Department of Health on Monday reported another day of new coronavirus cases below 100. The county added 75 new covid-19 cases from 1,331 test results. The tests were given from Aug. 3-9. New cases range in age from 10 to 94 years, with a median age of...
Pittsburgh Restaurant Week offers 2 weeks of dining delights
Discerning diners are in luck during the Pittsburgh Restaurant Week Summer 2020 edition, starting today. Many participating restaurants are extending their usual week-long special menus an extra week, through Aug. 23, to make them available to additional patrons and still abide by occupancy restrictions. Restaurants and their specials listed on...
Fire quickly extinguished at Greensburg house that was recently sold
A small fire was quickly extinguished Monday at a Greensburg house that recently was sold. City Fire Chief Tom Bell said there was a small fire in the corner of the kitchen near some power tools that were not plugged in. “First crew got in and knocked it down really...
Delays along Parkway East following motorcycle crash
One person was taken to a hospital following a crash Monday morning on the Parkway East, according to an Allegheny 911 dispatcher. Emergency crews responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and two vehicles in the area of the Squirrel Hill Tunnels shortly before 6:40 a.m. According to Tribune-Review news...
As eateries across the country shutter, Dunkin’ launches a new shop in East HuntingdonVideo
In an era marked by closed signs at eateries across the country, a Forest Hills-based restaurant group is betting against the odds in the midst of a pandemic in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Heartland Restaurant Group is opening its 59th Dunkin’ franchise today in the Countryside Plaza in East Huntingdon, on...
Vandergrift woman planning massive Christmas festival
The goal, Denise Lewandowski-George says, is to turn all of Vandergrift into a Christmas town like those seen in Hallmark movies. She pitched the idea to Vandergrift Council during last Monday’s virtual meeting. With the support of the Vandergrift Improvement Program (VIP) and several local businesses, Lewandowski-George has decided to...
Dispatch: 3 injured following shooting in Beaver Falls
Three people were injured following a shooting in Beaver County, according to an emergency dispatcher. Police responded to the intersection of 14th Street and 5th Avenue in Beaver Falls around 11:30 p.m. Sunday for reports of the shooting. Two people were transported by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh-area hospital and...
Man in critical condition following Sunday shooting in Highland Park
One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition following a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood Sunday night, authorities said. Police and EMS responded to the 800 block of Farragut Street around 8:20 p.m. where they found a man with a gunshot wound to his neck, Pittsburgh police...
Mon Incline closed for maintenance
The Monongahela Incline is out of service, Port Authority officials said Sunday night. The closure is due to a maintenance issue, according to a Port Authority social media alert posted shortly after 7:30 p.m. Shuttle buses are running between the lower station on East Carson Street and the upper station...
2 injured in separate Pittsburgh shootings
Separate shootings Sunday evening in Pittsburgh left two men injured, authorities said. The first happened about 5:20 p.m. in Lincoln-Lemington, according to police. Officers and medics responded to Lincoln Avenue for a report of a shooting but found the victim had been driven to the hospital. Police searched for a...
Heat wave returns before electricity for some after tropical stormVideo
NEW YORK — Another heat wave was rolling into the New York tristate region Sunday as over 300,000 residents and businesses waited for electricity to return after last week’s tropical storm. The race to restore fuel for desperately needed air conditioners, refrigerators and electronic devices as another work week approached...
Westmoreland County adds 14 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County saw 14 new coronavirus cases, according to data released Sunday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The new cases bring the county’s total to 1,537 with 46 deaths. Of those cases, 1,494 are confirmed and 43 probable. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram There have been 31,728 negative tests,...
Former Apollo nuclear site up for sale, againVideo
Apollo Borough is seeking, again, to sell its largest commercial site along Warren Avenue, 22 acres that includes about 4.5 acres off-limits for development where a former nuclear fuels plant once stood. The parcels include land owned by Metals Services and cleaned up by Armstrong County Department of Economic Development,...
FAA to investigate flipped plane at Rostraver Airport
A pilot suffered minor injuries after his bright yellow Piper J-3 Cub plane ran off a runway and flipped onto its roof at the Rostraver Airport on Sunday, officials said. The call came in shortly after 2:45 p.m. as an “aircraft down” at the airport. According to a Westmoreland County...
Pennsylvania reports 760 more cases of coronavirus
The Pennsylvania Department of Health added 760 more cases of coronavirus and one death to their totals on Sunday. The new cases bring the state’s total to 118,852 coronavirus cases and 7,314 deaths since the first cases were reported in March. Of those cases, 115,505 are confirmed and 3,347 are...
Trump end run around Congress raises questions on his claimsVideo
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump’s end run around Congress on coronavirus relief is raising questions about whether it would give Americans the economic lifeline he claims and appears certain to face legal challenges. Democrats called it a pre-election ploy that would burden cash-strapped states. “When you look at those...
Allegheny County reports 61 new coronavirus cases
Allegheny County on Sunday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since June 26. The county’s department of health added 61 new covid-19 cases on Sunday as the total of newly reported cases stayed in double digits for the third straight day. The county also saw 61 cases on...
U.S. tops 5 million confirmed virus cases, to Europe’s alarm
ROME — With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe. Perhaps nowhere outside the U.S. is America’s...
5.1-magnitude quake hits North Carolina; no damage reported
SPARTA, N.C. — The most powerful earthquake to hit North Carolina in more than 100 years shook much of the state early Sunday, rattling homes, businesses and residents. The National Weather Service in Greenville said the 5.1-magnitude temblor struck at 8:07 a.m., following a much smaller quake several hours earlier....
Postal Service emerges as flash point heading into election
WASHINGTON — Mail piling up. Constant attacks from the president. Cuts to overtime as record numbers of ballots are expected to pass through post offices this fall. The success of the 2020 presidential election could hinge on a most unlikely government agency: the U.S. Postal Service. Current signs are not...
‘Code Orange’ air quality day for Sunday as temperatures near 90
Although National Weather Service officials said the region is trending down in terms of overall temperatures, it isn’t there yet, and Sunday will be another reminder of the summer heat it has experienced recently. Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection issued an air quality alert for Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette,...
‘I don’t want to die here’: Problems at Brighton Rehab didn’t start with coronavirus, Trib investigation finds
Talk. Kenneth Miller has heard a lot of it since March when night and day, people all around him began dying at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. There has been talk of change, talk of state and federal probes into how the aging, 589-bed Beaver County facility that one local...
