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Cops: No human remains found during Unity search, but items sent to lab for forensic tests
No human remains were found on a Unity property during a two-day search connected to the 2018 disappearance of Cassandra Gross, state police said Thursday. “Several items of interest,” however, were recovered, state police spokesman Trooper Stephen Limani said. “Those items will be forwarded to the forensic laboratory (in Hempfield)...
Penguins back on board for Lower Hill project; URA approves plans
A long-discussed project to redevelop the Lower Hill District is back on track as Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday approved the latest plans for the 28-acre site of the former Civic Arena. The Pittsburgh Penguins are also back on board with project, which will be anchored by a new...
Pirates announce furloughs of business employees, pay cuts starting June 1
With the baseball season in limbo because of the covid-19 pandemic, Pittsburgh Pirates president Travis Williams announced Thursday afternoon that the ballclub will be instituting furloughs to business operations employees, beginning June 1. “The impact of the coronavirus has been felt by everyone within our community and our industry. The...
Stocks end lower on Wall Street as US-China tensions continue
Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street on Thursday as investors weighed more data showing the economic damage being caused by the coronavirus pandemic and another flareup in tensions between the U.S. and China. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, shedding some of the gains it made in a solid rally...
Sen. Toomey, panel of officials encourage return for youth baseball, softball leagues
While MLB haggles over the start of its season, efforts also are being made to get youth sports — namely baseball and softball — back on the field. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Lehigh Valley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Healthcare, held a virtual roundtable Thursday about youth baseball...
Mark Cuban says he’s trying to buy ‘The O’ in OaklandVideo
Mark Cuban is trying to resurrect a recently closed famous food spot in Pittsburgh. Cuban told the Tribune-Review that there was “nothing new” to report on a potential deal to buy The Original Hot Dog Shop in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section as of Thursday. “I inquired. We haven’t been able to...
IUP plans to have single dorms, in-person classes this fall
Indiana University of Pennsylvania announced a return to campus this fall, in a plan that includes face-to-face instruction and residential living. Come fall, all students living in residence halls will have a private bedroom. Some will have a private bathroom as well; shared bathrooms will be used by no more...
Fire at Lower Burrell apartments leaves at least 25 people homeless
More than 25 people are homeless after a fast-moving fire Thursday afternoon destroyed the third floor of the Cedar Crest Apartments along Puckety Church Road in Lower Burrell. No one was injured. The fire likely started in the building’s attic and burned for a while before breaking out into a...
Herminie man charged with gas station robbery
A 20-year-old Herminie man was arraigned Thursday on multiple charges of robbing a gas station-convenience store in Sewickley Township where he used to work. Timothy J. Mozgawa fled with about $500 from the Sunoco station at 3331 Clay Pike St. at about 10 p.m. Wednesday, state police Trooper Shane McClelland...
Gov. Wolf signs bill allowing bars, restaurants to sell cocktails to go
Bartenders began whipping up mixed drinks Thursday afternoon at Mogie’s Irish Pub as soon as they learned Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill into law allowing cocktail to-go sales during the pandemic-spurred restrictions. Craig Licata, who lives nearby the Lower Burrell bar, picked up two plastic foam cups of Long...
AHN hospitals receive drug remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients
A drug shown to shorten recovery time in some covid-19 patients is now available at four Allegheny Health Network hospitals. Doses of the antiviral medication remdesivir have been delivered to AHN’s Allegheny Valley, Forbes, Jefferson and West Penn hospitals. Remdesivir is classified as an investigational medication. Following a clinical trial,...
Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works closing some stores in U.S.
About 250 Victoria’s Secret stores and around 50 Bath & Body Works stores will be closing for good in the United States and Canada, according to news from the chain’s parent company L Brands. USA Today reports a quarterly earnings report by the parent company says sales have declined 37%...
Joe Grushecky, Houserockers plan 40th-anniversary album reissue
Time flies when you’re rockin’ the house. The 40th anniversary of “Have a Good Time (But Get Out Alive),” the second album from Joe Grushecky and the Iron City Houserockers, is being celebrated with a deluxe, expanded reissue. The reissue will include remastered original tracks and previously unreleased tracks of...
Westmoreland County reports 2 additional coronavirus cases, no new deaths
State health officials added two more coronavirus cases to Westmoreland County’s running tally, bringing the total since early April to 434. The number of Westmoreland residents who have died from covid-19 remained at 38 since earlier this week. About 7,780 residents have tested negative for the virus, meaning at least...
Pa. reports 102 additional covid-19 deaths; Gov. Wolf to move more counties from red phase to yellow
The nearly 1,000 new coronavirus cases reported by state health officials on Thursday pushed Pennsylvania’s running case count past 65,000 as the state also added 102 new virus-related deaths. The covid-19 death toll across the state now stands at 4,869. All of the deaths have been adults, according to Secretary...
Allegheny County reports 31 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths for 2nd day in a row
Allegheny County officials reported 31 additional covid-19 cases and no new deaths Thursday, the second day in a row that no deaths have been reported. That leaves the total number of deaths countywide at 144, while the total number of confirmed and probable cases rose to 1,718. The county on...
10-year-old boy identified who drowned in the Ohio River
It took less than a few hours Wednesday for a state police marine operations unit and a cadaver dog to recover the body of a 10-year-old boy who was swept up in the Ohio River near Ambridge. “It was an emotional moment,” Fire Chief Rob Gottschalk said, after spending two...
Coronavirus testing now available at federally qualified health centers in Allegheny County
More than 60 people have been tested for covid-19 at federally qualified health centers across Allegheny County since testing began at those facilities Friday. As of Wednesday, test results have come back for 40 of those tests. Two have been positive, said Dr. Debra Bogen, director of the Allegheny County...
Pa. again extends gun permit licenses that have expired
State officials on Thursday granted another extension for residents whose gun permits have expired during the coronavirus pandemic. The extension applies to permits that expired on or after March 19, according to state police. The initial license to carry extension was set to expire May 30, and Gov. Tom Wolf...
Greensburg Night Market will go on, with safety plans in place
The Greensburg Night Market will go on as planned this summer, with the first of five monthly events pushed back one month to June 25 on South Pennsylvania Avenue behind the Westmoreland County Courthouse. Safety accommodations, including hand sanitizing stations, no product sampling and social distancing practices, will be in...
Lori Loughlin, husband plead guilty in college admissions case, to serve prison time
BOSTON — Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to charges in the college admissions bribery case and serve two months in prison, according to court papers filed Thursday. The couple agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail...
Another 2.4 million apply for unemployment benefits, 39 million in all since coronavirus hit
WASHINGTON — More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral outbreak that triggered widespread business shutdowns two months ago and sent the economy into a deep recession. Roughly 38.6 million people have now filed for jobless aid...
Latest Ohio reopenings include indoor dining, campgrounds
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After being abruptly shut down nearly two months ago to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Ohio restaurants are set to offer indoor dining again Thursday. Campgrounds are also reopening. Horse racing begins again Friday, but without spectators. Restaurants that allow diners inside must provide proper social...
Pandemic could push Macy’s to losses exceeding $1 billion
NEW YORK — Macy’s is warning that it could lose more than a $1 billion during its first quarter after the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed retail operations nationwide. Sales, the New York department store said in a preliminary report Thursday, could plummet to around $3 billion, down 45% from the $5.5...
Allegheny County Jail nurse practitioner battles back from coronavirusVideo
Charles Timbers Jr. is a nurse practitioner at Allegheny County Jail who recently tested positive for covid-19. After going through the 14-day quarantine, Timbers is back doing his job at the jail, which has had over three dozen cases of the virus. In this edition of the Trib’s “Answering the...
