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Allegheny Health Network trims losses as patient volume climbs
Allegheny Health Network shrank its losses during the first three months of the year, citing higher patient numbers and increased membership in its insurance units. The 14-hospital system on Wednesday reported an operating loss of $36.2 million for the first quarter compared to a loss of $105.5 million during the...
40 Pittsburgh schools to shift to remote learning Thursday due to heat
Pittsburgh Public Schools plans to temporarily close 40 district schools in favor of remote learning Thursday because of anticipated high temperatures. For a list of the affected schools, which officials said do not have sufficient air-conditioning, click here: www.pghschools.org/Page/6250. Students from those schools will receive virtual instruction on Thursday and...
Antisemitic stickers found in Squirrel Hill park on 1st day of synagogue shooting trial
Antisemitic stickers were found in a Squirrel Hill park Tuesday, as the much-anticipated Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial got underway. About 15 stickers were removed from utility poles and other public surfaces at Wightman Park, and the stickers also have been found in Schenley Park, along Beechwood Boulevard, and in Oakland,...
Officials seek beds for people displaced from Smithfield Shelter in Pittsburgh
Allegheny County officials on Wednesday said they are working to provide additional resources and alternate shelter spaces for the people who have been using the Smithfield United Church of Christ temporary overnight shelter, which will close by the end of June. The shelter typically is open only during the winter...
Teachers leaving their jobs at an accelerating rate in Pennsylvania, new study finds
HARRISBURG — Teachers are leaving their jobs at an accelerating rate in Pennsylvania, amid fears of a nationwide exodus of burned-out teachers and a collapse in enrollment in recruitment programs that is making teachers increasingly difficult to replace. A new analysis by Penn State’s Center for Education Evaluation and Policy...
‘We moved toward the gunfire’: Pittsburgh synagogue shooting survivors testify
Dan Leger thought he was dying. Moments earlier on the morning of Oct. 27, 2018, Leger had been shot in the abdomen during services for the Dor Hadash congregation inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill. The long-time palliative care nurse recognized his symptoms — mounting internal...
Sick workers tied to 40% of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks, CDC says
Food workers who showed up while sick or contagious were linked to about 40% of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks with a known cause between 2017 and 2019, federal health officials said Tuesday. Norovirus and salmonella, germs that can cause severe illness, were the most common cause of 800 outbreaks, which...
Pittsburgh to celebrate city’s 50th LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Pittsburgh will celebrate its 50th LGBTQ+ Pride Month in June, and officials say the event has taken on added significance this year as that community has been “under attack” across the nation. City Councilman Bruce Kraus, D-South Side, said he can’t remember a time that was “so malicious and so...
Pa. Game Commission urges residents to leave young wildlife alone
The Pennsylvania Game Commission released a springtime alert Tuesday, urging the public to avoid young wildlife. The release informed Pennsylvanians that during the spring it’s possible to encounter young wildlife that appear to be alone. According to the Game Commission’s wildlife management director, Matthew Schnupp, many people attempt to assist...
House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate
WASHINGTON — Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent. The hard-fought deal pleased few, but...
Morning Roundup: South Greensburg EMT facing charges of child endangerment
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, May 31: South Greensburg EMT facing charges of child endangerment Police said a 22-year-old South Greensburg man used tape to secure a pacifier in his 2-month-old baby’s mouth, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The station reports investigators...
Tribune-Review wins multiple Golden Quill Awards, earns additional finalist nods
The Tribune-Review captured eight Golden Quill Awards and was a finalist for more than a dozen others at the 59th annual awards dinner Tuesday night at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania announced the winners of the Golden Quills, a competition that honors professional and student...
West Penn, Duquesne Light rates increasing for many this week
Consumers who use Duquesne Light Co. or West Penn Power to purchase the power for their homes and businesses will see prices spike beginning Thursday, the state utility commission said. The state Public Utility Commission allows the utilities to adjust the price of purchasing the power — a “pass-through cost”...
Pa. woman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot gets over 2 years in prison
A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than two years in prison. Pauline Bauer was near Pelosi’s office suite on Jan. 6, 2021, when she yelled at police officers to bring out...
Allegheny General Hospital considers new construction, eliminating shared hospital rooms
A long-range development plan for Pittsburgh’s Allegheny General Hospital includes the potential for new buildings in the North Side campus and a goal of making all hospital rooms single occupancy. The proposed master plan, which lays out development goals for the next decade, was presented to the Planning Commission on...
Monessen woman charged in Westmoreland courthouse bomb threat
A Monessen woman accused of threatening a Westmoreland County judge and children’s bureau employees was charged Tuesday with making a bomb threat at the Greensburg courthouse. Precious Gantt, 39, is facing two counts of terroristic threats and a single charge of bomb threats. Westmoreland County Park Police said Gantt called...
Egg prices coming down, but high costs persist for local farmers
Egg prices and production levels are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, despite lingering impacts from bird flu and ongoing concerns from some local farmers about high feed costs. According to the latest Northeastern chicken and egg report from the USDA, Pennsylvania’s egg production was down 8% in April compared to...
Ohio man found not guilty of attempted homicide in Duquesne Heights shooting
An Ohio man was found not guilty of attempted homicide in connection with a March 2022 shooting in Pittsburgh’s Duquesne Heights neighborhood. Neil A. Toalston, 28, of Alliance was found not guilty following a three-day jury trial last week in Judge Jennifer Satler’s Pittsburgh court. Toalston and his girlfriend were...
Pittsburgh area can expect more dry, hot days
The Pittsburgh area has seen several days of warm, dry weather, and that won’t be ending anytime soon, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Lee Hendricks. So far in May the region has received 1.73 inches of rain, less than half of what is typical. Hendricks added that about 75%...
National average gas price expected to stay under $4 this summer, analyst says
The national average price of gasoline is likely to spend much of the summer in the range of $3.35 to $3.85 per gallon, an industry analyst said. But Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said it could go higher “if unexpected refinery outages flare up or we...
Rabbi, dispatcher recount horrors of Pittsburgh synagogue attack
For 40 minutes, Tree of Life Rabbi Jeffrey Myers gripped the doorknob in his right hand and held his cellphone to his ear with his left. As the 911 calltaker sat silently on the other end of the line, waiting to hear more information about the active shooter in the...
Mark Madden: Penguins can’t trust Tristan Jarry, at least not at market value
The next Pittsburgh Penguins GM has his work cut out for him. He likely will have to package positive assets with negative surplus just to hit reset. Like trading, say, a third-round pick and Mikael Granlund for zilch just to get rid of Granlund. If that sounds grotesque, it’s just...
North Huntingdon woman battles 2 autoimmune diseases
After finding the correct combination of diet, exercise and holistic medicine, Cara Zanella found a way to live with the rheumatoid arthritis that affected her life for nearly two decades. She was able to do it without the use of medication, but the North Huntingdon woman with a passion for...
Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval
WASHINGTON — Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked furiously Tuesday to sell fellow Republicans on the debt ceiling and budget deal he negotiated with President Joe Biden and win approval in time to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. Leaders of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus lambasted...
Florida police search for 3 gunmen who wounded 9 at crowded beach on Memorial Day
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Police launched a search Tuesday for three suspects they believe to be the gunmen who opened fire along a crowded Florida beachside promenade on Memorial Day, wounding a 1-year-old and eight others while sending people frantically running for cover. Hollywood police sought the public’s help in identifying...
