Renatta Signorini stories, Page 122

School districts started announcing how they would get food to students who qualify for free and reduced-price lunches amid a statewide public school shutdown over the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday ordered all Pennsylvania K-12 schools to close for two weeks in an effort to stem the spread...

A Washington man was killed early Sunday in a one-vehicle crash, according to Washington County Coroner Tim Warco. Michael D. Slider Sr., 56, of Washington, was driving on Woodland Avenue in Canton Township at 12:30 a.m. when authorities said he lost control and the vehicle rolled onto its side. Slider...

When Don Bailey’s six children were in trouble, he’d bring out the deposition recorder. He would set the stage with the time and date for the recorded family meeting and detail the issue. Afterward, he would write up a contract and have them sign it. “I was 7, and I...

The threat of picking up a virus spreading around the globe didn’t chase away the luck of the Irish from Irwin on Saturday. Sherry Goughenour of North Huntingdon said it was important to her to support the community. “The local businesses, it’s hard on them,” she said. “I’m not in...

Westmoreland County’s libraries and satellite offices will be closed until March 30 amid fears over the coronavirus, officials announced. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s locations will close Sunday until March 31. Guidance on the closure came from the Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Commonwealth Libraries on Friday after Gov. Tom...

SeaBase Family Fun Center will be closed through at least the end of March amid coronavirus concerns. The Greensburg facility is asking anyone who has a party scheduled there over the next few weeks to get in touch to either reschedule the date or cancel it, according to a Facebook...

Some businesses are taking extra precautions amid concerns about coronavirus. There’s the obvious — encouraging employees to stay home if they’re sick and increasing the cleaning of surfaces. But some are going steps beyond in an effort to curb the spread of the virus, which has been classified as a...

A Pittsburgh man is being held without bond after Jeannette police said he shot another man Wednesday. Ronald Lee Johnson, 64, of Perry South, is accused of firing the shot in the area of Wood and North First streets in Jeannette at 4:45 p.m, according to court papers. He is...

Editor’s note: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Sage’s army announced that the open house has been postponed. Megan Riley first came into contact with Carmen Capozzi in August 2016. He was the catalyst that helped her find sobriety. Now, he’s her boss at her first job as a certified recovery...

A small fire was extinguished Wednesday afternoon at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg. Fire Chief Tom Bell said a 2-foot-by-2-foot section of insulation caught fire while a crew was using a heating device to install a rubber roof on part of the hospital. That sent smoke into an area...

Singer Celine Dion postponed her Friday show in Pittsburgh to November after a doctor diagnosed her with a common cold, according to a statement. The Courage World Tour stop, originally set for Friday, will instead be held Nov. 18 at PPG Paints Arena. Dion also rescheduled her Wednesday date in...

Would-be visitors to the Westmoreland County Prison are being asked to stay home if they’re not feeling well amid concerns of the spread of coronavirus, according to Warden John Walton. Anyone trying to visit an inmate at the Hempfield jail who is coughing or sneezing in the lobby will be...

One person was freed Tuesday morning from the wreckage of a two-vehicle crash on Route 380 in Murrysville, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. Traffic was affected on the highway near Greensburg Road after the 7:48 a.m. crash. The two vehicles were traveling in opposite directions, a dispatcher said. Firefighters...

An amphitheater under construction in Jeannette is nearing completion. Mandy Zalich, director of Westmoreland Community Action, said the project should be done in the next couple of months. The amphitheater will be managed by Jeannette officials. “Hopefully, it’ll be a way for the city to generate funds to support” the...

Frank Dittig’s two careers have just one thing in common — they’ve both been jobs he has loved. And that’s where the similarities end. Dittig, 79, owned an office supply store in North Versailles for decades before commanding the mic at radio station WKFB-AM, playing oldies tunes for listening ears....

If you’ve ever waited for a green light on Route 30 in Hempfield, only to stop a few hundred feet later at another red light, you’re not alone. PennDOT is planning to change that. The familiar start-and-stop could become a thing of the past as the agency is planning an...

The Westmoreland County Prison was locked down for about six hours Thursday after a problem with the facility’s computer system, said Warden John Walton. Burned-out pieces of equipment may have been the cause and the system was back up and operating by 2:30 p.m. after they were replaced, Walton said....

A Connellsville man who volunteered with Norwin Middle School’s musical at one time had proper clearances, but later pleaded guilty to crimes that would prevent him from lawfully working with children, according to Norwin School District officials. Solicitor Russell Lucas confirmed the volunteer was Brad Geyer, 37, who pleaded guilty...

Beware work zone speeders: Cameras are watching. Drivers going 11 mph or faster over the posted speed limit in an active work zone will be targeted by electronic devices through Pennsylvania’s new Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement program. Two timing devices were used around the state for 60 days during...

Delmont police on Tuesday arrested a Salem Township man who they accused of grabbing another officer’s baton at a bar, according to court papers. Curtis L. Zucco, 56, is charged with disarming a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. Police were called at 2:30 p.m. to...

A Jeannette tradesman is bringing a 130-year-old Greensburg building up to speed on its past. When Doug Davis is done with his dusty work, the Ameriprise Financial Services building on West Otterman Street will have the same decorative moulding throughout. A couple months into the project and it’s hard to...

A Fayette County man who told police he had been using crystal methamphetamine for days is accused of breaking into a neighbor’s home Sunday and choking two people, according to state police. Terry Lee Murphy, 31, of Luzerne Township, reportedly yelled “that he was chasing a demon dog into their...