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Sewickley area communities seeing their first coronavirus deaths
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the Sewickley area’s numbers remain conservative. As of Jan. 13, there have been 146 total cases of the novel coronavirus in the Borough of Sewickley since March, according to the latest information provided by an interactive Allegheny...
Coronavirus numbers show Monroeville still among highest case rates in eastern suburbs
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the Monroeville area’s numbers continue to remain among the highest in the eastern suburbs. As of Jan. 13, there have been 1,826 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Monroeville since March, according to the latest information...
Plum area coronavirus numbers continue upward trend
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the Plum area’s numbers remain among the highest in the eastern suburbs. As of Jan. 13, there have been 1,498 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Plum since March, according to the latest information provided by...
Penn Hills area coronavirus numbers continue to be among highest in eastern suburbs
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the Penn Hills area’s numbers remain among the highest in the eastern suburbs. As of Jan. 13, there have been 2,019 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Penn Hills since March, according to the latest information...
Covid-19 numbers vary across Shaler Journal communities
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the Shaler Journal area have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Jan. 13, there have been 1,431 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Shaler since March, according to the...
Latest covid-19 numbers for Hampton, McCandless as of Jan. 13
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the Hampton Journal area have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Jan. 13, there have been 897 cases of the novel coronavirus in Hampton since March, according to the latest...
The Herald area’s latest coronavirus numbers for Jan. 13
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within The Herald coverage area seeing varying numbers of positive cases and deaths. As of Jan. 13, there have been 244 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Fox Chapel since March, according to the...
State Sen. Jim Brewster sworn in after 2 months of legal wrangling over results
State Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, was sworn in Wednesday morning to his third term serving the 45th Senate District. Brewster, 72, took the oath from Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge David Spurgeon in a brief ceremony in Harrisburg with no fanfare or objection — unlike the chaos that ensued last...
Latest coronavirus numbers for Carnegie and surrounding communities
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the Signal Item coverage area have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Jan. 12, there have been 357 total cases of the novel coronavirus in the Borough of Carnegie since...
The latest coronavirus numbers in the South Hills
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the South Hills have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Jan. 12, there have been 1,811 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Baldwin Borough since March, according to the...
Oakmont glass recycling returns with 3 events after collecting 7+ tons last year
Oakmont’s glass recycling program collected about 7.59 tons of glass last year, borough officials announced. There were glass recycling events in August, October and December with dumpsters placed at Creekside and Riverside parks for two weeks at a time to collect the glass. “We could not have collected this volume...
Letter to the editor: Biden should demand election investigation
President Trump is accused of inciting a riot with his rhetoric about a stolen election. On Jan. 7, President-elect Biden said the incident was the result of Trump’s long record of disdain for the rule of law. What happened Jan. 6 is nothing for our country to be proud of....
Carnegie Carnegie offers education, tech help for all ages
As I write this, kids across the Pittsburgh area are bidding a wistful farewell to the lazy days of winter break and preparing to resume school. The past year hasn’t been easy for any of us, but I feel a special sympathy for these kids whose school lives have been...
Letter to the editor: Why is Pelosi concerned about Trump running in 2024?
I thought it was strange Nancy Pelosi wanted to impeach President Trump when he only had 13 days left in office, but when I heard impeachment could prevent him from running in 2024, it made sense. Another thing that bewildered me was why Pelosi was so concerned Trump would run...
Pet food recall expanded after 70 dogs die, 80 more sickened, says FDA
An Indiana company has expanded a pet food recall it voluntarily issued last month after 70 dogs have died and more than 80 were sickened. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Sportmix pet food products were manufactured by Midwestern Pet Foods in their Chickasha, Okla., plant. As...
TripAdvisor adds new tool to detect overcrowding in U.S. cities
Travelers hitting the road during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak are concerned about overcrowding, but TripAdvisor has launched a new platform to help avoid those issues in cities around the United States. Engineers with TripAdvisor, Slack, Amazon Web Services and nine other technology companies developed the platform, dubbed Crowdfree.me, to help...
Westmoreland events include art exhibit, meeting
Art • The Greensburg Art Center new free exhibit, “Vision,” the annual members’ show, will open Jan. 24 and run through Feb. 27. A free opening reception will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 24 at the center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. The exhibit will include paintings, sculpture,...
Letter to the editor: Comparing rules for voting, hunting
It’s amazing what you learn as you get up in age. It seems that many years of education were wasted. I thought rules were to be followed by everyone equally, and insuring integrity was important. I guess that is applied to alcohol and tobacco purchases in many places and definitely...
Editorial: Covid complications must be taken seriously
Westmoreland County Commissioner Sean Kertes isn’t an old man. He doesn’t have a long list of the kind of health problems that can make it easier to get sick — things like diabetes or heart disease. He isn’t obese. He is young, healthy and hard to keep down. But that...
Letter to the editor: Biden voters aren’t going away, either
Let me correct letter- writer Stephen Sokol (“Half the country who voted for Trump not going away,” Dec. 4, TribLIVE) with some facts, something many of President Trump’s supporters can’t seem to deal with. Sokol states, “Half the country, 74 million Americans, voted for Donald Trump” and they’re “not going away.”...
The Stroller, Jan. 13, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, fundraisers and community events in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Community Library of Allegheny Valley honored by Pa. Library Association Community Library of Allegheny Valley in Harrison was named a Gold Star Library...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 12, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler at North Hills, ppd. North Allegheny 91, Seneca Valley 68 Section 2 Baldwin 56, Canon-McMillan 50 Upper St. Clair 57, Bethel Park 53 Mt. Lebanon 63, Peters Township 43 Section 3 Hempfield 65, Central Catholic 53 Penn-Trafford 63,...
High school roundup for Jan. 12, 2021: Jackson Juzang hits for 42 for Winchester Thurston
Jackson Juzang poured in 42 points to power Winchester Thurston to an 86-73 boys basketball victory in Section 3-2A Tuesday night. Lance Nicholls added 22 and Henry McCombs 16 for Winchester Thurston (1-1, 1-1). Mark Thomas led Serra Catholic (0-1, 0-1) with 24 points. Elijah Ward had 22. Aliquippa 65,...
Virtual programs offered at Northern Tier Library
The Northern Tier Library is offering contactless lobby pick-up of materials for patrons and is not currently open for in-person services. Returned items will be quarantined for at least 72 hours, but often longer, before being checked in. A variety of programs and services are being offered remotely. For more...
House members to be screened for weapons when entering chamber
WASHINGTON — Magnetometers have been installed outside the House floor for the first time ever, the latest fallout from last week’s violent attack on the Capitol in which insurrectionists breached both the House and Senate chambers. “Effective immediately, all persons, including members, are required to undergo security screening when entering...
