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Gateway High School closed Thursday, Friday due to covid cases
Gateway High School will be closed and students will learn remotely Thursday and Friday due to a spike in covid cases. District officials could not confirm Wednesday whether the cases involved students or staff. The school was open Wednesday and messages were sent out to families about the closure. District...
Lab’s 3-month data delay leads to abnormally high daily covid total in Allegheny County
On paper, Allegheny County on Wednesday recorded its second-highest total of newly reported coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, according to state Department of Health data. In reality, the county’s daily new case total was largely in line with what it has reported since the region emerged from the winter...
‘Twenty Won,’ an anthology by female writers sharing stories of resilience, launches April 21
Weary from a year of pandemic-related isolation, a McKeesport-area woman transformed her anxiety into an inspirational book detailing the good that transpired from a global lockdown. “Twenty Won: an anthology of 21 female entrepreneurs sharing stories of business resilience during the 2020 global crisis,” will launch April 21. It is...
Plum man, 81, one of 30 to receive covid-19 vaccine at home through Plum EMS mobile clinic
Bernie Frazier asked about the outside world one sunny Tuesday afternoon from a chair in his Plum house. His question, directed at Plum’s EMS director, came after being homebound for more than a year. “Have you had a lot of fires to respond to this year?” Frazier asked. Brian Maloney,...
Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic teams with SpaceX for 2023 moon mission
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic announced Tuesday it is partnering with SpaceX for yet another groundbreaking moon mission. In 2023, Astrobotic’s Griffin lunar lander is carrying NASA’s water-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the moon. But first, it must hitch a ride to get there. So Astrobotic announced its selection of...
Pittsburgh Foundation confronts eviction woes and the ‘demoralizing cascade’ of causes
Those who pay the least amount for rent are most likely to face eviction, a study led by The Pittsburgh Foundation found. The study began in 2016 and was published Tuesday. It found the something as simple as a minor car repair can cause a “demoralizing cascade” that can lead...
McCandless police clear scene near UPMC Passavant Hospital, unable to find man with weapon
McCandless Police cleared a scene Tuesday night near UPMC Passavant Hospital after they were unsuccessful in finding a man they say was armed with a knife or a hatchet. Police said the man “suffers from mental health issues” and that “police are concerned for his well-being and will continue to...
Marshall Middle School switching to remote learning for 2 days because of covid cases
The North Allegheny School District’s Marshall Middle School will move to full-remote instruction on Wednesday and Thursday because of the number of positive cases at the school during a 14-day period. The district also has canceled in-person activities and athletics at the middle school as well as Wednesday’s scheduled 2-hour...
Pittsburgh-area medical experts split on Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause
At least one Pittsburgh-area medical expert believes it’s a mistake to altogether halt shots of the Johnson & Johnson single dose covid-19 vaccine after six women developed dangerous blood clots and one died. “Something that is this rare and recognizable and treatable is not something that should derail use of...
La Roche plans in-person graduation with Hoddy Hanna as commencement speaker
La Roche University announced plans to host an in-person commencement ceremony with covid-19 precautions in place. The school’s 55th commencement is scheduled for May 8. To ensure adequate space for social distancing, the university will host two separate ceremonies in the Kerr Fitness & Sports Center. Students graduating from the...
North Allegheny grad makes directorial debut with romantic comedy ‘Long Weekend’Video
From the earliest age, Steve Basilone had a deep fascination for TV, films and theatrical performances. And while the North Hills native didn’t know where his career path would lead after graduating in 1999 from North Allegheny High School, he knew he would eventually wind up working in entertainment. In...
Pa. sees most covid cases since January with majority reported in eastern counties
Pennsylvania on Tuesday reached a level of reported covid cases that hasn’t been seen since January. But of these additional cases, the majority of them are coming from a specific region of the state, while Pittsburgh-area cases continue within current ranges. Cases Pennsylvania reported 6,638 additional covid-19 cases Tuesday (4,215...
UPMC clinic at Pittsburgh Mills will continue with different vaccine
Hospital systems in Western Pennsylvania are pausing distribution of the Johnson & Johnson covid vaccine, following recommendations from federal regulators. Both UPMC and Allegheny Health Network last week announced plans for mass vaccine clinics to administer a combined 25,000 shots. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and...
Penn Hills officials, residents brainstorm on how to spend $18 million in covid relief money
Penn Hills officials spoke Monday night about how they’d like to spend an $18 million gift from the federal government. The money is coming from the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill, known as the American Rescue Plan, recently signed into law. U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon, announced Penn Hills’...
Man killed in January Wilkinsburg shooting identified
A man killed in a Wilkinsburg shooting in January has been identified. Martell Bryant, 29, of Wilkinsburg was fatally shot along the 1900 block of Wright Street shortly after 3 a.m. Jan. 14, according to an Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office report released Monday night. Officers were dispatched at the...
Penn Hills man charged with shooting pregnant woman sentenced to federal prison on drug charges
A 19-year-old Penn Hills man facing attempted homicide charges in the January shooting of a 20-year-old pregnant woman in Leetsdale was sentenced to federal prison Monday for his role in a large-scale heroin trafficking ring busted by the FBI two years ago. Roderick Ferguson, 19, who has been linked to...
Springdale Township to start paving project
Springdale Township plans to repave several township streets this week in a project that Commissioners President Anthony Rozzano said is long overdue. “The roads are deplorable. It’s sad,” said Rozzano. “(The township has) been saving money for the past four years to invest in the roads … where it’s needed...
Lawsuit alleges wrongful death in Route 8 fatal crash last year
The family of a young woman killed in a drunken driving crash last year is suing the driver of the vehicle that struck hers head-on and the bars where the family’s attorneys said the other driver had been drinking just before the crash. Kaitlyn Marie Eckelberry, 23, was pronounced dead...
New covid cases still high in Pennsylvania, but data show signs of surge easing
While Pennsylvania continues to see new covid cases at higher numbers than last month, there are signs that the surge is easing a bit. In the state Department of Health’s latest two-day report of new cases released Monday, the state added 6,450 new cases — 3% fewer new cases than...
TSA finds loaded gun in woman’s carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport
Another gun was found at a security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport, making it the 11th firearm found at the facility this year. Transportation Security Administration officers found a .380 handgun loaded with six bullets in a Butler County woman’s carry-on bag around 5 a.m. Monday, officials said. Allegheny County...
Why ‘bailed-out’ hospital giants like UPMC thrived in 2020 while others floundered
UPMC wasn’t the only multibillion-dollar U.S. health system that got hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic-spurred federal relief, and then went on to rake in more money in 2020 than it did pre-pandemic. It’s not merely thanks to hefty bailouts and slowly rebounding hospital coffers that UPMC and other...
Air traveler numbers are taking flight at Pittsburgh, Westmoreland airports
The number of passengers traveling through Pittsburgh International and Arnold Palmer Regional airports is on the rebound, in step with a national resurgence in air travel after a 2020 pandemic-fueled slump. “We’re seeing similar increases in passenger traffic as the rest of the industry,” said Alyson Walls, a spokeswoman for...
Jeannette woman recognized by Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids AwardVideo
A Westmoreland County woman was recognized by a statewide child abuse prevention organization for her work with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services. Jeanine Rasky, 63, of Jeannette was one of five people who received the Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award, given by the Pennsylvania Family Support...
Man hurt in McKeesport shooting
A 19-year-old man is expected to survive after being shot Saturday night in McKeesport, according to Allegheny County police. Members of the department’s homicide unit were called to a shooting at 10:15 p.m. in the Harrison Village housing complex. The man, who police said had been shot in the chest,...
Lifelong Sharpsburg resident, current mayor, seeking magistrate position
Sharpsburg Mayor Matt Rudzki is seeking a higher office which would allow him to serve a wider majority of the Lower Valley. Rudzki, a lifelong Sharpsburg resident and graduate of Fox Chapel Area High School, is seeking election for Magisterial District Judge. The office serves six municipalities that include Aspinwall,...
