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Coronavirus cases continue at record pace in Allegheny County
Allegheny County on Friday reported 869 new cases of covid-19, up sharply from the previous daily record of 773 set just the day before. As predicted by health experts, coronavirus infections are reaching new highs as we approach the colder season and people shift to indoor activities. Allegheny County has...
Food for thought: Your Turkey Day menu, by the numbersVideo
A trip around the Thanksgiving menu is like a trip around the United States, as American farmers produce much of what we savor on this national holiday, according to USAFacts.org. Below are some facts and figures about some of the popular foods to be shared today, with figures from 2019....
Search to continue for missing Jefferson Hills teen
Dive teams from several places in Western Pennsylvania spent part of Tuesday and all of Wednesday traversing the Monongahela River in the area of the Elizabeth Bridge, searching without success for a 15-year-old Jefferson Hills boy reported missing earlier this week. Jeno Moretti was reported missing by his family. He...
Several Allegheny, Westmoreland county school districts moving to online learning
Several school districts in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties have announced plans to move to remote learning in light of surging covid-19 cases. Here are the districts and the plans that have been announced:Allegheny Valley School District officials announced Wednesday that full virtual instruction for all students will start Dec. 1...
As covid cases rise, overwhelmed case investigators and contact tracers forced to adaptVideo
The rapid influx of new covid-19 cases in Allegheny County has resulted in changes to the health department’s case investigation procedure, as overwhelmed case investigators and contact tracers work to keep up with the pace of the virus. “They haven’t been able to reach every case, and they’re spending less...
Allegheny County certifies 2,300 mail-in ballots without dated envelopes
The Allegheny County Board of Elections certified roughly 2,300 remaining ballots on Wednesday, the same day the state Supreme Court declined to reconsider its ruling that the votes be counted. The roughly 2,300 ballots at issue had been challenged by Republican state Senate candidate Nicole Ziccarelli of Lower Burrell, who...
TSA agents catch 2 guns in 1 hour at Pittsburgh International
Security screeners at Pittsburgh International Airport caught two guns in one hour Tuesday, leading to charges against one woman for carrying a gun in her purse without a license, authorities said. Transportation Security Administration agents found the first firearm, a loaded .25-caliber handgun, about 5:30 p.m. in a woman’s purse...
Forbes Road tech students build unorthodox snowmen for inaugural contest
How many different ways can you build a snowman? Students at Forbes Road Career and Technology Center have pushed the envelope on what defines a snowman in the school’s inaugural “Snowman Snow Down” competition. Each program’s students had the opportunity to compete in the schoolwide contest for the most Facebook...
Allegheny County adds 555 new covid cases, 12 deaths
Allegheny County added 555 new cases of covid-19 Wednesday, according to the Health Department. The new cases include 480 cases confirmed from 2,420 new PCR tests conducted from Nov. 4-24; 10 of the tests are more than a week old. There were 75 cases listed as probable. Health officials define...
Riverview senior selected to perform in National Honors Symphony Orchestra
Riverview High School senior Alexio Ciorra has been selected as one of eight bassists in this year’s All-National Honors Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra, under the direction of world-renowned international conductor and violinist Nobuyoshi Yasuda, features the top high school musicians from across the nation. They usually perform at a festival...
Flying this Thanksgiving? Here’s what Western Pa. travelers can expectVideo
Though health officials are urging people to stay home for the holidays, Pittsburgh International Airport is reporting an uptick in travel as Thanksgiving approaches. Thanksgiving week tends to be one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, said Bob Kerlik, a spokesman for Pittsburgh International Airport. In a normal...
1 injured in reported shooting in McKees Rocks
One person was injured in a reported shooting Tuesday night in McKees Rocks, emergency officials said. Police responded to the 900 block of Third Street shortly after 10:30 p.m., according to an Allegheny County 911 supervisor. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Additional information was not...
Hampton woman’s debut dark-fantasy novel takes readers on journey to magical world
Mayté Losada has always had a dark side yearning to break free from the confines of life in the modern world. Enthralled as a child by the vivid “other” worlds depicted in Greek mythology, the Harry Potter novels and later, Hunger Games and Game of Thrones, the Hampton Township woman...
Food Podcast: The Black and Gold Book of Gratitude to fight hunger
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Citrone 33 Foundation have announced a fundraising collaborative supporting the food bank’s mission to eliminate hunger. A family foundation, Citrone 33 is a strategic collective that focuses on philanthropy through thoughtful investing and social movements. Through the Embrace Pittsburgh initiative, supported by the...
Ziccarelli asks Pa. Supreme Court to reconsider decision to count undated Allegheny County ballots
The Republican challenger in the 45th Senatorial District that includes parts of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties has asked the state Supreme Court to reconsider its Monday order allowing undated mail-in ballots to be counted. Nicole Ziccarelli, of Lower Burrell, filed an emergency application for reargument Tuesday morning. She is running...
Allegheny County reports 1st child death from covid-19, new record 7-day case total
Allegheny County set records Tuesday for seven-day total of new covid-19 cases and seven-day average of new cases. From Nov. 18 to Tuesday, 3,810 cases of coronavirus were reported, beating the previous record (3,671) by 139 cases. Over that same span, the average daily cases reported was 544. Allegheny County...
Pittsburgh region stood up to ‘Big Snow’ during 1950 Thanksgiving weekendVideo
Carl Huszar’s father and uncle had to walk several miles to get milk from a North Huntingdon farm because the roads were impassable. Faye Dames Matty, who now lives in Fort Myers, Fla., learned her father made it all the way from the Virginia military base where he was stationed...
Fire at East Pittsburgh apartment complex sends man to hospital
A Monday evening fire at an East Pittsburgh apartment complex displaced residents of three dwellings and injured one of them. The man suffered from smoke inhalation and was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to C.J. Kaminsky, chief of the Rivers Edge Fire Department. The cause of the...
School districts must sign off on covid-19 safety procedures or go virtual by month’s end
School districts in Westmoreland, Armstrong and Allegheny counties have until 5 p.m. Nov. 30 to switch to full remote instruction or affirm that they are complying with the state’s covid-19 safety measures. Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine announced the new directive Monday for all public schools...
Munhall neighbors’ dispute ends in gunfire
A dispute between neighbors in Munhall over a water leak ended Sunday with one man shot and another in jail facing attempted homicide charges, police said. The shooting happened about 10:30 a.m. at a house on Shady Avenue near Superior Street, police said. According to the criminal complaint, the argument...
Pa. Supreme Court says undated mail-in ballots in Nicole Ziccarelli case can be counted
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Monday afternoon ruled that 2,349 undated mail-in ballots in Allegheny County can be counted in the state’s election results — dashing a challenge by 45th senatorial district candidate Nicole Ziccarelli. The court’s 35-page opinion also clears the way for 8,329 mail-in ballots in Philadelphia County that...
10 Allegheny County Jail employees test positive for covid, 50 in quarantine
Ten Allegheny County Jail employees tested positive for coronavirus since Saturday and another 50 are quarantining after they were identified as close contacts, officials said Monday. Officials said the cases are the result of community transmission — not exposures in the workplace. “While these steps will impact staffing levels at...
Allegheny County adds 962 new covid cases in 2 days, no new deaths
Allegheny County on Monday reported a two-day total of 962 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths. The county has seen an average of 508 new cases over the past seven days, adding 3,557 new cases in that time. The county added 576 cases Sunday and 386 on Monday, bringing...
Hampton switching to remote learning for 10 days to avoid covid spread
The Hampton Township School District will shift to remote learning for 10 days to address concerns raised by health officials that people traveling during the Thanksgiving break could cause covid cases to spike. Students will return to online instruction from Dec. 1 to 10, school officials announced in a letter...
Allegheny County Board of Elections certifies election results
The Allegheny County Board of Elections certified the results of the Nov. 3 election in 2-1 vote Monday morning, but excluded some ballots that are part of pending litigation. County Councilman Sam DeMarco cast the lone “no” vote. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, the board chair, and county Councilwoman Bethany...
