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Biden to visit Pittsburgh on Wednesday
President Joe Biden plans to travel to Pittsburgh on Wednesday, where he is expected to unveil his vision for a massive infrastructure bill. The proposal is said to be larger than the $1.9 trillion covid relief package that the Congress passed earlier this month. Biden said in his first press...
‘Comeback Crawl’ designed to help Oakmont businesses set for Saturday
It is no secret that small businesses, such as family restaurants and corner stores, have been hit hard during the covid pandemic. With vaccinations on the rise and safety protocols loosening up, Oakmont Chamber of Commerce members believe now is a great time to encourage more people to come out...
GQT Movies set to open cinema at Mills mall
The movies are returning to the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer. The mall’s theater will reopen under new management Wednesday. GQT Movies is replacing Cinemark, which closed the theater nearly a year ago. Six of the theater’s 18 screens will be up and running on opening day, while another three...
Suicide at Westmoreland jail disclosed months later, results in homicide case being dropped
A woman’s death at Westmoreland County Prison in December was confirmed Thursday, more than three months later. According to Coroner Ken Bacha, Linda Kay Quidetto, 43, of Sharon, Mercer County, was pronounced dead at 3:06 a.m. on Dec. 11 in the emergency room at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg...
3 candidates receive nominations in special election race to replace state Rep. Jeff Pyle
Three nominees to replace former state Rep. Jeff Pyle have been chosen by their respective parties to run in a special election to represent parts of Armstrong, Indiana and Butler counties. A longtime Republican lawmaker from Ford City, Pyle retired suddenly because of health issues this month. He had just...
Omni William Penn Hotel set to reopen Downtown
It’s no joke. The Omni William Penn Hotel on Grant Street is set to reopen on April Fools’ Day — next Thursday. The historic 105-year-old building has been closed for over a year because of the covid-19 pandemic. Since 1916, the Omni William Penn has hosted Pittsburgh royalty as well...
Norwin area happenings, week of March 25, 2021
North Huntingdon polling places changed Twelve polling places are being moved to new locations in Westmoreland County for the May primary, including two in North Huntingdon. The county elections board approved the changes last month. In some cases, the previous polling places no longer wanted to participate in the elections....
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital to host vaccine clinic for pregnant women
Pregnant women in the region will be able to get a covid vaccine next week at a clinic at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Oakland. “Getting a vaccine as early as you can in the pregnancy is good,” said Dr. Richard Beigi, the hospital’s president. Beigi said the clinic, set up...
Town hall meeting planned for Norwin school board candidates
Nine candidates for Norwin school board will discuss issues and field questions from voters in a town hall meeting April 26 at Norwin High School. Voters in the primary will choose four candidates for the school board. Two are incumbents — Brian Carlton and Raymond Kocak — while newcomers are...
Murrysville-Export-Delmont covid figures tallied for the week of March 23, 2021
The most recent data from the state Department of Health shows 1,306 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Murrysville area since the pandemic started in March 2020. Of those positive results, 64 cases were reported in the past seven days. The health department on Monday released figures for the three...
Covid cases force Penn-Trafford High School closure on Friday
After being notified of its 10th positive covid-19 case in the past 14 days, Penn-Trafford High School will be closed Friday through the weekend, reopening Monday, March 29. During that time there will be no extracurricular activities for students, district officials said in a Thursday letter to district families. State...
Jeannette man charged with ethnic intimidation
Jeannette police charged a man with ethnic intimidation and related offenses this week after they said he called another man a racial epithet during a fight, according to court papers. Police were called to Jeannette Manor on South Fourth Street at 9:30 p.m. Sunday for a reported fight. Witnesses told...
Vaccine eligibility expanded at Allegheny County sites
The Allegheny County Health Department once again is expanding vaccine eligibility at county-run sites, effective immediately, to everyone in Phase 1A. The department had been vaccinating people 65 and older until last Friday, when eligibility was expanded to include people 50-64 with certain medical conditions. This marks the second eligibility...
Liam Welge, 14, completes Eagle Scout project with Allegheny Land Trust
Liam Welge is about four years ahead of schedule – and some even say he’s well beyond his years. Welge, 14, completed a project months in the making that will soon earn him the Boy Scouts of America’s coveted Eagle Scout rank. On March 20, Welge and a crew of...
Alabama air filter maker says new plant in Arnold will create at least 120 full-time jobs
An Alabama-based air filter manufacturer has chosen Arnold as the location for its first facility in the northeastern United States, and the operation is expected to employ more than 100 people. Filterbuy will lease 137,000 square feet of production and distribution space in New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park from the...
Jailed Youngwood man accused in fatal overdose furloughed to attend drug rehab
A Youngwood man awaiting trial on charges he sold drugs used in the fatal overdose of a Greensburg woman in 2019 will be furloughed from Westmoreland County Prison to attend an inpatient drug rehabilitation treatment program. Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani on Wednesday granted the request from Matthew Thomas Caughey,...
Bushy Run Battlefield Museum to reopen April 30
The Bushy Run Battlefield Museum in Penn Township will be able to reopen on April 30, the first time since the Wolf administration shut down state-owned facilities a year ago in its efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus. The museum at the site of the August 1763 battle that...
2 people sue Nemacolin, claiming it abruptly ended lifetime memberships
Two people from West Virginia are suing Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, alleging that the Fayette County resort eliminated a lifetime membership program they purchased years ago. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Pittsburgh, seeks class-action status for all the members of the Nemacolin 400 Club, which began in 1988. The...
United Airlines adding flights from Pittsburgh to Hilton Head, Pensacola
United Airlines has announced 26 new point-to-point routes, including new service from Pittsburgh to Hilton Head Island Airport and Charleston, S.C., as well as Pensacola, Fla. The new flights begin Memorial Day weekend and will include three flights weekly from Pittsburgh International Airport to each of the southern destinations as...
New Kensington police accuse Jeannette man of sexually assaulting girl, who became pregnant
New Kensington police have charged a Jeannette man with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, who became pregnant. Police said they began investigating last September after getting a report that a teen had given birth to a son in November 2019 at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh. The father was identified...
Postal Service searching for ‘alternate quarters’ after Wendel post office closure
Real estate professionals with the U.S. Postal Service are searching for “alternate quarters” after the post office in the Hempfield village of Wendel shuttered last month, officials said. The post office, located at 369 Wendel Rd., closed Feb. 13 because the Postal Service lost its lease on the building, officials...
Wildlife, habitat enthusiasts sought for Pennsylvania master naturalist training
Anyone interested in promoting pollinator habitats or tracking bird migrations might want to join the ranks of Pennsylvania’s master naturalists. Volunteers from Fayette, Somerset and Westmoreland counties can sign up for 55 hours of training in the late summer and fall, which is the first step in becoming certified in...
Tree planting begins in Harrison, BrackenridgeVideo
Staff with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy started planting nearly 70 trees in Harrison and Brackenridge on Wednesday. Of the 67 trees, about 50 are going in the public right of way along Broadview Boulevard in Harrison. The rest are in a few other locations throughout Brackenridge, including in Memorial Park,...
Derry Borough man charged with abusing 2 children
A Derry Borough man was arrested this week after, police say, he assaulted two children. Robert William Kmecak, 38, is charged with strangulation, child endangerment, indecent assault, corruption of minors and simple assault. Borough police said one of the children reported being sexually abused by Kmecak in December. The second...
Judge rejects appeal in Youngwood man’s murder case
A Westmoreland County judge rejected the appeal of Youngwood man who last year was sentenced to serve up to 70 years in prison for his role in a 2017 robbery that resulted in the death of a drug dealer. Christopher James David, 43, in September pleaded guilty to third-degree murder,...
