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Pittsburgh-based Dr. Amesh Adalja cherishes role as voice of the pandemic
Nobody could blame Dr. Amesh Adalja if he feels somewhat reluctant to check his email or go to the mailbox on certain days. The Pittsburgh-based infectious disease expert, who is of Indian descent, has been on the receiving end of everything from overtly racist emails, including being called “dirt skin,”...
DUIs, drugs, firearms violations among charges handled March 1, 2021 by Monroeville judge Jeffrey Herbst
Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Ricco Sears, 35, of Pittsburgh on charges of having illegible plates at a...
Westmoreland County prosecutors claim anti-bullying advocate threatened police
Correction: This story published Feb. 8, 2021, on TribLIVE.com contains information from a court hearing in which Westmoreland County prosecutors successfully argued to modify the pretrial bond of Justin De La Cruz Martinez, who is charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing for an incident police said occurred Nov. 7, 2019,...
Survey: 80% of Highlands parents want kids back in school 4 days a week
An overwhelming majority of parents surveyed by Highlands School District want their children to return to in-person classes four days a week. Of nearly 1,600 responses to an online survey, 80% of parents and caregivers favored the switch to mostly in-person classes as covid rates decline in the community, according...
Volunteers, seniors needed for Cleanup Week in Plum
Plum officials are looking for volunteers and seniors to join in April’s Cleanup Week. It’s an expansion of the borough’s annual Cleanup Day to celebrate Earth Day. This year marks the fifth effort. Last year’s cleanup was canceled due to the pandemic. Cleanup Week is April 19-24 with the last...
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s campaign GoodEat$ offers discounts to city diners
Tuesdays and Wednesdays are traditionally slower days in the restaurant business. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership is trying to help change that a bit. It’s helping nearly 30 Downtown restaurants to offer 25% off food and drinks on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in March through the “GoodEat$” program. Restaurants will be reimbursed...
Pittsburgh Opera celebrating women composers in March
March is Women’s History Month and the Pittsburgh Opera is celebrating with a free concert featuring works by women composers on its YouTube Channel March 26 at 7 p.m. The event, called “Women’s March,” is a 55-minute concert spanning 900 years of classical music composed by women. But how is...
The Stroller, March 9, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch will publish a list of community Easter egg hunts and activities. To have an event listed online and in the print edition, send the information as soon as possible to The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Fourth Ave., Tarentum PA 15084 or email Carol Pinto-Smith; email...
$2.2M in improvements planned at Northmoreland Park in Allegheny Township
Westmoreland County is planning $2.2 million in improvements at Allegheny Township’s Northmoreland Park this summer. Brandon Simpson, the county’s parks and recreation director, said the work will include adding a large playground, a walking trail and a handicapped-accessible kayak and canoe launch. Soccer complex No. 2, used by the Kiski...
Latrobe hires patrolman, commends police, neighbors who rescued victims of house fireVideo
Latrobe bolstered its police force by hiring a new officer Monday while citing two other officers and a trio of civilians for heroism for rescuing residents and pets in a December house fire. Jacob Cholock, 27, of Greensburg is joining Latrobe’s department after serving five years with Delmont police. Police...
Teen killed in single-vehicle crash in Ross
Ross Township police are investigating a crash that killed a 17-year-old boy Sunday. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased at Jacob Weiland of Pittsburgh. The crash occurred shortly after 9 p.m. along the 300 block of McIntyre Road. Weiland was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the...
Norwin outlines plans for 5 days of in-person classes per week
For the first time this school year, all Norwin students will have the option of returning to class five days a week, beginning March 19, officials said. Bringing students back to class for five days of instruction “is something that’s been very important to our students and our community members,”...
North Huntingdon-Irwin area covid cases continue decline for the week of March 1, 2021
The number of new coronavirus cases in the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin area continued to decline during the first full week of March, with only 41 new confirmed cases from March 1 to 8, according to data the state Department of Health released on Monday. The four ZIP codes covering North...
Westmoreland officials press state to improve vaccine distributionVideo
Westmoreland elected officials on Monday said they remain concerned over a lack of response to calls to improve the state’s vaccine distribution effort and to correct a shortage of doses allocated to the county. During a news conference conducted after county commissioners met privately for about 90 minutes with members...
Somerset coroner’s office: Woman dead in Hollsopple fire
A woman died in an early Sunday fire in the Hollsopple area, Somerset County Chief Deputy Coroner Cullen Swank said. Firefighters from five departments spent the morning working to extinguish the fire at the Thomas Street home after arriving at 6:30 a.m. to find smoke and flames rising from the...
Plum Community Library reopens to the public with some limitations
Plum Community Library reopened March 8 to patrons after months of being closed due to the covid-19 pandemic with a few differences. “We are excited to see our users, who we haven’t seen in a while, and welcome them back to the library,” Director Pam Calfo said. The library closed...
Greene County went from bust to boom times with natural gas. Now it’s nearly broke.
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. WAYNESBURG — Greene County is going broke. Despite receiving millions in payouts from the natural gas industry to compensate counties like...
Kennywood announces opening date for 2021 season
Kennywood Park will open for the start of its 123rd season in two months — on May 8. That’s two months earlier than in pandemic-plagued 2020 and closer to a traditional opening day, with Sandcastle opening its pools and waterslides for Memorial Day weekend on May 29. Along with extending...
AHN, Monroeville chamber of commerce teaming up to inoculate 5,100 with covid vaccine
Allegheny Health Network and the Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce will team up on Tuesday to give 5,100 people covid-19 vaccinations. The clinic will be at the Monroeville Convention Center for people who signed up ahead of time, according to an AHN news release. There will be no walk-in appointments...
Rillton man charged after woman claims he hit her with car following argument
A 36-year-old Rillton man is being held in the county jail on $25,000 bond on following his weekend arrest in which state police accused him of striking his girlfriend with a car as he drove away after an argument. Ryan J. Dancy was charged with disorderly conduct, harassment and simple...
Western Pa. health experts cautious about CDC’s mask-shedding guidance
Western Pennsylvania health professionals say the newest public health guidelines about maskless gatherings are a “measured step toward normalcy” — but they also come with some concerns. “I worry a little bit, frankly, that people will maybe misinterpret this particular guidance, and think it gives more freedoms than it really...
Man pleads to 2017 North Side killing
An East Allegheny man will spend 20 to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder. Davon Jones, 30, admitted to killing Brian Pinkney, 29, on Aug. 29, 2017, in Allegheny Dwellings. Pittsburgh police said Jones shot Pinkney in the head in the 1700 block of Bealleau Drive...
Pitt campuses to loosen coronavirus restrictions
The University of Pittsburgh will loosen restrictions at three campuses starting Thursday, including the Pittsburgh campus, citing lower coronavirus infection counts and easing public health guidance. Pitt announced the change in an update from the Covid-19 Medical Response Office on Friday. The Pittsburgh, Bradford and Titusville campuses will move from...
Police: Man in custody after standoff in Oakmont
An Oakmont man was taken into custody Monday morning in connection with an overnight standoff with borough police and Allegheny County SWAT. Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Allegheny River Boulevard shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday for a welfare check on a man threatening to harm himself. Police...
Medical marijuana dispensary could be up and running by early summer in Ross
A medical marijuana dispensary that will be housed in a former woodworking supply shop along McKnight Road in Ross could be ready to open by early summer, according to the company’s president. Organic Remedies Inc., which operates dispensaries in Chamberburg, Enola and York in South Central Pennsylvania received conditional use...
