Local category, Page 2170
Greensburg man pleads guilty to September attack of girlfriend
A Greensburg man will be paroled from the county jail next month after he pleaded guilty to the strangulation and assault of his live-in girlfriend. Kevin M. Reese, 29, was charged in September in connection with the attack at his Eastmont Estates apartment in which police said he injured his...
Allegheny County’s covid rates still rising as some businesses ignore restrictionsVideo
Allegheny County’s current seven-day average for new infections is 1,000 new cases per day – an increase of about 150 cases from last week, officials said Wednesday. The percent of covid-19 cases returning with positive results has also climbed by 2% from last week – now at 14.6% positivity. County...
Leechburg Area moves to online learning next week as covid cases, parent interest in at-home learning rise
Leechburg Area School District will go to online learning next week in response to a continued increase in covid-19 cases and a recent increase in students requesting to be taught at home. In an email to district families on Monday, Superintendent Tiffany Nix outlined changes for all students in grades...
Westmoreland County to settle lawsuit against Recorder of Deeds
Westmoreland County commissioners are expected to settle a federal lawsuit filed earlier this year by a former employee claiming she was fired by new Republican Recorder of Deeds Frank Schiefer after he took office in January. The $27,500 settlement includes no admission of wrongdoing, officials said Wednesday. The lawsuit was...
East Huntingdon 3D printing company gets high-tech upgrade through Army partnership
A small 3D printing company in East Huntingdon got some high-tech upgrades this year thanks to the U.S. Army. Tronix3D equipped its machines with cloud-connected sensors, allowing the company to collect and share precise data about its manufacturing processes. The company was one of the first to test the new...
Man ordered to stand trial in shooting outside Leechburg tattoo parlor
An Allegheny Township man accused of shooting two men outside a Leechburg tattoo shop last month was ordered to stand trial after pleading not guilty during a preliminary hearing Wednesday. Chad Robert Goldstrom, 37, was charged last month with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment in connection...
Carnegie Museum workers vote to join United Steelworkers union
Workers across the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh system have voted by a substantial margin to join the Pittsburgh-based United Steelworkers union. Out of the 529 employees eligible to vote, a total of 353 votes were counted. Of that number, there were 278 yes votes. The workers will become part of...
Westmoreland covid hospitalizations up but Excela officials say they can handle it
The number of patients hospitalized in Westmoreland County because of the coronavirus jumped 27% in the last few days — from 131 patients on Saturday to 166 on Wednesday, according to state data. That’s a 55% increase from Nov. 30, when the county reported its first triple-digit patient count. Excela...
Duquesne University cutting faculty to reduce costs
Duquesne University is moving forward with faculty cuts, informing some non-tenured instructors this week that their contracts would not be renewed. The university had announced measures to reduce faculty as early as Dec. 4, according to an email shared with the Tribune-Review. “As a first step, Duquesne has offered a...
Marijuana milestone: more than 100 dispensaries open in Pa.
Most Pennsylvanians don’t have far to travel to buy medical marijuana. The state’s 100th dispensary opened last week in Chester, quickly followed by the 101st in York and 102nd in Hazelton, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Patients have spent more than $1.1 billion at dispensaries across the state...
State police file multiple drug-related charges against 2 men after traffic stop in Monroeville
Two men face charges after Pennsylvania State Police officers found marijuana, drug paraphernalia, two handguns and more than $2,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Monroeville. Matthew Earl Tubbs, 43, of Oroville, Calif., faces charges of dealing in the proceeds of illegal activity, possession with intent to deliver and...
Penn Hills area coronavirus numbers 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 Dec. 16, there have been 1,389 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Penn Hills since March, according to the latest information...
Hempfield students clinch top spot in science center competitionVideo
Hempfield students took a page from the history books to help them clinch the top spot for the second consecutive year at the Carnegie Science Center’s STEM competition. The Chain Reaction Contraption Contest, held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, brought together 12 teams from schools across the...
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 Dec. 16, there have been 1,032 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Plum since March, according to the latest information provided by...
Kiski Area reports in-school instruction going smoothly despite surging pandemic
Four weeks after introducing a new instruction model that allows for four days of in-person learning each week, roughly half of Kiski Area students are taking advantage of it. Superintendent Tim Scott said just over 1,800 district students are enrolled in the four-day model. Meanwhile, 963 students are learning fully...
Updated coronavirus numbers show Monroeville still among highest case rate 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 Dec. 16, there have been 1,209 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Monroeville since March, according to the latest information...
Highlands delays release of resignation agreement with employee facing disciplinary charges
Highlands School District is delaying the release of a resignation agreement with an unidentified employee against whom the school board had brought disciplinary charges. The school board voted at its Dec. 7 meeting to approve the agreement with an employee identified only by the number 6093. The agreement was retroactively...
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 Dec. 16, there have been 933 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Shaler since March, according to the...
Pittsburgh council on track to adopt 2021 budget that doesn’t cut police fundingVideo
Pittsburgh City Council is set to vote Monday on a 2021 budget that doesn’t make any of the cuts to police funding that some residents have repeatedly requested. The $564 million spending plan introduced Nov. 9 by Mayor Bill Peduto doesn’t increase taxes. However, if federal coronavirus relief packages are...
18 new covid-19 cases reported in North Hills School District during past week
The North Hills School District reported that there were 18 more active cases of covid-19 during the past week. Including the most recent cases reported between Dec. 10 and 15, there are 31 people in the district — 18 students and 13 staff members — who either tested positive for...
Latest covid-19 numbers for Hampton, McCandless as of Dec. 16
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 Dec. 16, there have been 637 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Hampton since March, according to the...
Winter storm pounds Pittsburgh region, officials ask residents to refrain from travelVideo
As heavy snow continues to fall across southwest Pennsylvania, transportation officials slapped restrictions on some area highways, including reduced speed limits, and asked residents to stay at home if possible. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission enacted restrictions that began at 1 p.m. on several portions of the toll road, including a...
North Hills communities covid-19 numbers vary
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, communities in the North Hills vary on the number of cases, case rates and deaths due to the virus. As of Dec. 16, there have been 1,225 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Ross Township since...
Downtown Greensburg Project sets up virtual tip jar for food service workers
We’ve all heard of ways to help food and beverage industry workers through the second round of pandemic shutdowns: order takeout, buy gift cards and post positive reviews on social media. That’s good as far as it goes, said Downtown Greensburg Project founder Jessica Hickey, but it doesn’t help everyone....
The Herald area’s latest coronavirus numbers for Dec. 16
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 Dec. 16, there have been 163 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Fox Chapel since March, according to the...
