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Church members, community contribute to Plum Food Pantry with ‘Christmas bags’
The covid-19 pandemic has altered traditions, but in some cases, perhaps it has created new ones. Plum Creek Presbyterian Church had to change plans for its 17th annual Christmas nativity walk-through event. Initially the event was changed to a drive-thru but Gaye Mallisee, a congregant and member of the church’s...
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. 9, there have been 764 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Shaler since March, according to the...
Latest covid-19 numbers for Hampton, McCandless
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. 8, there have been 502 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Hampton since March, according to the...
More than half the inmates at Pennsylvania federal prison have covid
Atif Malik is serving an eight-year prison sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution at Loretto in Cambria County for a nonviolent crime. In April, he filed his own motion seeking compassionate release because of a variety of pre-existing health conditions and the increasing risk of covid-19 spreading in the facility....
The Herald area’s latest coronavirus numbers for Dec. 9
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within The Herald coverage area have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Dec. 8, there have been 142 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Fox Chapel since March, according to...
First National Bank branch in Lower Burrell to close
The First National Bank branch in Lower Burrell is scheduled to close March 5. It is among 21 First National branch offices that will be shuttered in the Eastern United States, said FNB spokeswoman Jennifer M. Reel. Some customers were not happy to hear about the closure of the branch...
South Hills communities’ covid numbers vary
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the South Hills have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Dec. 8, there have been 1,112 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Baldwin Borough since March, according to the...
Gov. Tom Wolf tests positive for covid
Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday his covid-19 diagnosis is a reminder that no one is immune from the virus that has infected more than 445,000 people in Pennsylvania. Wolf, 72, said he tested positive for the virus during a routine test and he has no symptoms. His wife, Frances, is...
Pine, Richland’s latest coronavirus numbers
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the Signal Item coverage area have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Dec. 8, there have been 379 total cases of the novel coronavirus in the Pine Township since March,...
North Allegheny schools going back to full remote instruction
North Allegheny students returned to an online-only form of instruction Dec. 16 and will continue until at least Jan. 18 to help slow the spike in covid-19 cases gripping the region, district officials announced. The district informed families by letter that the change back to remote instruction is being made...
Pa. cites Western Pa. bars for violating covid restrictions
More than a dozen bars in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties received citations from the state’s Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement in November for violating covid-19 mitigation measures, ranging from not requiring masks to serving alcohol without food. In addition, an East Carson Street bar was hit with a weeklong closure...
Owner of Studio Raw Elite salon honored with Citizen of the Year Award
The owner of a Ross Township hairstyling studio has received the Citizen of the Year Award for his contribution to the community. Dan Burda, owner of the Studio Raw Elite salon on Babcock Boulevard, is this year’s recipient of the Durachko-Gottfried Ross Township Citizen of the Year Award. The award...
Man arrested in connection with 3 dogs found dead in East Huntingdon home after eviction
A Mt. Pleasant Township man was arrested Wednesday on animal cruelty charges after he allegedly left five dogs and two cats at an East Huntingdon home after he was evicted last month, according to court papers. A dog and two puppies were found dead and partially decomposed inside the Reservoir...
Longtime Allegheny County Human Services Director Marc Cherna announces retirement
On the first Saturday in March, people might have a tough time reaching Marc Cherna. It’s the first day Cherna, who will be 70 by then, won’t be the leader of Allegheny County Human Services department. “After 39 years of dealing with crisis after crisis, it will be good to...
Westmoreland County records 15 new covid deaths, tying a record
Westmoreland County added 15 new coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported, tying a previous record from last week for most reported deaths on a single day. The additional deaths now bring the county’s death toll to 265. There have been 61 deaths attributed to the disease this...
O Cannoli Tree, O Cannoli Tree: Harmar baker has new holiday confection
Forget about those sugar plums dancing in heads this holiday season and make way for a new Yuletide treat: the Cannoli Christmas Tree. A cannoli tree may seem like something out of a debaucherous dessert dream. But Char Hixson, proprietor of Char’s Creative Confections in Harmar, is baking them up...
Holiday window display competition in Pittsburgh to support artists, causes
The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership is adding a twist to holiday window displays with a contest this season. “As a retail store, your window displays are one of the most important marketing tools you have,” said Suzanne Mauro, a Pittsburgh-based retail consultant. “They can make someone passing by, enter your store...
Penn Hills area coronavirus numbers highest among eastern suburbs
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the Penn Hills area’s numbers remain the highest in the eastern suburbs. As of Dec. 8, there have been 1,137 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Penn Hills since March, according to the latest information provided...
Plum area coronavirus numbers among highest in eastern suburbs
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. 8, there have been 828 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Plum since March, according to the latest information provided by...
Signal Item communities’ coronavirus numbers vary
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the Signal Item coverage area have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Dec. 8, there have been 197 total cases of the novel coronavirus in the Borough of Carnegie since...
Monroeville area coronavirus numbers among highest in eastern suburbs
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the Monroeville area’s numbers remain among the highest in the eastern suburbs. As of Dec. 8, there have been 926 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Monroeville since March, according to the latest information provided by...
Allegheny County reports 34 new coronavirus deaths, passes 35,000 cases
Allegheny County on Wednesday reported 34 new coronavirus deaths, a record for a single day, and 727 additional coronavirus cases. The death toll for the county stands at 619. There have been 105 deaths this month. The Allegheny County Health Department said the new deaths occurred between Nov. 20 and...
First critical segment of 9/11 National Memorial Trail complete in Somerset County
The first 1.4 miles section of a special, off-road recreational trail for the September 11th National Memorial Trail in Garrett, Somerset County, is complete. It’s a milestone for trail organizers, who cobbled together a 1,300-mile network of existing bicycle, pedestrian trails and roads connecting the three 9/11 memorial sites in...
Get a pair of rare, collectible sneakers in newly opened Neecs Sneaks in GreensburgVideo
Silver and gold, stocks and bonds, are all tried-and-true investments. But Nico Giannilli of Unity is betting his financial success on another hot commodity — sneakers. Not the worn-down, smelly footwear you schlep around in, but the pricey, celebrity-endorsed kicks that go for big bucks. Giannilli, 24, has been amassing...
Sewickley area coronavirus numbers remain low
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the Sewickley area’s numbers remain conservative. As of Dec. 8, there have been 65 total cases of the novel coronavirus in the Borough of Sewickley since March, according to the latest information provided by an interactive Allegheny...
