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Allegheny County Health Department investigating tuberculosis case at Brentwood High School
The Allegheny County Health Department is investigating a case of active tuberculosis in a student at Brentwood High School, department spokesman Aaron Aupperlee reported Monday. “The student has attended school remotely from the beginning of the current school year, is receiving medication to treat the illness, and is expected to...
Norwin postpones school reopening, closes middle school
Faced with more coronavirus cases at school and in the community, Norwin School District officials said Monday the middle school will close for at least two days this week and the full reopening of its schools will be postponed from Nov. 4 until at least Nov. 18. Two positive cases...
West Deer approves $100 fine to combat false alarms
West Deer residents and businesses will now have to pay $100 each time their alarms accidentally go off three or more times per year. Supervisors at their October meeting approved updating the township’s existing false alarm ordinance to help out West Deer’s police and volunteer fire companies, who have been...
Democrats still hold the edge, but Pennsylvania voter registration gains favor GOPVideo
Mary Ann Hegan is part of a voter migration she never anticipated. The 72-year-old retiree from Laughlintown is among more than 486,000 Pennsylvania Democrats who have switched their registration to Republican since 2008. Moving the other way, Tim Gunter, 49, of Philipsburg is among 291,324 Republicans in the state to...
Pa. Liquor Control Board adding seasonal employees at stores
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) says it is looking for more than the usual number of people to fill seasonal jobs at its stores during the holiday season. “This year because of covid-19 and the added sanitation requirement, and just the extra work that’s involved, we want to make...
Indiana Borough police say 3 of 4 suspects jailed in fatal shooting of IUP student
Indiana Borough police announced Monday that three of four suspects in the fatal shooting of a Pittsburgh man are in custody. Police say Jayden Wright, 20, was found shot in a parking lot on Oakland Avenue in Indiana about 4 a.m. Oct. 17. He died at Indiana Regional Medical Center....
Hempfield Area School District reports more cases of coronavirus
The Hempfield Area School District reported several new coronavirus cases Monday. One teacher each at Harrold Middle, Hempfield Area High and Maxwell Elementary schools, along with a student at West Hempfield Elementary and three teachers with Hempfield Area Cyber Academy, reported positive tests over the weekend and on Monday, said...
TSA agents catch 19th gun this year at Pittsburgh airport
Security agents at Pittsburgh International Airport caught a man with a gun in his carry-on bag Monday, authorities said, marking the 19th firearm caught so far this year. Transportation Security Administration screeners spotted the 9mm handgun shortly before 1:30 p.m., according to Allegheny County Police. Authorities said the 52-year-old man...
Westmoreland Prison Board moves ahead in search for new wardenVideo
The Westmoreland County Prison Board will accept applications through Friday for a new warden to succeed John Walton, who announced last month he was resigning and retiring. Walton, 61, of Mt. Pleasant Township, submitted his resignation Sept. 28, claiming it was the result of “a public character assassination and campaign...
Historic roundhouse at Hazelwood Green being transformed into technology centerVideo
A 133-year-old railroad roundhouse in Hazelwood is on its way to becoming the Pittsburgh location of a global entrepreneurship platform for economic development. Leaders of the regional foundations that are working to redevelop the area, known as Hazelwood Green, toured the roundhouse Monday and heard from its designer that the...
Fox Chapel will host private meeting with some residents to hear input on ‘Squaw’
Residents of Squaw Run Road and Squaw Run Road East in Fox Chapel will get a final chance to provide input on their road names — and whether the word Squaw is removed — during a private meeting Nov. 9. Council will host a closed meeting with residents to hear...
Ford to donate $200K in facemasks to Pittsburgh
Ford Motor Company is donating more than $200,000 in face masks to the city of Pittsburgh. The masks, more than 490,000 of them, will be distributed after city council votes to accept them Tuesday. They will be added to the city Department of Public Safety’s stock and will be distributed...
Dairy Queen owner honored with Greater Latrobe chamber’s annual community service award
The coronavirus pandemic and the new world of social distancing it created haven’t frozen out drive-in customers seeking ice cream treats at the Dairy Queen in Unity. Unlike many other eating establishments that focused on dine-in service, “we were fortunate to be able to run our business,” said owner Dean...
Penn Avenue Fish Co. unveils oceanic mural
The crystal blue water is the backdrop for fish, turtles, a stingray and corals found living deep under the sea. The four panels of the 9 feet by 14 feet mural outside of encompasses 100 photos that took four months to shoot. Diver and photographer Cynthia Liefeld of Sewickley captured...
Police: Intoxicated Tarentum man attacks wedding party, threatens officers
A Tarentum man was arrested Saturday after police said he shouted obscenities at a wedding party as he drove past them and then got out of his vehicle and went after them. Borough police charged Brian S. Henning Jr., 32, with resisting arrest, driving under the influence, disorderly conduct and...
Westmoreland warden says quarantined prison cell block may reopen this week
A unit at the Westmoreland County Prison that has been under quarantine since multiple inmates and staff members in early October tested positive for the coronavirus could reopen this week, according to jail officials. “We’re awaiting results of tests taken Friday, and we fully expect that unit to reopen this...
New recycling bins to be distributed in East Liberty, Garfield and Highland ParkVideo
Residents in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty, Garfield and Highland Park neighborhoods will be the next to receive blue recycling bins that will ultimately replace bags for recycling citywide by 2023. The 32-gallon bins will be distributed to 5,500 homes starting Nov. 2, Pittsburgh officials said. The bins are manufactured with at...
Coronavirus case confirmed at Leechburg Middle/Senior High School
A staffer at Leechburg Middle/Senior High School has tested positive for coronavirus, according to Superintendent Tiffany Nix. The district notified families of the positive case in a letter dated Thursday. The letter did not identify the infected individual. Nix said the district has followed recommendations by the state’s health and...
Man loses injunction over Giant Eagle mask policy
A federal judge on Friday ruled against an Oil City man who claims that Giant Eagle’s covid-19 mask policy violates his rights. Josiah Kostek, 36, was seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the grocery chain’s mask policy. He contended the policy — requiring all customers to wear either a face...
Greensburg police try to identify suspect who fired multiple gunshotsVideo
Greensburg police are asking the public’s help in an ongoing investigation into a report late Friday of a man shooting multiple rounds from a firearm. The incident occurred at 10:38 p.m. in the area of Grove Street and Spring Avenue, police said Monday in a Facebook post. No one was...
Westmoreland adds 125 covid cases over past 2 days, 3 new deaths
There were 125 new cases of covid-19 in Westmoreland County over the past two days, according to a report Monday from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Health officials said another three people have died of the coronavirus — two reported Sunday, one on Monday. It’s the 12th consecutive day that...
Dozens of items seized from Washington Township home likely stolen, police say
When Washington Township Police Chief Scott Slagle went on the hunt for a 30-ton log splitter that had been reported stolen, he was surprised to find it this month sitting in the driveway of a Spring Hill Road home. Now, investigators are trying to figure out the origin of dozens...
Allegheny County adds 177 covid cases over past 2 days
The Allegheny County Health Department announced Monday there have been 177 new covid-19 cases over the past two days. In a report, the department said there were 73 new cases added Monday, while 104 new cases were added Sunday. The results come from 2,402 tests conducted from Oct. 15-25. Among...
Ivanka Trump to stump in Pittsburgh on Wednesday
Ivanka Trump plans to visit Pittsburgh on Wednesday to meet with supporters of her father, President Donald Trump. The president’s daughter will be participating in a moderated question-and-answer session with supporters, campaign officials told the Tribune-Review. The precise location of the event — scheduled six days before Election Day —...
Pittsburgh mayor calls for moment of silence Tuesday to remember Tree of Life attacks
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is asking Pittsburgh residents to observe a moment of silence and reflection at 9:54 a.m. Tuesday, the moment when the shooting started in 2018 at the Squirrel Hill synagogue that left 11 people dead and wounded two others. “My thoughts continue to be with everyone impacted...
