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Positive covid-19 case spurs remote learning for St. Louise de Marillac first-graders in Upper St. Clair
The first-grade classes at St. Louise de Marillac Catholic School in Upper St. Clair will move to a fully remote learning model after someone tested positive for covid-19, officials announced Saturday. The move affects the three classes that make up the first grade. Students will use a virtual instructional model...
40 Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese parishes to merge into 14
Forty parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will merge into 14 new groupings in January, Bishop David Zubik announced Saturday. Changes will take place Jan. 4 and affect churches across the region, from Mt. Washington and Moon to South Hills and Shadyside. Zubik said it is a pivotal time...
Westmoreland County retailers ‘cautiously optimistic’ for good holiday shopping seasonVideo
Like many owners of small businesses in the area, the owner of Penelope’s Gifts and More store in downtown Greensburg is hopeful about the holiday shopping season — despite the pandemic and a higher unemployment rate. “I’m cautiously optimistic. It’s such a different year, and you can’t compare it to...
Some pan Saturday start to firearms deer-hunting season
Pennsylvania’s move to start firearms deer-hunting season on Saturday, two days earlier than the traditional Monday after Thanksgiving, turned out pretty good for one hunter along Laurel Summit east of Ligonier. But many of his fellow hunters panned the state Game Commission’s early start for the second year. Josh Vitalie...
Military plane dumps fuel over Westmoreland County en route to emergency stop at Pittsburgh airport
A Pennsylvania Air National Guard refueling plane forced to make an emergency return to Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday morning dumped fuel over the Jeannette-Penn Township-North Huntingdon and Manor areas, according to the Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety and state Air National Guard. The KC-135 Stratotanker was forced to...
Food enthusiast, author heads to David’s Diner in Springdale Township
Eric Fontana wants to be the next Guy Fieri. The food enthusiast recently published his first book, “The Hidden Restaurant Gems of Pittsburgh: An Insider’s Guide,” and is already working on its sequel. One of the restaurants that will be featured in the upcoming book is David’s Diner of Springdale...
Horn covers let Burrell musicians play safelyVideo
Burrell School District’s chairman of the music department, who was recently appointed president of the Westmoreland County Music Educators Association, continues to make beautiful music with students while trying to outsmart the pandemic. Brian Querry, a music teacher at Burrell’s Huston middle school, is embracing new ways for the district’s...
CNX grant to New Kensington-Arnold and Kiski Area school districts pays for needed virtual technology and equipment
CNX Resources’ grants totaling $12,200 will help two local school districts, providing one with equipment to tap free high-speed internet for students in the New Kensington-Arnold School District, where 150 homes either don’t have internet access or lack reliable service. The CNX grants, $6,500 to New Kensington-Arnold and $5,700 to...
ATV driver killed on Route 51 in Fayette
A Uniontown man was killed early Saturday morning on Route 51 near Smock Road when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving the wrong way collided head-on with a car, state police in Belle Vernon said. The victim, Jeremiah Pletcher, 22, was driving the ATV southbound in the northbound lanes of...
Westmoreland County posts record 284 covid-19 cases; 5 deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported a record 284 new cases of the coronavirus in Westmoreland County. It is the fifth-straight day the county reported more than 200 cases. Five additional deaths were reported, increasing the death toll to 192. Of the new covid-19 cases, 254 are confirmed...
Allegheny County posts 663 new coronavirus cases, 1 death
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 663 new coronavirus cases, a 260-case reduction from the day before’s record-high of 869 cases. This month’s surge in cases isn’t a surprise to health experts. They predicted covid-19 infections would increase as the weather gets colder and people are spending more time indoors. However,...
Week in Review: New covid-19 mitigation orders, WPXI anchor announces retirement, pickle balloon popsVideo
In an effort to curb the spread of covid-19, state officials this week issued a one-night ban on alcohol sales the day before Thanksgiving, one of the biggest drinking nights of the year. New orders by Gov. Tom Wolf also scaled back the maximum capacity for indoor and outdoor gatherings....
Week in Review North Hills: PPG Tree lighting, new Youngstown bishop and moreVideo
Here are some recent Tribune-Review news stories and features from the North Hills. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or find more news at TribLIVE.com. Allison Park cancer survivor, 5, lights up Christmas tree at PPG Place in Pittsburgh Nora Misencik has the smile...
Student news from Fox Chapel Area and Shady Side Academy
Free meals are available to all children ages 18 and younger during Fox Chapel Area School District’s fully online instructional period. Children are eligible for five free breakfasts and five free lunches per week, and meals will be distributed once a week. Meals can be collected at the back of...
The top stories from across the Lower Valley for the week of Nov. 22Video
Here are some of the top stories from across the Lower Valley for the week of Nov. 22: • O’Hara approves tentative budget with no tax increase O’Hara council will vote on a 2021 budget during its meeting on Dec. 8. The $13.9 million plan does not include a tax...
The Stroller, Nov. 28, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Annual Lions Club event goes virtual this year The annual Jack Marino Tarentum Area Lions Club Charity event will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 online on the club Facebook page. Prizes totaling $5,000 will be given away. Proceeds will benefit Lions Club charities. Tickets are $50. For tickets, call...
Murrysville officials propose 2021 budget with no tax hike
Murrysville council will vote in December on a $14.2 million budget for 2021 that does not include a tax increase. While real estate taxes will remain at 12.15 mills, “the allocation among the various municipal funds has been changed to better meet the needs of the community,” Chief Administrator Jim...
Last-minute assignments, lack of training left Pittsburgh-area poll workers unprepared on Election Day
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Greater Latrobe loses senior high staffer to covid-19, reacts to state directive
A staff member at Greater Latrobe Senior High has died of complications of covid-19, according to the school district. Superintendent Georgia Teppert stated in an email sent to district faculty and staff on Thanksgiving Day that district officials learned Terri Sherwin, a senior high secretary, died Wednesday evening from covid-19...
Clergy covid-19 case suspends in-person Masses at 8 East Pittsburgh churches
The Diocese of Pittsburgh has suspended in-person Masses at eight churches in East Pittsburgh neighborhoods after a member of the parish clergy team tested positive for a covid-19 infection. The suspension, which extends through Dec. 4, affects churches in the newly formed St. Joseph the Worker Parish — including St....
Another student tests positive for covid-19 at Leechburg Area
Another student in the Leechburg Area School district in grades 7-12 has tested positive for covid-19, Leechburg Superintendent Tiffany Nix said Friday in an email to district parents. The student was last on campus Nov. 19. The district did not identify the infected student. Current total cases in the district...
Covid-19 cases trigger closure of Catholic school in Robinson
Archangel Gabriel, a Catholic school in Robinson, is temporarily suspending all in-person instruction because of local covid-19 cases reported over the Thanksgiving break. According to the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, three members of the school community tested positive for the illness, resulting from exposure to the virus unrelated to school...
Winners announced for Pittsburgh’s Gingerbread House Display and Competition, can vote for People’s Choice
Barbara Rothermel received a text message from her daughter Monica Gesk when she heard the City of Pittsburgh’s Gingerbread House Display and Competition was returning this year despite the pandemic. “She told me she had the perfect idea,” said Rothermel of Peters. “She said ‘Mom, we have to make the...
Westmoreland County covid-19 transmission level rises, remains at ‘substantial’ level
Westmoreland County remained in the “substantial” level of covid-19 transmission this week, as it has been for more than a month. As health officials expressed concern about the transmission risk related to Thanksgiving holiday travel and gatherings, Westmoreland ended the most recent seven-day period with a case level of 321.2...
Brackenridge, Harrison, Tarentum to hold public hearings on development plan
Three Alle-Kiski Valley communities that have drafted a plan to guide their collective future have scheduled public hearings for residents to comment on it. Tarentum, Brackenridge and Harrison, in that order, will hold hearings on their proposed joint comprehensive plan in December. The plan, in development for more than a...
