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Pizza party held to mark 1918 ‘pandemic’ baby’s 102nd birthdayVideo

Mary Cassesse’s family never really spoke about the worldwide Spanish Flu outbreak that claimed the lives of an estimated 50 million people the year she was born. But learning later in life about the events that gripped the world in 1918 made her realize how lucky she was to have...
‘Where’s the chaos’?: At Pitt’s move-in day, a surreal silence amid a pandemicVideo

The University of Pittsburgh’s move-in day this year was, for perhaps the first time, a quiet one. The usual throngs of students and parents were instead just sporadic groups that trickled across campus. Traffic moved freely on Forbes and Fifth avenues. There were no lines for parking lots, no waiting...
Jeannette woman paroled after pleading guilty to threatening, assaulting teen

A Jeannette woman was released from jail Tuesday after she pleaded guilty to charges of threatening and assaulting a teen last year in Rostraver. Police said Mary J. Burch, 49, entered a vehicle driven by a teenage boy outside of a convenience store on Nov. 8, 2018, claimed she had...
Inquiry on Allegheny County judge’s alleged racist remarks coming to close

Six months after Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mark V. Tranquilli was moved to administrative duties after allegations he made racist comments about a criminal court juror, an investigation by the state Judicial Conduct Board is wrapping up. “Judge Tranquilli has completely and fully cooperated with the investigation, and we...
St. Clair Social gastropub opens at old Sharp Edge spot in Friendship

Friendship has a new neighborhood bar. St. Clair Social gastropub is open on South St. Clair Street in the former location of Sharp Edge, a pioneering craft beer venue that closed in 2018 after nearly three decades. SYN Bar & Taqueria + Pizzeria later operated in the space but closed...
Authority OKs $5.8M in contracts for Arnold Palmer airport terminal, runway expansions

The Westmoreland County Airport Authority is moving ahead with interior and exterior improvements at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, at a cost of about $5.8 million. The authority this week awarded contracts for expanding the passenger holding room and for continuing widening and strengthening of the runway at the Unity airport....
Fox Chapel Area students in all grades can decide between hybrid model or online learning

Fox Chapel Area students at all grade levels will have the option of returning to class two days a week or learning entirely online. The school board on Monday night approved the district’s return-to-school plan with a vote of 6-3. Board members Amy Cooper, Edie Cook and Dharmesh Vyas opposed,...
Sunny days bring uptick in air pollution to Southwestern Pa.Video

There’s a downside to a hot, sunny summer in Southwestern Pennsylvania: higher levels of ozone air pollution, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The region’s Air Quality Index has reached Code Orange four days this year, including Sunday and Monday. The average for an entire year is 3...
Community college leaders tout cost advantages as 4-year schools go online

As families weigh the rapidly evolving landscape at colleges across the state, officials at Pennsylvania’s 14 community colleges say they are ready to accommodate students faced with last-minute decisions about the fall semester. “We estimate a student could save as much as $20,000 on the cost of an education if...
Westmoreland sees lowest new covid-19 case count in 56 days

Not since June 16 has Westmoreland County seen a day with so few new reported new cases of covid-19. The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced two new cases of coronavirus were added to the county’s total, which now stands at 1,555. Both of those new cases were confirmed. It’s the...
Western Pa. colleges awarded federal funds to underwrite reopening costs

Seven local colleges and trade schools were awarded more than $900,000 in federal grants to help underwrite public health and safety plans for reopening shuttered campuses. The grants that flowed through the state are part of a $28 million pool of federal CARES Act money state officials set aside to...
City Theatre reimagines 2020-21 season

Drive-in movies are universally known. Well, how about a drive-in stage play? It’s one way Pittsburgh’s City Theatre is reimagining its 2020-21 season. The updated schedule includes a live drive-in experience as well as virtual content. Without this shift in planning, it would have been difficult, if not impossible, to...
Norwin library reopens amid covid-19 restrictions

Like all good library patrons, the Norwin Public Library used its “quiet” voice when it reopened last month after being closed since mid-March because of the governor’s orders to shut down in order to help prevent the spread of covid-19. The library on Caruthers Lane, Irwin, had a “soft” reopening...
Allegheny County continues to post lower new covid-19 case counts

For the first 11 days of July, Allegheny County posted 2,002 new cases of covid-19. In the first 11 days of August, the county had seen its new case count drop by more than 54%. On Tuesday, the county’s health department posted another day — its fifth straight — of...
Latrobe delays vote on underpass rehabilitation

Rehabilitation of Latrobe’s railroad underpasses will have to wait a few weeks longer, as city council this week tabled awarding bids for the project. City manager Mike Gray suggested council act on three contracts — for concrete repairs, painting and electrical work — during a special meeting to be held...
Militia encampment planned at Compass Inn Museum

Editor’s Note: This event has been canceled. The Compass Inn Museum and Ligonier Valley Historical Society headquarters are closed as a precaution for two weeks, through Aug. 28, because of an employee’s potential exposure to the coronavirus. A local re-enactment group that portrays a Revolutionary War-era militia unit and working...

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