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The Waynesburg University track and field and cross country programs again will host its distance running forum this summer. However, because of social distance restrictions and regulations, the event will take place online as opposed to its traditional in-person format. The series of video presentations from distance experts of different...

A Jeannette man pulled over in Greensburg Saturday after an officer suspected him of driving with a suspended license was found with nearly two bricks of heroin, police said. Moziah S. Harris, 28, was stopped driving his 2015 Honda about 2:25 a.m. along the 100 block College Avenue by Patrolman...

The Allegheny County Treasurer’s Office will reopen to the public with normal operating hours starting May 18. Tax and license cashiers will be available to process payments and applications on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All employees and visitors will be required to wear a face covering. “Because...

Allegheny County officials reported eight additional cases of covid-19 and one more death Monday, bringing the total to 1,511 confirmed or probable cases and 123 deaths countywide. The youngest person to have died from the coronavirus in Allegheny County was 42 years old and had underlying conditions, county officials said....

Pittsburgh police have started ticketing and towing vehicles parked illegally Downtown as the city prepares for the easing of coronavirus restrictions under the yellow phase. Officers are focusing on flagrant violations, according to Commander Mike Pilyih of the Zone 2 station. They’re also issuing verbal warnings to motorists parked illegally....

Citations have been withdrawn against two people who were accused of violating Gov. Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home order last month. The citations against Kara Lee Lawson, 27, of Bell, and Scott James Renwick, 28, of Loyalhanna, were withdrawn May 1, according to online court records. It was unclear why the citations...

Norvelt firefighters are giving back to those who have supported them during Lent by frying up fish Saturday for a cash donation-only drive-thru takeout. The fire department and its ladies auxiliary had to unexpectedly cancel their fish fry this year because of state-mandated social distancing restrictions related to the coronavirus...

The call comes over their radio — the patient is having trouble breathing, they need an ambulance. Then, “call the center for special patient information,” says a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The paramedics know it’s likely they’re heading toward the invisible threat that everyone else is trying to stay away from...

Police were called to keep order as the Red Lobster in Ross Township closed Sunday evening, leaving dozens of customers without food after they spent hours waiting, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The McKnight Road restaurant was swamped by Mother’s Day orders. The parking lot was packed with customers,...

Sitting at home all day, many of us are asking ourselves how we can help others during this pandemic. Read The Stroller daily for announcements of how everyone can ease the pressure and stress of others, even while maintaining social distancing. Information for The Stroller should be emailed to vndnews@tribweb.com....

Trib Total Media has partnered with Pittsburgh police and local nonprofit Global Links to offer free, cloth masks across the city. More than 10,000 free masks are available to the public at Pittsburgh police stations through the “Need a Mask, Take a Mask” initiative. The masks are located in newspaper...

A Beaver County nursing home where at least 61 people have died from covid-19 is getting help from the Pennsylvania National Guard to respond to the outbreak, officials said. “Throughout this unprecedented crisis, we have called on the state to provide us with the critical resources we needed to combat...

Norwin Area Meals on Wheels, which stopped delivering meals o March 25 because of fears of spreading the coronavirus, will resume deliveries Tuesday, but with modifications to meet social distancing requirements, a spokesman said. Because of limited space in the New Hope Presbyterian Church kitchen in North Huntingdon where the...

A Philadelphia man was jailed for using two counterfeit $100 bills at a Giant Eagle supermarket in Indiana County to buy flowers and other low-cost items last week, state police at Indiana said. The suspect, Bilal Basil Butler, 23, allegedly used the fake bills to buy merchandise at the supermarket...

Westmoreland County reported two additional cases of covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of people to test positive for the virus to 417, according to Pennsylvania health officials. No new deaths from the virus were reported. Westmoreland County is one of the counties that will shift to the yellow...

Two more people in Allegheny County have died from covid-19, raising the death toll to 122, the Allegheny County Health Department said Sunday morning. Seventeen more people were confirmed as either having covid-19 or were probable over the past day, raising the total number on Sunday to 1,503 cases, the...

A fire damaged a garage in Loyalhanna Township late Saturday night, the Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety said. The owner of the house on Steele Road was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation as result of the fire, which was reported at 11:20 p.m. a Public Safety supervisor...

A Port Authority of Allegheny County bus driver is being treated at an area hospital for covid-19, bringing the agency’s total number of employees who have tested positive to 14, the agency said Sunday. The employee, who works at the East Liberty garage, last worked on May 5, according to...

Sitting at home all day, many of us are asking ourselves how we can help others during this pandemic. Read The Stroller daily for announcements of how everyone can ease the pressure and stress of others, even while maintaining social distancing. Information for The Stroller should be emailed to vndnews@tribweb.com....

A Jeannette man was jailed in Armstrong County Saturday after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase through two counties that ended when the car he was driving crashed into a vehicle that was occupied by a family. Rasheed Gordon, 28, was arraigned early Sunday on charges of possession with...

Bridgeville Housing & Urban Development sold property at 811 Bower Hill Road to MPNDP Investments LLC for $82,000. Thomas Leadbitter sold property at 676 Elizabeth St. to Alexandra Long for $167,500. Daniel McIlvaine sold property at 625 Elm St. to Clay William and Allison Elizabeth Owings for $270,000. Estate of...

Baldwin Borough Kalyani Pentyala sold property at 1605 Beryl Drive to Anvar Gafurov and Gulasari Mamedova for $35,000. Kristy Slavicek sold property at 607 Charlotte Drive to Charles and Jacqueline Halt for $157,500. Marlex Properties LLC sold property at 1129 Michael Drive to Lisa Fredette for $168,000. Estate of Donald...

Pine Showcase Properties LLC sold property at 222 Abbacy Drive to Matthew Scott and Kristen Marie Wickline for $523,658. Eddy Homes Inc. sold property at 100 Miller Drive to Robert Mullen III and Christina Mullen for $725,000. Richard Greene sold property at 135 Mohawk Ln to Anthony and Pazia Colella...

Leetsdale Thomas Calhoun sold property at Oak Drive to Vacant Land Now LLC for $12,000. Sewickley Robert Kocis sold property at 544 Academy Ave. to Lisa Sue Wren for $1,195,000. Los Payasos LLC sold property at 541-545 Beaver St. to Slipp North LLC for $1,300,000. David Brooks sold property at...