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A proposed housing development in West Deer has cleared a major hurdle. The township supervisors have voted 4-0 to approve a conditional-use request by Richland Holdings that would allow it to build a 63-unit development off McIntyre Road. Planned residential developments are permitted as a conditional use under the township...

A woman coughs on a state trooper and claims she has coronavirus. A man coughs on a medical employee who is wearing a mask, telling her the mask won’t help her. The pandemic surging across the country has turned into a sick joke — and perhaps something more sinister —...

Two more members of the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron based in Moon were mobilized Wednesday as part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic. The airmen left Wednesday for New Jersey. They will join more than 150 other reservists who will be sent to locations across the country in support...

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus is now being released by ZIP code in Pennsylvania. The state Department of Health map includes information for all 67 counties. Allegheny County has also reported positive cases at the municipal level using an online map since late March. In Allegheny County,...

The covid-19 pandemic has put a “glaring spotlight” on the inequities in social systems that hurt black families, community leaders said during a virtual town hall Tuesday. “All of these things make a perfect storm for the African American community,” said Trisha Gadson, CEO of Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment....

A former supervisor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania claims in a lawsuit he was fired for telling employees a fellow worker had been exposed to coronavirus. Donald Woolslayer, the school’s director of facilities since 2016, claims he was terminated on March 31 — the day after he emailed a notification...

Editor’s note: Adapting is a regular series spotlighting the ways the global coronavirus pandemic is changing the everyday lives of people in Western Pennsylvania. Javid Shojaie has owned and operated Jaden’s Catering in Monroeville for 26 years. Before catering became part of its name, the business was a restaurant. The...

A North Huntingdon man charged with burglary allegedly fought, coughed and spit on two state troopers, claiming he had coronavirus. Joseph R. Good Jr., 35, of Westmoreland City, was jailed Tuesday on multiple other criminal charges including aggravated assault and risking a catastrophe. State police charged Good with burglary, criminal...

The coronavirus death toll in Westmoreland County remained at 25 on Wednesday while the total number of cases there hit 300, according to state and county officials. The state Department of Health reported nine new cases of covid-19 from 12 a.m. Tuesday and 12 a.m. Wednesday. County coroner Ken Bacha...

What’s your covid-19 story? Westmoreland County residents are invited to share their pandemic experiences for a digital archive being created by the Saint Vincent College History Department and the Westmoreland Historical Society. “The public is encouraged to submit personal stories about family life, work, school and relationships, along with videos,...

Another emergency food distribution will be held Friday outside PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. This is the second distribution hosted there and it’s coordinated by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank with help from the Pittsburgh Penguins, Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council and Pittsburgh police. It will be held from 10...

The coronavirus death toll in Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,600 as the total number of positive cases rose by 1,156, state health officials reported Wednesday. The 58 new deaths bring the statewide total to 1,622. That includes 1,325 confirmed deaths and 297 probable deaths. Department of Health officials are defining confirmed...

Adoptions are down at animal shelters across Western Pennsylvania, in part because fewer animals are available for adoption during the coronavirus pandemic. That could change with the arrival of “kitten season,” the feline breeding season that starts in the spring and typically floods shelters with homeless or unwanted cats. Cody...

Two men were arrested this week in connection with an August shooting in Jeannette that left both injured. City police and Westmoreland County detectives said James Winston Smith, 42, of Jeannette, was in an alley behind North Third Street when he fired a handgun at James McClinton IV, 34, of...

Smoking sparked a fire at a Brentwood apartment building on Easter Sunday, resulting in some of its residents dangling from windows to escape the smoke and flames. The fire at Brentwood Manor in the 3300 block of Brownsville Road was reported around 9:30 a.m. April 12. The fire was caused...

Allegheny County on Wednesday reported seven new deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the total to 74. Of that total, 15 are designated as probable deaths from covid-19, meaning that those people did not have a positive test for the virus, but covid-19 is listed on their death certificate. Of the...

A feral cat picked up recently in East Pittsburgh has tested positive for rabies, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. The cat was picked up in the 600 block of Linden Ave. The health department said the incident occurred “recently.” It is the fourth positive rabies case in Allegheny...

Seven residents have now died from the coronavirus at a Kane Community Living long-term care facility, according to data from Allegheny County. All of the deaths occurred at Kane’s Glen Hazel location, where 62 residents have tested positive for the virus. There are no more pending covid-19 tests among residents...

The days of lingering over a cup of java inside Commonplace Coffee are gone, at least for the near future. But the ownership has adjusted its operations, showing how retail businesses are adapting for for the covid-19 economy of social distancing. “We very much wish it was still a place...

Greater Latrobe School Board is making plans for a potential return to physical classrooms in the fall of 2020 while completing the current school year with remote operations. Switching to a virtual format for its meeting Tuesday , the board voted to lease a classroom at Latrobe Elementary to the...

State police are asking for help in identifying a suspect they say took more than $8,000 worth of items from Tractor Supply in East Huntingdon early Tuesday morning. According to a police report, someone cut a chain to enter a fenced lot of the Crossroads Plaza store, taking a Cub...

Rebecca Taquino says she knows it’s difficult to stay home, to forgo seeing family and friends, to sit still as spring fever sets in. It’s an inconvenience, she knows. But it’s not like planning your husband’s funeral. Devin Taquino, of Donora, died April 10, a little more than two weeks...

One person was transported to the hospital after a fire early Wednesday morning, according to an Allegheny 911 dispatcher. Crews responded to 721 Lorenz Ave. in Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood shortly after 3:50 a.m. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported there was damage to an awning above the front porch and broken...

A former University of Pittsburgh Medical Center executive is the first woman to lead the regional chapter of the American Automobile Association. Teresa “Terri” Petrick, 62, of North Huntingdon, was named president of the AAA East Central region as of April 1, the East Liberty-based organization said Tuesday. She is...