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Allegheny County reports 71 new covid-19 cases, 6 new hospitalizations
Allegheny County on Monday saw a decrease in newly reported covid-19 cases, but health officials said they aren’t “reading anything into a single low number.” The county reported 71 new cases, six new hospitalizations and no new deaths, which come from 741 test results. The low number comes a little...
Sewickley library adds hours to computer availability
Evening and weekend computer appointments have been added at Sewickley Public Library. According to their Facebook page, the library has appointments available for computer use from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays;...
Penn Hills Shop ‘n Save reopens with new hours after 6-day closure
A Shop ‘n Save store in Penn Hills has reopened with updated hours after closing for six days when four of its employees tested positive for coronavirus. The store, located at 2820 Universal Road, reopened with shortened hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on July 11, according to an...
Cleveland ranks as most stressed city in U.S., Pittsburgh at 97
Covid-19, civil protests, businesses shutting down, presidential election forthcoming. There’s no doubt these are stressful times. Now, a new survey finds that the most stressful city in the country is just next door to Pittsburgh — in Cleveland. Well, with a moniker like “Mistake on the Lake,” it’s no wonder...
Oakmont adds email option to alert system
Oakmont officials recently added an email option to the borough’s alert system in an effort to reach more residents. The borough last year launched a free mobile phone text alert notification to provide emergency and nonemergency communications to residents and businesses. Borough Manager Scot Fodi said they added another option...
New Kensington Salvation Army’s new leadership to develop new home, eventually more programs
In two years with the Salvation Army in New Kensington, Capt. Phillip and Lt. Angelys Davies guided the organization to realizing a goal decades in the making. Then, they accomplished in months another task their superiors thought would take years. The couple last week oversaw moving the New Kensington Worship...
Pittsburgh artist’s digital illustrations installed at The Terminal in the Strip
When you think of the Strip District, visions of markets and music and cafes enter your mind. Artist, illustrator and muralist Brian Holderman, of Holderman Art Graphics, set out to capture those images in a larger-than-life scene. He created a digital illustration showcasing the personality of the Pittsburgh neighborhood where...
What Pittsburgh doctors say about link between blood type and coronavirus
People should not believe they are more protected, or at greater risk, for contracting covid-19 or suffering worse effects from the coronavirus because of their blood type, a doctor with Allegheny Health Network says. “We already know with covid patients there are a multitude of other factors that will predispose...
Increase in covid-19 cases not sharp enough to push gas prices lower, analyst says
The average price of gasoline fell slightly in the Pittsburgh area in the past week, while rising nationally, according to price-tracking service GasBuddy. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, said the tracking service’s data show that demand for gasoline “continues to struggle as of late, hitting some...
Blessed Trinity Parish churches, buildings closed after employee tests positive for covid-19
An employee of Blessed Trinity Parish in the South Hills tested positive for covid-19, the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Sunday. The church building involved is St. Albert the Great in Baldwin. As a precaution, churches and other buildings in the parish will be closed for extra cleaning and sanitizing, the...
The Stroller, July 13, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Online couponing and budgeting seminar offered Allegheny Family Network will...
Bill Mazeroski’s former Hempfield house sells for $150,000
A lineman for West Penn Power Co. in Greensburg bought the home of Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski, fitting because the house was once featured in an advertisement for the electric supplier. Nathaniel Smirga picked up the home and nearly 20 acres along Walton Tea Room Road in...
Veteran Greensburg officer promoted to police chiefVideo
Thirty-two years after he started on Greensburg’s police force, Robert Stafford now is chief of the city’s 25-member department. Greensburg Council on Monday unanimously approved the promotion. Stafford, 56, succeeds Chad Zucco, who resigned in March after four years leading the department. Stafford takes over his new role immediately. “I’m...
State says 90% of jobless getting benefits
Despite complaints from some jobless workers that they have yet to receive state unemployment benefits after months of waiting, Pennsylvania officials on Monday said 90% of the claims for benefits have been paid. Most of the remaining 10% of claims filed since March 15 have not been paid because the...
Lower Burrell hosts ‘Rise Up Against Racism’ event
The national conversation about race and racism in America made its way Sunday to the predominantly white small town of Lower Burrell. Between 40 and 50 people braved a steady rain for an event billed as Rise Up Against Racism on the soccer field at Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park....
Dispatcher: Verona authorities rescue person who fell off Jet Ski in Allegheny River
A person who fell off a Jet Ski in the Allegheny River near Arch Street in Verona on Sunday, July 12, was transported to an area hospital, an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. Verona police and fire departments were dispatched at about 7 p.m. They could not be reached...
Tarentum man dies in motorcycle crash on Route 366 in Murrysville
A Tarentum man died Sunday afternoon when his motorcycle crashed in Murrysville, a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher said. The crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. on Route 366, the dispatcher said. Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha identified the victim as Patrick G. Dzugan, 59, of Butler Street, Tarentum. According to...
5 residents at Concordia at Villa St. Joseph in Baden test positive for covid-19
Five residents of a Beaver County nursing home have tested positive for covid-19, officials at the facility confirmed over the weekend. The infected residents at Concordia at Villa St. Joseph in Baden have been quarantined and staffers have investigated where those residents have been in the facility to determine who...
19 new coronavirus cases reported in Westmoreland County, no new deaths
Westmoreland County reported 19 new covid-19 cases and no new deaths on Sunday, according to state health department officials. That brings the total number of covid-19 cases in Westmoreland County to 994. Of those, 968 are confirmed and 26 are probable cases. The department reported 23 new covid-19 cases Saturday,...
Allegheny County reports 200 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County Health Department officials reported 200 new covid-19 cases Sunday. There were no new deaths reported. The death total stands at 198. The county reported eight new hospitalizations out of 1,990 test results. Allegheny County now has seen 4,962 cases of covid-19 since the first ones were reported March...
‘We know them well’: Firefighter’s parents die in Rostraver fire
An elderly couple died in a fire that destroyed their home early Sunday morning in the Rostraver Township village of Collinsburg. The husband and wife, Marie A. Oblak, 81, and her husband, Lloyd D. Oblak, 83, were found inside their home at 808 Collinsburg Road, the Westmoreland County Coroner’s office...
Veterans left out of census count
On the morning of July 29, 1967, Preston Gardner, a Navy senior chief petty officer, had just finished an overnight shift aboard the USS Forrestal, an aircraft carrier operating in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. A stray electrical signal ignited a rocket on board. It shot across...
The Stroller, July 12, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Drive-through food distribution set for Tuesday at former Sears store...
The Times Express area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Monroeville Estate of Keith Balaschak sold property at 2309 Haymaker Road to US Bank NA for $75,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Penn Hills Progress area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Penn Hills Estate of James Binnix sold property at 225 Cypress Hill Drive to Justin Devaughn Hefflin and Diandrea Jalynn Flewellen for $139,900. Anthony Pope sold property at 123 Golden Gate Drive to LSF9 Master Participation Trust for $76,000. Robert Vogtsberger sold property at 115 Halliford Drive to Devon and...
