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Westmoreland County reports 2 new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths
Health officials reported two new coronavirus cases in Westmoreland County on Tuesday as Pennsylvania neared 51,000 cases of the virus. The two new cases bring the county’s running total to 405 since the first patient tested positive on April 5. Of the county’s cases, 129 are residents of eight long-term...
Franklin Regional adopts proposed budget with 2.54 mill tax hikeVideo
The Franklin Regional school board adopted a proposed $61.5 million budget for the 2020-21 school year that includes a 2.54 mill tax hike. The budget includes a nearly $3 million funding gap that will be plugged, for now, with money from the district’s various fund balances, some of which are...
Pennsylvania coronavirus deaths top 3,000 as state catches up with data
Coronavirus deaths in Pennsylvania surpassed 3,000 on Tuesday as the Department of Health works to catch up with information coming from individual counties through a number of platforms, state officials said. The jump in deaths is “a result of our continued work to reconcile data from various sources,” health officials...
Tree limbs, leaves accepted at South Fayette wood waste facility
South Fayette residents can drop off leaves and tree limbs to the township’s wood waste recycling facility at 2121 Ridge Road in Boys Home Park. According to the township website, tree limbs up to four inches in diameter are accepted. No plastic bags, grass clippings or tree stumps are accepted....
School districts plan summer learning, fearing learning loss from time outside classroom
After spending nearly a month out of class for a pandemic, Pittsburgh Public Schools is hoping the summer might provide an opportunity to make up for lost time – but planning the programs has become a challenge. The district is looking for ways to modify and extend the annual Summer...
Osprey in Indiana County was shot, Pa. game commission seeking tips
A fatally injured osprey discovered April 28 in rural Indiana County, north of Blairsville, was shot, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. “We just received the necropsy report and the osprey was indeed shot by an unknown individual. We’re still looking for any and all information from the public to...
7 more deaths, 10 new cases of coronavirus reported in Allegheny County
The Allegheny County Health Department reported 10 additional cases of the coronavirus Tuesday, and seven new deaths. The county has had 109 deaths and 1,375 cases in total. The virus is having a devastating toll on long-term care facilities in Allegheny County. The Department of Health reported that 302 residents...
Decorate your own Eat’n Park Smiley cookies at home
Eat’n Park on Tuesday launched decorating kits for its popular Smiley cookies. The package contains six plain, baked Smiley cookies, three bags of colorful icing, sanding sugar and sprinkles. Decorating Smiley cookies has always been a hit at community events with Eat’n Park’s Team Smiley, said Kevin O’Connell, the chain’s...
Dormont Pool won’t open for 2020 amid coronavirus concerns
The 100th season of the historic Dormont Pool will go down in its history as the season that never was. Borough Council voted unanimously Monday to keep the pool closed for the 2020 season because of the complications surrounding covid-19 prevention. The virus “presents unique challenges to municipalities around the...
Pittsburgh’s Nellie Bly gets spotlight in empowerment project
This was a different kind of draft for the National Football League. It featured players who made their mark in the game of life. The draft consisted of 32 iconic women pioneers in American history, honoring the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. Thirty-two...
Police: Burglar took frozen food from Mercer County ice cream stand
Frozen food worth about $800 was stolen from an ice cream stand in Mercer County, according to state police. The burglary at Shirley’s Twin Kiss on Perry Highway in Sandy Creek Township on April 29, police said in a release issued Monday. According to police, the burglar or burglars got...
Police: McKees Rocks woman found in refrigerator was last seen a week ago; boyfriend charged
A McKees Rocks woman whose decomposing body was found in a broken refrigerator Monday was last seen by a neighbor April 29, authorities wrote in a criminal complaint charging the woman’s boyfriend with abuse of a corpse. Daryl Jones, 41, is being held without bail in Allegheny County Jail on...
Man stable after being found shot in Beechview
A man was in stable condition after being found shot in Beechview Monday night, police said. According to Pittsburgh police, officers responded around 9:50 p.m. to a 911 call of a man shot in the 200 block of Sebring Avenue. The man had been shot in the leg. He was...
The Stroller, May 5, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a face mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family...
Pittsburgh council extends coronavirus disaster declaration another week
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a seven-day extension of Mayor Bill Peduto’s coronavirus disaster declaration. The declaration is now set to expire May 12. Its provisions include limits on public gatherings and permission for the city to bypass competitive bidding regulations. Peduto declared a state of emergency on...
Some restrooms, marinas to open in state parks Friday; other changes planned
State parks and forests will start to open some facilities, mainly a bathroom or two, in an eventual phase-in of all facilities. Many state park facilities will remain closed to comply with Gov. Tom Wolf’s covid-19 restrictions. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is encouraging the public to visit...
Greensburg likely to suspend pool opening, future of swim season in doubt
Greensburg officials next week will likely vote to suspend the opening of Veterans’ Memorial Pool. Whether it will open at all this summer is in doubt because of the uncertain future of coronavirus mitigation efforts. City pool manager Trudy Ivory said current state restrictions wouldn’t allow the pool to open,...
Chartiers Valley has 2 backup plans for prom, graduation
Chartiers Valley School District has announced contingency plans for prom and graduation. While the district hopes to hold prom on the originally scheduled date of May 22 and commencement on May 28, they have created two alternate plans, according to district spokeswoman Mikaela Duckstein. If social restrictions remain in place...
Cops: Jeannette burglary suspect coughs on police, says he ‘might have corona’ after struggle
A burglary suspect is accused of saying he “might have corona” and coughing on Jeannette police officers after a struggle Sunday. Police were responding to 911 calls that a man who appeared to be under the influence was staggering on the street. Callers told 911 the man went into the...
Pa. Rep. Frankel ‘horrified’ by Pa. lawmaker’s Nazi Party comments
State Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Squirrel Hill, said Monday he was “horrified” by State Rep. Chris Dush’s comments comparing the Wolf administration’s efforts to slow the spread of covid-19 with the Nazi Party. During a committee hearing Monday, Dush, R-Jefferson, expressed his displeasure with what he perceived as Gov. Tom Wolf’s...
Spirit relaunches flight to Orlando with Pittsburgh, Unity stops
Spirit Airlines is starting once more to fill seats with passengers headed from Westmoreland County to Orlando, Fla., as it resumes service this week at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. Spirit suspended service at the Unity airport for nearly a month, amid travel trends depressed by the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the...
Latrobe police to collect unwanted medications
Area residents who want to safely dispose of unwanted medications may bring them to a Drug Take-Back collection Thursday morning at the Latrobe City municipal building. Latrobe police will oversee the event from 9 to 11 a.m. at a table near the building’s front entrance, at 901 Jefferson St. Medications...
Export native takes over Naval Air Force Atlantic commandVideo
Export native and Navy veteran Rear Adm. John Meier was placed in charge of six nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, 54 air squadrons, 1,200 aircraft and 43,000 officers, enlisted and civilian personnel on May 1. Meier relieved Rear Adm. Roy Kelley during a change-of-command ceremony for the Naval Air Force Atlantic. Kelley,...
Dunkin’ announces $200,000 grant, free coffee and doughnuts for health care workers
Dunkin’ is providing a $200,000 grant to support health care workers experiencing trauma, as well as free coffee and doughnuts. Through the grant, Dunkin’ and First Descents, an organization involved with “adventure-based healing,” will create the “Hero Recharge” Program to help health care professionals facing significant stress by improving their...
Pa. Supreme Court upholds Alex Hribal plea, prison sentence in Franklin Regional stabbings
The state Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction and prison sentence for Alex B. Hribal, who was arrested as a teen in the wounding of 20 youths and a security guard during a 2014 knife attack at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville. Hribal’s attorney, Patrick Thomassey, had argued...
