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Repair projects causing lane restrictions along Allegheny County roadways
Road repair projects will cause lane restrictions in several Allegheny County locations this week. Here are some of the major projects underway: • Pavement improvement work along northbound Interstate 79 in Franklin Park began Sunday night and is expected to continue through May 2. The restrictions will occur 7 p.m....
With commencements postponed, Class of ’20 becomes Class of Covid-19
This was supposed to be a big weekend — the kick-off of college commencement season that would culminate in graduation ceremonies for about 15,000 students at colleges and universities across the region over the next month. Pitt and Point Park University were poised to lead the way this weekend with...
The Stroller, April 27, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a 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 or...
Food bank to hold drive-up distribution in Duquesne
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will hold another drive-up food distribution Monday afternoon at its facility in Duquesne. The distribution will take place from noon to 3 p.m. at 1 N. Linden St. The entrance is at the intersection of South Linden Street and South Duquesne Boulevard. Each vehicle...
Police: Man shot in leg in McKees Rocks
Allegheny County police detectives are assisting in the investigation of a shooting Sunday afternoon in McKees Rocks. At about 3:23 p.m. McKees Rocks police responded to a shooting in the 500 block of Meyers Street. Officers arrived and learned that a man suffered a gunshot wound to his lower leg....
Herman Dupre, of Seven Springs fame, dies at 87
Herman K. Dupre, a winter sports pioneer behind the growth of Seven Springs Mountain Resort, died Saturday, April 25. He was 87. A cause of death had not been made public. Dupre’s death was confirmed in a Facebook post by Seven Springs resort. ”The Seven Springs family is saddened by...
Latrobe native Sean Knaus named Ligonier Country Club pro
Latrobe native Sean Knaus grew up working on a golf course. In his senior year in high school, the 2008 graduate won the Class AAA Section 1 title at Latrobe Elks Golf Club, where he worked. Knaus recently was hired as head golf professional at Ligonier Country Club to replace...
Pittsburgh Public Schools alerts staff and families to potential case of covid-19
Pittsburgh Public Schools staff and families are receiving a phone message warning of a potential case of covid-19 affecting a staff volunteer. The volunteer assisted with the distribution of laptops and instructional packets at Pittsburgh Milliones in the Hill District. According to the phone message, the district was notified that...
Police: Woman shot, killed at McKeesport intersection
A 32-year-old woman was shot and killed in McKeesport early Sunday, according to Allegheny County police. First responders were called about 5:30 a.m. to the intersection of Rogena Street and Riverview Avenue for a report of a woman’s body found at the intersection. When they arrived, they found a woman...
Police: Two arrested after standoff in Lincoln-Lemington
Pittsburgh police arrested two people early Sunday after a brief standoff at a Lincoln-Lemington home. When police responded to multiple Shotspotter alerts at about 12:20 a.m. near Lincoln Avenue and Lyric Streetthey noticed an idling vehicle at the intersection of Laxton Street and Odessa Place. The area is at the...
14 new cases, no new deaths reported in Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County saw 14 new cases of covid-19 as of Sunday, but no new deaths related to the virus, data provided by state and local officials show. The county’s total number of covid-19 cases reached 374 on Sunday, up from the 360 cases reported on Saturday. The death total reported...
Pitt streams virtual commencement for Class of Covid-19
The promise of “Pomp and Circumstance” remained Sunday, even as the University of Pittsburgh honored nearly 8,000 graduates in a virtual commencement. Families near and far gathered before screens to mark the day with newly minted graduates — now members of the Class of Covid-19 — and listened as Pitt...
Pennsylvania reports 13 new coronavirus deaths; total cases climb over 41K
Thirteen more people in Pennsylvania have died from covid-19, bringing the statewide death total to 1,550, state health officials announced Sunday. The health department reported 1,116 additional positive cases of covid-19 from Saturday to Sunday, bringing the number of positive cases to 41,165. People in all of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties...
Allegheny County reports no new deaths from covid-19 on Sunday
The Allegheny County Health Department on Sunday reported no additional covid-19 deaths and only 13 new confirmed or probable cases of the illness. Officials, however, were reluctant to declare that viral infections have peaked. A spokeswoman for the Allegheny County Health Department noted that there are often delays in reporting...
Man shot, killed in vehicle in McKees Rocks
Allegheny County Police are investigating the Saturday night slaying of a 24-year Pittsburgh man in McKees Rocks. Authorities say McKees Rocks Police and paramedics found Kwame Washington dead of an apparent gunshot wound to the torso at 11:42 p.m. Saturday when they answered the call of a shooting in the...
How Pittsburgh’s polio vaccine triumph could shape race to end coronavirus pandemic
Peter Salk still remembers the trepidation he felt when his father came home from work one day in May 1953 and promptly began boiling a set of needles and syringes on the kitchen stove. With several years of research and promising results in monkeys fueling high hopes, Dr. Jonas Salk...
This Monroeville businessman created the modern conference call, and he’s not done yetVideo
It’s mid-afternoon. You’re in your home office when the laptop pings to remind you of the daily meeting starting in five minutes. If it’s a video call, you make sure your face is presentable. Maybe you slip on a work shirt and smile, knowing they’ll never suspect how your bottom...
Burrell High graduation to be held at a closed drive-in theater; other schools, drive-ins considering
Plans for high school graduation ceremonies at drive-ins are in works across the region, although there were initial conflicting signals from state officials if such public ceremonies are legal under covid-19 stay-in-place orders. Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) turned down the Starlight Drive-In...
The Stroller, April 26, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a 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 or...
Monroeville real estate transactions for the week of April 26
Monroeville Nino DiMatteo sold property at 2685 Fourth St. to Dana DiMatteo for $83,000. John Pietrone sold property at 4723 Bert Drive to Andrew Koval and Sara Parme for $158,000. Zachary John Bugay sold property at 1805 Miller Ave. to William Molina Santana and Glendaly Pitre Santiago for $137,250. Thomas...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 26
Baldwin Borough Ryan Loew sold property at 938 Brentview Drive to Bernard and Annette Smith for $134,501. Earl Kleckner sold property at 5106 Colewood Drive to Modern Edge Ventures LLC for $75,000. Jayson Monroe sold property at 919 Edward Drive to Derek Parker for $139,500. Susanne Powers Waugaman sold property...
Signal Item-area real estate transactions for the week of April 26
Carnegie CarlosFernandoSierra Gomez sold property at 913 Forsythe Road to Halliburton Real Estate Services Inc. for $152,000. Halliburton Real Estate Services Inc. sold property at 913 Forsythe Road to Douglas Fred Meads for $152,000. CJ Partn. LLC sold property at 101 Railroad Ave. to 101 Railroad Ave LLC for $112,500....
Ex-doctor’s office manager pleads guilty to illegal oxycodone distribution
A former office manager for a licensed physician pleaded guilty Friday in federal court for her role in illegal oxycodone distribution, health care fraud and money laundering. The investigation that led to the prosecution of Marcia Ramsier Arthurs, 62, East Pittsburgh was conducted by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. In...
Pittsburgh Public Schools offers 4th-quarter grading options, public input sought by noon Tuesday
Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Hamlet is looking for feedback from the broader school community on two options for fourth-quarter grading guidelines. Two new options were developed following school board input Wednesday to present changes to the grading guidelines due to the covid-19 pandemic. In response to the state mandate...
North Huntingdon sisters will run 26 miles, an hour at a timeVideo
Sisters Mara and Magen Polczynski usually jog together every day. But, with about 24 hours of planning, they’re shooting for something a little more challenging — running 26 miles over 26 hours. They started at 6 p.m. Friday with an easy jog down a sunny suburban street, and plan to...
