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Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department mourns longtime assistant chief
Few people knew more about fire safety than Bill Anderson, former assistant chief with the Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department. “If I knew what he forgot, I’d be a brilliant man,” said Al Rosatti, another emeritus assistant chief and close friend of Anderson. “He was a highly intelligent individual.” Anderson taught...
Westmoreland officials cautiously optimistic about state reopening plansVideo
Westmoreland leaders are hopeful the county’s slow growth of new coronavirus cases will allow for the easing of restrictions early next month as part of the governor’s plan to reopen parts of the state. “We’re still two weeks away from the May 8 deadline. We will be talking about it,...
Pennsylvania liquor stores rake in $2.3M in first days of curbside sales, with more to open
Pennsylvania liquor stores fulfilled more than 25,000 orders for about $2.3 million in the first three days of curbside sales, and there are plans to expand the number of stores participating in the program, according to the Liquor Control Board. There were about 6,000 orders fulfilled statewide Monday — the...
Highlands Rotary Club donates 150 pizzas, money to Allegheny Valley HospitalVideo
It was pizza Thursday for 150 of the staff at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison. The diminutive Highlands Area Rotary Club, with just 13 members, showed their hearts are bigger than their numbers by donating the individual-sized pizzas, along with a $500 check to help outfit the hospital’s “serenity room,”...
Western Pa. farmers markets to open with covid-19 twists, precautionsVideo
There will be no Saturday morning chatter among friends picking up produce and other goodies at the Lynch Field farmers market in Greensburg. Exercisers won’t stream out of the Aerobic Center to get in line with empty reusable bags. Instead, shoppers will stay in their vehicles in the parking lot...
National Aviary’s Andean condor couple again lay rare egg
Andean condor couple Lianni and Lurch are brooding a new egg after losing a chick — a rarity in captivity — last year at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh’s North Side. Food is being brought in for Lianni, whose 36th birthday was Thursday, as she is on nest duty. Lurch...
‘We’re going to rebuild,’ Yinzers In the Burgh owner says after fire
Jim Coen isn’t going to let the coronavirus pandemic and a four-alarm fire that heavily damaged his Strip District business stop him from selling all things black-and-gold. “We’re going to rebuild,” Coen said Thursday. “We’re just waiting to see what we’re going to be able to do.” The Wednesday night...
Murrysville council looks at options for slowing Wiestertown Road traffic
With a horse stable down the street, and increasing development at Murrysville Community Park raising the number of cars driving on Wiestertown Road, council members plan to boost the police presence there. Concerns about drivers speeding on the single-lane rural road near the park aren’t new. A previous iteration of...
Pandemic concerns may spur some to finally act on drafting a will, other final legal documents
The deadly covid-19 pandemic has led some to finally do what many people put off: Draft their will and assign people to hold power of attorney to make medical and financial decisions on your behalf when you can’t. “The vast majority of recent clients say they’ve been thinking about doing...
Here’s what happens in each of Pennsylvania’s reopening phases
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday laid out a color-coded phased plan for reopening the state region by region. Some regions — the Northwestern and Northcentral parts of the state, most likely — will start moving into a phase of fewer restrictions beginning May 8. The state is currently in...
Latrobe cancels Fourth of July event, citing covid-19 pandemic
Latrobe officials canceled the community’s annual Fourth of July Celebration, citing concerns about holding large gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic. One of the largest events in the city, stretching over multiple days, the celebration marked its 50th anniversary last year. In addition to a parade, activities have included a...
Greensburg man charged with choking, beating woman
A Greensburg man is in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond after allegedly beating and choking a woman during an argument and assaulting her adult son. City police arrested Franz Nute Wade, 57, early Thursday outside the victim’s residence on Jefferson Street. He is charged with strangulation and multiple counts...
Gov. Wolf: Coronavirus data not only factor for reopening Pennsylvania
For all the criteria and data-driven guidelines Gov. Tom Wolf has laid out for reopening a locked-down Pennsylvania, the decision-making process will not be guided entirely by the data, the governor said Thursday. The objective criteria are “not a hard and fast rule,” Wolf said during a call with reporters....
Wolf administration to use Carnegie Mellon-developed data dashboard in reopening Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University is working with Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration to develop a data dashboard, compiling information from agencies to determine what areas of Pennsylvania can safely reopen. The dashboard will help the state take a “regional and sector-based approach” to easing stay-at-home restrictions, according to CMU. Wolf announced Wednesday...
Pennsylvania reports 1,369 new coronavirus cases, changes how it reports deaths
Pennsylvania added more 1,300 coronavirus cases, state health officials said Thursday, pushing the statewide total past 37,000. The 1,369 new positive cases were recorded between 12 a.m. Wednesday and 12 a.m. Thursday. The state’s running case count now stands at 37,053. The Department of Health had begun providing the number...
Turnout fluctuates at Pittsburgh food bank giveaways
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank was prepared to serve 1,500 vehicles Wednesday at an emergency food distribution at Pittsburgh International Airport, but only about half that number showed up for free boxes of frozen meats and dry goods. Food bank spokeswoman Melissa Murray said volunteers loaded two 25-pound boxes...
Allegheny Health Network opening covid-19 testing site at Heights Plaza
Allegheny Health Network is opening a drive-up covid-19 testing site to serve the Alle-Kiski Valley area at Heights Plaza in Harrison, the network announced Thursday. The location, the network’s seventh drive-up collection site, will operate Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will then be open Tuesdays and Thursdays,...
Allegheny County reports 61 new coronavirus cases, lowers death toll based on data error
The Allegheny County Health Department on Thursday corrected figures released this week related to deaths from the coronavirus, subtracting five deaths and bringing the countywide total to 69. The county also reported 61 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus Thursday, a significant increase compared to relatively low case counts reported...
Fire marshal: Cause of abandoned house fire in Jeannette ruled undetermined
The state police fire marshal in Greensburg was unable to determine an exact cause of a fire Friday night in Jeannette that damaged the second floor of an abandoned house. State police fire marshal Trooper Seth Helman said anyone with information about the blaze at 509 Lavelle St. is asked...
Hempfield school district serves almost 2,000 meals amid pandemic
Almost 2,000 meals have been served to students in the Hempfield Area School District over the past month since schools shuttered in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Just a week after Gov. Tom Wolf ordered schools to temporarily close to help curb the spread of the coronavirus that causes covid-19,...
Westmoreland County adds 1 new coronavirus death, toll rises to 26
A man died of the coronavirus in Westmoreland County, bringing the death toll to 26, officials said Thursday. The death was added to a list that is being provided by Coroner Ken Bacha, who has said the majority of the county’s deaths are tied to nursing and personal care homes....
How Pittsburgh paramedics are using video to assess potential covid-19 patients
UPMC and Pittsburgh paramedics for the first time are using secure video links that permit emergency room doctors to visually examine and assess potential covid-19 patients through smartphones and tablets. The “tele-triage” system improves care for patients because doctors can actually see and communicate with them in real time while...
The Stroller, April 23, 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...
National fundraiser supports Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and other libraries
A library isn’t just a physical building with books. Patrons are connecting with libraries during the coronavirus pandemic through eBooks, virtual story times, job help and other online resources. Donations are being accepted today for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh through Library Giving Day. The library needs financial help to...
Fire badly damages Yinzers sports store in Pittsburgh’s Strip DistrictVideo
A major fire Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Strip District left a city firefighter injured and a business badly damaged. Flames and heavy smoke could be seen coming from Yinzers In The Burgh along the 1700 block of Penn Avenue. City Fire Chief Darryl Jones said crews responded to a fire...
