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Harmar supervisors to vote on zoning changes and other business via Zoom conference call
Harmar Township supervisors will meet Thursday for a hearing on changing zoning on some parcels along Gulf Lab Road at 6 p.m. Thursday, followed by supervisors regular meeting at the Harmar Township Municipal Building and also via a Zoom conference call. The supervisors will vote on zoning changes. The most...
Man sues Pittsburgh diocese, alleging sexual abuse by priests decades ago
A New Hampshire man is suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh based on allegations that three priests sexually assaulted him in the 1960s and early ’70s, court records show. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court further accuses the diocese and co-defendant Bishop David Zubik of...
Car overturns onto sidewalk in Arnold, driver flees scene
Crews responded to an overturned vehicle in Arnold on Wednesday night, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. Nobody was in or around the car. The car was found crashed on a sidewalk along McCandless Street around 8:30 p.m. Further information was not immediately available....
Covid-19 crisis could cost Pennsylvania hospitals $2 billion per month, health advocates warn
Pennsylvania’s hospitals stand to lose as much as $2 billion every month the pandemic-spurred shutdown goes on, the state’s largest hospital advocacy group said Wednesday. Gov. Tom Wolf’s order canceling elective medical procedures as part of the covid-19 measures is estimated to rack up $1.5 billion in collective monthly hospital...
1 person transported after motorcycle crash in Ligonier
One person was transported to the hospital after a motorcycle crash in Ligonier Township, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The crash, which happened shortly before 6:50 p.m., closed Route 711 between Peters Street and Route 30 until around 9 p.m. Further information on the driver’s condition or number of...
Washington County Food Bank holding ‘single largest’ distribution Friday in Canonsburg
The Greater Washington County Food Bank is holding a “Truck to Trunk” drive-thru distribution on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Canonsburg United Presbyterian Church. It will be the eighth Truck to Trunk distribution in April and is expected to be the “single largest” food distribution in Washington...
Allegheny County officials: More coronavirus testing needed before businesses can reopen
Efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Allegheny County are working, but more testing is needed before physical distancing measures can be lifted, officials said during a press call Wednesday. “I think these numbers are incredibly encouraging, but I think it’s too soon to celebrate,” said Dr. Debra...
Fayette County dairy farmer helps arrange 4,860-gallon milk delivery to needy
Fayette County dairy farmer Louie Diamond knew a lot of area families would be short on money during the coronavirus pandemic and with children home from school wanting milk, he decided to lend a helping hand. This week, the Masontown resident teamed with the American Dairy Association North East and...
‘It cannot get worse’: Airlines see fewest travelers since 9/11 attacks
The number of people boarding flights in the United States reached a new low Tuesday, with likely the fewest travelers in a single day since flights were grounded in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Transportation Security Administration said 87,534 people boarded flights Tuesday, down 96% from...
Pittsburgh Public Schools to begin remote learning plan
Pittsburgh Public Schools on Wednesday released its detailed plan for remote learning, combining online lectures and assignments with packets of materials distributed by the district. “Our ultimate goal in our service delivery model is really about being very flexible,” said Chief Academic Officer Minika Jenkins in a video news conference...
Westmoreland jail inmates asking court for release over coronavirus fears; Allegheny has released nearly 1,000
The population at the Westmoreland County Prison has dropped 22% since March 1 as inmates seek release to protect themselves should the coronavirus get inside the jail. Warden John Walton said officials there have identified 67 inmates between ages 22 and 80 who have chronic medical conditions that could make...
Online sales keep Western Pa. breweries, distilleries, wineries in business during coronavirus pandemic
In the age of coronavirus, we drink alone. But sales figures from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, based on heavy traffic to its Fine Wine & Good Spirits website, and reports from distilleries and wineries in the region since the covid-19 pandemic shut down the Keystone State a month ago...
Police, detectives investigating abuse of New Kensington 2-year-old
A New Kensington man is accused of assaulting a 2-year-old child who police said had to undergo “life-saving measures” after being taken to a Pittsburgh hospital last month. City police and Westmoreland County detectives have been investigating since March 26, when police and paramedics were called to the 1100 block...
More than 300 free meals served daily in Freeport-Buffalo Township area, donations sought to continue
A Freeport Realtor and a community activist are serving 320 free meals, five days a week to the unemployed, the elderly, frontline workers and anyone else in need.. No questions are asked. No waiting list. Just home cooked meals from scratch. And you can donate if you like. The food...
Gateway working on graduation, prom, ‘Gator Gala’ dates
Despite Gov. Tom Wolf’s order that schools close for the remainder of the academic year, events planned for Gateway’s high school seniors will likely still occur. They just might be on different days, depending on how the coronavirus affects stay-at-home orders, said Mary Beth Cirucci, school board president. Graduation is...
Online map provides zoning info for Greensburg developers
A new online map provides at-a-glance zoning information for developers and property owners in Greensburg. The tool is the latest effort in the city’s ongoing campaign to reduce confusion and red tape in development. It allows people to search for specific properties and see zoning districts at a glance. It...
Pennsylvania launches task force to address coronavirus outbreaks among minorities
The governor’s office on Wednesday announced a new task force aimed at analyzing and addressing disproportionate coronavirus outbreaks in minority communities across Pennsylvania. The goal of the Covid-19 Response Task Force for Health Disparity is to identify disparities and make recommendations to Gov. Tom Wolf on how to address the...
Cops: 3 SCI-Somerset inmates to be charged with assaulting guards
Three inmates at SCI-Somerset will be charged with assault after allegedly throwing feces at corrections officers in the state prison’s restricted housing unit earlier this month, state police said. The first of two alleged incidents happened on April 6 in the Somerset Township facility when two corrections officers were walking...
How should you spend your stimulus check? Here is what experts say
The check is not in the mail. But that big coronavirus stimulus check — up to $1,200 for singles, $2,400 for married couples and an extra $500 for each qualified child — might be in your bank account if the IRS has direct deposit information on you. Some families will...
Coronavirus pandemic continues to impact financial health of colleges, universities
Less than a month into a shutdown that forced colleges and universities across the country to transition to online classes, covid-19 is exposing new fractures in higher education. When students were forced to leave campus months before the end of the spring semester, residential campuses had to come up with...
Pittsburgh planning extension of trail from the Point to Highland Park Bridge
Pittsburgh is planning to purchase a nine-block section of abandoned rail line in the Strip District for an extension of a riverfront trail that officials hope will someday run unobstructed from Point State Park to the Highland Park Bridge. City Council this week introduced a resolution that would authorize officials...
Allegheny Health Network receives $100k gift for personal protective equipment
Allegheny Health Network received a gift of $100,000 for support during the covid-19 pandemic, the hospital network announced Wednesday. The money, donated to the network’s Covid-19 Assistance Fund, will be used to buy personal protective equipment and other necessary supplies at AHN Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills. The gift was...
Pennsylvania orders businesses to turn away customers who don’t wear masks
Customers and employees will soon be required to wear masks inside businesses still operating, and those who don’t wear masks will be denied entry, state Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said Wednesday. The order, which includes dozens of other requirements, will go into effect 8 p.m. Sunday. It dictates...
Police arrest East Liberty man accused in spitting at Edgewood Giant Eagle
An East Liberty man accused of spitting on a Giant Eagle employee April 1 in Edgewood was arrested Wednesday in Braddock by Allegheny County Sheriff’s detectives. Brandon Thompson, 23, was found at about 12:20 p.m. in a house in the 400 block of Library Street in Braddock. He was found...
Rite Aid in Monroeville to begin self-swab testing for covid-19
Rite Aid pharmacies are joining the effort to help Western Pennsylvanians get tested for covid-19. Starting Thursday, the Rite Aid at 4111 William Penn Highway in Monroeville will begin drive-up testing by appointment for people showing possible symptoms of the highly contagious coronavirus disease, the company announced Wednesday. The person...
