Western PA Local News category, Page 2551
Citizens School of Nursing graduates ready to work during covid-19 pandemic
Graduating from nursing school during the covid-19 pandemic made Michelle DeBernardin more certain of her decision to become a nurse. “I’m not afraid to get to work. This is what we prepared for,” she said. “It’s certainly not the ideal situation to walk into as a new nurse, but we...
Allegheny County adds 31 coronavirus cases, 2 deaths
Allegheny County reported 31 more covid-19 cases and two deaths Friday, increasing the countywide total of confirmed or probable cases to 1,582 and the death toll to 141. The jump in new cases reflected information reported to the county health department in the past 24 hours and includes testing conducted...
Road improvements to cause closures in North Fayette, Collier, Oakdale
Road improvement projects in Collier and North Fayette townships and Oakdale Borough will cause temporary road closures. Thoms Run Road will close just east of the intersection with K P Hollow Road in Collier Township starting at 7 a.m. Monday. The closure, which is expected to last at least a...
Allegheny County-run pools, spray parks to remain closed for summer
Allegheny County announced Friday that its pools and spray parks will be closed this summer. The Allegheny County Parks Department blamed ongoing restrictions regarding mass gatherings under the covid-19 pandemic for the closures. The following sites will be closed through the summer: • Boyce Park Wave Pool • Deer Lakes...
Pittsburgh Park Conservancy facilities remain closed
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy extended the closure of all of its park facilities and restrooms Friday, despite Allegheny County moving to the yellow phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s tiered reopening plan. While the city parks remain open, all public programming and special events have been postponed. “The health and safety...
Pittsburgh pediatricians say it’s too early to link Kawasaki-like disease to coronavirus
Parents and doctors around the world have expressed fears over a severe inflammatory syndrome in children that some have tied to the covid-19 pandemic. But doctors in Pittsburgh stress there is not enough information to be alarmed. The condition, called multisystem inflammatory syndrome, is comparable to Kawasaki Syndrome, a rare...
Unity seeks grant for fishing pier, OKs extra work on restroom upgrade
Unity officials are seeking a state grant to pay for part of planned improvements at the lake next to the municipal building on Beatty County Road. Supervisors on Thursday agreed to apply to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program for about $54,000 to...
Leechburg woman whose husband recently died wins $1M from scratch-off lottery ticket
Charity Stivason has to wonder if her late husband pulled some strings. The 48-year-old from Leechburg recently won $1 million off a $20 scratch-off lottery ticket she got at a local grocery store. “I still can’t feel like it’s real,” Stivason told the Tribune-Review. “I’ve always thought, ‘Do these even...
Small businesses in Western Pa. eager to reopen, but not sure how public will respondVideo
Like thousands of other business owners, Kevin Miscik, owner of a Greensburg clothing store, has waited a long time to reopen in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. “We lost all of Easter and part of the spring buying season and missed the beginning of the summer (buying) season,” said...
State loans survival money to some hard-hit businesses
Jim Murphy said the coronavirus restrictions imposed by the government are killing his business at the Rostraver Ice Garden and Murphy’s Pub off Route 51 in Rostraver. “I’ve lost $100,000 in bookings that’s not ice-related. I can’t open Murphy’s Pub. I’ve lost the home show, lost graduation parties, pro wrestling...
The Stroller, May 15, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Read The Stroller daily for announcements of how everyone can ease the pressure and stress of others, even while maintaining social distancing. Information for The Stroller should be emailed to vndnews@tribweb.com. Emergency food available at New Kensington Salvation Army The Salvation Army in New Kensington is distributing food to residents...
Kennametal selling equipment at closed Carbidie plant
Kennametal Inc. is turning to a virtual auction next week to sell equipment from its shuttered Carbidie plant along Arona Road in Hempfield. A two-day auction of the plant’s equipment — such as sintering furnaces, a 120-ton press, computer-controlled and conventional machine tools, grinders and dust collectors, forklifts and various...
Lawmaker: Beaver County to begin reopening May 22
After not being included in a list of counties set to reopen today, Beaver County will move to the yellow phase next week, according to state Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-Beaver. According to a post on Bernstine’s Facebook page, the county will begin reopening next Friday. The move comes almost a...
Police: 3 suspects caught, 2 at large for attempted robbery
Pittsburgh police have arrested three juveniles and are looking for two more in connection with an attempted robbery of a business Thursday. Officers responded to a call for the crime along the 5900 block of Centre Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. . Police said an employee had been assaulted, but...
Buildings, vehicles struck by gunfire in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting incident Thursday night that resulted in several buildings and cars struck by gunfire. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter notification of multiple gunshots on the 5000 block of Second Avenue around 8:50 p.m. Police said buildings and vehicles were struck, but no injuries were reported....
2 more defendants in far-reaching Lightfoot drug trafficking ring to face federal sentences
A Washington man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, and a Charleroi man pleaded guilty to federal narcotics charges for their roles in a drug trafficking operation. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Mark R. Hornak imposed the sentence after Douglas Cochran, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of...
911: 2 injured in Forward Township crash
Two people were taken to the hospital after a vehicle crash with entrapment on Route 51 southbound in Forward Township, an Allegheny 911 dispatcher. Part of the road was closed from 9:20 p.m. until around 1:30 a.m. Further information on the crash and the extent of injuries was not immediately...
Several Port Authority bus routes to return to regular schedules starting Monday
Port Authority of Allegheny County officials announced many bus routes will go back to regular weekday schedules starting Monday. Officials said an additional 32 routes, including all three light-rail lines, will continue to operate on reduced service schedules while the authority’s service development team monitors ridership levels. Adjustments will be...
Some Allegheny County voters received duplicate mail-in ballots due to system glitch
Some Allegheny County residents who opted to vote through the mail received duplicate ballots, Allegheny County elections officials said, noting a glitch in the state system. According to a release from Jerry Tyskiewicz, director of the county elections division, an issue with the state system that prints labels for mail-in...
Restaurant owners take issue with covid-19 rules, but aren’t ready to break them
Area restaurant owners have seen their sales slashed while restricted to takeout or delivery service during the covid-19 pandemic. But several say they don’t intend to go beyond guidelines of the governor’s phased plan for restarting the economy, because of the risk of penalties and out of consideration for their...
Pittsburgh Penguins pull out of Lower Hill development plans
The Penguins on Thursday announced they are stopping development in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District after the Urban Redevelopment Authority delayed a vote on a proposed First National Bank office tower. URA board members were scheduled to vote on preliminary development plans and approval of Buccini/Pollin Group as master developer on...
Diocese of Pittsburgh to begin reopening Friday, hopes to resume public Masses in June
Churches within the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will begin gradually reopening Friday as Southwestern Pennsylvania moves to ease restrictions in place for the covid-19 pandemic. In order to adhere to social distancing regulations, facilities will reopened based on a strategic plan put in place by Bishop David Zubik, with the...
2 more Kane Glen Hazel residents die of coronavirus; total now at 18
Two more residents have died from the coronavirus at Kane Community Living’s Glen Hazel location, according to information from Allegheny County and Kane officials. Eighteen residents have died at the county-run facility since the outbreak began in late March. Of the 174 residents who live in the Glen Hazel facility,...
Pittsburgh launches website to help residents navigate housing issues
Pittsburgh residents can find housing assistance through a new website provided by the city that went live on Thursday. The Housing Assistance Resource Portal helps users find programs to help with such things as affordable housing, mortgage assistance, homelessness and housing discrimination. Users are asked a series of questions that...
Police: New Kensington mother left son, 3, in care of abusive boyfriend charged with killing him
A New Kensington 3-year-old who died after suffering alleged abuse at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend had been treated for a broken bone in January, according to a criminal complaint supporting charges against the boy’s mother. Mikel Fettermanwas in cardiac arrest when paramedics found him early March...
