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Woodland Hills School District seeking donations to provide laptops to all students
A high school principal has set out to buy 700 laptops, which could cost around $171,500, for his students so they can begin mandatory online instruction in April. Since launching a fundraising effort March 27, the Woodland Hills School District has received around $30,000 in donations from the community, according...
PennDOT to restart work on emergency highway, bridge projects
PennDOT said Tuesday it will get back to work on emergency and critical highway and bridge projects. On March 17, Gov. Wolf paused the normal highway and bridge construction program to minimize covid-19 exposure for PennDOT and private sector employees. Tuesday’s announcement means that some 61 emergency and critical road...
Adapting: Greensburg nursing home staffer helps residents adjust
Editor’s note: Adapting is a regular series spotlighting the ways a global pandemic is changing the everyday lives of people in Western Pennsylvania. Excitement fills the halls of Greensburg Care Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays as bingo numbers are called over the loudspeakers, residents checking their cards while sitting in...
Allegheny County will alert first responders to addresses of covid-19 patientsVideo
Allegheny County will begin flagging the addresses of confirmed covid-19 cases in its 911 database as a way of notifying first responders about potential exposure. Dr. Debra Bogen, director of Allegheny County Health Department, said in a letter sent Tuesday to county Emergency Services Director Matthew Brown that the health...
State police warnings to non-life-sustaining businesses surpass 100
More than 100 businesses received warnings in the first eights days since Gov. Tom Wolf ordered the closing of all non-life-sustaining operations to slow the spread of covid-19, Pennsylvania State Police reported Tuesday. On Monday, state police issued 11 warnings, bringing the total to 107 since enforcement of the order...
Police responding to fewer calls as more people shelter in place during coronavirus outbreak
Police departments across Southwestern Pennsylvania are receiving fewer calls as residents stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic. In Greensburg, police calls decreased by 27% for the last two weeks of March compared to the same period in 2019, said Chief Chad Zucco. Police received 818 calls during that period...
Walmart to temperature test employees, provide masks and gloves
Walmart will now perform temperature checks on its employees in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, company officials announced Tuesday. Employees will have their temperature tested when they arrive at work. Any employee with a temperature of 100 degrees or higher will be paid for coming to work...
Local governments grapple with public meetings in midst of covid-19
Coronavirus may have shut down some businesses and forced people to work from home, but it hasn’t lifted the requirement that local governments hold public meetings when voting on issues. That left local municipalities scrambling to find ways to follow the law while adhering to guidelines of social distancing and...
6 new cases in Westmoreland County, 14 more deaths statewide
Westmoreland County reported six new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday as the statewide death total jumped by 14 and new cases by more than 750, state officials said. The county total now stands at 61. The first cases were diagnosed March 19. The 756 new cases diagnosed across the state...
Pittsburgh looking for credit lines to help offset revenue losses
Pittsburgh is moving to secure lines of credit to offset tax losses that officials expect during the coronavirus pandemic’s economic shutdown. City Council on Tuesday advanced a resolution that would authorize the Mayor’s Office to secure lines of credit “for the purpose of maintaining and supporting continuous operations during and...
PNC, Eat’n Park team up to provide food with United Way of Southwestern Pa.
The charitable arm of Pittsburgh-based PNC is teaming up with the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania to create a fund to help feed families in the region during the coronavirus pandemic. The PNC Foundation made a $1 million donation to the United Way to create the Students and Families Food...
Pa. reports 14 more deaths, 756 new coronavirus cases
Fourteen more people have died from the coronavirus in Pennsylvania, and the state added more than 750 new cases over the course of a day, state officials said Tuesday. Across the state, 63 people have died since the first case of covid-19 was reported on March 6. The total number...
Allegheny County reports 35 new coronavirus cases as total tops 300
Allegheny County reported 35 new cases of the coronavirus Tuesday, bringing the countywide total to 325. That’s compared to 25 new cases added to the Allegheny County case count Monday, 46 added Sunday and 61 added Saturday. It’s still too soon to tell if changes in the daily case count...
Mt. Pleasant man killed in East Huntingdon hit-and-runVideo
State police in Greensburg are trying to identify a motorist who struck and killed a pedestrian early Tuesday in East Huntingdon and then fled. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s office and state police remained at the scene along Mt. Pleasant Connellsville Road. Trooper Stephen Limani said Robert “Bobby” Sheele, 64, of...
Pittsburgh to settle lawsuit with family of Glassport woman killed in traffic accident
Pittsburgh is poised settle a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a Glassport woman who died in 2012 of injuries she suffered in a traffic accident on Second Avenue. City Council on Tuesday introduced a resolution that would authorize payment of $47,000 to the estate of Theresa R. Anderson....
Shapiro: Pennsylvanians can’t be evicted during covid-19 pandemic
Landlords are not permitted to evict tenants during the state of emergency spurred by the covid-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tuesday. All courts have been closed to eviction proceedings since March 18 through at least April 3 as part of a statewide shutdown to halt the spread...
IUP cancels May commencement
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is joining the growing list of colleges that have canceled spring commencement ceremonies. Citing ongoing coronavirus threats and concern for public health, IUP President Michael Driscoll announced the university’s decision to call off the ceremony, previously scheduled for May 9, in an email to the university...
Youngwood man jailed after allegedly assaulting, choking girlfriend
A 34-year-old Youngwood man was arrested Saturday, accused of assaulting and choking his girlfriend during an argument. Brandon Sticca was arraigned on charges of harassment, simple assault, strangulation and unlawful restraint after the incident in his apartment on South Fourth Street. Troopers said Sticca and the 20-year-old victim got into...
Murrysville Boy Scout creates ‘scent wall’ for search-and-rescue dog groupVideo
Eagle Scout projects fall into a wide variety of categories, but many are aimed at beautifying the towns in which they take place, or fixing up a feature that has fallen into disrepair. Liam Rhea of Murrysville jumped at the chance to take on a project that could potentially help...
Police: Penn Hills man wanted on warrants sold drugs to undercover cop
A Penn Hills man wanted for allegedly possessing thousands of bags of heroin in October was taken into custody Saturday during an undercover drug buy, according to Pittsburgh police. City police said an arrest warrant was issued for Herbert Lee Walker III, 25, in October after Allegheny County Police found...
Holocaust Center to host virtual events for Genocide Awareness Month
In a time of social distancing, the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is promoting a national series of virtual events for the month of April, Genocide Awareness Month. April 1 is the start of #TogetherWeRemember, including 30 days of free, all-digital content and workshops from leaders around the country in the...
The Stroller, March 31, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Send cancellations to The Stroller The Stroller will publish news of cancellations and events that will still occur in the upcoming days. If your non-profit has to cancel or change an event or is helping members of the public, please send information to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com. Send information of...
Local government groups work through future meeting plans amid coronavirus pandemic
Local governments are adapting as quickly as possible to keep municipal business going amid the spread of coronavirus. Here’s how groups in the Star’s coverage area are handling meetings in the foreseeable future. Franklin Regional School District Franklin Regional’s school board will be conducting meetings via the Zoom digital meeting...
Man hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
A man was hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District Monday. City police responded to a Shotspotter alert along the 2100 block of Wylie Avenue around 7:20 p.m. Authorities said officers found a man suffering from a gunshot would to his left arm not far away...
Greater Latrobe changes meal schedule, grading system during coronavirus closure
Greater Latrobe School District has changed its student meal distribution schedule and grading process as the statewide coronavirus-driven closure of schools continues indefinitely. The district consolidated distribution of Grab-and-Go meals for students from every weekday to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while schools remain closed. Multiple meals will be provided from...
