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Bishop Canevin unveils Nick Sinagra Innovation Center
Bishop Canevin High School on March 9 held a grand opening of its Nick Sinagra Innovation Center. Named after former Canevin Director of Technology, the center is the focus of all STEAM learning, robotics and engineering courses taken as electives by sophomore-senior students. According to a news release, the facilities,...
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald calls for primary election to be conducted by mail
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on Monday called for the June 2 primary election to be conducted completely by mail because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. “Holding an in-person election in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic would be, in and of itself, a disaster,” said Fitzgerald, who called...
Allegheny County reports 2 more coronavirus deaths, 19 new cases
Two more Allegheny County residents have died from the coronavirus, bringing the countywide total to 21, health department officials reported Monday. All of those people were over the age of 65. The Allegheny County Health Department also reported 19 new cases of covid-19 Monday, which puts the countywide total at...
OPEC production cut will not soon impact gas prices, analyst says
An OPEC deal to cut oil production will not have an immediate impact on gasoline prices, which have fallen for a seventh straight week as the covid-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders crush demand, according to an industry analyst. “Establishing a floor on ultra-low oil prices will hopefully keep U.S. oil...
Police searching for missing Fayette County woman
Pennsylvania State Police are seeking help to locate a Fayette County woman missing since Friday, WPXI reported. Karissa Nicola, 30, was reported missing after she didn’t return from a walk along East Main Street in New Salem, police said. Nicola has distinctive tattoos and piercings, police said. Anyone with information...
Power mostly restored in Westmoreland County; about 500 remain without service
Electricity has been restored to most of the 1,600 homes that lost power in Westmoreland County Monday, according the West Penn Power. Crews are still working to restore utilities at 518 properties. In Allegheny County, the number of homes affected by strong winds and morning storms was far less, with...
Natrona Heights parishioners go to drive-in for Easter Sunday servicesVideo
Harvest Baptist Church in Natrona Heights, Harrison, hosted a cinematic Easter experience over the weekend. From the comfort of their cars, members and nonmembers alike viewed a special Easter service on the big screen at Riverside Drive-In in Vandergrift. Less than two weeks ago, leaders at Harvest Baptist had a...
Coronavirus clamps down on real estate business
Zach Kocian of Southwest Greensburg might be one of the less lucky homeowners in Western Pennsylvania who is trying to sell his home this spring. Kocian, a behavior specialist at a private school, put the Stanton Street house he bought three years ago up for sale with the hopes of...
The Stroller, April 13, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Small Acts of Kindness Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring soup 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,...
Applications being accepted for Turtle Creek summer youth program
The Turtle Creek-based Human Services Center Corporation announced Thursday it is now accepting applications for its KOOL Summer Program. The KOOL program, which stands for Kids Outgoing, Outdoing and Learning, includes educational activities for youth and runs 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Monday through Friday, July 1 to Aug. 14. It...
Ambridge interim Police Chief Mark Romutis dies
Ambridge interim Chief of Police Mark Romutis died Sunday evening. Romutis, who was admitted to Allegheny General Hospital, had tested positive for covid-19 late last month, the Beaver County Times reported. “Chief Mark Romutis was a very good and kind man,” Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier told the newspaper....
Allegheny County: Third inmate at jail tests positive for covid-19
A third Allegheny County Jail inmate has tested positive for covid-19, according to updated information on the county’s website. The inmate is among 11 inmates and 15 staff members who have been tested for the disease, according to the county. Of those, three inmates and one staffer have tested positive....
Murrysville chiropractor looks into ways small businesses can cross-promote each other
Mandy Zimmerman of Murrysville has closed her business, Sports Performance and Spine, amid the coronavirus epidemic. That’s left her with plenty of time to think about ways struggling small-business owners can help support one another, as well as generate customers. “I went to the Olive Merchant store and bought a...
Pittsburgh area churches band together to provide hopeful message at Easter during pandemicVideo
About 30 Pittsburgh-area Christian churches came together to create a positive Easter message during the coronavirus pandemic. They formed a virtual choir and members of the churches sang the recently released song “The Blessing” by Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe, and Elevation Worship, which was written from Bible verses. The voices...
Officials identify man killed in double stabbing in Shaler
Police are investigating how two men who had been out Saturday night ended up with stab wounds that killed one of them Sunday morning. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Matthew Barndt, 23. Homicide detectives said the men had been out and returned to Barndt’s home...
Wind advisory, warning issued for Pittsburgh region
High winds are expected to buffet the Pittsburgh region for much of the day Monday, a National Weather service meteorologist said Sunday. A wind advisory is scheduled to start at 6 a.m. Monday and will be in effect until 8 p.m, during which a cold front will move through the...
Greensburg Salem middle school students 3D print face shields for first responders
Kristy DiPasquale’s Greensburg kitchen has become more of an assembly line than a place for cooking over the past two weeks. DiPasquale, 40, is helping her 14-year-old son, Adam, build face shields with the 3D printer he received for Christmas. The shields will be donated to first responders to help...
Westmoreland County coroner reports another covid-19-related death, bringing total toll to 12
The Westmoreland County coroner’s office reported one new coronavirus-related death late Saturday night, bringing the countywide total to 12. The coroner’s website was reporting 12 covid-19 deaths as of 11 p.m. Saturday. It was reporting 11 deaths on Saturday morning, the same as it had Friday. The state health department...
Dispatcher: 2 people hurt in Derry Township crash
Two people were taken to a hospital after they were hurt in a crash Sunday afternoon in Derry Township, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. Crews responded to Industrial Boulevard shortly after noon and two people had to be extricated from the vehicle, which was on its side, the dispatcher...
Health Department reports 13 more covid-19 deaths in Pennsylvania
Thirteen more people in Pennsylvania have died from covid-19, bringing the statewide death toll to 507, state health department officials said. The total coronavirus case count is 22,833, according to data provided by the health department on Sunday. “Now more than ever, as we continue to see covid-19 cases and...
No new deaths related to coronavirus reported in Allegheny County
There were no new deaths in Allegheny County from the coronavirus, county health officials said Sunday, leaving the countywide total at 19. The 21 new cases reported Sunday bring the county’s running total to 857. Of those who tested positive for the virus, 130 have been hospitalized at some point,...
Official: Several people rescued from windows after blaze at Brentwood Manor; 8 residents taken to hospitalVideo
Firefighters used ladders to rescue about a dozen people from windows in a fire at a Brentwood apartment building Sunday morning. The fire at Brentwood Manor in the 3300 block of Brownsville Road was reported around 9:30 a.m., said John Balkovec, deputy chief of Brentwood Emergency Medical Services. “The first...
Police: 1 person killed in morning crash in Pittsburgh’s South Side
One person was killed during an early morning crash on Pittsburgh’s South Side, according police spokesperson Maurice Matthews. Officers responded to the 1600 block of West Carson Street around 1:45 a.m. for reports of a vehicle that crashed into a pole and caught fire. Firefighters extinguished the flames and extricated...
Trib launches ‘Thank You to the Heroes’ campaign
The coronavirus crisis has produced many heroes in our region, some well known and some unsung. In an effort to tell the stories of as many of these heroes as possible, Trib Total Media is launching a Thank You to the Heroes campaign. It’s an opportunity for readers to introduce...
Western Pa. companies scramble to make protective equipment in coronavirus fightVideo
On a long table inside a giant complex near New Stanton, where Volkswagen assembled cars and Sony made televisions decades ago, a small crew of workers for a high-tech company is assembling face shields to meet the immediate demand for critical medical supplies. “I heard about the need for shields...
