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Week in review: Not ready to open yet, new fossil exhibit, Queen for a Day, vaccines for teachers and moreVideo
Here are some of the top Tribune-Review news and feature stories from around the region during the week of March 1, 2021. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see Triblive.com. Allegheny County officials: ‘We’re not there yet’ on reopening Allegheny County’s covid-19 case...
State board in April to consider integration plan for California, Clarion, Edinboro universities
A mid-April presentation to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors is the next step in a proposed consolidation of California, Clarion and Edinboro universities as an integrated institution. If the plan receives affirmation from the board, “it will kick off a 60-day public comment period, and...
Virtual tribute will celebrate Mister Rogers’ 93rd birthday
One of Latrobe’s favorite sons, Fred Rogers, would have turned 93 on March 20, and a virtual celebration on his birthday will feature singers and songwriters from across the country. The celebration of Mister Rogers will be livestreamed beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday at ThankYouMisterRogers.com. It also will appear on...
‘Pink hat lady’ indicted on charges stemming from Capitol insurrection
A Mercer County woman charged with breaching the Capitol during riots there on Jan. 6 has been formally indicted. A federal grand jury sitting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday returned eight counts against Rachel Powell, 40, of Sandy Lake, including obstruction; destruction of government property; entering a restricted building with...
Rep. Mike Doyle defends covid relief bill, minimum wage increaseVideo
A nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill passed the U.S. House last Saturday and is now being scrutinized by the Senate. Even if the Senate makes cuts to the spending bill, pundits say it’s likely to remain a very large one. Most Republicans feel a large amount of federal spending,...
Western Pa. hospital leaders endorse J&J vaccine in letter
Leaders of regional hospitals and health systems have asked people to accept the Johnson & Johnson vaccine if given the opportunity. The Western Pennsylvania Regional Chief Medical Officer Consortium, made up of 12 hospital leaders in the region, released a letter Thursday endorsing the benefits of the newly-authorized one-dose shot...
Fallingwater tour season begins Saturday, but inside remains closed
Outdoor tours at Fallingwater will begin for the season soon, but those wanting to see inside the famous Fayette County home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright will have to keep waiting because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 58th tour season begins Saturday. Tickets are limited because of social distancing precautions....
Pitt, Heinz History Center among organizations getting state grants to preserve historical documents
The University of Pittsburgh, the City of Pittsburgh and the Heinz History Center are among the organizations receiving grants from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission to help preserve the documents in their archives. Thirty-one Historical & Archival Records Care grants totaling nearly $200,000 are being distributed around the state...
5 things about covid vaccines as Johnson & Johnson enters market
The United States seems to be turning a corner on the pandemic as more Americans are getting vaccinated each day. The Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot covid-19 vaccine for emergency use. Combined with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, President Biden said Tuesday, the U.S. would...
West Virginia lowers general age limit for virus vaccine
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday the state has lowered the age limit for covid-19 vaccinations to all residents 50 and older. Justice said at a news conference that education workers who are at least age 40 can now receive the vaccine. The previous limit for...
DEA’s April Drug Take Back event returns after being canceled last yearVideo
After being canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s spring Drug Take Back Day will be held April 24. The nationwide event serves as a way for citizens to turn in unwanted, unused or expired prescription medication in an effort to keep it out of...
Bankruptcy judge approves sale of Conneaut Lake Park
CONNEAUT LAKE — A federal bankruptcy court judge has approved the sale of a century-old amusement park in northwestern Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh-based U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Jeffrey Deller on Tuesday morning approved the sale of Conneaut Lake Park to Keldon Holdings LLC for a cash price of $1.2 million. An auction...
Slippery Rock University announces in-person fall semester; Pitt still mulling plans
Add Slippery Rock University to the growing list of colleges projecting a reopening at near normal levels this fall. The announcement Monday that the state university located in Butler County is anticipating near normal operations this fall follows announcements last week from four other State System universities in Western Pennsylvania...
1 killed, 1 hurt in Fayette County crash
A Smock woman died in a one-vehicle crash Saturday in Fayette County, according to state police. Beverly Daugherty was driving north on Route 51 at 2 p.m. in Perry Township when troopers said the vehicle crossed into the southbound lanes, exited the highway and hit a fence and brick building....
Rain tapering off, could turn to snow flurries; flooding still poses threat in Pittsburgh region
The heavy rain showers that saturated much of the region on Sunday have tapered off and could turn into snow flurries as the temperature drops, according to the National Weather Service in Moon. Steady rain through much of Sunday dumped 1 inch of rain in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, according...
Flu season virtually ‘nonexistent’ as coronavirus mitigation efforts help curtail illnesses, doctors say
Despite fears that influenza would combine with covid-19 to create a so-called “twindemic,” this flu season has been a mild one. Allegheny County so far has reported zero flu-related deaths, three hospitalizations and 180 cases. That’s a notable drop from last year’s 12 deaths, 115 hospitalizations and over 10,000 cases....
Westmoreland County gets fewer covid vaccine doses than smaller counties; talks begin about regional health department
Pennsylvania Department of Health officials confirmed that Westmoreland County was shortchanged in the number of covid-19 vaccine doses allocated since December as local and regional leaders continue to highlight mounting issues with the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. County Commissioner Doug Chew said analysis of state data found that...
Pittsburgh-area health experts praise Johnson & Johnson covid vaccine
The likely addition of a third covid vaccine option next month will be a “blessing,” health professionals in the Pittsburgh region said. “It means vaccine will be available to people faster,” said Graham Snyder, medical director of Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology at UPMC. “It means that for whatever reason,...
U.S. Attorney Scott Brady to step down from post
Scott Brady, U.S. attorney for Pennsylvania’s Western District, will resign from his post on Sunday, his office announced Friday. Brady’s announcement comes several weeks after the Biden administration asked for all Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys to resign, a traditional move with a new president. “Leading this office has been the greatest...
Some Pa. school district leaders frustrated with return of standardized tests during pandemic
Gennaro Piraino Jr. said his distaste for state standardized tests has only grown in the past year, despite their absence. “Given the pandemic, what we know our students need to know and be able to do has become even more evident,” said Piraino, superintendent of Franklin Regional School District. “And...
How to buy a wedding dress during a pandemicVideo
In the showroom at MB Bride & Special Occasion, Tracey Hess holds two essential devices for bridal-wear shopping these days: An iPhone is in her right hand and an iPad in her left. She positions the electronics with precision, so the people she’s connecting with virtually can see the dress...
Disease expert Dr. Paul Offit talks about vaccines, variants and a year of pandemicVideo
The U.S. is approaching one year since the covid-19 pandemic became a nationwide problem, shutting down almost all of American society as we know it. The covid-19 vaccines that have been developed are giving people hope that things may soon return to normal. But coronavirus variants are creating uncertainty about...
Bonds, scars remain 30 years after missile struck Hempfield’s 14th Quartermaster unit in Gulf WarVideo
A sudden blast jolted Neal Gouker awake. The explosion from an Iraqi Scud missile slammed him against a wall in his barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. “The place was on fire, and bullets were going off,” recalled Gouker, 50, formerly of Glassport. “For 5 miles around, there were broken windows....
South Hills man busted by FBI wiretap gets year in prison for selling heroin, fentanyl
A South Hills man will spend a year and a day in prison for scheming to sell heroin and fentanyl as part of a drug ring linked to a neighborhood gang, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said Wednesday. Jonathan Laur, 37, of Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood was among nearly two dozen...
Cambria County native new director of Pa. Game Commission Southwest RegionVideo
The Pennsylvania Game Commission didn’t have to look far for its new Southwest Region Office director. Jason D. Farabaugh began his new position last weekend, running the office in Fairfield that oversees a 10-county area. The Carrolltown, Cambria County, native spent his entire 13 years with the game commission working...
