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Allegheny County has been consistently reporting new coronavirus cases in the triple digits. Thursday’s report of 132 new cases from the Allegheny County Health Department is the eighth in a row above 100. The report included a record 23 new hospitalizations and one new death. Of the new cases, 126...

While Allegheny County bars and restaurants are still linked to the most covid-19 cases, case investigations show a growing number of infected individuals have reported attending private parties and other large gatherings. Dr. Debra Bogen, director of Allegheny County’s Health Department said Wednesday parties, weddings, funerals, religious services and gyms...

One person was killed Thursday in a motorcycle crash in Beechview, authorities said. Police responded at about 6:40 a.m. along Crane Avenue, near Brashear High School. No other vehicles were involved. Crane Avenue is shut down at Route 51. BREAKING: Motorcyclist killed in earlier crash on Crane Ave, near Brashear...

An unmarked underground mine has put the stability of Painters Run Road in Scott and Upper St. Clair into question. A portion of the roadway was closed Wednesday after a Northeast Paving construction laborer performing drainage work near the road fell into the mine, Allegheny County Public Works spokesman Brent...

A 29-year-old man was charged with involuntary manslaughter after an assault Wednesday left another man dead in a Kennedy Township hotel. The suspect, Cecil Guy, was detained after police responded to the motel along the 100 block of Kisow Drive shortly before 8 p.m. and found a man unresponsive with...

Unionized newsroom employees of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will vote whether to go on strike in response to what the union deems unfair working conditions and other controversial changes imposed by management. The vote will be decided by secret ballots that will go out in the mail to members in coming...

The Wilkinsburg School Board voted unanimously to begin the new school year with a full distance, online learning curriculum on August 31. The vote was 9-0. The decision was made based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data regarding the coronavirus pandemic, guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Health...

With the start of the first full school year of the covid-19 era getting closer and concerns about safety increasing, Gov. Tom Wolf is taking preemptive measures to keep Early Intervention preschoolers safe. The governor announced he is setting aside about $3 million for Preschool Early Intervention Programs serving children...

Three more Port Authority of Allegheny County employees have tested positive for covid-19, spokesman Adam Brandolph said. The new cases bring the number of covid-19 cases involving Port Authority employees to 32. Two of the new cases are bus drivers: one based in Collier and the other in Ross. Both...

Penn Hills School District officials plan to welcome students back to school with a hybrid in-person learning model, as well as a continued online learning option for families who might not be comfortable sending children back into the buildings. Administrators are expected to officially present the two options during a...

Construction of a “cap” linking the Hill District to Downtown Pittsburgh remains on schedule despite restrictions necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, PennDOT officials said Wednesday. The nearly $30 million I-579 Urban Connector, known as the I-579 “Cap,” is still on pace to open in 2022, according to PennDOT. The first...

A federal grand jury indicted eight people in connection with damage and vandalism during protests May 30 in Downtown Pittsburgh. Most of those indicted were in some way connected to the destruction of two Pittsburghpolice cruisers that were set ablaze during protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in...

Five Pittsburgh-area playwrights have written 10-minute plays responding to the current state of the world. A one-night-only digital reading of the resulting works, entitled “Homegrown Stories,” is planned for 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 as part of City of Asylum’s The Show Must Go On(line) Series. The initiative is a collaboration...

Woodland Hills School District on Tuesday released a plan for reopening its schools, beginning with virtual instruction. The academic year will begin on Aug. 24, as planned, but there will be no students in the classrooms. Per the document outlining the plan, schools may reopen for in-person classes after “14...

With uncertainty hanging over the campus during the pandemic, the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health was kicking around socially distanced ideas of how to welcome students back. That’s when the school hit upon the notion that a screening of a modern opera about the “father of sanitation...

Allegheny County recorded new coronavirus cases in triple digits for the seventh straight day on Wednesday. The Allegheny County Health Department reported 125 new cases, along with five additional deaths and 10 new hospitalizations. The five deaths attributed to coronavirus happened from July 14-24 and ranged in age from 70...

A new committee in Fox Chapel will examine the impacts of the word “Squaw” and its use in borough street and trail names. The issue has become hotly debated in recent months, with several residents requesting local governments to replace the word, saying it is a slur against Native American...

Pittsburgh police are seeking help to identify two women accused of vandalizing businesses with graffiti during a spring protest downtown. Authorities released a series of photos that show the suspects who police believe damaged multiple businesses along the 600 to 900 blocks of Grant Street during the May 30 event....

A dirt bike rider was killed Tuesday after colliding with a parked vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, public safety authorities said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Derelle Williams, 32, of Pittsburgh. Police responded to the incident just after 7:30 p.m. along Milwaukee Street at Bryn Mawr...

South Fayette School District officials have approved their 2020-21 school year reopening plan with both in-person and online learning for students during the pandemic. School directors unanimously voted on the plan on July 28. Board President Leonard Fornella said plans will be revised as necessary. Superintendent Ken Lockette said staffers...

Bike Pittsburgh will give away bike lights Wednesday in the city’s Homewood neighborhood. The event, called Operation Illumination, will be held at the corner of Homewood Avenue and Hamilton Avenue from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., while supplies last. Bike Pittsburgh is a nonprofit that advocates for safe bicycling in...