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Covid vaccine for younger children already being packed, shippedVideo
WASHINGTON — Anticipating a green light from vaccine advisers, the Biden administration is assembling and shipping millions of covid-19 shots for children ages 5-11, the White House said Monday. The first could go into kids’ arms by midweek. “We are not waiting on the operations and logistics,” said coronavirus coordinator...
Ballot error costly as Westmoreland officials scramble to fix 11th-hour mistake
Westmoreland County paid more than $8,100 for postage to correct errors that appeared on 151 mail-in and absentee ballots sent out to voters in two Mt. Pleasant Borough precincts. Officials on Monday confirmed the ballots erroneously instructed voters to choose one of two candidates seeking council seats in the borough’s...
Voter turnout projected to hit 30% in Westmoreland County
More than 200,000 Westmoreland County voters — or more than 80% of those registered — cast ballots during last fall’s Presidential Election. A year later, turnout for Tuesday’s election is expected to be just a fraction of that, election officials said. “We’re saying it will be be around 30%,” said...
Military weighs penalties for those who refuse covid vaccine
WASHINGTON — As deadlines loom for military and defense civilians to get mandated covid-19 vaccines, senior leaders must now wrestle with the fate of those who flatly refuse the shots or are seeking exemptions, and how to make sure they are treated fairly and equally. The vast majority of the...
W.Va. Sen. Joe Manchin wavers on Biden’s plan, rebuffs progressivesVideo
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin wavered Monday on his support for President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.75 trillion domestic policy proposal, saying instead it’s “time to vote” on a slimmer $1 trillion infrastructure package that has stalled amid talks. The West Virginia Democrat’s announcement comes as Democrats want a signal from...
1 flown from water drilling rig fire in Mt. Pleasant Township
One person was severely burned after a fire started while crews were operating a water drilling rig in Mt. Pleasant Township Monday afternoon, officials said. According to Kecksburg Fire Chief Adam Krozel, a company was drilling a water well at a home along Freeman Falls Road when something ignited, causing...
Pitt will require covid-19 vaccination by Dec. 6
The University of Pittsburgh will require its students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated for covid-19, effective Dec. 6. The requirement applies to all Pitt campuses. Students, faculty and staff must be vaccinated or have received an approved vaccine exemption, university officials announced Monday. Those who fail to comply with...
Pittsburgh requiring city employees to be vaccinated against covid-19
Pittsburgh is requiring all city employees without medical or religious exemptions to be fully vaccinated against covid-19 by Dec. 22, officials announced Monday. Employees are considered to be fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two weeks after one dose of...
Hays Woods purchase gets final OK, to be Pittsburgh’s 2nd largest park
Hays Woods is set to become Pittsburgh’s next public park, after City Council voted Monday to authorize the city to take ownership of the 624-acre site. Pittsburgh will buy the property from the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority for $1, plus costs. The URA bought the site in the city’s Hays...
Supreme Court takes up Texas law banning most abortions
WASHINGTON — A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Monday they would allow abortion providers to pursue a court challenge to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy. But it was unclear how quickly the court would rule and...
Phipps includes Pittsburgh’s sinkhole bus in garden railroad display
Trains, bridges, tunnels, plants and a sinkhole bus? Yes, the Pittsburgh sinkhole bus is one of the features in the new “Garden Railroad: Bridges and Tunnels” exhibit at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Oakland. “What I love about Pittsburgh is it is a city that rallies around the weirdest...
Sheraden man accused of dousing woman, child with lighter fluid during argument
Pittsburgh police accused a man of dousing a woman and a child with lighter fluid during an argument early Sunday morning in Sheraden. Officers from the Zone 6 station responding to a 911 for a domestic dispute at around 1 a.m. encountered a woman and a child who were sprayed...
State law requires life jackets for boaters through April to reduce cold-water deaths
A state law went into effect Monday that requires all boaters to wear a life jacket while on any watercraft that is 16 feet or shorter between Nov. 1 and April 30, the state Fish and Boat Commission announced. A U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket must be worn while a...
Carnegie Museum of Art holiday specials include Presepio, trees, new activities
Holiday happenings at the Carnegie Museum of Art include the return of two visitor favorites, along with activities and events presented for the first time this year. The Neapolitan Presepio, first presented in 1957, will have a new home this year in the Scaife galleries, while the Carnegie Trees, commemorating...
Election HQ: A Pennsylvania voter guide to 2021 general election
General election day in Pennsylvania is Tuesday. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and anyone in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote. The state has an online tool to let voters find their polling place by entering their address here. For more information on...
Steelers vs. Browns: What they’re saying in Cleveland after loss
Sure, Pittsburgh Steelers fans are dumbfounded by coach Mike Tomlin’s fake field goal attempt that landed kicker Chris Boswell in concussion protocol. But the Steelers won and the Cleveland Browns are reeling. And Cleveland media is piling on the Browns as well. Here are some snippets. Enjoy. “They have much...
Forecast: Chilly night temps, hint of snow to the north
We likely won’t need shovels or ice melt just yet, but the first sign of the return of winter weather in Western Pennsylvania could come this week. With a low temperature of 31 degrees forecast for Thursday, moisture in the air could turn to snow flurries in some parts of...
Police: 1 dead, 1 critical after motorcycles hit van that crossed center line in Elizabeth
A woman from Irwin died when the motorcycle she was driving hit a utility van that crossed the center line along McKeesport Road in Elizabeth Township on Sunday, according to police. The crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. when a utility van traveling eastbound veered into the westbound lane near...
3 arrested in assault of off-duty Pittsburgh police detective in Brookline bar
A Pittsburgh woman is charged with strangling and punching an off-duty detective at least 17 times in the face Saturday night at a South Hills bar. Angie Hindman, 44, of Beechview was arrested and booked into Allegheny County Jail following the assault that broke out at Brook-line N Sinker bar...
White House press secretary Jen Psaki says she has covid-19
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday she has contracted covid-19. She said she was last in contact with Biden on Tuesday, when she met him in the White House. Psaki said they were more than 6 feet apart and wearing masks. Psaki was not traveling with...
Steelers overcome loss of kicker Chris Boswell, rally to beat Browns
CLEVELAND – Playing the entire second half without their kicker forced the Pittsburgh Steelers to adopt a go-for-broke mentality Sunday afternoon on the road against the Cleveland Browns. • Such as when they faced a fourth-and-2 near the goal line in the fourth quarter while trailing by a point. •...
Death penalty to be sought in Washington County convenience store slaying
WASHINGTON, Pa. — A Washington County prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty in the slaying of a worker gunned down as he was making a sandwich for a customer in a convenience store earlier this year. Sidney McLean, 32, of McKeesport, and Devell Christian, 32, of White Oak,...
‘Deja vu all over again’: American Airlines cancels hundreds more flights Sunday
DALLAS — American Airlines has canceled nearly 700 flights so far Sunday, adding to more than 1,000 already called off as the airline struggled to recover from slowed operations caused by weather on Thursday and Friday. Nearly a quarter of the mainline operations for the Fort Worth-based carrier were sidelined...
7-year-old Missouri boy dies after falling off hayride
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — A 7-year-old Missouri boy has died after he fell off a hayride and was struck by the trailer he had been riding in. The Jackson County Sheriff’s office said the accident was reported around 7:45 p.m. Saturday in a rural area outside Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Jackson...
Poll: Economy, mistrust of government, covid-19 continue to drive voters’ decisions
Lewis McClain vividly remembers the double-digit mortgage rates of the early 1980s, and the 83-year-old Edinboro Democrat is afraid the country is headed in that direction again. “I don’t agree with all this stimulus money giveaway,” McClain said. “All of this is going to be very inflationary. It has been...
