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Former Murrysville massage parlor may be getting new tenant
A prime commercial lot and building with a checkered past may soon see a new tenant — and new zoning. The former Tokyo Massage, at the corner of Route 22 and Buena Vista Drive in Murrysville, was the subject of a substantive validity challenge, meaning the new prospective tenant is...
Pfizer, BioNTech seek emergency use of covid-19 vaccine in U.S.
Pfizer formally asked U.S. regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic — but not until after a long, hard winter. The action comes...
The Rink at PPG Place in Pittsburgh opens for a 20th season
It’s 2020 for the The Rink at PPG Place. It opens at 11 a.m. for its 20th season on Friday on what would have been Light Up Night. The pandemic halted the annual kick-off event to the holiday season. But gliding on outdoor ice is still happening. “We are glad...
5 things to do this weekend in and around Pittsburgh
If you’re looking for some fun for the weekend, here are a few suggestions: PPG Ice Skating Rink The popular ice skating rink at PPG Place, Downtown is back for the holiday season. The ice skating rink will be open Friday through Jan. 3 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m....
Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 on Friday. In two months, he’ll take the reins of a politically fractured nation facing the worst public health crisis in a century, high unemployment and a reckoning on racial injustice. As he wrestles with those issues, Biden will be attempting to accomplish...
Toast the season with festive twists on holiday spiritsVideo
You don’t have to go to the bar to get a well-made drink. Many can be served in your house. “With most people spending the holidays at home because of the pandemic, there are easy ways to make cocktails in your house,” said Barry Young, co-founder and master distiller at...
New York AG probes Trump consulting payments that reduced his taxes
NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general has sent a subpoena to the Trump Organization for records related to consulting fees paid to Ivanka Trump as part of a broad civil investigation into the president’s business dealings, a law enforcement official said Thursday. The New York Times, citing anonymous sources,...
Police: Man shot in leg in Glassport
A man was hospitalized Thursday night after being shot in Glassport. Allegheny County Police said they were called for the shooting around 9:20 p.m. along the 900 block of Delaware Avenue. Officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper leg. He was taken to a local...
Hill District residents, firms tapped to guide $1B redevelopment of former Civic Arena in Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Penguins and a private developer behind the $1 billion redevelopment project in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District have tapped four Hill District residents and firms to guide the years-long project’s final planning stages. The additions come as the long-discussed project on 28 acres of the former Civic Arena site...
Ex-Pitt star Dorin Dickerson ‘can’t wait to start working’ for Penguins on Lower Hill project
Since his NFL playing days ended, Dorin Dickerson has been building a balance between two budding careers that ultimately led to the union of a perfect position for him with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The former Pitt All-American, who has worked as a weekend and pre-game host for the Panthers and...
Allison Park cancer survivor, 5, lights up Christmas tree at PPG Place in PittsburghVideo
Nora Misencik has the smile and energy to light up a room. On Thursday, the 5-year-old cancer survivor from Allison Park lit up a city as she and her older sister, Heidi, 8, turned on the power and charm of the Christmas tree at the Rink at PPG Place in...
Biden wins Georgia, ending long losing streak for Democrats
ATLANTA — Joe Biden has won Georgia, scoring a rare win in a Southern state that hadn’t backed a Democrat for president in nearly 30 years. The Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner of Georgia and its 16 Electoral College votes on Thursday, after state election officials there said...
Wolf administration, Steelers at odds over face-covering mandate for players
The office of Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday that the Pittsburgh Steelers have not been granted an exemption that would allow players to go without masks during games at Heinz Field for the rest of the 2020 season. That contradicted a statement released by the Steelers on Wednesday that said...
Pa. lawmakers to use remaining $1.3B in coronavirus aid to prop up state budget
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Despite the pleas of restaurant owners, service providers and other industries, Republican leaders in the House have put forth...
State appeals court orders challenged ballots in Brewster-Ziccarelli Senate race to not be counted; race tied
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Thursday evening ordered that 2,349 undated mail-in ballots in Allegheny County not be counted as part of an appeal by the Republican challenger for the 45th Senatorial District seat. But the order — and the one the court issued to stay the vote count Wednesday...
Trump supporters plan ‘election integrity’ rally in Greensburg
Supporters of President Trump will rally Saturday outside the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg to protest the results of the election. The 2 p.m. event could overlap with a Black Lives Matter rally scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tony Naples, co-organizer of the 1776 Rally For Election Integrity, said there will...
Trump’s election lawsuits plagued by elementary errorsVideo
When President Donald Trump sends lawyers to court, it seems he’s not sending his best. Fighting to challenge an election he lost to President-elect Joe Biden, Trump has launched a barrage of lawsuits across the country. Top Republicans have stood behind him and said they will wait for those cases...
Contact tracer jobs dry up just as WCCC launches training program
Those contact tracer jobs that sounded like a lifeline to workers left unemployed in the midst of the pandemic are gone. A spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Health said the state filled all of its 1,000 positions for contact tracers — hired to track down people who had close...
Pittsburgh cuts without pandemic relief would be ‘disastrous,’ council members told
The personnel cuts that will be needed July 1 if further federal pandemic relief funds aren’t approved “may prove to be untenable,” Pittsburgh Council Budget Director Bill Urbanic told council members Thursday. The city needs an infusion of at least $26 million by then to avoid making the cuts, which...
CDC pleads with Americans to not travel for Thanksgiving
NEW YORK — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household. It was some of the firmest guidance yet from the government on...
Toomey, Casey propose bill to increase oversight, resources at nursing homesVideo
Bucking the stereotypical lack of bipartisan cooperation in federal politics, U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey were exploring weaknesses in the country’s nursing homes long before the coronavirus pandemic, commissioning a June 2019 report examining their federal oversight. This week, they announced a bipartisan bill that aims to enhance...
Vaccine on the horizon, but immunization will take time, Pa. health secretary says
A covid-19 vaccine could be approved and available before the end of the year, but supply constrictions and phased rollouts mean immunizing the state will be a slow process stretching into next year, Pennsylvania’s top health official said Thursday. “A lot will depend on exactly how much vaccine we get,...
State officials highlight food assistance programs ahead of holidays
State officials on Thursday encouraged Pennsylvania residents to take advantage of food assistance programs, if needed, over the holidays. “Pennsylvania’s food assistance programs were built for times like these and no one should be too shy to take advantage of what they have to offer,” said Russell Redding, secretary of...
Lawsuit: Clairton illegally charged per minute fee for virtual city council meeting
Infighting over the potential sale of a community’s sewer system led to a lawsuit this week over the Sunshine Act, alleging that callers participating in a council meeting via conference call were required to pay a per-minute fee. The lawsuit was filed by the Clairton Municipal Authority, along with two...
Medical associations urge scaled-back U.S. holiday
WASHINGTON — U.S. doctors, nurses and hospital officials joined forces Thursday to urge scaled-back holiday gatherings to help keep Americans and overburdened hospitals safe during the coronavirus surge. “In the strongest possible terms, we urge you to celebrate responsibly,” the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association...
