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Voter beware: U.S. tells public how to avoid election mischief
WASHINGTON — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency have issued a series of advisories in recent weeks aimed at warning voters about problems that could surface in the election — as well as steps Americans can take to counter the foreign interference threat. The issues identified...
Man killed in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln Lemington neighborhood identified
A man killed Tuesday in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln Lemington section has been identified. Naekwon Nieem Wright, 24, of Pittsburgh, died after suffering gunshot wounds just before midnight Tuesday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Police responded at about 11:40 p.m. to the 6400 block of Clifford Street after a...
Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden endorses Joe Biden for presidentVideo
Retired Gen. Michael Hayden needed to get some things off his chest about the current presidential campaign. Hayden, the Pittsburgh native who served as director of the CIA under former President George W. Bush and director of the National Security Agency, released a video late Tuesday which boiled down to,...
Derry Township tremor reclassified as mine collapse
If an earthquake happens and nobody feels it, did it really occur? Not if it turns out to be a mine collapse. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 2.9-magnitude tremor early Tuesday, centered in an area east of Gray Station Road in Derry Township, was actually the collapse of...
Biden in Gettysburg: ‘Once again, we are a house divided’Video
GETTYSBURG — Joe Biden on Tuesday made an impassioned plea for national unity and bipartisan cooperation in a speech casting the 2020 election as a “battle for the soul of the nation,” with the Civil War’s most famous battlefield as his backdrop. “There’s no more fitting place than here today...
Rendell and Toomey join in congressional term limits proposalVideo
If past is prologue, a proposal from U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Lehigh Valley, and former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell seeking 34 states to force a Constitutional Convention to consider congressional term limits may be as unlikely as the partners who put out the call for it Tuesday. Just one day...
Report: White House senior advisor Stephen Miller tests positive for covid-19Video
Stephen Miller, a top aide and speechwriter to President Trump, tested positive for covid-19 on Tuesday, according to NBC News correspondent Hallie Jackson. “Over the last 5 days I have been working remotely and self-isolating, testing negative every day through yesterday. Today, I tested positive for covid-19 and am in...
After long dispute, Lawrenceville’s Ewalt House to be demolished
The saga of Lawrenceville’s Ewalt House will come to an end Wednesday, when the 186-year-old structure is set to be demolished after a failed effort to designate it as a landmark over owners’ objections. “Tomorrow when it’s on the ground and not a moment before that, I will probably breathe...
Mother of Jamain Stephens blasts Trump’s statements about covidVideo
The mother of Jamain Stephens, the California University of Pennsylvania defensive lineman and former Central Catholic High School standout, has confirmed that her son died of complications of covid-19. Kelly Allen made the statement about her son’s Sept. 8 death Tuesday on MSNBC. At the time of Stephens’ death, Central...
Prosecutors: Retired steelworker from Pittsburgh, 80, shoved over mask request at N.Y. bar, dies
WEST SENECA, N.Y. — An 80-year-old man, a retired steelworker from Pittsburgh, who authorities say confronted another patron at a bar for not wearing a mask and was shoved to the ground has died. Rocco E. Sapienza, who was also a retired Marine, confronted another patron at a bar in...
Gov. Wolf eases crowd restrictions, but not many shows ready to go on
Pennsylvania’s easing of restrictions on large gatherings provides some breathing room to event organizers during the pandemic — but don’t expect to see the likes of concerts, Broadway shows, parades and other crowd-drawing entertainment to resume in force anytime soon. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, one of the region’s largest nonprofit...
White House staff, Secret Service eye virus with fear, angerVideo
WASHINGTON — The West Wing is a ghost town. Staff members are scared of exposure. And the White House is now a treatment ward for not one — but two — covid-19 patients, including a president who has long taken the threat of the virus lightly. President Donald Trump’s decision...
FDA releases high coronavirus vaccine standards despite White House resistance
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration issued long-awaited guidance Tuesday on the data it expects from drug companies seeking emergency authorization of covid-19 vaccines, rejecting White House pressure for lower standards intended to push out vaccines quickly. The 18-page guidance was released a day after reports suggested the White...
Stocks drop after President Trump calls off stimulus talksVideo
Stocks dropped Tuesday on Wall Street when President Donald Trump ordered a stop to negotiations with Democrats on a coronavirus economic stimulus bill until after the election. The S&P 500 index slid 1.4% after having been up 0.7% prior to the president’s announcement, which he made on twitter about an...
Guitar rock legend Eddie Van Halen dies at 65Video
NEW YORK — Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose blinding speed, control and innovation propelled his band Van Halen into one of hard rock’s biggest groups, fueled the unmistakable fiery solo in Michael Jackson’s hit “Beat It” and became elevated to the status of rock god, has died. He...
Trump halts covid-19 relief talks until after electionVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday called an abrupt end to negotiations with Democrats over additional covid-19 relief, delaying action until after the election despite ominous warnings from his own Federal Reserve chairman about the deteriorating conditions in the economy. Trump tweeted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was “not...
Auditor General: Pennsylvania’s pandemic business waiver program is subjective
During the statewide covid-19 shutdown and business closures this year, there was no consistency in granting waivers to those wishing to stay open, an ongoing investigation by the auditor general has found. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale gave an update Tuesday on an audit started in May. The investigation so far...
Allegheny County reports 4 new covid-19 deaths, 77 new cases
Allegheny County reported 77 new covid-19 cases Tuesday. The new cases, reported by the Allegheny County Health Department, bring the total number of cases to 12,854. Four new deaths and 11 new hospitalizations were also reported, bringing the death total to 390 and total hospitalizations to 1,240 in Allegheny County....
Can’t find canned pumpkin? Holiday staple should return to shelves soon
Bakers hunting for canned pumpkin have found it to be a hit-or-miss proposition lately. They’ve even taken to sharing sightings on social media. The good news, according to allrecipes.com, is that there isn’t really a shortage. The bad news is that it doesn’t make the Thanksgiving pie staple any easier...
Pennsylvania reports 1,036 new covid-19 cases
Pennsylvania reported 1,036 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health. There were 17 new coronavirus-related deaths, as well. Of those, one is from May, 11 from September and five from October. The new figures bring total cases to 165,243 and total deaths to 8,244 in Pennsylvania....
Westmoreland County sees highest 7-day covid-19 case total, reaches 2,500 cases
Westmoreland County reached its highest seven-day covid-19 case total after Tuesday’s new reported cases. The county has 39 new cases Tuesday, bringing the total to 240 cases over the past seven days. Total cases now stand at 2,500. No new deaths were reported Tuesday, leaving the death total at 57....
Trump back at White House; doctor says president has ‘no symptoms’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is back at the White House, dramatically returning from the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for covid-19. Trump’s physician says the president is experiencing “no symptoms” of covid-19 after returning home from the hospital Monday night. His physician, Navy...
North Allegheny School Board votes to return to full-time, in-person learning
North Allegheny elementary and middle school students will return to full-time in-person instruction in November, two months after starting the year in a hybrid instructional mode to stem the spread of covid-19. Elementary students in kindergarten through fifth grade will be back in class beginning Nov. 4; middle schoolers are...
Labriola’s Italian Store in Penn Hills to remain closed; site will be used as kitchen for other locations
The Penn Hills landmark Labriola’s Italian Store will stay closed to the public and instead be used as a storage facility and kitchen, the owner announced on social media Oct. 5. “We explored renovated space and new services, but in the end, we decided that the store will remain closed...
Gov. Wolf eases gathering restrictions with formula tied to capacity limits
Gov. Tom Wolf increased gathering-size limits for events statewide Tuesday, revealing a new formula that’s based on a percentage of a facility’s capacity rather than the 25-person indoor and 250-person outdoor restrictions previously imposed. Indoor events are limited to 10% to 20% of capacity, depending upon the venue’s size, and...
