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Business owners endorse judge’s ruling on Wolf orders, but say damage already done
David Magill said Monday he felt Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown orders were unconstitutional from the start, but he didn’t think a federal judge ruling them as such would change much because the governor is appealing and many businesses already have suffered. “I think that he should concede his loss, and...
Pitt researchers discover antibody that could be key in covid cure
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh say they have isolated a tiny molecule that neutralizes the coronavirus and could be the foundation for a drug to prevent and combat covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. Researchers from Pitt’s School of Medicine published their findings today in the journal Cell....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers move closer to strike
Union members at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette are moving closer to a strike. On Monday, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh said its parent union, NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America, unanimously approved their strike vote. “A decision to strike is never made lightly,” said NewsGuild President Jon Schleuss. “This one comes amid a...
Suspended Fawn officer, attorney will not participate in hearing over his job
Fawn officials will continue a hearing for a suspended township police officer without the officer or his attorney participating, township Supervisor David Montanari said Monday. The hearing for Keith Lazaron II is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday. It will be held in person at the township building at...
Sally’s threat: ‘Potentially historic’ floods, fierce windVideo
WAVELAND, Miss. — Hurricane Sally, one of four storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on the Gulf Coast on Monday with rapidly strengthening wind of at least 100 mph and heavy rain as forecasters warned of “potentially historic” flooding and governors declared states of emergency. The slow-moving storm...
Pa. warns jobless: Apply for $1,800 checks before money runs out
For some of Pennsylvania’s 616,000 jobless workers, an $1,800 lump-sum check for six weeks of unemployment may never be in the mail because the special unemployment aid could be used up before they get the money, state Labor department officials warned Monday. The likelihood the state will be unable to...
Top Pa. GOP lawmaker taps politically connected lobbyist to be chief of staff
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 weekly newsletter. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman has tapped a top lobbyist with a politically connected Harrisburg firm to...
Lawyer: Notes on report show Wilkinsburg police may have been chasing the wrong man before deadly shooting
There’s no video footage of the 43-second pursuit of Romir Talley by Wilkinsburg police in December 2019, which ended in Talley’s death after being shot seven times by police. But an emergency medical services log obtained by the attorney representing Talley’s family indicates that police may have been going after...
Pa. Health Secretary Levine urges college students to protect themselves from covid
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine called on college students to follow the coronavirus safety guidelines recommended by their institutions and by health care professionals. The bulk of Levine’s message Monday was directed at people between the ages of 19 to 24, many of whom are college students, where...
Former Greensburg Bishop Edward Malesic installed in Cleveland’s Catholic Diocese
CLEVELAND — Cleveland’s nearly 700,000 Roman Catholics on Monday were welcoming a new bishop from Pennsylvania during an installation Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Bishop Edward Malesic, 60, served five years as bishop of Greensburg until Pope Francis in July named him to succeed Nelson Perez,...
Cal U, Edinboro, Clarion plot 3-way higher education partnership
California, Clarion and Edinboro universities — three state-owned schools that have suffered significant enrollment losses over the last decade — are forming a partnership they hope will create a powerhouse in the state’s public university system. In a joint announcement Monday, the presidents of the three universities said the partnership...
Astronomers see possible hints of life in Venus’ clouds
Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high in the atmosphere of neighboring Venus: hints there may be bizarre microbes living in the sulfuric acid-laden clouds of the hothouse planet. Two telescopes in Hawaii and Chile spotted in the thick Venutian clouds the chemical signature of phosphine, a noxious...
Steelers’ helmets to have Antwon Rose’s name on them throughout season
Helmets worn this season by the Pittsburgh Steelers will bear the name of Antwon Rose II. Rose was 17 when he died after being shot by an East Pittsburgh police officer in June 2018. The officer, Michael Rosfeld, stopped a Chevy Cruze matching the description of a vehicle reportedly involved...
Federal judge rules Gov. Wolf’s shutdown orders were unconstitutional
A federal judge in Pittsburgh on Monday ruled that orders issued by Gov. Tom Wolf restricting the size of gatherings and closing nonessential businesses to protect against the spread of covid-19 were unconstitutional. In a statement, Wolf said his office will seek an immediate stay to halt the order and...
‘Floating Cinema’ passing on Pittsburgh; company blames covid
An Australian entertainment company that initially touted a floating cinema tour of U.S. cities, including a stop scheduled Wednesday through Friday in Pittsburgh, now says it is postponing the events because of the coronavirus pandemic. Officials with the Pittsburgh Special Events department and the U.S. Coast Guard’s Pittsburgh auxiliary unit...
Allegheny County posts 142 new covid cases over past 2 days
On Monday, the Allegheny County Health Department announced 142 new covid-19 cases — but over a two-day span. Pennsylvania’s Department of Health said last week it will begin skipping a Sunday update on cases, choosing instead to publish a two-day report on Mondays. The result could lead to a seemingly...
2 more facing charges in Hempfield neighborhood dispute over football
Two more people were charged Friday in connection with the alleged theft of a football after it landed in a neighboring Hempfield yard during a family reunion. Catherine A. Martino, 90, is accused of kicking a state trooper in the ankles while Sharon Martino, 63, is charged with obstruction, theft...
TikTok owner picks Oracle over Microsoft as U.S. tech partnerVideo
Oracle said Monday that the Chinese owner of TikTok has picked the U.S. company to be its “trusted technology provider,” beating out rival Microsoft in a deal that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S. Oracle spokeswoman Deborah Hellinger said she was confirming remarks made by...
Walmart to test drone delivery with Zipline in latest deal
NEW YORK — Walmart is teaming up with a company called Zipline to launch drone delivery program early next year that will deliver health and wellness products close to the retailer’s headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. Walmart, based in Bentonville, Ark., said Monday that it plans to eventually expand to general...
Amazon to hire 100,000 to keep up with online shopping surge
NEW YORK — Amazon will hire another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders. The company said Monday that the new hires will help pack, ship or sort orders, working in part-time and full-time roles. Amazon said the jobs are not related to its typical holiday...
Mediterra Cafe to open second location in Mt. Lebanon
Cars have barely left the parking lot for the final dinner service at The Fairlane, but there’s already a taker for the space that caps one end of Mt. Lebanon’s Beverly Road retail district. Mediterra Cafe will open its second location there by early November. Mediterra Cafe, also a bakery...
Speed, cellphone use believed to have played role in fatal Rostraver crash, deputy coroner says
A West Newton man was killed in a head-on crash Sunday in Rostraver, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Allen Lee Roberts, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash on Route 201, also known as Rostraver Road. It was reported around 4:30 p.m. Roberts was...
In defiance of Nevada governor, Trump holds indoor rally
LAS VEGAS — In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration’s pandemic health guidelines, President Donald Trump on Sunday hosted his first indoor rally since June, telling a packed, nearly mask-less Nevada crowd that the nation was “making the last turn” in defeating the virus. Eager to project...
Police seek help identifying man’s body found in Allegheny River near Kittanning
Police are seeking the public’s help to identify the man whose body was found Sunday afternoon in the Allegheny River near the Kittanning Marina. The body was found in the water around 3 p.m. several hundred feet north of the Allegheny Mariner restaurant, according to Armstrong County 911 dispatchers. He...
VA Pittsburgh nurse accused of illegally obtaining opioid painkillers
A former nurse at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System faces drug charges in the theft of opioid painkillers, federal prosecutors said. Ann Makepeace, 30, of Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood was indicted by a grand jury in Pittsburgh for violating federal narcotics laws, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. According to...
