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FAA to investigate flipped plane at Rostraver Airport
A pilot suffered minor injuries after his bright yellow Piper J-3 Cub plane ran off a runway and flipped onto its roof at the Rostraver Airport on Sunday, officials said. The call came in shortly after 2:45 p.m. as an “aircraft down” at the airport. According to a Westmoreland County...
Pennsylvania reports 760 more cases of coronavirus
The Pennsylvania Department of Health added 760 more cases of coronavirus and one death to their totals on Sunday. The new cases bring the state’s total to 118,852 coronavirus cases and 7,314 deaths since the first cases were reported in March. Of those cases, 115,505 are confirmed and 3,347 are...
Trump end run around Congress raises questions on his claimsVideo
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump’s end run around Congress on coronavirus relief is raising questions about whether it would give Americans the economic lifeline he claims and appears certain to face legal challenges. Democrats called it a pre-election ploy that would burden cash-strapped states. “When you look at those...
Allegheny County reports 61 new coronavirus cases
Allegheny County on Sunday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since June 26. The county’s department of health added 61 new covid-19 cases on Sunday as the total of newly reported cases stayed in double digits for the third straight day. The county also saw 61 cases on...
U.S. tops 5 million confirmed virus cases, to Europe’s alarm
ROME — With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe. Perhaps nowhere outside the U.S. is America’s...
5.1-magnitude quake hits North Carolina; no damage reported
SPARTA, N.C. — The most powerful earthquake to hit North Carolina in more than 100 years shook much of the state early Sunday, rattling homes, businesses and residents. The National Weather Service in Greenville said the 5.1-magnitude temblor struck at 8:07 a.m., following a much smaller quake several hours earlier....
Postal Service emerges as flash point heading into election
WASHINGTON — Mail piling up. Constant attacks from the president. Cuts to overtime as record numbers of ballots are expected to pass through post offices this fall. The success of the 2020 presidential election could hinge on a most unlikely government agency: the U.S. Postal Service. Current signs are not...
‘Code Orange’ air quality day for Sunday as temperatures near 90
Although National Weather Service officials said the region is trending down in terms of overall temperatures, it isn’t there yet, and Sunday will be another reminder of the summer heat it has experienced recently. Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection issued an air quality alert for Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette,...
‘I don’t want to die here’: Problems at Brighton Rehab didn’t start with coronavirus, Trib investigation finds
Talk. Kenneth Miller has heard a lot of it since March when night and day, people all around him began dying at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. There has been talk of change, talk of state and federal probes into how the aging, 589-bed Beaver County facility that one local...
Brighton Rehab under scrutiny for hydroxychloroquine use to thwart coronavirus
Evelyn Gilbert, 53, began her five-day dose of hydroxychloroquine while battling covid-19 in a room with three other infected residents at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Kenneth Miller, 66, who had not shown symptoms of the virus, was jolted awake by a Brighton staffer urging him to sign a consent...
‘Covid cannot be used as a cover-up’: Brighton Rehab residents, families outraged by lax oversight during outbreak
As death became a constant at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in mid-April, so did certain daily rituals, according to some of the more than dozen residents, families and current and former staff members interviewed during a Trib investigation. Family members’ frantic pleas for updates about loved ones locked down...
After months of uncertainty at the top, Brighton Rehab has manager in place through end of year
A state-appointed manager will oversee operations at the troubled Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center at least through the end of the year, signaling some consistency after months of uncertainty about who is in charge. State officials confirmed Allaire Health Services, installed in mid-May to temporarily manage the facility where 73...
Veil of silence: As outbreak spun out of control, Brighton Rehab ownership group remained mum. It still does.
A knock on the door at two Long Island addresses listed for the owners of Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center did nothing to lift a veil of silence surrounding the company since 73 patients and a housekeeper at the Beaver County nursing home died earlier this year. The reporter who...
Trump’s order to bypass Congress on coronavirus relief faces likely legal challenges
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Saturday said he was bypassing Congress and taking unilateral action to provide financial relief to Americans struggling during the coronavirus crisis, despite uncertainty about his legal authority to do so. Following the breakdown of talks on Capitol Hill to reach a bipartisan deal, Trump signed...
Police: Dog hurt during arrest of owner in Pittsburgh’s Allentown
Pittsburgh police shot and injured a dog Saturday when it went after officers who were trying to arrest its owner, authorities said. The incident happened about 11:45 a.m. as officers were responding to Helen Way on the border of the city’s Allentown and Knoxville neighborhoods for a report of people...
Pirates’ Phillip Evans carted off on stretcher after outfield collision with Gregory Polanco
In a scary scene at PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Phillip Evans appeared to be knocked unconscious after a collision with right fielder Gregory Polanco and was taken off the field on a stretcher in the sixth inning of Saturday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. Evans was chasing a...
TikTok to sue Trump administration as soon as Tuesday, NPR says
TikTok plans to file a federal lawsuit as soon as Tuesday to challenge President Trump’s executive order banning the video-sharing service from the U.S. as unconstitutional, National Public Radio reported. The lawsuit will be filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, where TikTok’s American operations...
British Airways flights from Pittsburgh to London delayed until October
Plans to restart direct flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to London via British Airways have been put on hold, according to an airport spokesperson. The British airline had initially been set to resume flights last week. Bob Kerlik, spokesman for the Allegheny County Airport Authority, said the covid-19 pandemic has...
Allegheny Valley School Board approves all virtual first month of school
After Allegheny Valley School District parents and school board members questioned a proposal for a phased reopening last week, the board approved a revised plan Thursday night for an all-virtual first month of school. Allegheny Valley School District students are scheduled to start Aug. 24 via virtual learning for a...
Local, federal officials warn against drinking hand sanitizers to combat coronavirus
Local and federal officials are warning people not to ingest hand sanitizers as more people turn to the popular cleansing agent to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are liquids, gels or foams that can disinfect hands. Such products should contain only ethanol or isopropanol. But...
Sewickley Bridge reopens slightly ahead of schedule
The Sewickley Bridge connecting Moon and Sewickley has reopened slightly ahead of schedule after four weeks of closures for rehab and repairs. The bridge closed July 17 and was scheduled to be closed until Monday, though Swank Construction crews wrapped up work a day and a half early, according to...
Plasma from covid-19 survivors at ’emergency level,’ blood donation organizations sayVideo
Blood donation organizations say they are facing a critical shortage of convalescent plasma from covid-19 survivors – a part of the blood that contains antibodies that can help those still critically ill with the virus overcome the infection. “I’d say we’re at an emergency level,” said Regina Bratton Boothe, a...
Trump orders more unemployment pay, payroll tax deferral
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Seizing the power of his podium and his pen, President Trump on Saturday moved to bypass the nation’s elected lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and extend an expired unemployment benefit after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed. At...
Can hydroxychloroquine prevent covid-19? Hesitance to participate stunts large study
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For 30 days, Kansas City physician Michael Waxman took a daily dose of hydroxychloroquine. Or maybe, he didn’t. Maybe, those pills were nothing more than a placebo. He won’t know until the end of a national clinical trial investigating whether hydroxychloroquine — the drug that keeps...
Editorial: Wolf needs to stop playing chicken
And the can gets kicked down the road again. On Friday, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association took a tepid fake-out from Gov. Tom Wolf and didn’t try to make a play for the end zone. On Thursday, Wolf made an unexpected drop-in comment at a news conference, saying sports should...
