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Allegheny County concerned with jump in coronavirus cases
Allegheny County officials on Monday reported 45 new cases of covid-19 — the highest daily total in nearly two months — and warned residents to remain vigilant. County officials attributed the increase to people traveling outside the state and lowering their guard after the state eased lockdown restrictions. Too many...
U.S. warns against Mexican sanitizer gel containing methanol
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about a Mexican-made hand sanitizer gel that it said is dangerous because it contains large amounts of poisonous methanol, or wood alcohol. The FDA said the methanol “can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested,”...
Green Forest Brazilian Restaurant in Penn Hills closes after 20 years
A locally owned Brazilian restaurant in Penn Hills closed its doors Sunday during a year that would have marked its 20th anniversary. Flavia Naccarato of Green Forest Brazilian Restaurant and Lounge took to Facebook on Father’s Day — typically one of the restaurant’s busiest days — to break the news...
Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrantsVideo
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday extended a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and added many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations. The administration cast the effort as a...
Covid-19 surcharges not catching on so far with Pittsburgh area restaurants
Across the nation, some restaurants are tacking on a “covid-19 surcharge,” designed to cover the extra costs of operating safely in the coronavirus pandemic, as well as trying to recoup losses from the nearly three-month lockdown. But few, if any, Pittsburgh-area restaurants are adding the charge. One that tried to...
Official: Multiple employees at Hempfield Buffalo Wild Wings test positive for coronavirus
Buffalo Wild Wings in Hempfield is temporarily closed after multiple employees tested positive for the coronavirus, company spokesman Jack D’Amato said. According to D’Amato, officials learned Sunday of the positive cases at the Hempfield Plaza location along Route 30 and “out of an abundance of caution, we have temporarily closed...
Increase in Westmoreland coronavirus cases not a worry — yet
New coronavirus cases in Westmoreland County have climbed steadily since last week, including 11 reported Sunday and 16 on Monday — the first daily double-digit increases since late April. Officials say the spike is not yet cause for concern. “Obviously, the virus is still out there, and there is still...
Pennsylvania House votes to make Republican Rep. Cutler its next speaker
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House turned to a seven-term Republican member Monday to become its next speaker, elevating him to the chamber’s top job a week after his predecessor stepped down in mid-term. The vote for Rep. Bryan Cutler of Lancaster County made him the House’s presiding officer, one step...
West Mifflin homicide suspect arrested 400 miles away in Indiana
Indiana State Police on Monday arrested a West Mifflin man wanted for more than a month on homicide charges in Allegheny County, according to county police. Daymond Wiggins, 37, was charged May 20 with the shooting death of Thomas Johnson outside a West Mifflin apartment complex two days earlier. Police...
South Fayette assault victim succumbs to injuries
A 58-year-old man who Allegheny County Police said was severely beaten in South Fayette has died. The victim was identified as Jeffery Harouse of Bridgeville, according to the county Medical Examiner’s office. He died Monday at UPMC Presbyterian after being assaulted the day before, according to police. South Fayette police...
Downtown Pittsburgh expanding outdoor dining to reconfigured streets
The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership announced plans Monday to allow restaurants and bars to expand their outdoor dining seating into some streets. Some of the Downtown areas include Sixth Street from Liberty Avenue to Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Strawberry Way between Smithfield and Grant streets, Penn Avenue between Ninth and 10th streets,...
Officials report 16 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths in Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County has 16 new covid-19 cases and no additional deaths, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Monday. The countywide case total is now 546, with 38 deaths, according to the department. There have been no reported coronavirus deaths in Westmoreland County since May 18. More than 14,500 county residents...
New coronavirus cases in Allegheny County more than double over 24-hour period
Allegheny County reported 45 new coronavirus cases Monday, more than twice as many from the previous day. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen plan to hold a news briefing at 3 p.m. to provide information about the jump in new cases and what steps the...
State police cite ‘significant advances’ in case of Pa. boy missing since 1986
State police in North Central Pennsylvania said Sunday they are confident they are getting closer to solving the cold case of a toddler missing since the 1980s, according to newspaper reports from across the region. Corey James Edkin was 2 years old when he vanished from a home in White...
Police: Woman in critical condition after McKeesport shooting
A woman was in critical condition after being shot several times late Sunday in McKeesport, Allegheny County police said. Homicide detectives are investigating the incident which happened just before 10:40 p.m. in the 700 block of Evans Avenue. Emergency crews found the 41-year-old victim suffering gunshot wounds to the back,...
Pennsylvania hopes to avoid coronavirus surge seen in other states
It’s almost inevitable that the gradual reopening of Pennsylvania will lead to more coronavirus cases, but state officials and health experts are hopeful it won’t create a surge like those under way in other parts of the country. “Any amount of social interaction, any opening is going to give you...
Pandemic brought $38 million loss for Excela Health, which hopes for more federal aid
Excela Health may have to tap into its reserves to cover $28 million in unreimbursed losses as a result of the coronavirus pandemic this spring that eliminated elective surgeries and patient visits, hospital officials said. The $38 million in covid-19 losses that piled up between mid-March and the end of...
Arrest record of Mt. Pleasant man accused of attempted homicide shows prior violence toward women
A 39-year-old Mt. Pleasant man accused of nearly killing a woman this month faced similar charges in connection with alleged attacks on two other women over the past two decades, according to court records. Those cases, filed in 2003 and 2014, had different outcomes, but police described in arrest papers...
Uniontown cop flown to W.Va. hospital after crash, 2nd person also hurt
Two people, including a Uniontown police officer, were hurt in a crash Sunday evening on East Fayette Street, according to authorities. The police officer was flown to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. by medical helicopter Sunday evening for treatment, according to a Fayette County 911 dispatcher. Police said...
Dick’s Sporting Goods opens popup ‘concept’ store in Bethel Park
One of Dick’s Sporting Goods new concept stores has opened at the Village Square Mall in Bethel Park, according to a release from the Findlay-based company. It is one of eight new concept stores opening across the country. The company recently announced plans to expand its footprint in the sporting...
WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus casesVideo
GENEVA — The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours. The UN health agency said Brazil led the way with 54,771 cases tallied and the United States next at 36,617....
Bike blessings celebrate another rite of summerVideo
Summer may have started right on schedule this weekend, but it came as riding season stalled while the region struggled to stay safe during this spring’s pandemic. After months of delays and the easing of coronavirus-related restrictions, motorcycles are ready to hit the road. Bikers throughout the area gathered at...
2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we’re still in the 1st
What’s all this talk about a “second wave” of U.S. coronavirus cases? In The Wall Street Journal last week, Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a piece headlined “There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’” that the nation is winning the fight against the virus. Many public health experts, however, suggest...
Westmoreland County reports 11 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Westmoreland County on Sunday reported 11 new covid-19 cases and no new deaths, increasing the total number of cases to 530, according to state health officials. Of the total number of covid-19 cases in Westmoreland County, 513 are confirmed and 17 are probable, state health officials said. No new deaths...
Pennsylvania reports 464 more covid-19 cases, 4 more deaths
Pennsylvania state health officials on Sunday reported four more covid-19 deaths and 464 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 81,730. A total of 6,423 people have died from the virus. There are 631 patients who have a positive serology test and either covid-19 symptoms or a...
