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On SpaceX rocket, Americans take off for space from U.S. after long hiatus
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era of commercial space travel and putting NASA back in the business of launching astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly...
Medical examiner IDs 2nd victim in fatal Duquesne house fire
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the second victim killed Thursday night or early Friday morning in a house fire in Duquesne. Karissa Anne Conner, 23, of Duquesne was pronounced dead at the scene after the fire on Karl Avenue. The medical examiner’s office previously identified the other...
George Floyd protests in Pittsburgh: Curfew in effect; protesters turn violent; police cars torchedVideo
Pittsburgh officials instituted an overnight citywide curfew that will last into Monday morning in response to protests that turned violent over the death of George Floyd and left widespread damage throughout Downtown. Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich announced the curfew would be in effect from 8:30 p.m. Saturday until...
3 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths in Westmoreland County
Three new covid-19 cases were reported Saturday in Westmoreland County, with no new deaths. The countywide case total is now 447, with 38 deaths, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county had a total of 10 new cases this week, with no reported deaths. Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth...
Pennsylvania reports 680 new coronavirus cases, 73 deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 73 new covid-19 deaths and 680 new cases Saturday. That brings the state’s total case count to 71,415, with 5,537 deaths. The state considers an additional 616 patients as probable cases, which have not confirmed. Nursing and personal care homes account for 15,376 cases...
New home improvement store could take place of Ramada hotel in Hempfield
A new home improvement store could be headed to Hempfield, pending township approval, taking the spot of the Ramada by Wyndham Greensburg Hotel and Conference Center. If plans for the site are approved, the hotel and former Westmoreland Athletic Club that closed in 2015, located near Westmoreland Mall, would be...
National Guard summoned to aid cities amid police clashes
MINNEAPOLIS — Governors in several states called in National Guard troops as protests over repeated police killings of black men grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, where police fired rubber bullets to scatter crowds and at least one police car burned. The protests, which began in...
Thousands ignore Minneapolis curfew as U.S. protests spread
MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of protesters ignored a curfew and vows of a forceful police response to take to the Minneapolis streets for a fourth straight night, as the anger stoked by the police killing of George Floyd spread to more cities across the U.S. The Pentagon on Saturday ordered the...
Week in Review: Memorials vandalized, mail-in primary ballots, parish mergersVideo
Here are some recent Tribune-Review news and feature stories from around the region. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see Triblive.com. FBI investigating vandalism of Pittsburgh war memorial The FBI is investigating the Memorial Day vandalism of a landmark Pittsburgh veterans monument, officials...
Covid-19 lockdown costs Allegheny Health Network hospitals $160M in revenue; system gets $300M in federal aid
Allegheny Health Network hospitals lost $160 million in revenue from mid-March through April, when the coronavirus lockdown halted elective procedures at health care facilities statewide, financial forms filed Friday show. Volumes plunged by about 50% as slews of nonurgent surgeries were canceled and hospitals prepared for a possible surge in...
Authorities rescue Pittsburgh worker who fell down a hillside on Mt. Washington
A Pittsburgh construction manager working on a landslide mitigation project in the city was rescued Friday after he fell down a hillside. Authorities said police, EMS and firefighters responded to a call for a construction worker over a hillside around 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Arlington Avenue and William...
Diocese of Pittsburgh elementary teachers not guaranteed positions for next school year
Elementary teachers in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are not guaranteed their positions in the coming school year after officials said they needed a “pause” before completing contracts. “Due to continued fallout from the global pandemic, there are questions related to the reopening guidelines for schools across the country in the...
FBI announces $2,500 reward in Pittsburgh war memorial vandalism case
The FBI has announced a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for defacing the landmark World War I veterans monument in Lawrenceville on Memorial Day. The FBI office in Pittsburgh and city police are asking the public’s help in the investigation into...
Eat’n Park poised to resume in-person dining June 5Video
Eat’n Park Hospitality Group officials are excited to make and see more smiles next week as dine-in options resume at most restaurants. “Many of our guests have been quarantined,” President and CEO Jeff Broadhurst said Friday afternoon. “They’ve been sitting in their house ready to get out. They want to...
U.S. Health Secretary says feds investigating Brighton nursing home coronavirus outbreak
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar questioned Friday whether Pennsylvania officials have been “aggressive enough” in flagging and enforcing violations at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, where at least 76 residents have died of covid-19. Azar discussed the Trump administration’s concerns over the Beaver County nursing home’s coronavirus...
Pennsylvania school districts will reopen for fall 2020
There’s “no question” that Pennsylvania school districts will physically reopen this fall, Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday. “Schooling will look different,” Wolf said. “You’ll probably have more online learning and maybe less classroom learning, there might be fewer students in each classroom.” The Pennsylvania Department of Education is expected to...
U.S. cuts World Health Organization ties over virus response
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization, saying it had failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus because China has “total control” over the global organization. He said Chinese officials “ignored” their reporting obligations to the WHO...
Quigley Catholic High School to close, citing declining enrollment
Declining enrollment and insufficient funds will cause Quigley Catholic High School, part of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, to close at the end of the school year. Bishop David Zubik accepted a recommendation by the Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh board of directors to close the Baden school,...
Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in death of George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis police officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday and charged with murder. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Derek Chauvin was charged...
Community, fire departments turn out to honor late Delmont Chief Rich Balik
The funeral service for Rich Balik, Delmont’s fire chief, was held Friday at P. David Newhouse Funeral Home in New Alexandria. Balik, 47, a longtime firefighter with several departments in Westmoreland County, died unexpectedly Saturday. He was found unresponsive at his home and apparently died of cardiac arrest on the...
Gov. Wolf to move Allegheny, Westmoreland, other counties to green phase
Allegheny, Westmoreland and 14 other counties will move to the green phase of the state’s three-phase reopening plan June 5, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday. “The goal here is to make sure that every Pennsylvanian is confident that they’re going to be safe,” Wolf said. The counties are Allegheny and...
Teen pleads guilty, loses hunting license for 15 years in Jefferson County deer abuse case
An 18-year-old seen on video torturing a wounded white-tailed deer in November will serve two years of probation and have his hunting license revoked for 15 years as part of a plea deal, the state Game Commission announced Friday. Alexander Brock Smith of Brookville pleaded guilty May 6 in Jefferson County...
Swimming to open June 6 at Pennsylvania state park beaches
Pennsylvania will open 58 beaches in state parks for swimming June 6, with state park pools to begin opening a week later, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced. Pools at parks in counties under yellow or green pandemic phases will open June 13. Pennsylvania has 121 state parks....
Pennsylvania adds 693 coronavirus cases, 91 new deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Friday reported 91 new deaths and 693 additional cases of the coronavirus. The state has now had 70,735 total cases and 5,464 deaths. Deaths have been recorded in 55 of the state’s 67 counties, and every county has had a positive case. More than...
KDKA-TV anchor Brenda Waters to retire
KDKA-TV news anchor and reporter Brenda Waters will sign off at 6 p.m. Friday. Waters is retiring after more than four decades as a journalist. Chris Cotugno, the station’s vice president and general manager, said there will be a celebration. Waters will say her goodbyes. “People miss things differently when...
