Trib Lunch Box: Monroeville Convention Center, accused killer in court, Jon Burnett, covid isolation period
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024:
Monroeville Convention Center closure sends event organizers scrambling for new venues
Monroeville’s civic and business leaders lamented the planned conversion of the community’s convention center into a craft supply store. Mayor Nick Gresock said the closure of the convention center, with half of the space slated to be leased to Hobby Lobby, would mean the annual loss of 400,000 visitors and 20,000 hotel stays in Monroeville.
Possible motive revealed in Mogie’s killing
The only witness to testify in the preliminary hearing for Nathan Salem on charges he shot and killed Lower Burrell restaurant owner David “Mogie” Magill may have answered the biggest question remaining in the case — why?
Jon Burnett comforted by viewer support after former KDKA-TV host’s diagnosis revealed
For former KDKA-TV weathercaster and “Evening Magazine” and “Pittsburgh Today Live” host Jon Burnett, it wasn’t a difficult decision to share the story of his suspected CTE diagnosis. However, answering a question about it can prove challenging due to the disease’s effects. Then Burnett’s charming, folksy personality comes through clear as day.
CDC plans to drop 5-day covid isolation period
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans on doing away with the five-day waiting period for people who test positive for covid, according to the Washington Post.
Pittsburgh teen charged with shooting man taking out trash on South Side
Pittsburgh police on Tuesday arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the shooting earlier this month of a man taking out the trash from a South Side convenience store.
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