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Allegheny County voters receive confusing email alert
Many Allegheny County voters were confused this week after receiving a certain email alert. The email, sent from the state, was titled “Your Ballot Is on the Way.” The text of the message read, “Your ballot is almost ready, and it’s being prepared for mailing.” But many of the voters...
Allegheny County reports 78 new covid-19 cases, 4 additional deaths
Allegheny County on Friday reported 78 new cases of covid-19, with 70 of those confirmed from 1,398 tests. Eight are listed as probable cases. This brings the total cases in the county to 13,102 since tracking began in March, according to the county Health Department. Of the total cases, 12,484...
Food Podcast: Greater Pittsburgh food bank partnering with Latino Community Center
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will partner with the Latino Community Center the week of Oct. 12 to raise awareness for the organization’s mission to empower, advocate with and celebrate Latinos in Allegheny County. The initiative is part of the food bank’s ongoing Food Justice is Social Justice campaign,...
Lara Trump in North Hills: President Trump ‘wants to get back out’ on campaign trail ASAP
Barely a week after testing positive for covid-19, President Donald Trump is feeling energetic and eager to jump back on the campaign trail, his daughter-in-law said Thursday while stumping in Western Pennsylvania. Lara Trump, senior campaign adviser and wife of Trump’s son Eric, shrugged off tweets from local Democratic elected...
Monroeville businessman inducted into Space Technology Hall of Fame
A technology developed by a Monroeville businessman was inducted Thursday into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. Giorgio Coraluppi, 87, of Pittsburgh accepted the honor during a pre-recorded conference for his company’s invention of the technology behind the digital teleconference call. Coraluppi is the founder and president of Compunetix, Compunetics...
‘No room in hockey’ for assault on referee in New Kensington, players say
Adult recreational hockey league players and referees said Thursday a player who allegedly assaulted a referee in an adult league game at Pittsburgh Ice Arena in New Kensington should be dealt with harshly. The incident happened Friday at the Craigdell Road arena. Jeremy Gregory Gilbert, 43, of Buffalo Township was...
Shapiro preparing for additional court battles as election nears
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said he has teams preparing for any election law challenges that may be filed between now and after polls close Nov. 3, even as he awaits court rulings on several GOP challenges. With 26 days remaining until the election and about 2.5 million mail and...
Pittsburgh gallery opens with a pop-up exhibition for all
An art gallery in Downtown Pittsburgh will debut with a welcoming exhibition. “This gallery is about unity,” said Cynthia Kenderson, who co-owns Blaqk House Collections with Nicky Jo Dawson. “It will showcase artists of all races. Our logo is the rainbow, so this gallery is inclusive for everyone. I am...
$2 million election grant causes online tiff in Allegheny County
The $2 million grant awarded this week to help Allegheny County pay for rising election costs is a point of contention among some county council members and county employees. It all played out Thursday morning in a public spat on Twitter. The incident began Wednesday evening. Councilwoman Bethany Hallam, a...
Allegheny County posts 127 coronavirus cases, no deaths
Allegheny County on Thursday reported 127 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths. The daily total is the highest in more than two months, when 132 cases were reported on Aug. 4. The county’s total number of cases stands at 13,024. Out of Thursday’s cases, the Allegheny County Health Department...
Here are some Pittsburgh-area breakfast spots to try
More people than ever are spending their work days at home during the covid-19 pandemic. Whether it’s a quest for comfort food, a search for convenience or the freedom of a more flexible schedule, weekend breakfast spots are now any-day breakfast spots. Here is a list of five breakfast-offering, neighborhood...
Allegheny, Westmoreland surpass 2010 census response rates
Despite months of uncertainty surrounding the end date for the census, self-response rates in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties have surpassed 2010 rates. According to a census map, about 72% of people have responded in Allegheny County compared to 71.3% of people a decade ago, while 73.1% of people in Westmoreland...
Fitzgerald proposes 2021 budget with no tax hike to Allegheny County Council
Allegheny County residents should have no tax increase in 2021, according to the Comprehensive Fiscal Plan presented by County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. The proposed $127.6 million budget calls for no increase in the property tax. “I am again grateful to my Chief of Staff, the County Manager, the Budget Director...
5 dead, 130 infected with covid-19 at Allegheny County’s Kane senior living facility in Scott
Five residents have died of covid-19 and 130 residents and employees have contracted the coronavirus disease at Allegheny County’s Kane Community Living Center in Scott Township, newly reported data show. The sharp rise in infected residents follows reports that dozens of the Scott center’s residents had the virus and one...
Allegheny County asks for cooperation as covid restrictions loosen
Allegheny County’s top health official urged caution as covid-19 restrictions continue to loosen across the state and county but expressed optimism as the county’s case count which “continues to look quite steady.” “We can’t let down our guard,” said Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen. The county reported 43 new positive...
‘Naked Celebs’ star in political PSA about ‘naked ballots,’ following example of Allegheny County polsVideo
It’s not enough for Pennsylvania elected officials to get naked to promote proper voting procedures in the November election. Celebrities are getting in on the action, too. In a viral video released today, titled “These Naked Celebs Have an Important Message for Voters,” well-known comedians and actors are shown naked...
Mansion on 171 acres for sale in Gibsonia for $6.1M
A fishing pond. Chicken coop. Duck house. Blueberry grove. Pumpkin patch. Multiple gardens. A barn. That’s just some of what sits on the 171 acres of property at 5640 N. Montour Road in Richland Township, Gibsonia. “You can really live off of this land — it’s a true farm-to-table lifestyle,”...
Allegheny County adds 43 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths
Allegheny County recorded 43 new positive coronavirus test results and three new deaths Wednesday, according to the county’s health department. The 43 new cases — 33 confirmed and 10 probable — bring the county’s total to 12,897. The new cases, which range from 8 months to 70 years old with...
Police investigating fatal shooting at Monroeville Mall, victim identified
A 20-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday after an argument outside of the Monroeville Mall, police said. Monroeville Police Chief Doug Cole said the shooting occurred at 1:24 p.m. in a mall parking lot near the entrance of Party City and JCPenney. A suspect remains at large. The man,...
Westmoreland, Monroeville mall daily hours to increase by an hourVideo
Westmoreland and Monroeville malls soon will extend their hours, which were reduced over the summer to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Shoppers will have an extra hour Monday through Saturday starting Oct. 16, said Stacey Keating, spokeswoman for Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CBL Properties, which owns both malls. Hours...
TSA catches 2 guns in 1 hour at Pittsburgh International Airport
Security agents discovered two guns in less than an hour Tuesday at Pittsburgh International Airport, marking the 15th and 16th found at the airport this year, officials said. Transportation Security Administration agents spotted a loaded 9mm handgun in a Pittsburgh resident’s carry-on baggage, according to TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein. The...
Shaler Area students heading back to class; orientations scheduled
Shaler Area students will return to class Monday after beginning the first five weeks of school online. Students who chose in-person learning will transition to hybrid instruction, with Cohort A beginning Monday and Cohort B having its first day of in-person instruction Oct. 15. Shaler Area School Board voted in...
Hampton man charged with hitting duck with stick, killing it
Police charged a Hampton man with animal cruelty after he admitted he struck another man’s pet duck with a stick, causing it to die, according to a criminal complaint. Kenneth J. Sharer, 63, said he hit the animal because he was sick of ducks defecating and laying eggs on his...
Women testify in sex assault case against former part-time Mt. Pleasant cop
Two women told jurors Tuesday that a former part-time Mt. Pleasant police officer overpowered them when he attempted to have sex with them in separate incidents in 2014 and 2015. John Brown, 47, of Mt. Lebanon is accused of sexually assaulting four women in three counties over two years. “This...
Wilkinsburg writer Deesha Philyaw a finalist for National Book Awards
A Wilkinsburg woman well known for her writing about race, gender, parenting and culture is now receiving national recognition for her fiction. Deesha Philyaw is among five finalists in the fiction category of the National Book Awards for her story collection “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,” her first book...
