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Farmers markets begin opening with covid-related health, safety changes
The Lower Burrell Farmers Market will open June 13 in the city hall parking lot — sans guest presenters from the Penn State Master Gardeners and live entertainment. Customers also won’t be allowed to enjoy the food they buy on site. “I think people, instead of sticking around, moseying about...
5 things to watch in Tuesday’s primary
Primary elections are typically low-interest affairs among Pennsylvania’s registered voters, but Tuesday’s contest is fraught with plot twists because of the coronavirus pandemic and could shape up to be one for the record books. A high volume of mail-in ballots is drawing predictions of high turnout for a primary despite...
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...
Allegheny County adds 27 coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County reported 27 additional cases of the coronavirus Saturday, bringing the total number of cases countywide to 1,897. No new deaths were reported, leaving the total at 151. There were also no new deaths on Friday. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 163 Allegheny County deaths, several more than...
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...
Pittsburgh CLO plans online theater education classes
Pittsburgh CLO Institute of Performing Arts will offer a new series of online educational programs from June 29-Aug. 21. Offerings will include week-long workshops, weekend seminars, master classes, private lessons and professional development symposiums. “As leaders in performing arts education, we aim to create a developmental platform for all ages,...
Crafton Amazon employee tests positive for covid-19
A worker at the Amazon fulfillment center in Crafton tested positive for the coronavirus, spokeswoman Rachael Lighty confirmed. “We are supporting the individual who is recovering,” Lighty said. “Our top concern is ensuring the health and safety of our employees and we are following guidelines from health officials and medical...
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...
Pittsburgh prepares for potential protests Downtown on Saturday
Pittsburgh is gearing up for a protest Downtown on Saturday in wake of unrest erupting across the country over the death this week of a black Minneapolis resident in custody of white police officers. Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri declined to offer details, but said the department is monitoring the...
Pirates Charities, Pittsburgh police team up during Citiparks’ Grab-and-Go event
Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach Don Kelly and Pittsburgh police Chief Scott Schubert didn’t just distribute lunches to children at Paulson Recreation Center. They also handed out baseball cards. Pirates Charities and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Officers teamed with the Topps Company to launch a program earlier this month that...
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...
Allegheny County adds 19 coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County reported 19 additional cases of the coronavirus Friday, bringing the total number of cases countywide to 1,870. No new deaths were reported, leaving the total at 151. The county earlier this week reported three consecutive days with no new deaths. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 162 deaths...
Pittsburgh police chief condemns actions of Minneapolis officers in death of George Floyd
Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert on Friday condemned the actions of Minneapolis police officers in the death of a handcuffed black man, calling the incident the “incomprehensible and senseless actions of a few.” The May 25 killing of George Floyd touched off outrage across the country and three days of...
Jewish Community Center to reopen early childhood development centers
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh will open both of its early childhood development centers Monday. With Allegheny County in the yellow phase since May 15 and expected to move to the green phase June 5, such centers can resume business. The Jewish Community Center has locations in Squirrel...
Millvale receives EcoDistricts Certification
The Millvale Ecodistrict is the second in the world to earn prestigious honors for guiding neighborhood development with an eye toward resilience, equity and climate protection. The group was recognized with EcoDistricts Certification, joining nearby Etna in the elite ranking administered by a Portland, Oregon nonprofit. “Since 2012, Millvale has...
Pittsburgh rapid bus line project lands $100M from federal government
The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved nearly $100 million for a rapid bus line linking Downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland. President Trump announced in a tweet Thursday that the Port Authority of Allegheny County would receive $99.9 million for its long-planned Bus Rapid Transit project. .@USDOT is committing $99.95M to...
2 killed in overnight house fire in Duquesne
A man and a woman died early Friday morning when heavy flames and smoke tore through their home in Duquesne. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Krystian Andrew McDonnell, 23. The woman’s name has not yet been released. Firefighters responding to a call in the 1100 block...
UPMC to get $1 billion in federal aid after hard hit from coronavirus pandemic
UPMC is slated to get more than $1 billion in aid from the federal government as Pennsylvania’s largest hospital system confronts volume plunging by 70% during the pandemic-spurred shutdown. In the last two weeks of March, after the Wolf administration’s state shutdown began and thousands of elective procedures were halted,...
Organ transplants surge at UPMC during pandemic
UPMC performed a record-high number of lung and liver transplants in April, even as the covid-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdown caused the health system’s overall revenue and volume to plummet, executives said. UPMC doctors did 12 lung transplants during the month of April, up from an average of six such...
Police: Man shot in chest in Homewood West
A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after being shot in the chest Thursday night in Pittsburgh’s Homewood West neighborhood. City officers responded to a Shotspotter alert for multiple rounds fired along the 6900 block of Formosa Way around 9:05 p.m. Police found a man in the...
Police: Man critically wounded after being shot in fit of road rage in Monroeville
A man was shot in the arm Thursday afternoon in Monroeville in what police are describing as a road rage fight. The man was taken to Forbes Regional Hospital in critical condition, police said. Police Chief Doug Cole said officers responded to a call for shots fired around 2:50 p.m....
