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Bill to create Purple Heart coin series gains traction in CongressVideo
Josh Marino suffered a traumatic brain injury when an enemy mortar exploded a few feet away from him during his 2007 deployment to Baghdad. In the moment, he had no idea what had happened. “At the time I thought, ‘Man, those cannons we have on base are really loud. They’re...
EPA relaxes greenhouse gas emission limits on oil and gas industry
HARRISBURG — President Trump’s administration is undoing Obama-era rules designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields and pipelines, formalizing the changes Thursday in the heart of the nation’s most prolific natural gas reservoir and in the premier presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania. Andrew Wheeler, the Environmental...
United Airlines to offer more direct flights from Pittsburgh to Florida
United Airlines soon will add more direct flights from Pittsburgh and other cities to four popular Florida destinations. Airline officials said the move is part of a “continuing strategy to aggressively and opportunistically manage the impact of covid-19 by increasing service to destinations where customers most want to fly.” Beginning...
New cafe and learning space proposed for Hill District
A vacant plaza may be the site of a new café and learning space in the Hill District. The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh is ready to begin lease negotiations with the Cares CommuniTEA Café for a space in the vacant Centre Heldman plaza on Centre Avenue. The beginning phase...
Man wanted in Millvale baseball bat attack surrenders to police
A man wanted for allegedly beating his cousin to the brink of death earlier this month has turned himself in to Millvale police on Thursday, authorities said. Julio Armondo Jenaro, 37, has been wanted by Millvale police since the Aug. 1 fight that left Jenaro’s cousin in critical condition. In...
Answering The Call: Meet the expert helping UPMC employees work remotelyVideo
During the covid-19 pandemic, many people are working remotely, including tens of thousands of UPMC employees. The person largely responsible for making this happen is UPMC systems engineer Crystal Morgan, an online security expert and former songwriter from Los Angeles. In this edition of Answering the Call, Morgan discusses working...
Allegheny County reports over 100 new covid-19 cases, 17 new hospitalizations
Allegheny County reported 114 new coronavirus cases Thursday, the second highest new case total of the month. There were also 17 new covid-19 hospitalizations and five new deaths reported. New cases came from 1,799 test results with 110 being confirmed and four probable. The age range for the cases are...
Pine Township man recognized as ‘Big of the Year’ for Pennsylvania by Big Brothers Big Sisters
Brady Smith concedes that his description of family life while growing up in southern New Jersey may seem overly idyllic to some people. But the nurturing he received from his parents not only helped shape him as an adult, it served as a foundation for Smith’s efforts to help others....
2 more Port Authority employees test positive for coronavirus
Two more Port Authority employees tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said. The new cases bring the number of covid-19 cases involving Port Authority employees to 39. Last week, Port Authority reported five new cases. According to officials, the two employees, a mechanic and a service person, worked at a...
About 860 homes in 2 Pittsburgh neighborhoods under boil water advisory
About 860 homes in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods are under a boil water advisory following a water main break reported early Wednesday morning. According to The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, residents in parts of the Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar and Homewood North neighborhoods may be impacted. The advisory is for the areas approximately...
Boyd & Blair vodka, rum both named best in worldwide competition
“Make that a double” has new meaning for Boyd & Blair spirits. Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries’ Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka and BLY Silver Rum have both been named the number one spirits in their respective categories by the Ultimate Spirits Challenge, an annual evaluation and recognition of high quality spirits...
Allegheny County officials urge vigilance as some schools prepare to reopen
As public schools and universities prepare to reopen, Allegheny County officials urged residents to remain vigilant, despite an encouraging decrease locally in daily covid-19 cases. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on Wednesday said the county had achieved a 3.9% test positivity rate — the lowest the rate has been since...
Take a drive through the Pittsburgh Zoo’s ‘Carnival’ on FridayVideo
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s annual summer gala has gone mobile. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, a traditional event at the zoo in Highland Park wasn’t able to be held. So organizers went on the move and created “Carnival: Drive Thru at the Zoo.” The sold-out soiree is from...
Man pleads to 2019 fatal shooting of landlord in Garfield
A man accused of killing his landlord following a dispute last year pleaded guilty Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter. Michael Wolf, 50, of Garfield, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski on Nov. 3. In addition to the manslaughter count, he also pleaded guilty to possessing...
Point Park University implements new safety measures for fall reopeningVideo
Point Park University’s plans for reopening include thorough signage, capacity limits in rooms and elevators and a lot of Plexiglas. As students prepare to return to campus this fall, university leaders have implemented a variety of new measures to promote social distancing, mask-wearing and other safety protocols to prevent the...
Mother of Duquesne student killed in fall still at odds with university
A woman still searching for answers in the 2018 death of her son at Duquesne University remains at odds with the school and its attorneys who say they have done all that they can to accommodate her demands for information. Dannielle Brown, of Washington, D.C., has been on hunger strike...
Pittsburgh restaurant closed for week after violating covid-19 regulations
Seven, a restaurant and nightclub in Downtown Pittsburgh, was ordered by the Allegheny County Health Department to close for seven days for violating covid-19 regulations. The health department’s report cited several violations of covid-19 mandates, including employees not wearing masks — a violation of Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandate for universal...
Allegheny County reports 13 new coronavirus deaths
Allegheny County added 13 new deaths attributed to coronavirus to its totals Wednesday, but some of the deaths reach back into July. The county Health Department’s report brings the total covid-19 related deaths to 273. It was the highest single-day report since the outbreak began in March, with previous reports...
Board recommends suspension of Allegheny County judge for alleged racial comments
The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board on Wednesday referred charges against Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mark V. Tranquilli to the state Court of Judicial Discipline and recommended that he be suspended. The allegations against him include six counts of judicial misconduct, including that he engaged in “racial or other harassment,”...
Western Pa. leaders working to exceed census response rates from 2010
Fewer people have responded to the 2020 census across Western Pennsylvania than in 2010, new data shows. According to the Pennsylvania State Data Center, several area counties, including Allegheny and Westmoreland, are about 5 percentage points behind self-response rates recorded in 2010. That means fewer people so far have responded...
Pittsburgh Symphony looks to January return to Heinz Hall
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is planning its return to Heinz Hall in January, but in the meantime will offer a new digital music series free to the public this fall. The digital programming will introduce a “reinvented” 2020-21 season, the symphony’s 125th, taking the place of in-person concerts that have...
Pittsburgh’s North Shore restaurants endure summer without sports fans
Rico Lunardi opened the third location of Slice on Broadway, his local pizza chain in 2016 at PNC Park. He guesses he missed only five or six Pirates game nights since he opened the spot with a street entrance on Federal Street. “I will never be a professional athlete, but...
Gateway School Board allows Grace Life Church to continue services at high school despite concerns
The Gateway School Board narrowly voted down an administrative recommendation Tuesday to place a temporary moratorium on all facility rentals amid ongoing concerns of spreading covid-19. The vote, 5-4, means outside groups can continue to rent school district buildings throughout the school year. Those in favor of stopping facility rentals...
Monroeville nursing home reports 47 covid-19 cases, after reporting zero last week
A Monroeville nursing home has reported 47 cases of covid-19 to state health officials, after reporting none a week ago. Long-term care facility data from the state’s Department of Health shows that Monroeville Rehabilitation & Wellness Center reported zero cases of covid-19. In numbers updated on Tuesday, the center reported...
As Post-Gazette employee representatives consider a strike, analysts say strategy can be dicey
A strike is “in the arsenal” for newspapers to use in labor negotiations, said Rick Edmonds, a media business analyst for the Poynter Institute. But it’s “sort of the atomic bomb,” he said. Edmonds, referring to a potential strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, said these work stoppages once were commonplace...
