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Byline: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop Dec. 8With the colder weather here to stay, many Downtown Pittsburgh restaurants have decided to cover outdoor spaces for continued dining to help accommodate state-mandated capacity [...]

Byline: Megan Tomasic Dec. 4Students in the Hempfield Area School District will continue with remote learning until after the holidays. According to a letter posted on the district's Facebook page, [...]

Byline: Megan Tomasic Dec. 4Students in the Mt. Pleasant Area School District will continue with remote learning until the end of the semester. According to a letter posted on the [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Dec. 4Shaler Area students will continue virtual learning a bit longer than expected. Superintendent Sean Aiken alerted families on Friday that the district will extend its remote [...]

Byline: Megan Tomasic Aug. 27-- Aug. 27--Join the conversation () A piece of the Westmoreland County Fair is living on through food vendors who have set up shop in the [...]

Byline: Michael Love Aug. 27-- Aug. 27--Area hockey parents and players gathered at Center Ice Arena in Delmont on Wednesday evening to call for changes to the state government mandate [...]

Byline: Jamie Martines Aug. 21-- Aug. 21--A mask mandate, a no-smoking policy and a suspension of indoor dining were among the measures Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh's North Shore took to [...]

Byline: Chris Harlan Aug. 20-- Aug. 20--If there's a high school football season this fall, teams from Allegheny County might play home games at stadiums in neighboring counties. That's a [...]

Aug. 15-- Aug. 15--No, Tom Wolf. You are not just one man. On Thursday, the governor danced away from questions about the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association asking him to reconsider [...]

Byline: Michael DiVittorio Aug. 08-- Aug. 8--With masks being required to go into many businesses, and students and teachers mandated to wear face coverings when coming back to school during [...]

Byline: Chris Harlan Aug. 08-- Aug. 8--Western Pa. Bruins basketball director John Tate jokes that his doctor recommends he eat fewer salt and vinegar chips. In many ways, he views [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi Aug. 07-- Aug. 7--You can't browse the shelves yet but Cooper-Siegel Community Library and its affiliated Sharpsburg Community Library will open Monday for patrons to use computers, [...]

Byline: Lori Falce Aug. 07-- Aug. 7--A year ago, I was writing a column about school safety. I had just attended orientation for my son, learning the ropes and checking [...]

Aug. 06-- Aug. 6--Say what you mean. Mean what you say. It's a good rule of thumb for everyone, but it's especially important for elected officials. Politicians get -- and [...]

Byline: Megan Tomasic Aug. 04-- Aug. 4--Local communities could be left scrambling after the Census Bureau confirmed there will be one less month to collect population counts vital for determining [...]

Aug. 01-- Aug. 1--Are you ready for some football? Well, you have to wait. Thanks, covid-19. And even when it starts, you probably won't get to see it in person. [...]

Byline: Megan Guza July 30-- Jul. 30--A public back-and-forth between Gov. Tom Wolf and one of his vocal House critics played out Thursday over the Lebanon County lawmaker's parody of [...]

Byline: Chris Harlan July 30-- Jul. 30--The PIAA released a statement Thursday emphasizing that the current ban on spectators at high school sports events was imposed by Gov. Tom Wolf [...]

July 26-- Jul. 26--On Wednesday, White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx participated in a phone call with state and local officials from around the country. Discussion included [...]

Byline: Megan Guza July 24-- Jul. 24--In an emergency order spurred by another covid-19 case in the Allegheny County Courthouse, President Judge Kim Berkley Clark halted all in-person criminal hearings [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi July 22-- Jul. 22--As July comes to a close, Fox Chapel Area officials are weighing options for a series of orientation sessions to welcome incoming freshmen. Tours [...]

Byline: Katie Green July 22-- Jul. 22--Thomas Jefferson High School has canceled its Aug. 8 commencement ceremony for the class of 2020 based on the latest guidelines and mitigation efforts [...]

Byline: Patrick Varine July 22-- Jul. 22--Franklin Regional seniors will get an opportunity to walk out onto the Panther Stadium field as part of a two-phase graduation ceremony set for [...]

Byline: Michael DiVittorio July 22-- Jul. 22--Oakmont and Verona families will have the option of their students returning to schools or continuing online learning as part of Riverview School District's [...]

Byline: Tony LaRussa July 21-- Jul. 21--Four Ross Township police officers who may have been exposed to coronavirus are self-quarantining, according to the police chief. Chief Joe Ley told the [...]

Byline: Megan Guza July 21-- Jul. 21--Turnpike travelers who have not made the switch to E-ZPass will face a hefty increase in the cost of tolls beginning next year. The [...]

July 20-- Jul. 20--Masks have been a hot-button issue in these pandemic days. Whether it is an online video of a confrontation over wearing a mask in a private business [...]

Byline: Tony LaRussa July 15-- Jul. 15--Serving as a volunteer at UPMC Passavant hospital for the past several years has been a valuable learning experience for Amish Sethi of Pine [...]

Byline: Jamie Martines July 14-- Jul. 14--Plans to restrict dining and gatherings in some Southwestern Pennsylvania counties where covid-19 cases have increased have been put on hold following discussions with [...]

Byline: Tony LaRussa July 14-- Jul. 14--The Depreciation Lands Museum in Hampton Township has canceled plans to reopen after the state-mandated shutdown because of renewed concerns about the need to [...]

Pittsburgh, a sister city to Wuhan, China, saw only modest cases for months. In the last two weeks, cases are suddenly soaring. PITTSBURGH -- A little more than three weeks [...]

July 10-- Jul. 10--Laurel: To big fun outdoors. The summer of 2019 passed without one of the best ways to enjoy the great outdoors in Westmoreland County -- the giant [...]

Byline: Katie Green July 09-- Jul. 9--Thomas Jefferson High School has postponed its graduation ceremony again due to the ever-changing numbers and restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic. According to West [...]

Byline: Bob Bauder July 09-- Jul. 9--Pittsburgh is closing its indoor tennis facility at Mellon Park after today because of coronavirus concerns. The Mayor's Office reported that patrons and staff [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi July 08-- Jul. 8--Fox Chapel Area students could start the new school year from home, learning online with instruction from district teachers. Or, students could return to [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi July 08-- Jul. 8--One of the Lower Valley's most unique attractions has shut down for the second time after a rise in covid-19 cases in Allegheny County. [...]

Byline: Patrick Varine July 06-- Jul. 6--The Trafford Community Public Library will reopen July 13 with new health and safety guidelines in place for patrons. The library's new hours will [...]

Byline: Patrick Varine July 03-- Jul. 3--Kennywood and Sandcastle will postpone a planned reopening Monday, park officials announced Thursday. Allegheny County officials announced additional restrictions on businesses and public gatherings [...]

Byline: Kristina Serafini July 02-- Jul. 2--The Baldwin-Whitehall School District split graduation into three separate ceremonies on Wednesday in an effort to keep members of the class of 2020 and [...]

Byline: Tom Davidson July 02-- Jul. 2--Bar owners and those who oppose Allegheny County's decision to halt on-site alcohol sales at bars and restaurants to curb the spread of covid-19 [...]

The Wilma, seeking to reopen in Philadelphia, says it will erect a new seating structure in which every party is in its own separate box. Like most other large regional [...]

Byline: Tom Davidson July 01-- Jul. 1--Pittsburgh's public safety agencies are taking a different approach to monitoring gatherings to mark Independence Day because of the coronavirus pandemic. 'We all know [...]

Byline: Megan Tomasic June 30-- Jun. 30--Hempfield Area School District officials have released plans for reopening schools this fall. The phased approach would welcome students back to physical locations starting [...]

Byline: Bob Bauder And Patrick Varine June 30-- Jun. 30--Mark Phillippi, owner of Phillippi's Family Dining and Pizzeria in Harrison, suddenly feels hamstrung by geography. Come Tuesday evening, his restaurant [...]

Byline: Megan Tomasic June 27-- Jun. 27--The state has laid out a three-phased plan to reopening long-term care facilities, some of the hardest hit areas during the coronavirus pandemic. Guidance [...]

Byline: Michael DiVittorio June 25-- Jun. 25--Hampton youth swimmers will be allowed to have organized activities at the township pool as officials have amended their covid-19 reopening and future operations [...]

Byline: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop June 24-- Jun. 24--The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced Wednesday the cancellation of one show and the rescheduling of another for its PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series. [...]

Byline: Megan Guza June 22-- Jun. 22--A new tool from the Port Authority of Allegheny County will tell riders whether the bus headed for their stop is at a safe [...]

Byline: Megan Tomasic June 19-- Jun. 19--Adam Seifert knew if one more concert series across Westmoreland County was canceled, the community would start to feel the loss. So on Thursday, [...]