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Allegheny County covid case average hits lowest mark since last June
With lower covid-19 case counts continuing in Pennsylvania and the region, coronavirus figures are reaching lows not seen in about a year. Allegheny County achieved just that with new data released Tuesday. Cases Allegheny County reported 113 new covid-19 cases over the past three days, according to the county Health...
WWE returns to Pittsburgh this summer
After a last-minute cancellation in 2020, the WWE is coming back to Pittsburgh. The sports entertainment company on Friday announced new live event dates for this summer. Pittsburgh is slated for a Supershow at 7:30 p.m. July 24 at PPG Paints Arena. The arena has the event listed on their...
Penguins recent elimination game history shows mixed results
The Pittsburgh Penguins will play the New York Islanders on Wednesday night in a game that could see the Pens eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. A look back at recent games in which the Penguins faced a win-or-go-home scenario shows mixed results. The team has been 4-6 in their...
Pa. has 3rd day with new covid cases under 1,000, figures not seen since September
Pennsylvania had another record day in terms of covid cases Tuesday. With the amount of new cases reported this week, the state amassed a three-day case total not seen since late September. Cases The state saw its third consecutive day of less than 1,000 new covid cases, according to state...
As covid cases decline, only 1 Pa. county reports more than 100 cases
New covid case numbers continue to decline in Pennsylvania, as well as in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. On Saturday, only one county in the state reported triple-digit cases. Cases The state reported 1,658 additional covid cases Saturday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, only one...
Pirates to return to 100% capacity July 1; tickets for remaining games on sale next week
The Pittsburgh Pirates are increasing capacity to PNC Park starting in June, the team announced Tuesday. PNC Park will have an increased capacity of about 55%, with an approximate 3-foot social distancing between seating allotments, starting June 3, per the team’s announcement. That capacity will be in effect for all...
Allegheny County covid case average lowest since Halloween
Both the state and Allegheny County on Tuesday saw covid-19 statistics drop to levels not seen since the fall. Locally and at the commonwealth level, case averages are back to where they were late last year. Cases Allegheny County saw its seven-day average of covid-19 cases drop to lows not...
Penguins CEO David Morehouse: Team trying for 100% capacity by Game 5 of Islanders series
Things are changing quickly in terms of capacities in Pennsylvania during the pandemic. They may change even more quickly if the Pittsburgh Penguins get a request granted. On an episode of “The Pomp and Poni Podcast,” Penguins CEO David Morehouse joined KDKA’s Bob Pompeani and 93.7 The Fan’s Andrew Fillipponi...
2021 NFL schedule release: What to know
Some of the biggest news of the NFL offseason is coming Wednesday: the 2021 NFL regular-season schedule. Next season’s schedule will be released at 8 p.m. and broadcast on NFL Network, NFL.com and the NFL app. The league is touting the upcoming campaign as the “biggest season ever” with the...
Pa. covid case average drops to October level
The start of May has seen covid case numbers decline in Pennsylvania. With the declining figures, a key statistic has also dropped to a level it hadn’t been since October. Cases Pennsylvania reported 2,385 additional covid cases (1,669 confirmed, 716 probable) to its total Tuesday, according to the state Department...
When will the Stanley Cup Playoffs start? Here’s what we know and what history tells us
The NHL regular season is winding down. But when will the Stanley Cup Playoffs start? As of Thursday, we now know when all the series will start. The league announced last week that Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins playoff series, the East division’s No. 2 vs. No. 3 matchup, will...
Kurt Cobain’s hair up for auction; starting bid is $2,500
If you’re a Nirvana fan, you can now own a pretty rare piece of the band’s history: Kurt Cobain’s hair. Iconic Auctions has more than 1,200 items up for auction starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, with six strands of the Nirvana frontman’s hair among them. According to the auction item...
Declining covid hospitalization streak ends in Pa., Allegheny County
Recent covid hospitalization numbers have been declining for several straight days in the state and Allegheny County. But those streaks ended Tuesday, when both saw increases to its current covid hospitalization total. The state saw its first increase to its current covid hospitalization total after having 12 consecutive days of...
Machine Gun Kelly to play Pittsburgh this fall
Machine Gun Kelly is coming to town. The rapper who crossed over into the pop punk world is set to tour the U.S. this fall on the “Tickets To My Downfall” tour, the namesake of his latest album. The trek comes to Pittsburgh on Oct. 30 at Petersen Events Center...
Pirates will remain at 25% capacity for home games through May
The Pittsburgh Pirates will keep 25% capacity for home games through the month of May, according to an official. The team put tickets on sale for 13 games at PNC Park on Wednesday morning, starting with May 10 vs. the Cincinnati Reds through May 30 against the Colorado Rockies. “For...
Allegheny, Westmoreland covid hospitalizations down more than 15% from last week
Covid hospitalizations have been trending in a positive direction recently for the state and local counties. New covid data show that from last week to Tuesday, hospitalizations in Pennsylvania as well as Allegheny and Westmoreland counties have decreased somewhat significantly. Hospitalizations Pennsylvania saw a sixth consecutive day of decrease to...
Pennsylvania sees new trend in covid hospitalizations: 3 days of decline
To start the month, the state had increases in covid hospitalizations in 13 of the first 14 days of April. But a trend in the last few days shows numbers going the other way, with hospitalizations in Pennsylvania dropping by about 6% since Wednesday. Pennsylvania The state had 2,656 covid-19...
LeVar Burton, Joe Buck among new ‘Jeopardy!’ guest hosts
The final group of “Jeopardy!” guest hosts for the show’s current season were announced Tuesday. Their episodes will air in the summer and the group of new guest hosts for the NBC game show include: -LeVar Burton, actor and former host of “Reading Rainbow” -Joe Buck, Fox sportscaster -Robin Roberts,...
Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County see most reported covid deaths in months
Months-long highs for covid deaths were reported Tuesday in Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County. The additional covid deaths also continued a trend that has been going on at the state and county level for two and three months, respectively. Deaths Pennsylvania on Tuesday reported the most additional covid deaths since late...
Sheetz makes Fortune Magazine’s list of best companies to work for
Is Sheetz a good place to work? According to a new list, MTOh, yeah. Fortune Magazine released its 2021 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For on Monday. “Prolonged shutdowns. Workforces that felt isolated and overwhelmed. You name it, covid brought it. Still, these companies managed not just...
Watch: Mick Jagger, Dave Grohl unite on ‘Eazy Sleazy,’ a pandemic anthemVideo
Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl got “sleazy” on a new song released Tuesday. The Rolling Stones frontman and Nirvana / Foo Fighters member collaborated for the song “Eazy Sleazy,” which was released on Jagger’s YouTube channel. “I wanted to share this song that I wrote about eventually coming out of...
Pa. sees most covid cases since January with majority reported in eastern counties
Pennsylvania on Tuesday reached a level of reported covid cases that hasn’t been seen since January. But of these additional cases, the majority of them are coming from a specific region of the state, while Pittsburgh-area cases continue within current ranges. Cases Pennsylvania reported 6,638 additional covid-19 cases Tuesday (4,215...
Rage Against The Machine postpone tour, Pittsburgh show to 2022
Fans of Rage Against The Machine will have to wait longer for the band’s reunion tour. On Thursday, the band announced that its once-postponed tour with Run The Jewels would be moved again, this time to 2022. “The Rage Against The Machine & Run the Jewels ‘Public Service Announcement’ Tour...
Gabby Barrett wins ACM award for new female artist of the year
Gabby Barrett has won her first Academy of Country Music award. The Munhall native was surprised with some “mighty fine news” from country star and this year’s ACM Awards host Keith Urban. In a video posted Thursday by the ACM Awards Twitter account, Urban reveals that Barrett was named the...
Eric Church set for Pittsburgh show on ‘The Gather Again Tour’
Eric Church is giving fans a reason to gather starting this fall. The country star on Tuesday announced “The Gather Again Tour,” a 55-show tour kicking off in September. The trek of arena shows runs from Sept. 17 in Lexington, Ky., to May 20, 2022, in New York’s Madison Square...
