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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The U.S. casino industry is seeking tax and regulatory relief from the government as it tries to recover from the coronavirus outbreak, which cost states more than $2 billion in lost tax revenue while casinos were shut down for four months this year. While 90% of...

Westmoreland commissioners will hire an infection control consultant to review procedures at the county-owned nursing home as coronavirus cases among residents and staff continue to increase there. Commissioners said Tuesday they expect to award a $10,000 contract Harrisburg-based LW Consulting Inc. to assess the policies in place at Westmoreland Manor...

Greater Latrobe School District will step back to full-time remote instruction for all students beginning Monday, prompted by a surge of coronavirus cases in Westmoreland County. In a letter to district parents, Superintendent Georgia Teppert said the district will finish the current week with in-person classroom instruction “in order for...

Pennsylvania reported 2,751 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, per the state Department of Health. New coronavirus cases in the state represent the largest daily increase to date, according to the state. The coronavirus death toll in Pennsylvania continued to grow as 23 new deaths were reported. All 23 deaths reported Tuesday...

Westmoreland County had the most new covid-19 deaths since May reported Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The four coronavirus-related deaths are the most since May 18, when a record six were reported. The county also had 72 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, a case count that would have...

University of Pittsburgh students have been asked to shelter in place for 14 days leading up to Thanksgiving break, according to an email sent Monday morning from the school’s Covid-19 Medical Response Office. “There is an increased risk of spreading and contracting the virus when traveling and interacting with people...

Allegheny County reported 106 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the county Health Department. One new coronavirus-related death was reported, as well. Total cases increased to 15,101 and total deaths are now 422. Allegheny County coronavirus by dayInfogram In the county, there are currently 154 covid-19 patients hospitalized, with 22...

The Pennsylvania Secretary of Health on Monday had a pointed response to a political declaration that “we’re not going to control the pandemic” as Pennsylvania and most other states see surges in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. “Despite what has been reported in the last day or so, we can control...

A federal judge on Friday ruled against an Oil City man who claims that Giant Eagle’s covid-19 mask policy violates his rights. Josiah Kostek, 36, was seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the grocery chain’s mask policy. He contended the policy — requiring all customers to wear either a face...

Pennsylvania has seen more than 3,000 new cases of the coronavirus in the past two days, according to a report from the state Department of Health. In the report released Monday, health officials said 1,407 new cases were added Monday and 1,666 cases on Sunday. Among Monday’s cases, 1,310 were...

There were 125 new cases of covid-19 in Westmoreland County over the past two days, according to a report Monday from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Health officials said another three people have died of the coronavirus — two reported Sunday, one on Monday. It’s the 12th consecutive day that...

The Allegheny County Health Department announced Monday there have been 177 new covid-19 cases over the past two days. In a report, the department said there were 73 new cases added Monday, while 104 new cases were added Sunday. The results come from 2,402 tests conducted from Oct. 15-25. Among...

LONDON — British authorities are likely to tighten restrictions on more areas of the country this week, amid mixed signs about whether recent measures have stemmed a steep rise in coronavirus infections. Government scientific advisers say there are some signs the increase has begun to level off since a three-tier...

Students in Yough School District will move to all-virtual classes Wednesday, scuttling plans announced last week to close one of the school buildings for five days after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. All students will have Tuesday off and will start virtual learning on Wednesday as a...

There’s a good chance that a coronavirus vaccine could be available by late 2020 or early 2021. Developing an effective vaccine that fast would be a remarkable scientific achievement. It would also provide the first real hope of taming a new, deadly virus that has upended all aspects of American...

Oblock Junior High School in the Plum School District will move to remote learning on Monday and will remain closed for two weeks after two employees tested positive for the coronavirus this weekend. District officials also announced Sunday that another staffer at Plum Senior High School has tested positive for...

A student has tested positive for covid-19 at Kiski Intermediate School, a letter from Superintendent Tim Scott said, but the school will remain open. The Department of Health was contacted and the district is following state recommendations, according to the letter, sent Friday. “Last night the Department of Health informed...

Throughout the covid-19 pandemic, journalists, health officials and the public have been inundated with data counting infections, deaths, hospitalizations and more. Often the figures come from multiple sources, including databases maintained by state and local agencies — and often, those numbers do not match. “It’s expected that during the middle...

A covid-19 case has prompted the Diocese of Pittsburgh to cancel in-person instruction for kindergartners at Archangel Gabriel Catholic School in Robinson for the next two weeks. “I feel badly that some of our students will temporarily miss out on in-person learning and activities, but doing all we can to...

It’s a major life milestone, the first time many U.S. teens have ever been on their own. Even in normal times, freshman year in college can be a jumbled mix of anticipation, uncertainty and emotional highs and lows. In these hardly normal times, when the quintessential college experience exists only...

Pennsylvania on Saturday reported 2,043 new coronavirus cases — a dip from yesterday’s record-setting 2,219 — but still the third consecutive day the state has posted more than 2,000 cases. The state Department of Health reported 29 new deaths attributed to the coronavirus after posting 33 Friday, which matched the...

Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 131 new coronavirus cases. No new deaths were reported, leaving the total at 421. The county now has accumulated 14,818 cases of covid-19, according to data from the Allegheny County Health Department. Of the new cases, 94 are confirmed, while 37 are listed as probable....