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Westmoreland County saw 10 new cases of covid-19 added to its total Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported. There were nine new cases on Monday, 20 on Sunday and seven on Saturday. The seven-day average for the county is 13 cases. There have been 88 cases reported in September....

Pennsylvania on Tuesday reported 496 new coronavirus cases and 11 additional deaths — deaths that occurred in April but were only reported now. That brings the total cases to 140,359 and the total number of covid-19 deaths in Pennsylvania to 7,791. The state Department of Health said 147,207 tests were...

Allegheny County on Tuesday reported 37 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths. This is the fourth day in a row that the county has not registered a death attributed to the coronavirus. With no additional deaths announced, the total stands at 349, according to the county health department. There...

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, under pressure from GOP senators in tough reelection races, said Tuesday the Senate would vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, though it has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats’ insistence for more sweeping aid. “The Senate Republican...

Pennsylvania restaurants can increase their indoor dining capacity to 50% later this month, Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday. The increase — double the 25% limit that has been in place since July — can begin Sept. 21, according to Wolf’s announcement. He said restaurants must complete a self-certification process showing...

Students in the Franklin Regional School District returned to classes Tuesday, and elementary students got to check out the newly renovated Sloan Elementary School. The board last month pushed back the start date to Sept. 8 after state guidelines changed regarding the coronavirus. Students through eighth grade had three options...

West Virginia University on Monday suspended in-person classes at its Morgantown campus for undergraduate students for at least two weeks. Additionally, the university placed 29 students under interim suspension from its Morgantown campus Sunday, due to violations of the university’s student code of conduct. The university has limited social gatherings...

WASHINGTON — At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top health advisers trumpeted a new test that would help Americans reclaim their lives — one that would tell them if they already had the virus and were protected from getting it again. Their arrival would...

Labor Day 2020, like no other in our nation’s history, is absent of parades and large gatherings. Canceled due to covid-19, celebrations are replaced with Zoom meetings that commemorate the American worker as we all hope better days are ahead. Traditionally on Labor Day union leaders boast of accomplishments of...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported nine new cases of covid-19 in Westmoreland County on Monday. There were 20 new cases on Sunday, 7 on Saturday and 10 on Friday. The seven-day average for the county is 12 cases. There have been 78 cases in September. The county’s total cases...

Pennsylvania reported 547 new coronavirus cases and 20 new deaths on Monday. The new data brings the total cases to 139,863 and the total number of covid-19 deaths in Pennsylvania to 7,780. The state Department of Health said that 161,316 tests were administered the last 7 days between Aug. 31...

There were no deaths attributed to covid-19 in Allegheny County over the last three days, according to officials. With no additional deaths announced Monday, the total stands at 349. There were no deaths reported on Sunday or Saturday, while 5 deaths were reported on Friday. The county recorded 39 new...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University has suspended 29 members of a fraternity house for not following health and safety orders related to the coronavirus pandemic. A Theta Chi fraternity member, who tested positive for the virus and had been ordered into isolation, attended a party at the fraternity house...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s much-watched coronavirus numbers stayed on a downward trend Sunday, with the state reporting 2,564 new cases and another 38 deaths in advance of the Labor Day holiday. State officials have reported 12,001 deaths since the pandemic began, including 152 non-residents who died in Florida. The...

Westmoreland County saw 20 new cases of covid-19 added to its total Sunday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported. There were 7 new cases added on Saturday and 10 cases on Friday. The seven-day average for the county is 11 cases. This is the highest total for the county since...

Pennsylvania reported 691 new coronavirus cases, but no new deaths on Sunday. The new data brings the total number of cases to 139,316. The state Department of Health said that 158,994 tests were administered the last 7 days between Aug. 30 and Saturday with 5,791 positive cases. There were 19,065...

Allegheny County on Sunday recorded 62 new coronavirus cases with no additional deaths. The county’s total number of cases stands at 10,771. The 62 new cases - 59 were confirmed and three probable - were out of 771 test results. New cases range in age from four to 97 years...

Spending cuts to schools, childhood vaccinations and job-training programs. New taxes on millionaires, cigarettes and legalized marijuana. Borrowing, drawing from rainy day funds and reducing government workers’ pay. These are some actions states are considering to shore up their finances amid a sharp drop in tax revenue caused by the...

Does 11 people hanging out count as a “party?” Northeastern University dismissed 11 students Friday after they held a small party in a hotel room Wednesday, the school announced in a news release. The 11 students “are no longer part of the Northeastern community for the fall semester.” All 11...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — There’s a covid-19 test that is as routine, simple and quick as brushing your teeth. But it’s not legal for widespread use. Yet. Frustrated by restrictions on an approach that could ease the pandemic, the Bay Area tech community is helping lead a growing national effort...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 7 new cases of covid-19 in Westmoreland County, continuing a week of relatively low case counts. No additional deaths were reported, leaving the death toll at 49 — where it has remained for 17 days. The county last reported a death from...

Pennsylvania on Saturday reported 963 new coronavirus cases — a 72-case jump from yesterday’s 891. The state Department of Health reported 18 new deaths attributed to the coronavirus after posting 10 on Friday. Thursday’s total of 20 deaths was the highest of the week. No new deaths were reported Monday....

Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 68 new coronavirus cases and 26 new hospitalizations. The county now has a total of 10,709 cases of covid-19, according to data from the Allegheny County Health Department. The new hospitalizations bring that total to 1,026 since the virus was first reported in Allegheny County...

STORRS, Conn. — With the coronavirus spreading through colleges at alarming rates, universities are scrambling to find quarantine locations in dormitory buildings and off-campus properties to isolate the thousands of students who have caught covid-19 or been exposed to it. Sacred Heart University has converted a 34-room guest house at...

In the wake of canceled concerts and postponed tours, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on Thursday announced a series of financial cutbacks to help sustain the organization through the pandemic. The 87 musicians have agreed to a 25% reduction in base salary. Additionally, 75% of the staff has been affected with...