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Byline: Chris Adamski Dec. 2As an NFL spokesman put it, 'Game on.' But while they will play the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without their eight-time [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski Dec. 2Special teams coordinator Danny Smith has been cleared to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers and is available to perform his coaching duties during the scheduled Wednesday [...]

Byline: Tony LaRussa Nov. 30Three public libraries serving the North Hills are temporarily suspending in-person services in response to the county health department's stay-at-home advisory to help reduce the spread [...]

Byline: Megan Guza Nov. 17At least 100 Pittsburgh police officers are in quarantine because of possible covid-19 exposures, and one Public Safety employee has been hospitalized, officials said Tuesday. Nine [...]

Byline: Michael DiVittorio Nov. 6Seton LaSalle Catholic High School students will be learning remotely starting Friday after a second person at the school tested positive for covid-19. All activities in [...]

Byline: Megan Tomasic Nov. 2Officials at the Hempfield Area School District are gearing up for the possibility of middle school students returning to a more regular schedule. Surveys sent out [...]

Byline: Chris Harlan Sept. 23-- Sep. 23--Gov. Tom Wolf would prefer schools adhere to his gathering limits at sports events, but acknowledged Tuesday they're not legally binding 'at least for [...]

Byline: Megan Tomasic Sept. 22-- Sep. 22--Join the conversation () Hempfield school leaders are permitting two sporting teams to exceed suggested gathering limits to once again allow spectators at events. [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Sept. 22-- Sep. 22--Join the conversation () After the postponement of The Atlantic 10/Mountain West Conference Challenge because of covid-19 concerns, Duquesne's game in that series at [...]

Byline: Patrick Varine Sept. 22-- Sep. 22--Join the conversation () Franklin Regional officials are taking a deeper look at how excused absences will be recorded amid the coronavirus pandemic, after [...]

Sept. 16-- Sep. 16--Join the conversation () Courts are the third leg in the stool of our government, responsible not only for judging the guilty and the culpable, but also [...]

Byline: Michael Love Sept. 09-- Sep. 9--Youth will be served on the Freeport football team as underclassmen will be featured at several key positions. 'There is a lot of good [...]

Sept. 06-- Sep. 6--Join the conversation () President Trump's airport rally in Unity on Thursday drew an enthusiastic crowd. Some people focused on the enthusiasm. Others just saw the crowd. [...]

Byline: Natasha Lindstrom Sept. 03-- Sep. 3--Join the conversation () Investigators with the FBI served search warrants Thursday morning at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, the Beaver County nursing home [...]

Byline: Megan Tomasic Aug. 27-- Aug. 27--Join the conversation () Fall sports will continue for Hempfield athletes this season, board members decided Wednesday night. The board approved plans, 6-2, laying [...]

Byline: Michael DiVittorio Aug. 19-- Aug. 19--Pine Township officials seek to have new representation on the Northern Tier Regional Library board after a resident resigned from the appointed post. Supervisors [...]

Byline: Michael DiVittorio Aug. 13-- Aug. 13--Penn Hills School District officials unanimously approved their reopening plan Wednesday night and pushed back the start of the upcoming school year. The reopening [...]

Byline: Tom Davidson June 29-- Jun. 29--People who have a complaint about a business that's violating restrictions put into place because of the coronavirus pandemic can report it to the [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola June 23-- Jun. 23--Faced with the possibility of canceling football games, losing revenue and limiting crowds at Heinz Field -- perhaps even the sellout expected for Notre [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman June 23-- Jun. 23--The MLB Players Association executive board rejected an MLB proposal for a 60-game regular season Monday afternoon by a 33-5 vote, forcing commissioner Rob [...]

June 22-- Jun. 22--Impeachment -- that constitutional mechanism for checking the behavior of an elected official and possibly removing that person from office -- is vital in our system of [...]

Byline: Patrick Varine June 19-- Jun. 19--A Delmont councilman is continuing the work of the borough's former fire chief, securing grant funding to supply all Westmoreland County firefighters with face-shield [...]

May 18-- May 18--Vandergrift Council's recent Zoom meeting might be the perfect example of the relationship between some government officials amid the coronavirus pandemic response. It had everything. Important things [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola May 06-- May 6--Three Pitt coaches, athletic director Heather Lyke and their families are leading an effort to pledge $800,000 in support of the University of Pittsburgh's [...]

Byline: Tawnya Panizzi May 01-- May 1--Waste Management will resume regular collections on Monday, about five weeks after halting some specialized pick-ups in an attempt to stem the spread of [...]

Byline: Megan Guza April 06-- Apr. 6--An online portal created by state officials will help identify businesses that are building much-needed medical supplies and guide others who might be able [...]

Byline: Megan Guza April 01-- Apr. 1--An expanded stay-at-home order now means that all Pennsylvanians must stay home unless they absolutely must go out, a move that state officials made [...]

March 31-- Mar. 31--Another 30 days. As we sit in our homes or in our eerily empty offices or in stores that are long on lines and short on basics, [...]

Byline: Bob Bauder March 30-- Mar. 30--Pittsburgh is closing outdoor basketball courts in parks and city overlooks and suspending its street sweeping program to further guard against the spread of [...]

Byline: Bob Bauder March 25-- Mar. 25--Pittsburgh sent home its environmental services workers with pay Wednesday morning after they voiced concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, but they will resume normal [...]

Byline: Jamie Martines March 25-- Mar. 25--Allegheny County Council members held a regularly scheduled meeting by teleconference Tuesday, voting on emergency ordinances and taking public comment remotely in an effort [...]

Byline: Paul Guggenheimer March 25-- Mar. 25--Pennsylvanians dealing with dental emergencies and needing to see a dentist or an oral surgeon are out of luck. The Pennsylvania State Department of [...]

Byline: Tom Davidson March 24-- Mar. 24--A Dormont woman is doing her part to help those who need it, while continuing to practice recommended social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. [...]

Byline: Michael DiVittorio March 24-- Mar. 24--Pittsburgh Public School officials announced the earliest students and staff will return to brick and mortar schooling is April 14. The announcement comes on [...]

Byline: Michael DiVittorio March 24-- Mar. 24--At least one Pittsburgh Zone 2 police officer is in self-isolation after possibly coming into contact with a coronavirus-infected person. Public Information Officer Chris [...]

Byline: Patrick Varine March 24-- Mar. 24--The pastor of a Hempfield church apologized Monday after roughly 200 people attended a Sunday service at Word of Life Church, against the advice [...]

Byline: Paul Guggenheimer March 24-- Mar. 24--Anticipating deficits of nearly $1.4 million a month due the coronavirus closure, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh announced it is temporarily furloughing some staff members. [...]

March 24-- Mar. 24--Newspapers know the value of having people on the same page. That's why when there isn't enough room for a full story on the front, we tell [...]

Byline: Michael DiVittorio March 24-- Mar. 24--Butler County officials announced nonessential county personnel would be temporarily furloughed starting Tuesday. Director of Human Resources/Chief Clerk Lori Altman said department heads still [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski March 24-- Mar. 24--The Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday announced a $100,000 donation to the local United Way chapter that has established a formal arrangement to assist the [...]

Byline: Bill Hartlep March 24-- Mar. 24--There's still hope for high school sports to be held this spring. In response to Gov. Tom Wolf's directive that all schools in Pennsylvania [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski March 23-- Mar. 23--Officially, the 2020 Major League Baseball season has been postponed by only two weeks. Functionally, it's going to be much longer than that before [...]

Byline: Tony LaRussa March 23-- Mar. 23--Already restricted to takeout-only service, the local gourmet burger chain Burgatory is temporary closing all nine of its locations after a member of the [...]

March 22-- Mar. 22--There are almost 19,000 manufacturers in Pennsylvania. There are more than 570,400 employees who work to package potato chips and create Slinky toys and assemble Zippo lighters. [...]

Byline: Jamie Martines March 22-- Mar. 22--Pennsylvania State Police will begin enforcing the closure of 'non-life-sustaining' businesses starting 8 a.m. Monday, said Col. Robert Evanchick, state police commissioner. Gov. Tom [...]

Byline: Patrick Varine March 22-- Mar. 22--Some members of Murrysville council were sitting in the audience Wednesday night, in full observance of the recommended social distancing protocols. When they meet [...]

Byline: Natasha Lindstrom March 21-- Mar. 21--Drive-thru testing for covid-19 will be available next week at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. Starting Monday morning, testing by the Central Outreach [...]

Byline: Megan Guza March 18-- Mar. 18--The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office will allow nonviolent inmates deemed to be at high risk of contracting the coronavirus to be released from [...]

Byline: Tony LaRussa March 18-- Mar. 18--Officials in several North Hills municipalities have decided to proceed with public voting meetings with some restrictions to reduce the chances of spreading the [...]

Byline: Natasha Lindstrom March 17-- Mar. 17--The Legends of Pittsburgh bustled Monday with hand sanitizer-armed gym rats sweating through one more hard workout before the coronavirus pandemic cut off access [...]