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How to watch/listen to Pirates Opening Day game

Hard to believe, but baseball’s finally back. The Pittsburgh Pirates will kick off the season — yep, it’s a normal one too, we checked — with an Opening Day game today against the Chicago Cubs in the Windy City. First pitch is set for 2:20 p.m. (Pittsburgh time). If you...
Rising covid cases in Pennsylvania not as steep as late 2020 surge

There’s no doubt coronavirus cases are on the rise in Pennsylvania. But the cases do not appear to be increasing at the rate seen in early November. The state’s current week-over-week numbers indicate cases are rising an average of 20-30%, whereas, in November, the week-over-week rates were averaging in the...
Pennsylvania closing in on 1 million covid cases as numbers continue to creep upward

New cases of the coronavirus continue to see a week-over-week increase at state and county levels in Pennsylvania, according to numbers released Monday by the Department of Health. There were 3,920 new cases of covid-19 recorded in the state over the past two days, the Department of Health reported Monday....
New Orleans D.A.: Priest, 2 dominatrices face vandalism charges after having sex on altar

A former priest and two women are facing charges for having sex on the altar of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pearl River, La. The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate reports a passerby spotted lights on inside the church. Looking into the church’s windows and glass doors, the...
Covid cases spiking rapidly in Pennsylvania and Allegheny, Westmoreland counties

The latest covid-19 spike that health officials have been warning about appears to have arrived in Pennsylvania. On Saturday, the state posted 4,213 new covid cases, the highest single-day tally since Feb. 7 (4,717). Over the past week, the seven-day average of new cases (2,888) has risen more than 16%....
Pennsylvania surpasses 11% fully vaccinated for covid

More than 1.4 million Pennsylvanians have now been fully vaccinated against covid-19, according to the latest data released Monday. That means more than 11.2% of every resident — including the 20.6% that are under 18 and not eligible for the vaccine — have received either both doses of the Pfizer...
IRS online tool lets you track your stimulus money

Once again, the U.S. government is handing out money. And, once again, there’s a way to find out where your check is. A year ago, the IRS launched the online “Get My Payment” tool that let you check your payment status and confirm your payment type: direct deposit or check....
Stimulus check calculator tells you how much your 3rd payment will be

Curious how much — if anything — you will be getting if the third stimulus checks go out? Well, there are several online calculators set up to tell you just that. On Saturday, the U.S. Senate passed the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. Now, it’s headed to the House for...
Couple seeks owner of wedding band found in Outer Banks

Someone out there had a horrible experience in the Outer Banks in 2019. And one northern Virginia couple is hoping to make it all better. While on their final day of vacation, Robert and Kathie Menuet were at The Point at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It was there — while...
Covid numbers hitting lows not seen since early November

Pennsylvania’s latest covid-19 data, released Monday by the state’s Department of Health, carries on the trend of lower numbers — in new cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Over the past two days, the state has recorded 3,176 new cases of coronavirus, an 11% drop from last Monday’s two-day report (3,573) and...
Pennsylvania saw record declines in covid numbers in February

In February, Pennsylvania saw the steepest decline in new cases of the entire pandemic. The state went from 202,899 new cases in January to 88,418 new cases in February — a 56% drop. Even though February has three fewer days than January, if you were to add three days of...
Westmoreland County’s covid number dropped dramatically in February

When compared with recent prior months, February was much better with regard to the coronavirus in Westmoreland County. New cases of covid-19 dropped by 61.5% from January (5,370) to February (2,064). Even within the month, new cases dropped from the first half to the second. In the first 14 days...
Allegheny County’s covid numbers saw dramatic decline in February

Allegheny County saw its covid numbers drop dramatically in the month of February, recording 53% fewer new cases than in January. February’s total new cases in the county added up to 7,301. In January, that number was 15,559. It was the second largest month-to-month decline during the entire pandemic. The...
Anticipation? Heinz’s website takes 57 minutes to load — on purposeVideo

We’ve all been on the receiving end of a website taking forever to load. That spinning hourglass mocking us relentlessly. But sometimes playing the waiting game is the entire point. Kraft Heinz, the company known for its “anticipation” ad campaign of the ’70s and ’80s, is going for the slow...
Pennsylvania’s new covid cases drop to lowest levels in 4 months

The number of new coronavirus cases reported Monday in Pennsylvania by the state’s Department of Health has not been so low since late October. Health officials added 3,427 new cases of covid-19, with 2,583 confirmed through PCR tests and 844 listed as probable. The two-day report brings the number of...
Westmoreland County adds fewest new covid cases since early October

Over the past two days, Westmoreland County added 76 additional cases of covid-19, according to Monday’s report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. It’s the first time the county has had a two-day new case count in double digits since Oct. 7. Of the new cases, health officials report 48...

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