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  • Will Pa. follow its neighbors in rolling out new statewide coronavirus restrictions?

    11/16/2020 5:30:49 PM PST · by lightman · 10 replies
    Pennlive ^ | 16 Novembe r A.D. 2020 | Wallace McKelvey
    Surging COVID-19 cases led all of Pennsylvania’s neighbors to enact new restrictions in recent days but Gov. Tom Wolf has avoided a statewide rollback so far. In recent weeks, the state repeatedly broke its single-day record for new coronavirus cases, with health officials warning of substantial spread in 59 counties. Meanwhile, 9.6% of all tests coming back positive, a sign of undetected transmission across the state. The state Department of Health reported 9,675 new positive cases over the weekend, bringing the statewide total total to 269,613. In all, 9,325 people have died from COVID-19. At a press conference Monday morning,...
  • Biden gets emotional recalling gift from the Steelers

    09/25/2008 12:40:06 PM PDT · by Salena Zito · 46 replies · 693+ views
    Pittsburgh Tribune Review ^ | September 25, 2008 | Salena Zito
    Sen. Joe Biden hit Western Pennsylvania today -- Greensburg specifically -- with his first visit to the area since the Democratic National Convention. Before he began his morning speech, Biden had to compose himself while recalling a gift of two footballs (signed by former Steeler Rocky Bleier) given by late Steelers founder Art Rooney to Biden's two boys in 1972, when they were recuperating from a traffic accident that killed his wife and daughter. Biden recalled the story after he was introduced by Rooney's son, Dan.