John Rogers, a skilled concert pianist who celebrated and protected the legacy of her husband, the beloved children’s TV host Mr. Rogers, died in Pittsburgh. She was 92 years old. Rogers died Thursday, according to the Fred Rogers Center. The cause of death was not given. The center called him …
Read More »Mayor Pittsburgh has “serious concerns” about the arrest of protesters by police in unmarked van
The mayor of Pittsburgh said he had “serious concerns” about the tactics used in the arrest of a 25-year-old protester on Saturday, CBS Pittsburgh reports. Matthew Cartier was almost certainly seen in video posted on social media was arrested and put in an unmarked order box by armed officers after …
Read More »Pa. Reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 infections | Pennsylvania News
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – More than a thousand additional coronavirus infections are being reported in Pennsylvania as health officials work to quell a recent spike in cases. The state Department of Health said Tuesday that the addition of 1,027 positive cases puts the state’s count at nearly 103,000. Pennsylvania’s two …
Read More »MLB celebrates the first exhibitions of the COVID era
NEW YORK (AP) – Didi Gregorius peered over his face mask as his Washington ace puck Max Scherzer sailed to empty seats in the garden. False applause, meant to cheer on the hometown Nationals, accidentally passed through the stadium when the Philadelphia Phillies shortstop circled the bases. After touching the …
Read More »Comrades-in-arms; Indians show their support for social justice.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Cleveland Indians took three separate buses to PNC Park ahead of Saturday’s exhibition against the Pittsburgh Pirates, a move designed to maintain proper social distancing while also attempting to conduct a Major League Baseball season. during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the club broke protocol for a …
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