Hampton JournalCourtesy of Pittsburgh policeBrian Jordan Bartels, 20, of Shaler is accused of inciting a riot during the protests in Pittsburgh on Saturday. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.Pittsburgh police allege a Shaler man’s actions started a wave of violence Saturday in Downtown during what were meant to be and began as peaceful protests.Brian Jordan Bartels, 20, is accused of smashing out the windows of a marked Pittsburgh police cruiser “against the wishes of peaceful protesters who tried to stop him,” police...…Hampton JournalCourtesy of Pittsburgh policeBrian Jordan Bartels, 20, of Shaler is accused of inciting a riot during the protests in Pittsburgh on Saturday. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.Pittsburgh police allege a Shaler man’s actions started a wave of violence Saturday in Downtown during what were meant to be and began as peaceful protests.Brian Jordan Bartels, 20, is accused of smashing out the windows of a marked Pittsburgh police cruiser “against the wishes of peaceful protesters who tried to stop him,” police...WW…

AlleghenyCourtesy of Pittsburgh policeBrian Jordan Bartels, 20, of Shaler is accused of inciting a riot during the protests in Pittsburgh on Saturday. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.A half-dozen cans of spray paint and a distinct black hoodie linked a Shaler man to the destruction of a Pittsburgh police car in Uptown on Saturday, the riotous spark that touched off hours of violence and marred what was meant to be a peaceful protest, according to police.Brian Jordan Bartels, 20, is charged with riot, institutional...…AlleghenyCourtesy of Pittsburgh policeBrian Jordan Bartels, 20, of Shaler is accused of inciting a riot during the protests in Pittsburgh on Saturday. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.A half-dozen cans of spray paint and a distinct black hoodie linked a Shaler man to the destruction of a Pittsburgh police car in Uptown on Saturday, the riotous spark that touched off hours of violence and marred what was meant to be a peaceful protest, according to police.Brian Jordan Bartels, 20, is charged with riot, institutional...WW…

CoronavirusAPPennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.State officials laid out new covid-19 mitigation efforts but stopped short of issuing a statewide stay-at-home order, instead advising Pennsylvanians to stay home and putting a one-night ban on alcohol sales Wednesday.New orders also scale back the maximum capacity for indoor and outdoor gatherings, capping outdoor limits for the largest venues at 10% capacity up to 2,500.The stay-at-home advisory from Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday is just that — an...…CoronavirusAPPennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.State officials laid out new covid-19 mitigation efforts but stopped short of issuing a statewide stay-at-home order, instead advising Pennsylvanians to stay home and putting a one-night ban on alcohol sales Wednesday.New orders also scale back the maximum capacity for indoor and outdoor gatherings, capping outdoor limits for the largest venues at 10% capacity up to 2,500.The stay-at-home advisory from Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday is just that — an...WW…

CoronavirusAP TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.State health officials reported nearly 500 new coronavirus deaths across Pennsylvania on Wednesday, pushing the death toll above 2,000 as officials cautioned that those deaths are from over the course of two weeks, not one day.The jump to 2,195 deaths — an increase of 479 — is part of the Department of Health’s ongoing efforts to catch up with data coming in from individual counties and municipalities.“(This is from) several days, if not a week or more, of reporting,”...…CoronavirusAP TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.State health officials reported nearly 500 new coronavirus deaths across Pennsylvania on Wednesday, pushing the death toll above 2,000 as officials cautioned that those deaths are from over the course of two weeks, not one day.The jump to 2,195 deaths — an increase of 479 — is part of the Department of Health’s ongoing efforts to catch up with data coming in from individual counties and municipalities.“(This is from) several days, if not a week or more, of reporting,”...WW…