CoronavirusAP TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. .For years, Pennsylvania has had a hard time counting its dead.A new analysis shows that in 2017, Pennsylvania had the most severe death reporting lags in the country. Almost every state was able to send the vast majority of death certificates to federal health officials within three months,...…CoronavirusAP TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. .For years, Pennsylvania has had a hard time counting its dead.A new analysis shows that in 2017, Pennsylvania had the most severe death reporting lags in the country. Almost every state was able to send the vast majority of death certificates to federal health officials within three months,...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…

AlleghenyCourtesy of Bethany HallamPennsylvania elected officials are posing "naked" to reinforce the importance of using a secrecy envelope when submtiting a mail-in ballot for the upcoming presidential election. HARRISBURG — Democrats are launching a digital ad targeting Pennsylvanians voting by mail to explain how to correctly fill out and return the ballots, hoping...TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.Allegheny County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam wants to make sure every vote counts in the upcoming presidential...…AlleghenyCourtesy of Bethany HallamPennsylvania elected officials are posing "naked" to reinforce the importance of using a secrecy envelope when submtiting a mail-in ballot for the upcoming presidential election. HARRISBURG — Democrats are launching a digital ad targeting Pennsylvanians voting by mail to explain how to correctly fill out and return the ballots, hoping...TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.Allegheny County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam wants to make sure every vote counts in the upcoming presidential...WW…

Steelers/NFLChaz Palla | Tribune-ReviewThe Steelers’ James Harrison hits the Browns’ Mohamed Massaquoi in the second quarter at Heinz Field Oct. 17, 2010. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.If James Harrison received an envelope from coach Mike Tomlin to supposedly cover a fine that the former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker received in 2010, it’s news to his agent.“Absolutely not. Never happened,” Bill Parise told the Tribune-Review on Thursday. “I would have known that. It didn’t happen.”Harrison was fined $75,000 for a...…Steelers/NFLChaz Palla | Tribune-ReviewThe Steelers’ James Harrison hits the Browns’ Mohamed Massaquoi in the second quarter at Heinz Field Oct. 17, 2010. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.If James Harrison received an envelope from coach Mike Tomlin to supposedly cover a fine that the former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker received in 2010, it’s news to his agent.“Absolutely not. Never happened,” Bill Parise told the Tribune-Review on Thursday. “I would have known that. It didn’t happen.”Harrison was fined $75,000 for a...WW…

CoronavirusAP TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.Data posted online this week by the Pennsylvania Department of Health show 76,336 residents at an Elk County nursing home have died from covid-19. The home is licensed to house 138 residents.The state listed 133 deaths at an Erie facility that previously reported no cases among residents or staff. That facility is licensed to house 133 residents.These are obvious and extreme errors. But they are two examples of challenges the health department continues to face in its...…CoronavirusAP TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.Data posted online this week by the Pennsylvania Department of Health show 76,336 residents at an Elk County nursing home have died from covid-19. The home is licensed to house 138 residents.The state listed 133 deaths at an Erie facility that previously reported no cases among residents or staff. That facility is licensed to house 133 residents.These are obvious and extreme errors. But they are two examples of challenges the health department continues to face in its...WW…

CoronavirusAPPennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf meets with the media May 29, 2020, in Harrisburg. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.A Pennsylvania county sued Wednesday to compel Gov. Tom Wolf to release $12.8 million in federal coronavirus relief funding that he withheld after county leaders defied his shutdown orders and sought to reopen on their own.Wolf yanked the funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in a direct challenge to the Democratic governor’s...…CoronavirusAPPennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf meets with the media May 29, 2020, in Harrisburg. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.A Pennsylvania county sued Wednesday to compel Gov. Tom Wolf to release $12.8 million in federal coronavirus relief funding that he withheld after county leaders defied his shutdown orders and sought to reopen on their own.Wolf yanked the funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in a direct challenge to the Democratic governor’s...WW…

CoronavirusShane Dunlap | Tribune-ReviewDemonstrators protesting the closure of business cross Grant Street on Monday in Pittsburgh.Shane Dunlap | Tribune-ReviewA demonstrator who only wanted to identify by her first name, Carol, stands atop her car with a sign Monday, April 20, 2020 as demonstrators rallied against the closure of business in Pennsylvania on Grant Street in Pittsburgh.Shane Dunlap | Tribune-ReviewProtesters carrying firearms, some with a local organization called Iron City Citizen Response Unit, stood in front of the City-County Building on Monday in Pittsburgh in a...…CoronavirusShane Dunlap | Tribune-ReviewDemonstrators protesting the closure of business cross Grant Street on Monday in Pittsburgh.Shane Dunlap | Tribune-ReviewA demonstrator who only wanted to identify by her first name, Carol, stands atop her car with a sign Monday, April 20, 2020 as demonstrators rallied against the closure of business in Pennsylvania on Grant Street in Pittsburgh.Shane Dunlap | Tribune-ReviewProtesters carrying firearms, some with a local organization called Iron City Citizen Response Unit, stood in front of the City-County Building on Monday in Pittsburgh in a...WW…

U.S./WorldKorea News ServiceNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.An online media report saying Kim Jong Un underwent a medical procedure is fueling new speculation about the North Korean leader’s health as a result of his unprecedented absence from events last week marking his grandfather’s birthday.The Daily NK, a Seoul-based website that gathers information from informants inside the isolated nation, reported...…U.S./WorldKorea News ServiceNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.An online media report saying Kim Jong Un underwent a medical procedure is fueling new speculation about the North Korean leader’s health as a result of his unprecedented absence from events last week marking his grandfather’s birthday.The Daily NK, a Seoul-based website that gathers information from informants inside the isolated nation, reported...WW…

PennsylvaniaJeff Himler | Tribune-ReviewOutdoors enthusiasts and those who visit and enjoy state forests will be asked to weigh in on perceived individual forest use and the personal value they place on forests. Here, fall foliage stretches to the horizon in this view facing west on Laurel Mountain, seen from Wolf Rocks in Forbes State Forest. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.State officials are asking Pennsylvanians via a survey on plans for the roughly 2.2 million acres of land that make up its state forests.“As the...…PennsylvaniaJeff Himler | Tribune-ReviewOutdoors enthusiasts and those who visit and enjoy state forests will be asked to weigh in on perceived individual forest use and the personal value they place on forests. Here, fall foliage stretches to the horizon in this view facing west on Laurel Mountain, seen from Wolf Rocks in Forbes State Forest. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.State officials are asking Pennsylvanians via a survey on plans for the roughly 2.2 million acres of land that make up its state forests.“As the...WW…

CoronavirusSteven Adams | Tribune-ReviewVisitors watch the falls at Ohiopyle State Park, Sunday, Sept. 20. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.Pennsylvania on Thursday reported 853 new cases of covid-19, with 796 of those confirmed and 57 reported as probable.The total number of cases reported in the state has now reached 153,397, according to the . The state’s 7-day average is 782 cases and the daily positivity rate is 6.13%There were 17 new deaths reported in the state, for a total of 8,079 since the pandemic began. Of...…CoronavirusSteven Adams | Tribune-ReviewVisitors watch the falls at Ohiopyle State Park, Sunday, Sept. 20. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.Pennsylvania on Thursday reported 853 new cases of covid-19, with 796 of those confirmed and 57 reported as probable.The total number of cases reported in the state has now reached 153,397, according to the . The state’s 7-day average is 782 cases and the daily positivity rate is 6.13%There were 17 new deaths reported in the state, for a total of 8,079 since the pandemic began. Of...WW…