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Coronavirus - COVID-19

Inside Pennsylvania’s struggle to trace the spread of coronavirus
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/08/inside-pennsylvanias-struggle-to-trace-the-spread-of-coronavirus.html

Overrun with COVID-19, one nursing home managed to dodge the worst
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2020/08/24/Quality-Life-Services-Mercer-nursing-home-covid-sharon-regional-medical-center/stories/202008170085

Ambulance crews angry that they did not qualify for state’s hazard pay in the pandemic
https://www.readingeagle.com/coronavirus/ambulance-crews-angry-that-they-did-not-qualify-for-states-hazard-pay-in-the-pandemic/article_1a458496-e351-11ea-8028-cb8522e76f5e.html

Influenza is about to make this coronavirus year even worse. What to know about flu shots.
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-flu-shots-coronavirus-20200823-nuzpfi25ojf6bd2b6dsd33wxra-story.html

Pennsylvania reports 619 new coronavirus cases, 2 new deaths
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-reports-619-new-coronavirus-cases-2-new-deaths/

No new deaths in W. Pa., as COVID-19 cases in the region rise by 188
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/08/23/covid-19-coronavirus-allegheny-county-western-pennsylvania-cases-deaths-data-pandemic-49/stories/202008230144

Allegheny County reports 86 new coronavirus cases
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/allegheny-county-reports-86-new-coronavirus-cases/

12 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County; 619 statewide
https://www.timesleader.com/news/797962/12-new-cases-of-covid-19-confirmed-in-luzerne-county-619-statewide

Westmoreland County adds 15 new coronavirus cases
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/westmoreland-county-adds-15-new-coronavirus-cases/

Legislatura

Clean energy job growth promising
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/editorial/clean-energy-job-growth-promising/article_920171cc-e365-53e0-a1bc-1da2cb9269a7.html

Administración

Pennsylvania’s unemployment fund was almost solvent, then the pandemic hit
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-unemployment-compensation–20200824-67hu7ksmxvgcpp6k3tglcwi7ce-story.html

Empresas

Marijuana sales booming during pandemic
https://www.delcotimes.com/news/coronavirus/marijuana-sales-booming-during-pandemic/article_ecd3aed8-e400-11ea-913d-9fd76b436aaf.html

Delito/Castigo

Man allegedly shoots at police in Montgomery County yard; chief credits oak tree for protection
https://www.inquirer.com/crime/man-shoots-police-upper-gwynedd-montgomery-county-20200823.html

Pa. offering ‘safe return’ to some parolees who have violated supervision rules
https://www.witf.org/2020/08/24/pa-offering-safe-return-to-some-parolees-who-have-violated-supervision-rules/

Educación

How Berks County schools are reopening: a district-by-district look
https://www.readingeagle.com/coronavirus/how-berks-county-schools-are-reopening-a-district-by-district-look-interactive-map/article_fd87aa46-d8d3-11ea-9edd-ab8a2ef1a5e4.html

Berks County districts prepare for a school year unlike any other
https://www.readingeagle.com/coronavirus/berks-county-districts-prepare-for-a-school-year-unlike-any-other/article_ec893f80-e160-11ea-bd70-3f93827d3c2c.html

How Berks County schools are reopening: a district-by-district look
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/teacher-shortage-forces-boyertown-to-start-school-online/article_c9c5696a-22a1-503b-a61b-187e5addaf86.html

‘He’s not being educated’: For students with autism and severe disabilities, the pandemic is a disaster. What comes next?
https://www.inquirer.com/education/covid-special-education-students-services-lacking-20200824.html

Pandemic learning pods forming to fill gaps in hybrid school week
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2020/08/24/pandemic-education-learning-teaching-schools-pods-learning-home-covid-19/stories/202008220011

Hanover Area suspends start of fall sports practices
https://www.citizensvoice.com/sports/high-school/hanover-area-suspends-start-of-fall-sports-practices/article_aac86db7-36ce-5c6d-99e6-6c561ec177cd.html

Valley View school board moves forward with sponsoring fall sports
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/high-school/valley-view-school-board-moves-forward-with-sponsoring-fall-sports/article_c1ec0ce1-cb4a-51b0-bbf0-cee2de938e4e.html

Central League officially delays start of fall high school sports
https://www.dailylocal.com/sports/central-league-officially-delays-start-of-fall-high-school-sports/article_85bdf014-5e0c-5e69-b41e-79ba01a019d9.html

Scranton teachers to begin fourth year with expired contract
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/education/scranton-teachers-to-begin-fourth-year-with-expired-contract/article_2e0a5713-9353-57de-93cc-6e17047512b4.html

Erie County schools ready to return as virus persists
https://www.goerie.com/news/20200824/erie-county-schools-ready-to-return-as-virus-persists

Hempfield teachers, district work out policies to protect teachers from virtual learning issues
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/hempfield-teachers-district-work-out-policies-to-protect-teachers-from-virtual-learning-issues/

Schools aim to feed students — including remote learners — this fall
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2020/08/24/School-lunch-breakfast-COVID-19-USDA-Food-Bank-No-Kid-Hungry-Allies-for-Children/stories/202008180124

Despite federal guidance, schools cite privacy laws to withhold info about COVID-19 cases
https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2020/08/21/despite-federal-guidance-schools-cite-privacy-withhold-covid-info/5617536002/

Some Beaver County districts share student COVID data
https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2020/08/24/some-beaver-county-districts-share-information-student-covid-cases/3423715001/

Schools stare down teen mental health crisis as they prepare for largely virtual year
https://www.penncapital-star.com/education/schools-stare-down-teen-mental-health-crisis-as-they-prepare-for-largely-virtual-year/

We can only open schools safely if we follow the rules | Opinion
https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/we-can-only-open-schools-safely-if-we-follow-the-rules-opinion/

Mental health has long been a challenge for grad students. COVID-19 has made it harder.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/grad-students-mental-health-covid-depression-20200824.html

Penn State fraternity suspended after large ‘social gathering,’ school says
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/08/penn-state-fraternity-suspended-after-large-social-gathering-school-says.html

Elecciones/Política

Republicans are trying to survive an anti-Trump wave in the Philly suburbs: ‘A lot of Democrats vote for me’
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/philadelphia-suburbs-republicans-trump-20200823.html

Trump family, backers to make case for re-election at GOP convention
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2020/08/24/Republican-National-Convention-backers-GOP-Trump/stories/202008240016

Most of W.Pa. delegation will watch GOP convention from home
https://triblive.com/local/regional/most-of-w-pa-delegation-will-watch-gop-convention-from-home/

Trump campaign’s election lawsuit in Pennsylvania halted
https://www.post-gazette.com/frontpage/2020/08/24/Trump-campaign-s-election-lawsuit-in-Pennsylvania-halted/stories/202008240044

USPS is key to voting but other parts of the system need improvement too | Editorial
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/voting-by-mail-trump-fraud-pennsylvania-new-jersey-20200824.html

Sanidad

Before COVID-19, NEPA patients needed ventilators more often
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/coronavirus/before-covid-19-nepa-patients-needed-ventilators-more-often/article_4be07fe0-70a5-5a04-8ada-220f672ba8c2.html

Noticias locales

Rental property owner sues Scranton, alleging retaliation
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/rental-property-owner-sues-scranton-alleging-retaliation/article_b373cbf6-4e60-5648-b998-d0752bedcb3d.html

White and old no more. Forget everything you think you know about Scranton
https://www.penncapital-star.com/government-politics/white-and-old-no-more-forget-everything-you-think-you-know-about-scranton/

Aspinwall seeking $500K from Alcosan for sewage system improvements
https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/aspinwall-seeking-500k-from-alcosan-for-sewage-system-improvements/

Black Lives Matter rally draws counter-protest in bitterly divided Pa. town
https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2020/08/black-lives-matter-rally-draws-counter-protest-in-bitterly-divided-pa-town.html

County council to discuss proposed review of Mackey case
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/county-council-to-discuss-proposed-review-of-mackey-case/article_b8912027-7251-533f-b5d7-0e986afad1d5.html

Pittston’s Facilities Department saves city money
https://www.timesleader.com/news/798055/pittstons-facilities-department-saves-city-money

Dominican House celebrates 15 years in Hazleton
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/dominican-house-celebrates-15-years-in-hazleton/article_af86f4a3-e1ea-50a2-bef1-a573c5dab5a6.html

West Deer women open Free Store in Russellton to help those in need
https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/west-deer-women-open-free-store-in-russellton-to-help-those-in-need/

Noticias nacionales

Wisconsin protest erupts after video shows police shooting at Black man’s back
https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2020/08/wisconsin-protest-erupts-after-video-shows-police-shooting-at-black-mans-back.html

Filadelfia

2 dead, at least 11 shot — including six teens — since Saturday night in yet another violent Philly weekend
https://www.inquirer.com/crime/shootings-weekend-philadelphia-homicides-gun-violence-20200823.html

Philly’s Black-owned business crisis: Walloped by the pandemic and closing at faster rates
https://www.witf.org/2020/08/24/phillys-black-owned-business-crisis-walloped-by-the-pandemic-and-closing-at-faster-rates/

Pitt

Florida company plans medical marijuana grow facility in Greater Pittsburgh area
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2020/08/24/Medical-marijuana-university-pittsburgh-parallel-grow-facility-parallel/stories/202008200112

Despite an approved referendum, City Council members are wary about tax hike for parks
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2020/08/24/Pittsburgh-City-Council-referendum-parks-tax-half-mill-raise-City-Council-pandemic/stories/202008210023

Police investigate fatal shooting overnight in Lawrenceville
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2020/08/24/Police-investigating-shooting-in-Upper-Lawrenceville/stories/202008240038

Police: 1 person dead after shooting in Northview Heights
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/police-1-person-dead-after-shooting-in-northview-heights-sunday/

Delta Foundation to dissolve, says it can’t go forward without Pittsburgh Pride revenue
https://www.post-gazette.com/life/lifestyle/2020/08/23/Delta-Foundation-dissolve-bankrupt-COVID-19-Pittsburgh-gay-Pride-cancel-LGBTQIA-fest/stories/202008230147

Port Authority holds virtual hearing for Carnegie park-and-ride garage
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2020/08/24/Port-Authority-Carnegie-West-Busway-park-and-ride-garage-pub-ic-hearing/stories/202008230047

Port Authority returns to full bus service, but COVID-19 will have an impact
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2020/08/23/Port-Authority-full-bus-service-driver-shortage-missed-trips-COVID-19/stories/202008230054

Pittsburgh Police social media policy under review as posts made by officer are investigated
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2020/08/23/Pittsburgh-Police-social-media-policy-under-review-social-media-posts-officer-investigation/stories/202008230167

Noticias del Estado

More than 4,000 gallons of milk, food will be given away in Western Pa. this week
https://triblive.com/local/regional/more-than-4000-gallons-of-milk-food-will-be-given-away-in-western-pa-this-week/

Washington

Kellyanne Conway to leave White House, cites desire to focus on family
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/kellyanne-conway-leaving-white-house-trump-20200823.html