Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Westmoreland County Commissioner Sean Kertes, 34, who suffered pulmonary embolisms, a racing heart and exhaustion after a mild case of covid-19, cautions agains ignoring post-covid ailments.
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Sean Kertes says he first began to notice a slight tightness in his chest two days before New Year’s Day.
The 34-year-old Westmoreland County commissioner tried to brush off his concerns as he went about activities in his Greensburg home, like taking down the Christmas tree and putting away decorations.
He had recovered from a mild bout of covid-19 several weeks earlier. But this was something entirely new. He was exhausted and short of breath at the slightest exertion and everyday things seemed to be getting worse.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Domenico Schiano-Di Cola wipes down a table at J&S Pizza in Harrison on Monday, Jan 4, 2020.
Courtesy of Allegheny County
Charles Baker, 33, of Pittsburgh, is accused of throwing an explosive device from a moving vehicle Sunday night in the city’s Lawrenceville neighborhood.
Sean Stipp | Tribune-Review
State Rep. Mike Reese speaks at a news conference in 2015 at the Westmoreland County Republican Committee headquarters in Greensburg.
Courtesy of Jim Brewster and Nicole Ziccarelli
State Sen. Jim Brewster and Nicole Ziccarelli vied for the 45th State Senate District seat during the 2020 general election.
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Daphne, a 4-month-old mixed breed, was reunited with her family Wednesday after she was found following a man taking her from her owner in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park on Tuesday.
A state lawmaker who was elected to serve as the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus chairman in the 2020-21 session has died, the House GOP leader said
Rep. Mike Reese, R-Westmoreland/Somerset, “died peacefully with his family by his side Saturday afternoon at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg following an apparent brain aneurysm,” Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, the Majority Leader, said in a statement.
Updated on January 2, 2021 at 7:10 pm
Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus
A state lawmaker who was elected to serve as the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus chairman in the 2020-21 session has died, the House GOP leader said Saturday.
Rep. Mike Reese, R-Westmoreland/Somerset, “died peacefully with his family by his side Saturday afternoon at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg following an apparent brain aneurysm, Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, the Majority Leader, said in a statement also posted on Reese s official House website and his Facebook page. Reese was 42.
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