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Victoria Murrell had her ducks in a row last winter. The 32-year-old from North Huntingdon had spent four years waiting tables and attending classes at Seton Hill University on a full academic scholarship. She was on track to graduate with a degree in human resources. Then the covid-19 shutdown hit. Suddenly, the single mother who has worked since 15 found herself unemployed, juggling college classes, homeschooling her daughter, Rilee, and wondering how they’d survive. CARES Act pandemic unemployment assistance — scheduled to expire for more than 9 million Americans this month — helped ...

Joe Napsha | Tribune-Review The outbreak at Hillcrest Intermediate School continued with six staff members reporting Monday they tested positive for coronavirus.   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Norwin’s coronavirus cases increased over the weekend, with the school district reporting 14 more cases among students and staff, boosting the post-Thanksgiving total to about 79 cases. Eleven of the 14 cases were among staff: six at Hillcrest Intermediate, three at the high school and one each at Sheridan Terr...

Associated Press A shot being prepared as a covid-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc.   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. The spike in coronavirus cases in the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin area continued the past week, rising 24% from Dec. 7-14, and a staggering 60% jump from Thanksgiving week, based on state Department of Health data from four ZIP codes covering most of the area. The North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin area, with about 35,000 people, saw the num...

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Volunteers Cathy Highlands, left, Doug Baker, center, and Becky Answine, right, all of Greensburg, sort and organize toys by age groups at the Toys for Tots donation warehouse on Monday in Youngwood. Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Volunteer Janet Hurst, of Greensburg, a volunteer for Toys for Tots for more than 13 years, organizes children’s coloring books on Monday in preparation for distribution from the warehouse in Youngwood. Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Volunteer Doug Baker of Greensburg reads labels indicating recommended ages for children’s toys whi...

Norwin-area businesses are collecting donations of food and money to help charitable organizations. The Kenny Ross Automotive Group is collecting nonperishable food at its Subaru and Mazda dealerships on Route 30 in North Huntingdon, its Ford dealership on Route 30 in Hempfield and its Ford dealership on Library Road, Castle Shannon. The business plans to distribute 100 boxes of food to families, first-come first-served, from noon until 4 p.m. Dec. 22, at its Aunt Penny’s Value Vehicles along Route 30 in the former Kenny Ross used car lot across from Lenhart’s Service Center. Kenny Ross l...