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Pittsburgh International Airport Provides Online Art and Aviation Learning Opportunities for Back-to-School Season

Pittsburgh International Airport Provides Online Art and Aviation Learning Opportunities for Back-to-School Season

 Airport hosting student art contest, offering free downloadable activity book with aviation-inspired puzzles and games for all ages

PITTSBURGH — With summer travel plans on hold and the start of the school year anything but typical, Pittsburgh International Airport is providing new opportunities for children and families to engage in creativity and learning.

One of those opportunities is a Student Art Exhibit open to schoolchildren in Allegheny, Beaver and Butler counties. Beginning Sept. 1, children ages 6-18 will be able to submit original artwork to the airport with the theme of “Nobody Owns the Sky,” the title of a children’s book about Bessie Coleman who became the first African-American licensed aviator in 1921.

Winners will be chosen from three age groups, and digital images of their work will be displayed throughout the airport and on its website, FlyPittsburgh.com. All types of artwork media will be accepted until Oct. 1.

Details on how to submit artwork and other rules can be found on the FlyPittsburgh.com website.

The airport has also partnered with Pittsburgh artists and previous airport artists-in-residence to create a free activity book for families to download that contains aviation-themed puzzles, games and other entertaining pastimes appropriate for all ages.

The PIT Safe Travels @Home activity book features local artists including Toby Fraley, Tereneh Idia, and Blaine Siegel, along with artist-designed activities showcasing passenger favorites like the Fraley’s Robot Repair Shop exhibit in Concourse A.

The activity book can be downloaded from the FlyPittsburgh.com website.

“Our vision is to reflect and serve our community especially during this difficult time,” said Rachel Saul Rearick, Arts & Culture Manager. “Our team is pleased to have collaborated with local artists to offer these opportunities that help children catalyze their energy and creativity, and learn about art and aviation in the process.”

PennDOT Driver License, Photo Centers Closed for Labor Day Holiday

PennDOT Driver License, Photo Centers Closed for Labor Day Holiday

Harrisburg, PA –The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its Riverfront Office Center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday, September 5, through Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.

Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services, including all forms, publications and driver training manuals, online through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website, www.dmv.pa.gov.     Customer may continue to complete various transactions and access multiple resources online at www.dmv.pa.gov. Driver and vehicle online services are available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week and include driver’s license, photo ID and vehicle registration renewals; driver-history services; changes of address; driver license and vehicle registration restoration letters; ability to pay driver license or vehicle insurance restoration fee; driver license and photo ID duplicates; and driver exam scheduling. There are no additional fees for using online services.

A complete listing of PennDOT driver and photo license center closings in 2020 is available on the website by clicking on PennDOT Service Center Holiday Closings under the “Pressroom” link at the bottom of the page.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 950 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PennDOTNews and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaDepartmentofTransportation and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot/.

Additionally, COVID-19 information is available at www.health.pa.gov. For more information, visit www.dmv.pa.gov or www.PennDOT.gov

Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78

Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The college basketball coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown has died. His death was announced in a family statement Monday. No details were disclosed. Thompson was an imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship. One of the most celebrated and polarizing figures in his sport, Thompson took over a moribund Georgetown program in the 1970s and molded it into a perennial contender, culminating with a national title team anchored by Patrick Ewing in 1984. At 6-foot-10, with an ever-present white towel slung over his shoulder, Thompson literally and figuratively towered over the Hoyas for decades. He quit coaching in 1999. John Thompson was 78.

Gov. Wolf hints he will extend Pennsylvania eviction moratorium

Wolf hints he will extend Pennsylvania eviction moratorium
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is hinting that he’ll reverse himself and extend Pennsylvania’s moratorium on evictions beyond August after shielding renters for almost six months from losing their homes for failing to pay rent during the pandemic. Wolf, a Democrat, last week said he doesn’t have the legal authority to extend the moratorium beyond the end of August, and urged the Republican-controlled General Assembly to pass legislation to extend it. On Monday, he said he no longer stands by his decision to let it expire, but said “you have to wait and see” if he extends it.

Hummelstown-based Biotech Company, Penn State College of Medicine at Forefront of COVID-19 Treatment, Vaccine

Hummelstown-based Biotech Company, Penn State College of Medicine at Forefront of COVID-19 Treatment, Vaccine 

 

HARRISBURG – Apogee Biotechnology Corp., of Hummelstown, and Penn State College of Medicine at Hershey Medical Center have been awarded grants to develop a treatment and vaccine for the novel coronavirus, Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) announced Friday.

Apogee Biotechnology Corp. was awarded $306,250 for a potential treatment through the COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments and Therapies (CV-VTT) program. Penn State College of Medicine was awarded $415,720 through the same program for a potential vaccine based on neutralizing antibodies to key proteins.

“It is no understatement to say COVID-19 is the public health crisis of our lifetime,” Mehaffie said. “I’m so incredibly proud that health care leaders in the 106th District are at the forefront of treatment and vaccine research.”

Apogee Biotechnology Corp. discovered the drug opaganib at its laboratories in the Hershey Center for Applied Research and was developing it originally for various cancers. Identifying the drug also has excellent anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties also makes it an exciting potential treatment for COVID-19, according to Dr. Lynn Maines, vice president for Research and Business Affairs for Apogee.

Opaganib is now in the midst of clinical trials in the United States and elsewhere around the world to evaluate its treatment in severe COVID-19 patients, with the clinical trials being led by RedHill Biopharma, corporate partner of Apogee, Maines said.

Because opaganib has already safely been evaluated in over 140 patients, mostly those with cancer, the Food and Drug Administration allowed for COVID-19 clinical trials to start more quickly in the United States. It is now in a U.S. trial of 40 severe COVID-19 patients, with results expected in September.

“Opaganib is delivered orally via a capsule, which makes availability and administering it easier than some other methods. Six severe COVID-19 patients were given opaganib in Israel, and all of them recovered nicely without the use of a ventilator,” Maines said.

Funding for the CV-VTT program was appropriated from Act 2A of 2020, which was the COVID-19 Emergency Supplement to the General Appropriation Act of 2019. The funding was designated for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and the program is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Office of Technology and Innovation.

Coronacoping: Cooking at home is a ‘thing’ again

Coronacoping: Cooking at home is a ‘thing’ again
By GRETCHEN MCKAY, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette undefined
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Home cooking is on the rise nationwide, whether people are naturals in the kitchen or not. As a result, grocery purchases have soared, both in stores and online. Food retail jumped by more than 25% in March compared to February, according to the 2020 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report. In April, it remained more than 10% higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Bell, Polanco homer off Woodruff as Pirates beat Brewers 5-1

Bell, Polanco homer off Woodruff as Pirates beat Brewers 5-1
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Josh Bell and Gregory Polanco homered off Brandon Woodruff and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1. Bell broke a 1-all tie in the fourth with a towering, two-run blast that hit an SUV parked well above the wall in right-center as part of a promotion. The Pirates stayed in front the rest of the way to hand Woodruff a rare loss at Miller Park. The right-hander entered Sunday having gone 10-0 with a 2.89 ERA in 16 home starts over the past two seasons. He struck out seven but allowed four runs, four hits and three walks in five innings.

Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland; 1 killed

Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland; 1 killed
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One person was fatally shot late Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as Black Lives Matter protesters and people from a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters clashed in the streets. It wasn’t clear if the shooting was linked to fights that broke out as a caravan of about 600 vehicles was confronted by protesters in the city’s downtown. Police say the caravan had left the area about 15 minutes before gunshots rang out. Oregon’s largest city has been the site of nightly protests for three months since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Trump referenced the city in a speech Thursday at the Republican National Convention.

Byron wins to reach Cup Series playoffs, knocks out Johnson

Byron wins to reach Cup Series playoffs, knocks out Johnson
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — William Byron snaked his way through a smoky crash late Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway and narrowly avoided another melee a few laps later. Those moves got him to victory lane for the first time in his young NASCAR Cup Series career and back in the playoffs for the second consecutive season. They also helped knock out Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson, a seven-time series champion whose final season won’t end with another title. Byron won in overtime and locked up one of the three postseason berths available going into the finale. Clint Bowyer and Matt DiBenedetto secured the other two.

Sogard bails out Hader, lifts Brewers with 1st walkoff HR

Sogard bails out Hader, lifts Brewers with 1st walkoff HR
By TOM KERTSCHER Associated Press
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Sogard bailed out All-Star closer Josh Hader by hitting first career walkoff home run, a two-run shot that lifted the Milwaukee Brewers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6. After Hader walked five of six batters in the top of the ninth to blow a one-run lead, Sogard connected off Richard Rodriguez with no outs in the bottom of the inning. Jace Peterson was on first following a leadoff walk. Milwaukee was leading 5-4 when Hader took the mound in the ninth. He walked Erik Gonazalez, struck out Cole Tucker, and then issued free passes to Kevin Newman, Josh Bell, Jacob Stallings and Adam Frazier.