Joe Arena, WPXI-TV

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans across the country are struggling financially; which has forced many to forego paying their mortgage or rent.

All kinds of job opportunities at Live! Casino in Westmoreland County are on the table, as the newly relaxed COVID-19 restrictions are allowing for a bit of a hiring spree.

A handful of traffic circles have popped up places like Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood to slow down drivers. Some in the area say the streets are too narrow and the new pattern will cause an accident. Others are in favor, saying walking and biking in those areas is now much safer.

A long line of people stretched down Burrow Street in the Hill District after word began to spread about a COVID-19 vaccination clinic.

Two Republican senators are on board with the governor’s plans to increase the state's minimum wage.

A local woman says she and a handful of others felt unsafe during a visit to the Pittsburgh zoo last week.

Community members are rallying at Schenley Park to show solidarity for Asian-Americans and the victims of the mass shooting incidents last week in Atlanta, Georgia.

With capacity increasing at many businesses, there is a higher risk of spreading the virus. Pittsburgh leaders asking for COVID-19 vaccine be made available to restaurant, hospitality workers.

The discussion of merging a handful of Pittsburgh Catholic schools, including Saint Margaret of Scotland in Green Tree and Saint Philip Catholic School in Crafton, has been on the table since early February. An appeal filed less than a month ago by parents against the merger of the two schools was denied by the Diocese of Pittsburgh Wednesday.

Restaurants aren’t the only hospitality industry struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, hotels have also been hit especially hard.