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Customers of 9 Pittsburgh-area Rite Aid stores closing trying to figure prescription logistics
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MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Rite Aid is closing 154 stores nationwide as part of its recent bankruptcy filing and a number of them are in southwestern Pennsylvania.
The imminent closure is sending customers of its pharmacies scrambling to find a place to get their prescriptions.
In just five days, the lights of the Moon Township Rite Aid will be shut off one last time and the doors will stay locked forever, leaving customers wondering where they’re going to get their medications.
“We need this store,” said LaRuth Stewart-Shields.
Stewart-Shields and Tracey Coleman have been customers of Rite Aid for decades. They said they’ve been worried ever since learning their neighborhood store was closing its doors permanently.
“We live in Coraopolis but when we go get medicine down there, it’s not there all the time and we have to come up to Moon Rite Aid to get the medicine,” Stewart-Shields said.
Rite Aid, the third biggest stand-alone pharmacy, blames falling sales and legal troubles stemming from opioid prescriptions for its demise. But closing stores like Rite Aid can hurt access to medicines and health care, creating what’s called pharmacy deserts or neighborhoods without easy access to a drugstore.
“This is not right. It’s not fair, it really isn’t,” Stewart-Shields said.
Customers of the closed stores told KDKA-TV Rite Aid has promised to transfer their prescriptions to nearby pharmacies. In Moon Township, there’s a Giant Eagle in the same plaza as the Rite Aid, and both Walgreens and Walmart a block away. But customers are still concerned it won’t be as convenient.
“I take care of my mother’s prescriptions and now I don’t know where they’re going to go. I do everything online. I get the text for refills, pay online. I’m gonna have to set that all up,” said customer Jennifer Dauer.
“I’m not sure if their insurance covers other pharmacies,” said customer Valerie Matthews.
Many seniors who don’t drive use the Moon Township Rite Aid, which compounds its closing. If its customers don’t have a car or a ride to the new pharmacy, people worry about what will happen to them.
“What can we do to fight to keep it open?” said customer Tracey Coleman. “Maybe start a picket line or something. It’s not right what they’re doing. It makes no sense.”
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Pirates Announce Next Start for Jared Jones
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As we enter the homestretch of the 2024 regular season, the Pittsburgh Pirates are hoping to make a last-second push for one of the Wild Card spots in the National League. They fell in a big hole thanks to a 10-game losing streak, but have turned their fortunes around recently, winning two of their last three series including taking three-of-four from the Cincinnati Reds.
And now, more help is on the way. Monday afternoon, the team announced that rookie right-hander Jared Jones is scheduled to make his next start on Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs. This will set up a Mitch Keller, Jared Jones, Paul Skenes rotation the rest of the way out with Bailey Falter and Luis Ortiz to follow.
Jones last pitched on July 3rd against the St. Louis Cardinals where he went five innings, allowing just one earned run. His pitch count for the night was at 78, so he probably had another inning or so in him but was pulled due to a right lat strain. It was later determined to be a Grade 2 strain, which landed him on the injured list.
In three rehab starts with Triple-A Indianapolis, Jones allowed six runs in eleven innings giving him an ERA of 4.91. His last time out, Jones struck out ten batters with only two Columbus Clippers reaching base (one hit, one walk).
Jones began the season as one of the best rookie pitchers in baseball having one of the best whiff rates in the league. The deeper he got into the season, teams started jumping on the fastball early in counts and the whiff rate dropped significantly. He’s a big piece of the Pirates future, so finishing the year strong, but healthy will be critical.
Tonight, the Pirates will send out Mitch Keller for game one against the Chicago Cubs. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. EST.
Make sure to visit Pirates OnSI for the latest news, updates, interviews and insight on the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburg, PA
Man Arrested In Pittsburgh Double Stabbing Incident
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PITTSBURGH, PA — A man is in custody after two men were wounded with a knife in the city’s Perry North section Saturday night.
Just before 10 p.m., officers responded to the 300 block of Vinceton Street for reports of a man stabbed. They found one man wounded in the abdomen and another who was cut in the wrist-arm area.
Both were taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.
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Police arrested Todd Brooks, 57, of Pittsburgh in connection with the incident. He is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another person.
Brooks is being held in the Allegheny County Jail.
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The early investigation suggests the men had been involved in an altercation inside the residence.
Police continue to investigate.
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Abandoned house fire in Duquesne being investigated as suspicious
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