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Indiana University of Pennsylvania announced Friday that an in-person commencement for the class of 2020 has been canceled and replaced with a virtual ceremony. The school had planned an in-person ceremony on Sept. 12 to honor May and August graduates. Citing more restrictive guidelines for indoor gatherings and increased concern...

Pennsylvania officials announced Friday that the commonwealth’s Aug. 11 vehicle auction is canceled as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. The auction was set to be held at Manheim Keystone Pennsylvania Auto Auction in Grantville. It was the fourth of six vehicle auctions slated for 2020. The next is scheduled...

Sewickley Mayor Brian Jeffe has announced he will resign at the end of the year. In a letter addressed to council members and Sewickley residents dated July 27, Jeffe said the role has been his focus, often at the cost of his family and career. Jeffe is listed as the...

The closure of a portion of Nadine Road in Penn Hills has been delayed for the second time in eight days, the Allegheny County Department of Public Works announced Friday. Work along a stretch of Nadine near Lincoln Road will now begin Aug. 10 at 7 a.m. The delay is...

Every day it has become the same old rules and regulations. Wear your mask. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands. To the point of brainwashing. It is my belief that you will never get the general public to do anything 100%. Even after a cure is found, all will not...

You might want to believe that a presidential rally is going to cause a “spike” in coronavirus cases but a “peaceful” demonstration with masses of people shoulder to shoulder is OK. I don’t. If you believe pitting Americans against each other by vilifying free speech, free thought, diversity of opinion...

As a professor of political science and economics at UCLA, Tim Groseclose in 2012 published the book “Left Turn,” providing convincing statistical evidence that bias by the political media actually can determine the way people think and vote. He showed that most of our television, radio and print media have...

I’ll make this quick and to the point. All I’ve been hearing about is how we should all stand together. Well, guess what: The career politicians are making that damn near impossible by caving in to every whim. People are allowed to tear down statues, destroy property, not pledge allegiance...

Regarding the article “China cites ‘malicious slander’ as Houston consulate closes” (July 23, TribLIVE): The late John Dillinger was just a sadly misunderstood bank customer, too, wasn’t he? Alan Schultz McCandless...

John Lewis has made his final trip across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the bridge where his skull was fractured by Alabama state troopers in 1965. He spent his lifetime earning the military and state trooper guard who honored him as his casket traveled that same bridge on July 26. Lewis’...

Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a face mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family...

For two weeks, we have watched and listened to history’s recordings of the late John Lewis, speaking powerfully and movingly to us during his lifetime of courageously nonviolent combat in the name of our civil rights. But we really shouldn’t say our final goodbyes to the iconic man who is...

Laurel: To doing the right thing. Westmoreland County Controller Jeffrey Balzer did just that when he put on a mask. Balzer was previously criticized by some — and supported by others — for not donning the protective gear required in the courthouse and by Gov. Tom Wolf’s edict. A three-term...

The American Hockey League (AHL) announced Thursday it is aiming to open its 2020-21 season by Dec. 4. Like most sports leagues around the world, the AHL halted play in mid-March because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The remainder of the 2019-20 season was formally canceled May 11. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...

A man was critically wounded after he was shot several times Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Arlington neighborhood, police said. The man was the passenger in a vehicle driven by a woman. A child was also in the vehicle when someone shot at them at about 1 p.m. in the 2200...

Robert Morris men’s basketball announced Thursday the signing of forward Patrick Suemnick. Suemnick, who made a verbal commitment in June, averaged 19 points and 10.7 rebounds as a senior in helping Denmark High School near Green Bay reach the state semifinals. Suemnick (6-8, 225) attended Don Bosco Institute in Indiana...

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court agreed to reconsider its ruling that the judge overseeing the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn had no choice but to dismiss it. The decision to grant a rare “en banc” rehearing before a larger panel of judges...

Two Pittsburgh police motorcycle officers who were part of the security detail for Vice President Mike Pence’s Thursday visit to Greensburg were hurt in a crash on Route 837 in White Oak, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. The officers are with the Special Deployment Division and were part...

Pittsburgh’s new Bike(+) Plan will be coming to all of Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods, maybe to your street. Be careful! This new bike plan may make Pittsburgh’s newly designated bike-path streets (and others around them) more dangerous — especially for children — and for drivers and pedestrians as well. Given the pandemic...

The Wheeling Nailers have signed former Robert Morris captain and forward Luke Lynch to an ECHL contract. A native of Shaler, Lynch completed his NCAA career in 2019-20. As a senior, he appeared in 37 games and scored 17 points (five goals, 12 assists). In 155 career games with the...

Alicia Keys will do her part in paying homage to legendary Black female entertainers who came before her in an upcoming PBS documentary. The 15-time Grammy Award winning singer and actress has been tapped to executive-produce “American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free” for PBS. Based on historian Ruth...

On March 6, jazz and blues vocalist Jessica Lee performed a beautiful tribute concert to Pittsburgh’s own jazz innovator, Maxine Sullivan. That concert became the first and last live, onstage performance in our 2020 Woman’s Hour program series due to the Music Hall’s abrupt closure due to covid-19. It seemed...

Pleasant Hills held its 26th annual National Night Out on July 28 – and the parade was a welcome event to those in the borough. The procession, featuring about 120 vehicles of first responders including police and fire trucks, as well as a large number of motorcycles, traveled through Pleasant...