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Roy Horn, the dark-haired half of Siegfried & Roy, the flamboyant, German-born illusionists whose lavish stage productions and trademark disappearing white tigers and lions made them one of the biggest draws on the Las Vegas Strip, died Friday. He was 75. Horn, who suffered a severe wound to his neck...

Everyone couldn’t wait to get to yellow. It has been weeks since Gov. Tom Wolf announced a color-coded path from a full coronavirus lockdown to a more moderate restriction. On May 1, he signaled the first rope to drop with northwest and north-central counties enjoying the slightly relaxed rules of...

Catholic churches in both the Greensburg Diocese and Pittsburgh Diocese will be permitted to reopen their doors for private prayer beginning May 15, diocese officials have announced. Pittsburgh Diocese officials also eased restrictions on weddings and funeral Masses from having no more than 10 people in attendance to no more...

Universities that bring thousands of students to Southwestern Pennsylvania every fall are offering reassurances that they hope to reopen shuttered classrooms and dormitories in August. Although the region is scheduled to begin reopening on May 15, colleges and universities are not yet permitted to resume face-to-face operations in classrooms and...

Paul Finkelman, Ph.D., is president of Gratz College and a former law professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. The novel coronavirus has ravaged Pennsylvania, forcing more than 1.5 million of our neighbors to the unemployment line. This represents 23% of the Keystone State’s workforce. The devastation far...

Candace McKinley is the lead organizer for the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund, which is working to end cash bail in Philadelphia. The mission of the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund is to end the use of cash bail in Philadelphia and, until that day comes, post bail for as many of...

Officials in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties applauded Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision Friday to move most of Southwestern Pennsylvania to a phase of eased coronavirus restrictions, though many said the decision was overdue. “It’s a step in the right direction,” Westmoreland County Commissioner Sean Kertes said. “This should’ve happened a week...

This morning on the news I was listening to our governor and thought, “Gee, he looks well trimmed and coiffed.” His beard was very nicely trimmed and his hair was cut, and it made me wonder why or how can he get a barber and I’m not allowed to see...

If you’re quarantined at home with your parents right now, count your blessings if you can have as nice a time as Billie Eilish and her dad seem to be enjoying. Eilish announced a new Apple Music program, “me & dad radio,” featuring her and her father, Patrick O’Connell, an...

During this viral catastrophe, our recognized heroes have been nurses, doctors, first responders, delivery people and many, many others who brave the danger of infection to help and protect us all. Also included on that list are the millions of Americans who are practicing social distancing and wearing masks when...

Regarding Lori Falce’s column “Truth, math and politics” (April 30, TribLIVE): Sorry, numbers do lie, numbers are biased, numbers are political and numbers do have agendas. You forget people with biases and agendas construct, collect and report the numbers. America’s one-third of all worldwide cases despite having 4% of the...

Sitting at home all day, many of us are asking ourselves how we can help others during this pandemic. Read The Stroller daily for announcements of how everyone can ease the pressure and stress of others, even while maintaining social distancing. Information for The Stroller should be emailed to vndnews@tribweb.com....

Sewickley Public Library offers online story times for families, babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Story time for families is held at 9:30 a.m. Fridays. Babies and Books is held every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Stories for Twos and Threes is held at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday, and preschool story time is...

Single-lane closures on parts of Fern Hollow Road and Blackburn Road in Sewickley Heights Borough will begin at 9 a.m. on May 12. According to Allegheny County Department of Public Works, the restrictions, which are expected to end in July, are required for safety upgrades, scour protection and concrete repairs...

Laurel: To comfort food. Hunger isn’t something new. While the economic instabilities of the coronavirus pandemic may have exacerbated the issue, food insecurity has affected the Southwestern Pennsylvania area at higher rates than the rest of the country for years. According to the City of Pittsburgh, about 21.4% of its...

The 2020 Rammy Awards, a showcase that honors Pine-Richland School District’s best filmmakers, will be livestreamed at 7 p.m. Friday. Student directors from kindergarten through 12th grade submitted 17 short films. During the 10th anniversary, awards will be given for Best in Show, Best Directing, Best Editing and more. To...

Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday night extended Pennsylvania’s stay-at-home order through June 4 for all counties deemed red zones, although which counties remain under that designation could change Friday. As of Thursday night, all of Southwestern Pennsylvania remains a red zone, where the strictest restrictions on people and businesses remain...

Property owners in the Chartiers Valley School District can expect to pay more in real estate taxes next year. The board of directors passed a proposed final budget Tuesday for the 2020-21 school year of $68 million, a 1% increase of the current budget, according to a district news release....

Alessandra Hirsch, M.D., is a first-year resident physician in obstetrics and gynecology in Chicago, Ill. On Sunday, March 15, the single day that I was given to adjust from a full month of working overnight to my next rotation in gynecologic surgery, I received an email with new instructions: all...

Every day, Pennsylvania nurses are on the front lines of our health care system, delivering high-quality patient care and saving lives. During National Nurses Week May 6-12, I want to recognize and thank the more than 500 nurses and health care workers whom I represent as president of HealthCare-PSEA. Nurses...

The pandemic will end. Will Pennsylvanians have an economy left, or will Gov. Tom Wolf have destroyed it? Democrats, including Wolf, can’t understand how President Trump won the election. How could Pennsylvania vote for Trump? He must be destroyed at any cost, even if Pennsylvania’s economy is decimated. Of course,...

Remember Kevin Spacey? The disgraced actor is in the spotlight again, this time for remarks he made comparing the uncertainties people are experiencing because of the coronavirus crisis to his downfall after being accused of sexual assault. He made those comments on a podcast episode posted in early April. “I...