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Laurel: To small gestures. Six weeks might not seem like a big deal with some things. It’s less than the timeline from Halloween to Christmas, which seems to pass in a blink. But when you’re waiting for money, it can feel like a lifetime, especially when belts are tight and...

Bartenders began whipping up mixed drinks Thursday afternoon at Mogie’s Irish Pub as soon as they learned Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill into law allowing cocktail to-go sales during the pandemic-spurred restrictions. Craig Licata, who lives nearby the Lower Burrell bar, picked up two plastic foam cups of Long...

Western Pennsylvania students were well-represented in the National History Day in Pennsylvania state contest. This year’s theme was “Breaking Barriers in History,” which could be applied to state, national or world history. The contest is broken into the Senior Division for students in ninth through 12th grade and the Junior...

WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer urged President Donald Trump to lower flags at all public buildings when the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reaches 100,000. The Democratic leaders made their request Thursday in a letter to the White House saying the move would...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration notified international partners on Thursday that it is pulling out of a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct unarmed, observation flights over each other’s territory — overflights set up decades ago to promote trust and avert conflict. The administration says it wants out of...

It took less than a few hours Wednesday for a state police marine operations unit and a cadaver dog to recover the body of a 10-year-old boy who was swept up in the Ohio River near Ambridge. “It was an emotional moment,” Fire Chief Rob Gottschalk said, after spending two...

Prior to covid-19, our nation was silently witnessing another growing epidemic — suicide. Specifically, among first responders. Many members of this at-risk population are now on the front lines of the pandemic, working in high-stress professions where the nature of their work leads to experiencing trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder....

Hampton Township council will hold an executive session at 10 a.m. Saturday in Township Community Center Great Room A, located at 3101 McCully Road, Allison Park. The executive session is closed to the public. According to a township email blast, the purpose of the meeting is to discuss legal and...

“Operation Warp Speed” could be the new Trumpian slogan that ought to do the trick. That will show the pesky covid-19 who’s boss. We’ll simply ignore the raging pandemic and go back to normal. Vaccine by year’s end? Sure! It has been ordered. Miracle cures, silver bullets, magical thinking …...

The 53rd Annual Ukrainian Easter Egg Sale at St. Peter & St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie has been canceled. The sale was rescheduled for June 6, but was ultimately canceled due to the pandemic, according to the parish. The annual event features Ukrainian pysanky — Easter eggs —...

Because of the diverse opinions on business closures while we deal with the coronavirus, I believe most of us know that the heart of American industry is small business. Therefore, I call on Gov. Tom Wolf to use a bit of common sense. I simply cannot understand why businesses such...

Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to veto House Bills 2506 and 2513, which are aimed at getting restaurants and liquor-licensed establishments open and appear to be bipartisan. Will Wolf once again leave the service industry in limbo? A third bill, HB327, which is an attempt to give liquor-licensed establishments the...

I believe social distancing is an experiment on our emotional health. Humans need physical contact for our mental health, from babyhood through our adult lives. I fear social distancing will cause increases in spousal and child abuse, suicide, murders and other crimes. When scientists studied babies in Romanian orphanages whose...

I only wanted to be a cashier. Now I’m deemed essential. So I work, exhausted, on the “front lines,” praying I won’t bring covid-19 home. I only wanted to be a cashier. Now I must enforce social distancing. “Can you please step back?” I only wanted to be a cashier....

‘The Lovebirds ” stars Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani are two of the most exciting voices working in film and television today, as actors, writers and creators. Rae’s “Insecure” and Nanjiani’s “The Big Sick” are both vibrant, stimulating and fresh and rooted deeply in the diversity of their own experiences....

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. Curbside food drop-off planned in Kiski Township Kiski Township Fire Department and Straight-N-Clear will host a curbside drop-off food...

The Shaler Area High School team placed first overall in the high school category in the Phipps Fairchild Challenge. According to a school press release, the yearlong environmental competition consisted of five challenges. The Shaler team consisted of a core group of students who worked on the challenges throughout the...

Hampton Township has announced that the Community Outdoor Pool Complex will be closed until the state enters the green phase of reopening. According to a post on their Facebook page, the township plans to open the pool in mid-June, depending upon guidelines. Township officials previously said they would open when...

WASHINGTON — The company that has been awarded the largest single covid-19 federal contract once boasted it charged the Defense Department $7.63 for earplugs that cost 85 cents a pair to produce. That company, 3M, was awarded a $1 billion contract on April 15 for “medical and surgical instruments, equipment...

Let’s try this again. Way back in February, Levin Furniture was in danger of closing, but owners of the Art Van Furniture company that purchased it in 2017 said not to worry — everything was “business as usual” and a solution would be found. That solution, as it turned out...

DETROIT — Ford Motor Company shut down its Dearborn Truck Plant on Wednesday afternoon because of coronavirus, releasing its early shift of UAW hourly workers. “They sent everybody home,” said a UAW worker who asked not to be named for fear of disciplinary action. “We probably got 800 people there....

Sweetwater Center for the Arts is offering Art At Home classes. Three levels include: • Level 1: Pre-School, Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. • Level 2: Children, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-4 p.m. • Level 3: Teen, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-2 p.m. The center plans to add more classes, including...