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Around a dozen students at Liberty University in Virginia have reported being sick with symptoms that are consistent with covid-19, according to the New York Times. School President Jerry Falwell Jr. asked students to return to campus last week after spring break. Students returning to campus are now reportedly being...

Bad situations can bring out the best in people. It can also bring out the worst. People are scared and unsure in the coronavirus pandemic. They don’t know what’s coming next on the economic roller coaster, and they are nervous about grocery shopping and opening doors. And let’s just admit...

Westmoreland County’s covid-19 case count rose by six overnight, as figures released Sunday by state health officials show 47 confirmed cases. That is up from 41 cases in figures released yesterday. There have been no deaths related to the virus in the county, which has been under a stay-at-home order...

Christopher Regan is an attorney with Bordas & Bordas in Pittsburgh, and the former vice chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party. It has been hard for a long time to say anything about politics that helps anyone with anything. If you say something to one side or the other,...

The best way to get cash quickly into the hands of the people would be credit cards. This would solve the problem of having to leave the house to place an order, and the cash would get into the economy immediately. Also, it would make it impossible for anyone who...

LOS ANGELES — Actor John Callahan, known for playing Edmund Grey on “All My Children” and also starring on other soaps including “Days of Our Lives,” “Santa Barbara” and “Falcon Crest,” has died. He was 66. His ex-wife and former “All My Children” co-star Eva LaRue announced his death on...

As the world faces an unprecedented pandemic, businesses and industries struggle to cope with uncertainty and the devastating impacts of covid-19. Leaders in every state are struggling to find a careful balance between protecting public health while also protecting the financial health of state and local economies. To date, Pennsylvania...

Though it’s nearly impossible for individual citizens to have much impact on the idiotic, partisan behavior of our elected representatives in Washington, it is possible to take a moment to recognize the actions of those who, regardless of political leanings, are out doing the jobs that are truly vital to...

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JONESBORO, Ark. — A tornado ripped through northeast Arkansas on Saturday, leaving six people hurt after hitting commercial and residential areas in the college town of Jonesboro. The six people reported injured were taken to a local hospital with minor juries, Jonesboro E-911 Director Jeff Presley said. The tornado did...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea and Japan said, continuing a streak of weapons launches that suggests leader Kim Jong Un is trying to strengthen domestic support amid worries about a possible coronavirus outbreak in the country. South...

NORFOLK, Va. — President Trump backed away from calling for a quarantine for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, instead directing Saturday night that a “strong Travel Advisory” be issued to stem the spread of the outbreak. Vice President Mike Pence tweeted that the CDC was urging...

Bridgeville 714 Ventures Inc. sold property at 439 Railroad St. to KellZar Rentals LLC for $215,000. Carlton Capital LLC sold property at 1319 Terrace St. to Vincent Kecer for $25,100. Carnegie Alojz Kajinic sold property at 310 Sixth Ave. to Peter Edson for $143,500. Collier Estate of Mildred Christoff sold...

Baldwin Borough Estate of Melvin Wilson sold property at 1140-1142 Boni Drive to Logan Bowser for $20,000. Henry Tenden sold property at 325 Macassar Drive to Brenda Nanyangwe for $108,150. Norma Lewis sold property at 450 Marta Drive to Zachary Blaise and Artishmie Marie Zdrojewski for $179,900. Michael Murray sold...

Blawnox James Flynn sold property at 1097 North Ave. to Zachary Haberstitch and Nicole Christine Cider for $35,000. Fox Chapel James Spaniel Jr. sold property at 109 E Waldheim Road to Thomas M Vandyke Schmaus and Sarah Ginestet for $235,000. Harmar Estate of Janet Fine sold property at 419 Forest...

Shaler Estate of Thomas Goodas sold property at 41 Barrington Drive to Shawn Thor for $15,000. Erwin Edward Schweitzer trustee sold property at 212 Mathilda St. to Stephen James Luteran for $79,000. Terrance Shreckengast sold property at 2719 Sapling Drive to Adam Conner and Julie Banyas for $250,000. Derek Trobaugh...

A 38-year-old Sewickley Township man died Saturday evening after being pulled into a storm drain following heavy rains that swept across the region. Rescue crews from several fire departments responded to the incident on Clay Pike in Herminie at about 5:30 p.m., when Nathan D. Roth’s wife called 911, a...

Nobody plans to be a victim of crime. As a 27-year veteran of the Pittsburgh Police department and former chief of police, I’ve seen this firsthand. I’ve sat with women who have been abused and mothers who have lost children, and I’ve seen the terror in their eyes. I know...

The Amish do their best to keep outside troubles from entering their daily lives. That’s not so easy when the trouble is an invisible virus spreading across the globe. People familiar with the Amish community in Pennsylvania say many are taking the coronavirus and subsequent business closures and calls for...

It’s up to us all now. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is not untangling the webs that tie one covid-19 infection to another anymore. The disturbing thing is that isn’t just happening now. “Contact tracing stopped last week, as the number of cases alone, without doing follow-up contact, became challenging...