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ERIE, Pa. — When Donald Trump came here in 2016, he blasted Democrats for decimating the region’s once-vaunted manufacturing sector and pledged to reverse the decay. “We’re going to put people back to work,” he said at a rally that summer. “We’re not playing games, and it’s going to go...

Thomas Jefferson High School students can enjoy Coffee Tree Roasters’ official caramel lattes and cappuccinos without ever leaving school. However, the officially licensed Coffee Tree Roasters that opened at the start of March to TJ students is about more than tasty beverages. The shop will serve as a learning lab...

Several Fox Chapel Area High School students were chosen for two Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) 2020 honors bands. Senior Michael Mendelson was selected by audition to perform with the PMEA District 1 Honors Jazz Ensemble. The concert was Feb. 8 at Pine-Richland High School, under the direction of Eric...

The upcoming musical “City of Man” has been rescheduled due to coronavirus concerns. Originally scheduled for March 27, students from 12 area school districts are now slated to present the show by the Neighbors North Catholic CYO on May 13-17. The performance will be held at Holy Cross Academy, in...

People are shifting to disaster mode as the coronavirus further impacts daily lives, with shelves of Clorox wipes, hand sanitizer and other products stripped clean at stores across the region. After President Trump’s speech on Wednesday night about his administration’s attempts to mount an effort to stop the spread of...

Richland Township officials announced a number of cancellations on Friday in an effort to keep its staff and citizens safe and healthy amid the coronavirus outbreak. Both the Northern Tier Library and the Richland Township Municipal Water Authority building will both be closed through March 30. Additionally, access to the...

Laser focus and a cool head. Those are qualities Penn-Trafford graduate Kaitlin Korinek always has exhibited. On family camping trips in her youth, she said she could sit in the boat for hours fishing, blocking out everything around her. Her level-headed nature made her the kind of person others would...

Kristy Trn is no stranger to success, but the longtime coach of the Shippensburg women’s basketball team is not used to a rebuilding project. Trn faced one after the 2016-17 season, when the Raiders won 24 games, reached the PSAC Tournament semifinals and earned a berth in the NCAA Division...

Westmoreland County detectives continue to investigate the circumstances that led New Kensington police to fatally shoot a man Friday. Detective John Clark said the county district attorney’s office investigators are still interviewing witnesses and following up on information regarding the incident. Officers responded to multiple calls reporting a man with...

Kevin Joyce said it’s “white knuckle” time for Pittsburgh’s hospitality industry. The owner of The Carlton Restaurant and Eadie’s Kitchen and Market, both Downtown, said food and beverage establishments across the city are feeling the impact of coronavirus. He said his restaurant was booked for Friday night with a Celine...

USA Wrestling has postponed the Olympic trials that were scheduled for Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center on April 4-5 due to coronavirus concerns. In a statement, the governing body said it is working with local officials and health experts in hopes of rescheduling the event at the same venue. The...

Hampton Township School District will be closing for two weeks beginning March 16 following Gov. Tom Wolf’s directive that all Pennsylvania schools observe a closure for 10 business days in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Students will be instructed via email beginning March 17 about using...

Even before Gov. Tom Wolf announced that all Pennsylvania schools would close for 10 business days due to coronavirus concerns, Shaler Area School District had already come to the same conclusion and sent out an email to families in the school district that classes would be suspended for two weeks....

Transparency is one of those buzzy kind of words that seem to cluster like flies around government and other like organizations. What is so great about transparency? Maybe we should just call it what it is. Honesty. Transparency is a lack of secrecy. It is opening the door and inviting...

Pine-Richland School District announced on Friday afternoon that all schools will be closed beginning Saturday through Friday, March 27 in response to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. The same afternoon, Governor Tom Wolf ordered all Pennsylvania schools to shut down for a minimum of 10 days. Superintendent Dr....

Schools across Pennsylvania will close for at least 10 business days amid efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus, state officials said Friday. Gov. Tom Wolf said in a statement that officials will re-evaluate after 10 days to decide whether schools should remain closed. The order – for 10 school...

These are the most up to date cancellations due to the coronavirus in Penn Hills and the surrounding areas. To get your information on this list, email kgreen@triblive.com. Following Gov. Tom Wolf’s state-wide directive that all schools close, Penn Hills School District will be closed for 10 days starting March...

MIAMI — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, four days after the mayor attended a Miami event with a Brazilian government official who later tested positive for the virus. Suarez confirmed the positive test Friday morning in an interview with...

Editor’s note: In regard to Gov. Wolf’s order, the Carlynton School District is closing all schools and canceling all classes and all activities. The district tentatively plans to reopen March 30. Carlynton students will whisk audiences away on a carriage ride to a fairytale land where dreams really do come...

In response to coronavirus concerns, officials have postponed SAT testing that was scheduled for March 14 at Hampton High School. When the exam is rescheduled, the district will send out an announcement. For details, go to ht-sd.org....

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Let’s imagine that Jeff Bezos, who accumulates almost $9 million an hour, lived in a world with Bernie Sanders’ 8% “extreme wealth” tax (on fortunes over $10 billion). A single year would see $9 billion flow into government coffers from Bezos’s $115 billion treasure trove, more than enough to cover...