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The workweek as it once existed likely has changed forever. Four-day workweeks. Zoom calls. Hybrid schedules. Full-time remote. All have become standard operating procedure for many businesses and their employees. Companies were forced to adjust — or be faced with the prospect of folding — after the covid-19 pandemic struck....

A threat of severe weather with hurricane-force winds is over for the Pittsburgh area, a National Weather Service meteorologist said early Tuesday. No watches or warnings are active for Southwestern Pennsylvania, meteorologist Jason Frazier said. One line of thunderstorms fizzled out as it moved into Washington and Greene counties, but...

Americans are proving resilient to record high gas prices, and there isn’t much clear-cut relief in sight, an industry analyst said. The imbalance between supply and demand likely will continue for most of the summer and could worsen with a major hurricane or refinery snag, Patrick De Haan, head of...

Winds up to 60 mph and hours of rainfall could uproot trees and cause flooding across the Pittsburgh area overnight Monday into Tuesday morning. “This has the potential of being a higher-end event we see once every several years or so,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Jared Rackley. Isolated large...

Congressional Republicans and Democrats in Western Pennsylvania fell in line with their respective parties as they voted on legislation that would enact stricter gun laws. The Protecting Our Kids and Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order acts passed in the Democratic-led House of Representatives last week. The bills need to overcome...

Reaction to proposed gun control laws shows that even some local gun owners appear just as divided about the effectiveness of such measures as the politicians debating them. Mass shootings over the past month in Buffalo, N.Y.; Uvalde, Texas; and Philadelphia have reignited the debate over gun laws. Although many...

State police are investigating an Ohio man’s death in Butler County as a homicide. State police said the body of Frederick Orr, 32, of Columbus, was found around 3:30 a.m. Saturday along Kelly Road in Muddy Creek Township. Police said they were awaiting autopsy results and an investigation is ongoing....

Maybe it’s because the weather was absolutely perfect for an outdoor tailgate on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Or maybe it’s because the music of country superstar Kenny Chesney brings people together. Or maybe it’s because so much of the world shut down over the last two years because of covid-19. Whatever...

When Ryan Reed, a resource program specialist with the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, was taking wildlife courses at college in the 1990s, one of his professors accused certain animals of getting all the attention. “He called them ‘charismatic mega-fauna’ — bears, deer, elk, those types of animals,”...

Growing up around Seattle, Ainsley Seago said she never saw a firefly until she visited Hershey as a teenager. These days, she watches in amusement as her 10-year-old son, Maxwell, enjoys catching lightning bugs and releasing them. “How can you not catch them?” asked Seago, associate curator of invertebrate zoology...

SOMERSET — Suspended Somerset County District Attorney Jeffrey Thomas wants recordings of conversations between him and a woman he’s accused of sexually assaulting to be excluded from his upcoming trial. The request is part of a lengthy list of motions filed by attorneys on both sides that could determine what...

Information on job opportunities for veterans, mental health support, health screenings, legal advice, housing information, benefit options and financial advice will be available at the Veterans Expo planned for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Greene County Fairgrounds, Route 21, Waynesburg. The event is sponsored by the Greene...

They call it “the wave.” If you know, you know. Jeep owners acknowledge each other by holding up two or three fingers from their steering wheel when they pass by on the road. There will be a lot of waving this weekend. Jeep enthusiasts will gather Friday through Sunday at...

The national average price of gasoline reached $5 per gallon Thursday for the first time, according to price-tracking service GasBuddy.com. The milestone comes after months of gas price increases across the country accelerated by the rise in seasonal demand during supply constraints brought on by the covid pandemic, according to...

Two Romanian nationals accused last month of planting skimming devices at Sam’s Club stores in Allegheny and Butler counties were charged this week with targeting a store in Washington County. South Strabane police filed criminal charges against Colceag Constantin, 41, and Raul-Mihani Cojucaru, 40, after a skimmer was found on...

Electric utility crews had restored power to all but about 1,100 Western Pennsylvania residents Thursday evening after severe thunderstorms blew through the region late Wednesday, according to area utility companies. At 7:30 p.m., West Penn Power reported 666 customers without power in a nine-county region while Duquesne Light Co. reported...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018. Pennsylvania’s official state flower, the mountain laurel is in full bloom throughout the Pittsburgh region. Although most people are familiar with the laurel’s relatives — rhododendron and azaleas — the official state flower is plentiful but in select environments, mostly rocky,...

A Peters man told police his infant son sustained fatal head injuries when he tripped on a grocery bag while carrying the child last month, according to the charges against him. Jordan Clarke, 36, is charged with homicide in connection with the death of the infant, referred to in the...

As the covid-19 pandemic has changed with the emergence of new variants, Moderna is looking to update its vaccine offerings in response. The drug manufacturer is studying an updated booster vaccine that targets the omicron variant, which they say could offer better protection as the variant spreads. “The vaccine that’s...

State Rep. Matthew Dowling, R-Fayette/Somerset, could face DUI charges after he was involved in a car crash Saturday, and is seeking “professional treatment to address any possible alcohol issues.” State police responded to the incident at about 1:40 p.m. Dowling, 37, had rear-ended a car twice in the area of...

Area students are part of a record-breaking, boat design challenge with more than 10,000 students from 134 schools across the state presented by Remake Learning Days Across America, a national nonprofit that started in Pittsburgh. Boatbuilding makes for an appropriate STEAM design challenge because the effort involves many areas of...

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office has ruled the death of a 3-year-old Bedford County toddler who died May 29 as a homicide due to asphyxiation. The examiner’s office said Travis W. Young died at 4 p.m. at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh about 18 hours after he was taken...

The news came during National Nurses Week, and it was stunning. Although six- and seven-figure gifts to colleges are not unheard of, many of them come with strings. Often money is to be allocated for endowed professorships, labs or buildings. The $2.5 million award Duquesne University’s School of Nursing has...

A selection of the most compelling images from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region during the week of May 30-June 5....