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Students at West Virginia University returned to in-person classes Monday, after a three-week hiatus. The university had halted in-person learning Sept. 7 when the campus encountered a significant spike in covid-19 cases. In late August and early September, there were several days the percent of covid-19 tests with positive results...

A 14-day dry spell in Western Pennsylvania is expected to end Monday night when a cold front moves through the region. The front will bring an end to warmer weather and make it feel more like autumn, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Pat Herald. “Obviously, it’s dry,” Herald said....

A man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after being shot in Beaver County early Monday. The shooting in the 500 block of Midland Avenue in Midland was reported shortly before 1:30 a.m., a county 911 dispatcher said. State police said the shooting victim, a 29-year-old man, was shot three...

Western Pennsylvania is home to several colleges and universities, attracting students from around the state and country. During the coronavirus pandemic, many are tracking the number of positive covid-19 cases as they emerge on campus. University of Pittsburgh Enrollment: Approximately 35,000 students Number of new cases: There were 26 new...

Firefighters battled a blaze at an apartment complex in Canonsburg Sunday that damaged at least a dozen units, according to authorities. The fire broke out at about 1 p.m. along Summit Avenue, according to a Washington County 911 supervisor. One resident was taken to a local hospital for treatment of...

U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and Republican challenger Sean Parnell sparred Saturday night over the Trump administration’s push to gut the Affordable Care Act in their first in-person debate. “My opponent favors overturning that law that protects you,” Lamb, 34, D-Mt. Lebanon, told viewers during the debate hosted by Trib news...

With in-person live performances postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Stage Theatre is moving to new platforms to reach their audiences remotely. Beginning Oct. 1, Prime Stage Theatre will host the Prime Stage Mystery Theatre Podcast. The first program, penned by local writer Lawrence Connolly, is titled “A Knavish...

Local schools are bracing for what could be a year filled with teacher vacancies as covid-19 potentially amplifies a yearslong substitute teacher shortage. Districts scrambling to find day-to-day substitutes during a typical school year now might have to work twice as hard to retain those positions as fears of returning...

Only five days before census counts were set to cease, a federal judge in California barred the Trump administration from cutting efforts a month short. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh issued a preliminary injunction Thursday requiring the Census Bureau to extend counting efforts through Oct. 31, NPR reported. That October...

This guide will be updated as Election Day approaches. If you have questions not addressed here, please contact Tribune-Review staff writer Julia Felton at jfelton@triblive.com. Editor’s note: An earlier version contained incorrect information about mail-in ballots. Voters sign the back of the mailing envelope, not the ballot itself. The basics...

One person is dead and another was flown to the hospital after a shooting in Beaver Falls early Friday morning, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The shooting happened just after 1 a.m. near the corner of 14th Street and Fifth Avenue. The Beaver County coroner was called to the...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by state Republicans to stay its decision allowing for the use of ballot drop boxes and an extended deadline for mail-in ballots. Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph B. Scarnati III, Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, House Speaker Bryan Cutler and House...

Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania opened registration for new members this fall with a new virtual troop option, along with troops meeting for in-person activities. “While in-person adventures and troop meetings continue under current local and CDC guidelines, the addition of a virtual troop option is the final piece to create...

A former Indiana County car dealership general manager is set for a preliminary hearing next week on nearly 250 charges and summary counts for allegedly keeping $60,000 in vehicle sale proceeds, according to court papers. Kevin T. Albright, 48, of Indiana, is charged with theft, tampering with records, unsworn falsification,...

For most people, it’s challenging enough to perform a dance step or gymnastics move. The Steel City Vaulters do it all on the back of a moving horse. The vaulting troupe will show their stuff during a fundraising exhibition from 1-3 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Keystone Equestrian Center, off...

Anna Baird has the perfect solution for anyone trying to decide between ritzy and rustic for a fall getaway. Why not try glamping? The founder of Pittsburgh-based Hideaway Co. is offering upscale camping experiences during October at the Barn at Maple Falls near Rockwood, Somerset County. Four weekend packages are...

U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette visited the Pittsburgh region this week, stopping at a multibillion-dollar ethane cracker plant being built in Beaver County, Carnegie Mellon University and the United Association Local 449 Steamfitters headquarters in Pittsburgh. The visit, according to Brouillette’s staff, was to highlight the importance of Appalachian natural...

Former Vice President Joe Biden went on the offensive Tuesday, attacking President Donald Trump on jobs and the economy as the president prepared to travel to the Pittsburgh region for his fourth visit to Pennsylvania in the past four weeks. “Four years ago, candidate Donald Trump promised the hardworking people...

Law enforcement agencies teamed up to arrest suspected drug dealers and human traffickers in Beaver County hotels, according to Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier. The district attorney’s office, Center Township Police Department, the FBI Human Trafficking Task Force and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police conducted the sweep at numerous...

President Trump will seek to rev up Western Pennsylvania voters Tuesday night during a campaign rally at a hangar outside Pittsburgh International Airport, marking the Republican incumbent’s fourth stop in the battleground state this month. “I’m not at all surprised to see that Trump is back in the state,” said...

Attorneys who led the fight against Gov. Tom Wolf’s covid-19 shutdown orders said on Monday that he will likely not prevail on appeal and that allowing the judge’s order to be stayed just compounds the harm already done. U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV issued a ruling on Sept. 14...

A contractor will pay $2.4 million to repair a five-level parking garage at California University of Pennsylvania that has been closed for four years since a chunk of concrete broke off and crashed to the ground. Repairs will begin soon on the $13 million Vulcan Parking Garage, built in 2010,...