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More than 14 months after a global pandemic brought life to a halt for many and less than 24 hours after Gov. Tom Wolf lifted pandemic mitigation restrictions in Pennsylvania, civic life began to bloom Monday at Memorial Day services across Westmoreland County. High school bands, fire trucks, scout troops,
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh are joining forces in a new research center designed to study and seek ways to halt the proliferation of extremist hate. The announcement comes amid rising fears about ethnic violence against Asian Americans. On Tuesday night in Atlanta, a gunman killed eight people, six of Asian descent, at three massage parlors. The genesis of the new center to study extremist hate, however, dates back more than two years. Officials said the ...
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wednesday joined a growing chorus of universities announcing plans for in-person commencement this spring Officials said plans call for as many as six ceremonies May 7 and 8 for May and August 2021 graduates. Plans include a ceremony for graduates receiving master’s and doctoral degrees on the evening of Friday, May 7. Undergraduate degrees will be conferred Saturday, May 8, at up to five separate ceremonies. Graduates will be limited to t...
Tribune-Review file photo TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Citing positive developments in the rollout of the covid-19 vaccine, Robert Morris University President Christopher B. Howard on Tuesday said RMU plans to return to a normal schedule of in-person classes and athletics with fans in the stands this fall. With the announcement, RMU joins a growing list of colleges and universities that have announced plans to return to normal operations for the fall 2021 semester. The cautious plans for a return to ...
After weeks of sharp price spikes, analysts say gasoline price increases in Southwestern Pennsylvania appear to be stabilizing. Regular unleaded gasoline increased only a penny per gallon last week following increases of 25 cents per gallon here over the last month. There were multiple factors behind the increases that drove