NEW YORK — Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports, postponing Major League Baseball games and prompting people to fish out pandemic-era face masks.

PITTSTON — The City of Pittston showed little life downtown when the hazardous smoky Canadian air invaded Wyoming Valley on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

WASHINGTON — A former top aide to Donald Trump appeared Wednesday in federal court in Miami for testimony to a grand jury investigating potential classified-document mishandling and obstruction at the ex-president’s Palm Beach property, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The thick haze of smoke from Canadian wildfires covering Luzerne County has led to a noticeable increase in calls from patients with breathing concerns, a Geisinger doctor said Wednesday, but it does not appear to have caused more visits to emergency rooms or other acute care facilities.

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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a ‘Code RED’ Air Quality Alert for all of Northeastern Pennsylvania as smoke from forest fires in Eastern Canada continues to blanket the region.

Wyoming Valley West has postponed its high school graduation for one day due to the ongoing smoke conditions, Superintendent Dave Tosh confirmed this afternoon.

MIAMI — Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray became the first teammates in NBA Finals history to both record triple-doubles, and Denver’s two stars made sure the Nuggets reclaimed the lead in the series by beating the Miami Heat 109-94 in Game 3 on Wednesday night.

Dallas baseball plays a team trying to make history. Hazleton Area softball faces a pitcher who already has.

KINGSTON — By the time the ball made its way to freshman attack Evan Kostack, most of the Marple Newtown goal-producing work was already done.

The last Wyoming Valley Conference squad left standing in boys volleyball had its run ended as Holy Redeemer lost to host Dock Mennonite 3-0 on Tuesday in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A tournament. The District 1 champ Pioneers stayed undefeated, winning by scores of 25-14, 25-11, 25-21.

The announcement officially came almost 10 minutes before the scheduled first pitch. The RailRiders weren’t going to be playing on Tuesday in Moosic.

MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra has preached about the value of adversity for months, not shying away from saying that it helped the Miami Heat get to these NBA Finals.