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Plum Borough School District has accepted more than $230,000 worth of athletic equipment and supplies donated by alumnus Pat McAfee. “Pat has been a tremendous friend to our athletic programs, both on and off the playing surface,” according to a statement issued by the district. “His willingness to remain connected...

Plum Borough School Board announces the appointment of Melanie Rush as Plum Senior High School assistant principal. Rush joins the district with more than 19 years of experience as a classroom teacher with Trinity Area School District, and she served as an interim assistant principal there during the 2018-19 school...

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in West Virginia v. EPA is a disappointment to those who want to see strong, quick climate action. Given the volatility of implementing greenhouse gas reductions via actions from the executive branch, the impetus is now on Congress to act on climate change. The court’s...

More than a dozen Black women leaders gathered in Carlow University Commons on June 30 to witness the launch of Level Up: Greater Pittsburgh Gender Pay Equity Pledge. Black Women’s Policy Center, Women and Girls Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh collaborated to launch the campaign dedicated...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Michael Jordan’s iconic shot against Georgetown 40 years ago that gave North Carolina coach Dean Smith his first NCAA title wasn’t the only championship performance he had that year. Far less known, but at the time equally as important, Jordan helped the United States restore its claim...

Employers that insist workers return to the desk five or even four days a week are facing tough resistance. When Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon ordered his bankers to their desks full time, just 505 of his base employees showed up. Subsequently, young bankers were threatening to quit and otherwise...

The Pittsburgh metro area has emerged as one of our nation’s leading energy hubs, though this status does not come without risks. Right before the busy Memorial Day weekend, a Norfolk Southern Train struck a vehicle, causing a significant train derailment that sent nine carriages into a tributary of the...

KDKA reporter/anchor Amy Wadas is leaving her hometown station for a new adventure in the Rocky Mountains. Wadas announced Monday on social media that July 14 would be her last day with KDKA-TV, which hired her in 2014. “This was one of the toughest decisions I’ve ever had to make,”...

There’s no doubt that crossbows have grown in popularity when it comes to archery deer hunting in Pennsylvania, but by just how much may be a bit surprising. First allowed in the state’s special regulations areas, and also for use by individuals who had a disabled hunters permit, crossbows became...

I see that we have a collective blind spot. We don’t understand mental health. Our media talks and writes about elevated rates of anxiety during Covid, depression and substance abuse during mid-life, and suicidality among adolescents and veterans. Mental health professionals are rarely consulted. We have three current crises that...

It appears that state budget negotiations are continuing and we may have some announcement of a budget deal in the next day or so. The last few weeks of public debate in Harrisburg have been deeply revealing of the different approaches of the two parties. One of those parties has...

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I saw on the news that 51 illegal aliens were found in a tractor-trailer truck in San Antonio, Texas. If you use the twisted logic the Democrats use regarding gun control, you can only come to the conclusion that the truck killed those people. If a gun, an inanimate object,...

Throughout the pandemic, mental health has worsened. According to the World Health Organization, in 2022, nearly 1 billion individuals live with a mental disorder, and in low-income countries, over 75% of people with a disorder do not receive treatment. Given this global issue, Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Jr. sponsored the...

On June 28, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited the Pittsburgh area to meet regional leaders to discuss Southwestern Pennsylvania’s clean energy future (“Officials say Western Pa. can lead way in clean energy industry,” June 28, TribLIVE). To the disappointment of many of us who believe in true clean...

Santana’s Wednesday show at the Pavilion at Star Lake has been postponed after the group’s leader, Carlos Santana, collapsed onstage Tuesday in Michigan. The 74-year-old musician was hospitalized with heat exhaustion and dehydration. A representative told USA Today that Santana is being held for observation and is doing well. The...

Government always has to wait for innovation to happen before it can catch up with progress. There was no need for automobile registration before there were cars to register, for example. As utilities have changed, so have regulations for them. With the spread of computers, government’s use of them for...

The article “Lawsuit alleges Allegheny County Jail failed to help man who died by suicide last year” (June 28, TribLIVE) articulates the gross errors made by the Allegheny County Jail staff in caring for Martin Bucek, who died by suicide. A most important question is, who is providing oversight to...

Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Picnic to benefit pig rescue A Summer Pig-nic to benefit the Pittsburgh...

For the first time in our history, the Supreme Court is restricting our freedoms and rights rather than expanding them. A ban on abortions would be a dystopian nightmare of state-enforced pregnancies. This abortion ruling, while egregious, is just one of the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions...

It certainly doesn’t have the controversial history or glamour the Route 28 Expressway has, but Route 56 is an important artery of the eastern side of the Allegheny River. Route 56 begins its 108-mile trek from New Kensington to Bedford at the foot of the Ninth Street Bridge, officially known...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just 12 months ago, the Big 12 Conference was rocked by news that Texas and Oklahoma planned to depart the league for the Southeastern Conference in 2025. That left the the prospect of the Big 12 having just eight active members, but the conference moved quickly...

An advocacy group that has spent the last two years observing criminal proceedings in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court and has been highly critical of the overuse of probation in the county, last month filed more than five dozen misconduct complaints against Judge Anthony M. Mariani with the state Judicial...

Ten members of the Pittsburgh Passion women’s football team have been picked to play in the 2022 Xenith All-American Game on Sunday at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. First-team All-Americans are strong safety Devon Peace, defensive back Rebecca Ehrgood, defensive ends Kim Zubovic and Kaitlyn Niedermeyer,...