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On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health released its weekly update on covid-19, reporting 29,227 new cases in the past week. While the overall number of cases rose 4.8% from May 18 to 24, the growth of new cases week over week dropped significantly. From May 11 to 18, the...

MOUNT JOY — Harold Billow, 99, the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, will be laid to rest Thursday in Pennsylvania. Billow, who died May 17, was attached to the Army’s 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion when his unit surrendered...

The streets of Plum were alive with the sound of celebration. On the evening before Plum Senior High School’s 2022 commencement, many of the seniors participated in a parade, traveling the borough and receiving plenty of applause as their convoy passed well-wishers. Members of the graduating class are: Lindsey Adams,...

“Mastriano to face Shapiro” (May 18) was a completely useless “news” article written by the completely useless Associated Press. Apparently, it’s the far-right wing Doug Mastriano against the reasonable and saintly Josh Shapiro. The second paragraph’s “Mastriano, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and has promoted his lies...

I am a concerned Pennsylvania citizen, and I am appalled that Sen. Bob Casey voted to keep alive the United States’ cruel and virally dangerous mink farms. But, unfortunately, he was one of a small number of Democrats backing this form of factory farming of wild animals for their fur....

It should go without saying that an agency that is state-related should be subject to the same demands as other state organizations. Except it isn’t. Plenty of groups or institutions that live off their official-sounding titles when it comes time to ask for money try to distance themselves from those...

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. Former NK-Arnold art teacher to be remembered New Kensington Arts Center is...

I disagree with District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli’s comments that the crash that killed Adam Garvin was an “unfortunate accident” and criminal charges other than mere traffic violations could not be filed on the man responsible, Thomas M. Sekelsky (“Scholarship set up to honor Plum motorcyclist who died in crash; family...

The 36-hour rainfall that inundated the Alle-Kiski Valley and the Pittsburgh region the first weekend of May resulted in some creek overflows, downed trees and water in residential and business basements. But it’s a far cry from what would have happened if dams and reservoirs in the Allegheny River Basin...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 22-19) beat St. Paul (Twins), 8-5 in 11 innings. 1B Mason Martin (.254) got things started for Indy with a solo home run in the top of the fourth. SS Oneil Cruz (.197) tied the game 5-5 with a two-run homer in the seventh. In the 11th, 3B...

The Tribune-Review won a number of Golden Quill Awards and was a finalist for a slew more at the 58th Golden Quill Awards on Wednesday night at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. The Trib won a best-of-show award, and Jennifer Bertetto, president and CEO of the Trib’s parent company, Trib...

High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Mt. Lebanon 2, Central Catholic 1 Upper St. Clair 8, Butler 2 Championship May 31 or June 1 Mt. Lebanon (15-7) vs. Upper St. Clair (12-8) at Wild Things Park Class 5A Championship May 31 or June 1 Peters Township...

Mason Sike hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning, leading top-seeded Montour to a 4-2 comeback win over Laurel Highlands in the WPIAL Class 4A baseball semifinals Tuesday. Jake Robinson hit a solo home run to tie it in the fourth for the Spartans (17-5),...

The West Greene machine just keeps on rolling. The Pioneers have a chance at an unprecedented sixth consecutive WPIAL softball title after Tuesday’s 5-2 victory over Springdale in a Class A semifinal at Upper St. Clair’s Boyce-Mayview Field. West Greene (14-3) will play Union on June 1 at Lilley Field...

Scoreless during another pitching gem, Avonworth’s Alivia Lantzy decided to take matters into her own hands. The sophomore blasted a triple to deep right-center field that barely stayed in Boyce-Mayview Field. The big fifth-inning hit scored Layne Shinsky and Syd Savatt, and Leah Kuban added a home run in the...

Neil Stewart started hunting 17 years ago. He’s no stranger to the sport. So on Sept. 16, 2021, he knew he had an opportunity of a lifetime. A 12-point buck roamed North Huntingdon. Stewart knew he couldn’t let the opportunity pass, so he hunted for the monster buck. Everyone in...

Junior running back Braylan Lovelace and the Leechburg football team never had a problem getting fired up for games as the team made its first playoff appearance in 32 years last season. The Blue Devils can thank Phil Collins and his 1981 hit, “In the Air Tonight,” for that. “When...

The WPIAL baseball playoffs are underway for the 108th tournament, and it is amazing how things have evolved over the years. Before 1979, there was just one enrollment class. Now there are six. The David-vs.-Goliath analogy can be way overused in sports, but in the first 66 years of the...

Every spring, track and field athletes don their school colors, lace up their sneakers and prepare to compete for their team. Track and field is a team sport in the sense that points from each event go toward a team total, and that all-for-one spirit has created bonds that will...

Franklin Regional’s softball team has shown a ton of power this season, scoring runs at a high rate. It’s a big part of why they finished second in their section and earned a spot in the WPIAL playoffs. One thing that cannot be undervalued, though, is their defense. Senior third...

The majority of softball players get out more than they get on base. Not Leechburg’s Bella Vozar, who is batting .545 in her senior season. Vozar hit safely in nine of 11 games at the tail end of the regular season and has helped the team significantly behind the plate...

The state Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal by former Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Darlene Harris over fines levied against her for failing to file financial disclosure reports during her 2019 campaign. The court provided no explanation for its decision, but noted in the order that Justice David...

Strip away the celebrity intrigue and media frenzy, and the high-profile court battle between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard involves issues painfully familiar to many women and men across America. The civil defamation case, which is due to conclude May 27, centered around discussion of intimate partner violence. IPV...

The Biden administration has been considering a plan to cancel at least $10,000 of federal student-loan debt. President Biden promised something of the sort during the 2020 presidential campaign. And with about 45 million current and former students carrying $1.76 trillion in debt, some sort of debt forgiveness is appealing...