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INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 1-2) split a doubleheader with Omaha (Royals). The Indians won the opener, 5-3, taking the lead for good with a three-run fifth. 2B Ji-hwan Bae and DH Brendt Citta had RBI singles in the inning. SS Oneil Cruz singled and stole a base. He was 1 for 3...

High school Baseball WPIAL Thursday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Montour at Quaker Valley, ppd. Class 3A Section 2 Ambridge 10, Steel Valley 0 South Park 3, Avonworth 2 Section 4 Charleroi 6, McGuffey 4 Class 2A Section 1 Washington at Beth-Center, ppd. Section 4 Fort Cherry at Brentwood, ppd....

Austin Lafferty tripled and Drew Lafferty drove in a pair of runs to lead South Park to a 3-2 victory Avonworth, competing a two-game Section 2-3A baseball sweep Thursday night. Brandon Clifford gave up two runs and struck out nine in six innings to earn the win for the Eagles...

Walmart Inc. is ramping up pay for its truckers as the retailer seeks to shore up staffing amid a nationwide need for drivers. In-house truck drivers will now be able to earn between $95,000 and $110,000 in their first year at the company, a Walmart spokeswoman said Thursday. At the...

Easter-related events happening around Westmoreland County: Bolivar An Easter egg hunt will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company, 516 Market St. The event is open to children up to age 13. For more information, call Heidi Speidel at 724-676-4714. Bradenville A free Easter meal...

History was made Thursday as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and will become the nation’s first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. The confirmation was met with applause from many across the country, including many Black leaders in the Pittsburgh region. Jackson...

A man from Pittsburgh’s North Side will serve 20 to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder for killing another man on the North Side two years ago. Darnell McFadden, 25, also pleaded guilty to a firearms violation in an appearance Thursday before Allegheny County Common Pleas...

Laurel: To shining a spotlight. For years, Steven Matto, 54, of Arnold, has taken people into the heart of area emergencies as the official photographer for many fire companies, particularly in the Alle-Kiski Valley. The pictures sometimes gather the attention they merit in print or in broadcast. They always document...

Images of pregnant women fleeing a bombed maternity ward in Mariupol, Ukraine, raised again the question of how far the Russian military will be willing to go to conquer the country — and whether war crimes are being committed. In just over two weeks of the invasion, the World Health...

Monroeville Public Library will present a chat with Fred Carlson, illustrator of the graphic novel “America and the Holocaust,” at 7 p.m. April 21. Carlson is an artist, teacher and former national president of the Graphic Artists Guild. He will discuss his career as an illustrator and his experience working...

Lernerville Speedway officials have canceled opening night races scheduled for Friday, as rain and cold temperatures are in the forecast. This is the second consecutive week track officials have decided to delay the start of the season. Lernerville Speedway will now kick off the 2022 season April 22 to not...

A Pine Township man was charged with a felony after medical staff at a hospital called police when his mother came in to be treated for a stab wound to the head. Northern Regional Police charged Demitri R. Marsh, 19, of the 8000 block of Falcon Court, with one felony...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Curtis Jacobs was caught off guard when he met new Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz in December. “It was kind of funny,” the sophomore linebacker said with a laugh. “…I thought he was a little taller.” Wednesday night, Jacobs said he was surprised by something else...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania held its annual Youth of the Year competition, the regional level of the national Boys & Girls Clubs of America award contest, and named their finalist – Quaker Valley High School junior Paige Frank. Youth of the Year is the signature effort of...

If we’re going to make headway in the fight against climate change, we must reduce the carbon footprint of our homes and buildings. That’s because buildings account for about 40% of all energy use in the United States. And about 80% of that energy comes from dirty power sources that...

It’s Opening Day, and the Tribune-Review has you covered from the first pitch to the final out this season. To get you prepped, the Trib has compiled an MLB preview, which can be found exclusively as part of our eTrib offering. If you are a print subscriber, you already have...

The war in Ukraine will not end well. There’s a lot of self interest among world leaders. Ukrainians cannot win the war without assistance. NATO is involved. Russia may come after European NATO members before they come after us. Joe and Hunter Biden may be subject to Ukrainian blackmail because...

Publicize your community events and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Toiletry collection to benefit Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Spherion Staffing and Recruiting in Upper Burrell is collecting toiletries through the end...

Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address that if you buy an electric vehicle (EV), you can save $80 in gasoline every month. Imagine that. In August, the White House held an EV summit, inviting executives from GM, Ford and Chrysler but none from the world’s largest...

Prevention is important, whether we are talking about disease or drugs or crime. It is easier to extinguish a match than to put out a house fire. It’s the kind of thing that frequently is said and frequently ignored on a host of topics. The most obvious and timely might...

It’s been a winter of discontent for Pirates fans. It started Dec. 1 when the Pirates traded catcher Jacob Stallings, a player beloved by fans and his teammates, not long after he won a Gold Glove award for his excellent 2021 season. It was perceived by the Pirates faithful as...

Ninety-eight people died June 24 when a 12-story condo in Surfside, Fla., collapsed. This tragedy occurred because warnings regarding the building’s crumbling structure were ignored. Westmoreland County commissioners have spent $7 million of American Rescue Plan funding to repair structural defects to a courthouse parking structure. These necessary repairs will...

High school Baseball WPIAL Wednesday’s results Class 4A Section 1 Knoch 9, Highlands 8 Section 3 Ringgold 11, Laurel Highlands 1 Class 3A Section 1 Hopewell 5, Mohawk 3 Class 2A Section 1 Washington 12, Beth-Center 11 Bentworth at Frazier, ppd. Section 3 Shady Side Academy at Jeannette, ppd. Thursday’s...

Angelo DeLeonardis hit an RBI single and Eli Sutton followed with a run-scoring double in the top of the eighth as Knoch rallied for a 9-8 victory over Highlands in Section 1-4A baseball Thursday. Highlands loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the eightht, but Jacob Stallsmith...

NEW YORK — Media critic and journalist Eric Boehlert has died following a bike accident in New Jersey. He was 57. Boehlert was fatally struck Monday night in Montclair, where he lived with his family, about 20 miles northwest of New York City, his wife, Tracy Breslin, confirmed to the...