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PHILADELPHIA — Wealthy investors and executives supporting Republican Senate candidate David McCormick have helped flood Pennsylvania’s airwaves with ads accusing GOP rival Mehmet Oz of being too liberal, a RINO — Republican In Name Only. But some of those same donors have also supported some of the most liberal Democrats...

The West Virginia women’s basketball team declined an invitation to play in the 2022 WNIT, according to director of athletics Shane Lyons. “While we appreciate the invitation for our women’s basketball team to participate in the 2022 WNIT, we have made the difficult decision to decline the invite this year,”...

West Virginia’s legislature has approved a proposal that could restrict the state’s work with financial institutions that have limited their business with coal and oil companies. The measure, Senate Bill 262, is now under consideration by Republican Gov. Jim Justice, after clearing both chambers over the weekend. If enacted, the...

Church News • The Caring Closet at Greensburg Church of the Brethren, 554 Stanton St., is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. Free food, clothing, shoes and more available. Donations of canned food and non-perishable items are welcome. Call the church to arrange for a pickup. Details: 724-834-2130....

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was arrested Saturday in her hometown of Scranton for driving under the influence...

Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, who coordinated the commonwealth’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic before being appointed to the Biden administration, has been named among the Women of the Year by USA Today. Levine, the U.S. assistant secretary for health for the U.S. Department of Health...

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State kicks off spring practice in a week, which means we’re almost another step closer to the 2022 Nittany Lions campaign. The season opener at Purdue is about five-and-a-half months away. And while that might seem like a long time, it can go quickly. Here’s a...

A selection of the best photos from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region the week of March 7-13....

East Deer Commissioners are searching for options to ease an expected hefty increase in residents’ water rates. Tarentum Borough, from which the township purchases water in bulk, approved a rate increase in December as part of its 2022 budget. The East Deer increase takes effect May 1. Rates for East...

Covid-19 shots could soon become an annual item on your to-do list. Due to waning effectiveness, particularly on variants like omicron, a fourth covid vaccine shot will be needed to keep hospitals and morgues quiet, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Sunday. “Right now, the way that we have seen, it...

Regarding the melee at Zone 28 (“Pittsburgh man charged with starting brawl at Zone 28 in Harmar,” March 8, TribLIVE): Instead of minors having to be accompanied by an adult after 8 p.m., it should be the other way around. Why should the kids be penalized when it’s the “adults”...

Sunshine Week is an annual March observation that celebrates the importance of shedding light in the darkness. It might seem like a week devoted to journalism. It’s not. The Pennsylvania Sunshine Act spells out the requirements for open meetings. It demands that state agencies, county bodies and local governments —...

Whoever wrote the editorial praising President Biden for his “focus” on reviving the Pittsburgh region’s steel industry only got it half right (“Keep focus on steel promise from State of the Union,” March 2, TribLIVE). You must also realize Biden is the jerk who shut off the region’s natural gas...

Library Irish author recommendations Penn Hills Library has added a new book recommendation list to its website celebrating Irish and Irish American authors. Have your pick of fiction and nonfiction titles. There are even a few classics thrown in for your enjoyment. So, beware the Ides of March, but enjoy...

Old Economy Village opening Old Economy Village in Ambridge will open for the 2022 season on April 1. Hours of operation will be Friday-Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, call 724-266-4500. Sewickley Valley YMCA The Sewickley Valley YMCA offers weekly preschool summer programs for campers who have not...

To quote Popeye, that’s all I can stands, and I can’t stands no more. Pass the spinach! I’d like to present a nice, big, crispy cracker to all the hate-filled Democratic letter-writers, in recognition of their amazing impersonations of a parrot, repeating the propaganda they are constantly fed. It seems...

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald hopes to replace Jail Oversight Board member Terri Klein with a former warden of the Allegheny County Jail (“Fitzgerald seeks to appoint former warden to Allegheny County Jail board,” March 4, TribLIVE). This violates the intention of the state statute governing the authority of the...

Publicize your community Easter Egg hunts, breakfasts with the Easter Bunny 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. Volunteer opportunities available with Family Hospice Family Hospice, a part of UMPC, serves patients and...

Donald Trump is running for president in 2024. He kicked off his campaign in Russia seeking support from Putin such as he received in 2016 and 2020. When Putin attacked Ukraine, Trump called Putin a “genius” and said he made a great “savvy” decision. Putin, like Trump, loves to hear...

Editorial cartoons for the week of March 14....

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 14....

High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Second round Sunday’s results Lower Merion 63, Abington 50 Scranton 52, Garnet Valley 49 (OT) Roman Catholic 59, Central Dauphin 26 Cheltenham 66, Penn Wood 50 North Hills 77, Norristown 57 Archbishop Wood 64, Reading 58 Northampton 60, Warwick 59 (OT) Quarterfinals...

Alex Smith scored 27 points and Royce Parham added 20 as WPIAL runner-up North Hills routed District 1 runner-up Norristown, 77-57, in a PIAA Class 6A second-round boys basketball game Sunday. Matt Seidl and Devin Burgess each added 13 points for North Hills (26-1), which led by seven at the...

On June 17, 1983, Riverview baseball coach Bill Beebe had a decision to make. Pitch the same person who threw the previous day in the PIAA championship game or take the cautious approach with a fresh arm. For Beebe, the decision was easy. “It’s not worth ruining a kid’s arm...