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Unimpaired strategic energy planning would have allowed our fossil-fuel independence to continue unabated until clean energy products became nationally available and affordable. But clean energy ideologues convinced President Biden to declare war on fossil fuels. Americans are now living under the impact of that decision. Prices for everything are significantly...

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. March for Parks fundraiser planned March 26 The 20th annual Westmoreland County March for Parks...

Two Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies came under fire Thursday night during a confrontation with two ATV riders in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill South, police said. Sheriff Kevin Kraus said the two uniformed deputies were in an unmarked car about 10 p.m. when two men on two all-terrain vehicles sped by. He...

A common false narrative, pushed by Republican politicians, is that reducing an employer’s income tax will lead to job creation. Not true. The theory is that employers, upon learning that their tax liabilities are being reduced, will be so overjoyed that they will rush right out and hire a bunch...

Fox Chapel police officers are ready to mingle with borough residents at an upcoming Cooper-Siegel Community Library event. Coffee With a Cop is scheduled for 9-11 a.m. on April 1 at 403 Fox Chapel Rd. The free event, created by Fox Chapel Police Chief Michael Stevens, serves as a meet-and...

High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A First round Thursday’s result Abington 47, Pocono Mountain West 43 (OT) Second round Saturday’s schedule Lower Merion (25-3) vs. Abington (17-11), TBD; Scranton (22-2) vs. Garnet Valley (18-10) at Bethlehem Freedom, 3:30 p.m.; Roman Catholic (20-4) vs. Central Dauphin (18-5) at Coatesville,...

Jake Meier, Ty Shigo and Logan Fear scored second-period goals to lead Norwin to a 3-2 victory over Westmont Hilltop in the PIHL Class A Penguins Cup playoffs Thursday night. All three Norwin goals came in an eight-minute span. Nick Rozich gave No. 5 Westmont Hilltop a 1-0 lead in...

Specialty steelmaker ATI is pulling out of its joint venture with a Russian-based metal production and titanium-magnesium operation, no later than the end of the year. The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker notified the Securities and Exchange Commission in a filing Wednesday that it is expecting to wind up the joint venture with...

Ashley Joll isn’t certain if a coaching career is in her future. But when Belle Vernon’s senior shortstop brings up a suggestion, she gets the full attention of WPIAL championship-winning coach Tom Rodriguez and his staff. It’s why the Potomac State recruit is a two-year team captain. “She’s good to...

Loaded with starting upperclassmen and left-handed pitchers, the Belle Vernon baseball team was cruising through the early portion of its 2021 schedule. The Leopards opened Section 3-4A play with a 5-1 record and a perch atop the standings. Things were good. Then came a covid-19 pause. Belle Vernon went two...

A Pittsburgh attorney already suspended from practicing law for mishandling client funds is facing criminal charges that he stole more than $230,000 from three estates and improperly charged for his services. Gordon D. Fisher, 76, will have a preliminary hearing on April 25 on charges of theft by failure to...

This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — In February, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced that it had...

Laurel: To surviving. Oakmont is not the kind of place where a mid-afternoon shooting is commonplace. It was certainly not what Greg Scampone was expecting at the Fox’s Pizza Den he owns on Allegheny River Boulevard. But it’s what happened when the shop was robbed Sunday. A man walked in,...

An Allegheny County judge on Thursday ruled against the union representing Port Authority bus drivers in their challenge of a covid-19 vaccine requirement taking effect next week. In a two-page order, Common Pleas Judge John McVay denied Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85’s request for a preliminary injunction that would have...

The 23rd annual Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Spring Fever Festival is scheduled from March 18-20 at the Monroeville Convention Center. Festival hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Exhibitors from 11 states will have 165 booths set up, offering a variety...

A North Side man who, in 2019, unintentionally shot his stepbrother during a melee between two groups of teens following the July 4 fireworks in Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty Thursday to third-degree murder. Camerin Caldwell, 20, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Susan Evashavik DiLucente on June 23....

If you listen to the nation’s largest Alzheimer’s disease advocacy organizations, you might think everyone living with Alzheimer’s wants unfettered access to Aduhelm, a controversial new treatment. But you’d be wrong. Opinions about Aduhelm (also known as aducanumab) in the dementia community are diverse, ranging from “we want the government...

Anxieties are heightened around the world as Russia continues its attacks on Ukraine. Those who continuously monitor the European situation, as well as the ongoing political strife in the U.S. and the global pandemic, can feel anxious or in despair. “We’ve been hit by covid-19 for two years, and we’re...

Seedling sale The North Area Environmental Council is holding its annual seedling sale. The sale offers a wide variety of non-invasive plants, trees and wildflower seed mixes to add to the beauty and natural habitat of your back yard and the ecological health of the region. NAEC is partnering with...

One afternoon, a dozen Arizona State University students gathered to spend the morning cutting cardboard, taping fans and assembling filters in an effort to build 125 portable air purifiers for local schools. That same morning, staff members at a homeless shelter in Los Angeles were setting up 20 homemade purifiers...

Regarding the letter “Biden, Casey, protect our borders first” (Feb. 13, TribLIVE): When I applied for my mail-in ballot, I was required to send a copy of my driver’s license and sign. They compare my signature and license number on file with PennDOT. I renew my mail-in voting privileges every...

Mysticism is poorly understood. Properly engaged, it’s like an old television variety show, not unlike “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” or “The Carol Burnett Show.” Naturally, this requires an explanation. I was gazing into my crystal ball this morning and, as usual, faces of world leaders appeared between scenes of global...

Failing to plan is planning to fail. Sometimes bumper-sticker-type advice survives for a reason — because it’s true. The saying often ascribed apocryphally to Benjamin Franklin cautions us to know what we are doing before we plunge in headfirst. More than that, it smacks us on the back 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. Free formal attire to be distributed Saturday The Cinderella’s Closet at North Apollo Church of...

The world was a safer place when Donald Trump was president. During Trump’s term in office, a Middle East treaty was signed, creating trade between Israel and United Arab Emirates. After Trump met with Kim Jong Un, missiles were no longer launched from North Korea. The people of Afghanistan could...