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I feel sad that there are people like letter-­writer Cindy Wallace (“Losing our freedoms,” March 3, TribLIVE), who are unwilling to endure even the most minor inconvenience of masks and vaccinations while other people are dying of covid. Wallace says “only God can control the pandemic.” God controls pandemics by...

High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Finals At Petersen Events Center Class 6A Saturday’s schedule North Hills (24-0) vs. Fox Chapel (23-1), 7 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Laurel Highlands (24-0) vs. New Castle (23-1), 9 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s result Quaker Valley 61, Montour 52 Class 3A Friday’s schedule...

Barb Constant of Plum didn’t mince words about gas prices Thursday, which skyrocketed 12 cents to $3.82 a gallon, up from $3.70, across the Pittsburgh region. “It sucks, but there’s nothing we can do about it,” Constant said as she fueled her car at the Sheetz station on Pittsburgh Street...

It’s not easy to play in a championship basketball game the same day as your mother’s funeral. But there was Anastasia Peterson, on the floor for North Catholic on Thursday night in the WPIAL Class 3A title game. Peterson only scored two points — but it was a basket that...

Mario Cristobal is bringing in a South Florida legend to join his off-field staff. The Hurricanes are hiring NFL Hall of Fame defensive end/linebacker Jason Taylor in an off-field role, according to multiple reports. The news was first reported by 247Sports. Taylor, a Woodland Hills product, could not be reached...

Barb Constant of Plum didn’t mince words about gas prices Thursday, which skyrocketed 12 cents to $3.82 a gallon, up from $3.70, across the Pittsburgh region. “It sucks, but there’s nothing we can do about it,” Constant said as she fueled her car at the Sheetz gas station on Pittsburgh...

Knoch was one of the pioneering girls basketball programs in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Now, the Knights are vying for a championship to call their own. Third-seeded Knoch (21-2) will face Blackhawk (23-0) in the Class 4A title game at 3 p.m. Saturday at Petersen Events Center. It will be the...

About half of Pennsylvania voters surveyed said they support removing the state from the liquor business, according to a new Franklin & Marshall College poll. But the poll released on Thursday also found that if voters had the opportunity to decide on liquor privatization through a constitutional ballot referendum, they...

SOMERSET — A miner is dead after he was injured Wednesday in an underground incident in Hollsopple. According to Cambria County Coroner Jeffrey Lees, the incident was reported just before 11 a.m. and the man, whose name has not been released, was transported to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, where he...

It was only two years ago this month that the covid-19 pandemic first reached Pennsylvania and dropped a hammer on the financial health of our commonwealth. By the summer of 2020, what had been a modest surplus of General Fund revenue in February plummeted to become a loss of $3.2...

St. Matthew AME Zion Church/Daniel B. Matthews Historical Society and The Sewickley Community Center led “A Conversation: Sharing History of Sewickley’s African American Community” at The Tull Family Theater on Feb. 27. Photos dating back to the early 1900s through current times highlighted the thriving African American social and business...

Laurel: To answering the call. Mental health care is important, and when people reach out, someone needs to be there to offer a helping hand. That is becoming easier as Westmoreland County adds a mobile crisis unit with a $372,000 grant. The addition will come as the new “988” phone...

Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, along with the immediate tragic consequences and diplomatic crises it is creating, will have long-lasting ripple effects, including further disruptions of the global supply chain. Indeed, if the lessening of the pandemic recently suggested signs of hope, we should now expect things to get worse...

If President Biden had imposed sanctions on Russia as severe as he has imposed on his own country, Russia would be on its knees already. Just like us. Kenneth Minyon Saxonburg...

I am a retired PennDOT employee and embarrassed by what I see happening to our roads’ safety and repairs. On Route 981 south of Latrobe, it is appalling to see the so-called “dip” repair and re-repair by what I am assuming is done by our District 12 maintenance crew. Also,...

New Kensington police are investigating two fights that broke out at Valley High School on Wednesday, police Chief Bob Deringer said. According to New Kensington-Arnold Superintendent Chris Sefcheck, about 10 girls got into a shouting match that escalated into a fight Wednesday in the hallway outside the cafeteria and near...

Thank you, John Gregory Parks, for your letter “Vaxxed and unvaxxed divisions” (Jan. 27, TribLIVE). I’ve been saying for two years that we’re losing our freedom due to the dictators of government instilling such fear over something only God can control. Why are we the people allowing elected politicians to...

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been dubbed the TikTok war by some, as videos of the violence have surfaced across that and other social media platforms favored by many of today’s youths. “It makes it more real for them, not just some distant event,” said Jaime Rininger, who teaches geography...

As a former member of the Norwin School Board, it is very distressing to me to see the education of our students being challenged. An unbiased education of current events gives them the freedom to make informed decisions. This curriculum at Norwin has been ongoing for years, and it has...

WASHINGTON — Car crash fatality rates increased 21% in 2020, even as total crashes and injuries decreased, according to a final report released Wednesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It’s the most recent crash data, indicating a major uptick in deaths between 2019 and 2020, when many Americans...

High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Finals At Petersen Events Center Class 6A Saturday’s schedule North Hills (24-0) vs. Fox Chapel (23-1), 7 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Laurel Highlands (24-0) vs. New Castle (23-1), 9 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s schedule Quaker Valley (22-0) vs. Montour (20-4), 9 p.m. Class...

It has been a strong season for the boys and girls swim teams at Mt. Pleasant, as both squads captured Section 4-2A championships with 8-0 records. The Vikings are one of several Westmoreland County swimming teams vying for WPIAL medals Thursday and Friday at Pitt’s Trees Pool. Class 3A teams...

You can’t focus on infrastructure without mentioning steel. Build a bridge or dam, and you’re using steel. Build a school or hospital, and it’s part of the process. There is steel in roadways and railroads, ambulances and firetrucks. Steel is the skeleton that supports the body of the nation. So...