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Westmoreland County residents should thank Diana Steck, Bob Mason and Michael Pardus for their leadership and advocacy around the American Rescue Plan funds ("Westmoreland County needs a people’s American Rescue Plan," Jan. 9, TribLIVE). For almost a year, these three concerned citizens, alongside the many volunteers at Voice of Westmoreland,...

Monkeys on the loose during a pandemic? It was a little too perfect — too deliciously ironic. When the news broke about the Friday crash near Danville, it seemed like just the latest in the never-ending series of jokes about the new and different variety of apocalypses on the horizon....

Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Volunteers needed to help order food in New Kensington The City of New Kensington is partnering with Oasis Grocery Direct as a...

We are at a tipping point in this country. Around the world, countries are locking in the unvaccinated and forcing vaccinations on citizens, with some putting the unvaccinated or those with covid in “quarantine camps” for their, and society’s, safety. Here in the United States, we are being divided into...

High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 2 West Allegheny 49, Moon 35 Section 3 Gateway 59, Woodland Hills 29 Class 3A Section 2 Aliquippa 82, Freedom 40 Class 2A Section 4 Carmichaels 66, Frazier 37 Nonsection Springdale 71, Apollo-Ridge 45 Charleroi 73, Mt. Pleasant 48 Yough 62,...

Major Rainey scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures as Allderdice defeated Obama Academy, 64-60, in a matchup of top teams in City League boys basketball Wednesday night. Michael Quigley added 12 points, and Sam Kelly, Avery Ruben and Ethan Anish had 10 apiece for Allderdice (9-5,...

Casey Walker (106 pounds) earned a 6-0 decision at 106 pounds that sparked a run of five wins in a row that helped North Allegheny to a 33-30 victory over Butler in the WPIAL Section 3-3A wrestling finals Wednesday night. William Bentrim (113) earned a pin, Sam Horton (120) won...

It took all of 22 seconds for the Latrobe wrestling team to seize momentum Wednesday in its WPIAL Section 2-3A tournament championship match against Connellsville. Wildcats freshman Luke Willochell recorded a quick pin in the opening match at 106 pounds over the Falcons’ Trent Huffman, helping propel Latrobe to a...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After Twitter account Chiefs Kingdom Memes suggested on Monday that Chiefs fans donate $13 to The Patricia Allen Fund, Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s foundation benefiting John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo, members of the Chiefs Kingdom rallied in a big way. Brayton Wilson, a reporter...

A man from Pittsburgh’s Hill District pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to extorting children to send him sexually graphic photos on Instagram. Markell Smith, 25, will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge William S. Stickman on June 15. He faces at least 15 years in prison, according to the...

Nine Shaler Area School District nurses are among 13 recipients of the 2022 Kim Baysek-Young Extra Mile Award. The annual recognition honors district employees who have gone above and beyond for Shaler Area students or to contribute to the success of the school district. Members of the community nominated teachers,...

I voted for Sen. Pat Toomey back in 2010 because he seemed like he wanted to look out for working people like me. He didn’t seem afraid of going against his party and working across the aisle to help working Americans. It’s the same reason that I proudly voted for...

WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the Supreme Court’s 83-year-old liberal pragmatist, plans to retire this year, clearing the way for President Joe Biden to make his first appointment to the high court. Breyer, a 1994 appointee of President Bill Clinton, is the senior member of the three-justice liberal bloc,...

A University of Pittsburgh basketball player accused of punching a city police officer last year pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of disorderly conduct and one count of public intoxication. More serious charges against Ithiel Horton, including aggravated assault and resisting arrest, were withdrawn by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s...

The email from “Norton Protection” said I owed $999.99, which was “charged successfully and it will appear on your bank statement in 24 to 48 hours.” Although I have an account with a leading cybersecurity company, I’ve never paid that much for its products. To “cancel” the charge, I was...

A selection of the best photos from Tribune-Review photographers from around the Pittsbugrh region from the week of Jan. 17-23....

Fundraisers • St. Barbara Parish, Penn Township, will host its monthly bingo at 6:45 p.m. Feb. 2 at the church, 111 Raymaley Road. Doors open at 5 p.m. Paper packages start at $27. There will be a must-go jackpot and free coffee. The kitchen will be open and the building...

Instead of looking through a telescope for life somewhere else, look through the body to find a cure for arthritis and cancer. Bobby Rowe Arnold...

Mental health awareness has been on the rise in recent years, especially with the added pressures covid-19 has supplied. We’ve come a long way as a society creating a space for those suffering from mental health issues, of any capacity, and creating a supportive and resourceful community. However, there is...

We’ve all heard Ben Franklin’s famous 1789 quote: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” While there’s not much we can do about the former, I’m happy to say that the library is the place to go for tax help in 2022! If...

On Dec. 4 and 5, Michael Quallich, a Baldwin Middle School seventh-grader, competed at the Hurricane Tour’s National Championship as a representative of Pittsburgh’s First Tee Program. The event was hosted at Orange County National’s Panther Lake course in Orlando, Fla. Quallich played in a stacked field of more than...

The recent Pennsylvania Farm Show celebrated Pennsylvania farmers with a 1-ton butter sculpture. Unfortunately, climate change is poised to impact our state’s dairy and agriculture industry. Average annual temperatures in Pennsylvania have risen roughly 0.5 F (0.3 C) over the last century. Climate change causes an increase in the number...

Pennsylvania is less than four months away from the 2022 primary. The ballots will include one U.S. Senate seat. Right now, that is the only legislative position that isn’t in dispute about who it will represent because it represents every Pennsylvanian. But when it comes to the rest — the...

Many Westmoreland County families have suffered job loss, reduced hours, covid infection and loss of loved ones over the past two years. The America Rescue Plan (ARP) allocates over $1 million to help relieve countywide covid- related traumas. County Commissioners Sean Kertes, Gina Cerilli Thrasher and Doug Chew have a moral...