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Publicize your holiday 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. Fundraisers to benefit Roaring Run Watershed Association Roaring Run Watershed Association is selling 2022 calendars as a fundraiser. Calendars are $10...

I am a father, a husband, a carpenter, a taxpayer and a Christian. I do not hate the Amish people; I only wish they played by the same rules as the rest of us. I was recently on a job site where the level of hypocrisy was so insulting that...

High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Mike Rettger Tournament (at Franklin Regional) Woodland Hills 50, Penn-Trafford 43 Baldwin 70, Franklin Regional 38 Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 82, Butler 62 North Allegheny 75, Seneca Valley 51 Nonsection Riverview 50, Apollo-Ridge 46 Aquinas Academy 70, Propel Montour 36...

Jake DeMotte scored 20 points and Fox Chapel flexed its muscles with a 69-55 win over Shaler in nonsection boys basketball Tuesday night. The Foxes (2-1) took over the game with a 21-8 run in the second quarter. JP Dockey and Eli Yofan scored 14 points each. Logan Bernesser led...

PHILADELPHIA — Federal prosecutors Tuesday unsealed charges against three more members of the Philadelphia Proud Boys related to the Jan. 6 insurrection, after agents uncovered photos of the men flashing hate symbols inside a U.S. senator’s office and posing on the steps of the Capitol during the riot. The three...

In late October, Jewish Americans saw the release of a report confirming what many intrinsically felt and feared. Antisemitism is on the rise. One in four American Jews said they’d been targeted by antisemitism during the past year. Four out of every 10 changed their behavior, with 22% deciding it...

Students, staff and visitors will still need to wear masks when inside Quaker Valley School District buildings, despite the recent Pennsylvania State Supreme Court affirming a lower court ruling that Pennsylvania’s acting secretary of health didn’t have the authority to issue a mask mandate for schools earlier this school year....

Each year, the Sewickley YMCA invites underprivileged families to pick up free Christmas gifts for their children. For the past several years, Doric Lodge #630 has raised money and purchased presents to support the event. In a continuing effort to present Masonry in a positive light in the community, the...

A Scott man will serve 41 months in federal prison for throwing concrete and pipes at police officers during last year’s George Floyd protests Downtown. Andrew Augustyniak-Duncan, 26, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab on June 2 to one count of obstruction of law enforcement during civil...

Donald Trump Jr. led a chorus of Trump insiders who pleaded with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to convince the former president to end the attempted insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6. As the full House of Representatives prepares to vote Tuesday on referring Meadows for contempt...

The Tull Family Theater’s annual Holiday Extravaganza will be screening all-time holiday favorites from Dec. 17-21. Gather friends and family together for “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “A Christmas Story” and the sensory-friendly “Elf.” This year, the theater is hosting a pop-up, offering holiday shopping convenience for one-of-a-kind gifts from six...

When I assumed the role of president and director of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Jan. 1, 2012, my goal was to become a champion for the ever-changing and increasingly important responsibility that public libraries have in our society. Now, as I prepare to leave this organization I’ve come to call...

The Flyers’ attack and power play have looked better in three of the four games under interim coach Mike Yeo. Is it a mirage or a product of a new mindset/system under Yeo and the new power-play director, assistant Darryl Williams? “The last couple days, we’ve talked about trusting your...

My concerns about the reindeer display at the Sewickley Light Up Night were realized when I went to observe and document the conditions for myself. The deer — a mother and her daughter named Ginger — were standing for hours on concrete, with no hay or soft substrate underneath their...

Remember the days when only criminals wore masks to hide their identity? The current mask mandates are the perfect cover for those wanting to rob, rape, murder or commit any other nefarious crimes. Is it a surprise that crime rates have risen dramatically? Why is no one talking about this?...

Every other day, I see a letter here with some other ridiculous reason why we should not build a new Quaker Valley High School. Yesterday it was dirt, last month it was coffee shops. The major flaw with this is, years ago, it had already been proven that it’s not...

Are you aware that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has given permission to Rosebud Mining Co. to mine coal on 3,012.5 acres of ground in Derry Township? Rosebud is awaiting a permit to open its first deep-shaft mine (Davis Mine). However, there are critical concerns. The area is directly...

When it comes to how much public services cost in Pennsylvania, the answer can generally be boiled down to one thing: The state is divided into a lot more pots than necessary. The Keystone State has a population of 12.8 million. Illinois’ is close at 12.67 million. But where the...

Publicize your holiday 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. Free Christmas meal planned at Knead Community Cafe Knead Community Café will host a free dine-in community Christmas dinner from 5:30...

Pittsburgh police are searching for a missing teenager. Rayonna Lambert, 16, was last seen Monday morning in Sheraden, according to Pittsburgh Public Spokeswoman Cara Cruz. Lambert was wearing a black hoodie, Tommy Hilfiger sweat suit and red Ugg boots. She is 5 foot 3 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds and...

In a Christmas song, there is a line, “Do you hear what I hear?” I hear because God is talking to us. No one seems to be listening, because we do not want to know that the fear and suffering and death being caused by the coronavirus and all its...

The Shady Side Academy Senior School Speech and Debate Team is off to a strong start in the 2021-2022 season, school officials said. After kicking off the season in the Upper St. Clair Novice Tournament on Oct. 30, the SSA team traveled to the Moon Area High School Tournament on...

Blackhawk sank 13 3-pointers to earn coach Steve Lodovico his 300th career win in a 66-38 girls basketball nonsection victory over Class A contender Rochester on Monday night. Kassie Potts (18 points), Quinn Borroni (13) and Alena Fusetti (11) finished in double figures for the Cougars (3-0). Corynne Houser scored...

High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Mike Rettger Tournament (at Franklin Regional) Franklin Regional 53, Penn-Trafford 47 Baldwin 61, Woodland Hills 47 Nonsection Moon 55, Ambridge 28 Burgettstown 65, Bentworth 51 Highlands 61, Imani Christian 55 North Catholic 68, Hickory 44 McKeesport 85, Propel Braddock Hills 32 Armstrong 57,...

The Geminid meteor shower — always a highlight of the meteor year — is expected to peak Monday night into Tuesday morning, with prime viewing opportunities arriving from 3 a.m. to dawn. “The Geminids are a reliable shower for those who watch around 2 a.m. local time from a dark-sky...