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Cindy K. Chung was sworn in on Tuesday to become U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Chung, 46, of Pittsburgh, took the oath of office from Chief U.S. District Judge Mark R. Hornak. “I have dedicated my career to serving the public and am honored to continue to...

Over the last decades, the education to workforce ecosystem has myopically evolved into a standardized pipeline, where graduates are not necessarily set up to succeed. The standard high school diploma now offers 50% fewer opportunities for family-sustaining careers versus 30 years ago, and 40% of recent college graduates are underemployed...

The Ellwood City Police Department recently purchased a new 2021 Dodge Charger, which will be the new K9 vehicle for the department. The vehicle was purchased with donations made by Reed Services, donors and past fundraisers. Reed Services, Sgt. Michael McBride and K9 Officer Richard Kruger will be going to...

Andy Williams famously sang, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” when speaking about the holiday season. But, if you ask deer hunters for their take on the most delightful season each year, it would likely be the days that follow Thanksgiving, when Pennsylvania’s annual firearms deer hunt comes...

I am writing about the brutal beating and stabbing death of Joseph Williams (“Police charge suspect with killing 70-year-old found on train tracks in Scott,” Nov. 12, TribLIVE). A 70-year-old man, quietly living his life. The suspect in this crime, Vendell Nasir III, was literally found with blood on his...

Build a zero energy high school Seldom do we get a chance to help the environment and save money at the same time. This is exactly the opportunity we have before us now, as the plans for the new high school begin to be designed. As a part of ZEBA,...

The recent front-page article about Robert Levin using solar power at the distribution center in Smithton makes him sound like a great environmentalist (“Levin installs 1-megawatt solar array atop Smithton distribution facility,” Nov. 10, TribLIVE). But let’s look at what it really is: The Smithton complex was built on flat...

NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 11 loss to the Chargers. On Sunday night in Los Angeles, in front of a crowd that greatly favored the Steelers,...

An out-of-state consulting firm will be receiving $270,000 over the next six months as part of a review of the 2020 election. Envoy Sage of Dubuque, Iowa, is a crisis and risk management company that has been in business since August 2020. It will be working with Pennsylvania Senate Republicans...

Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. HOPE Center collecting donations for its SAF-T kennel The Alle-Kiski HOPE Center offers a Sheltering Animals and Families Together (SAF-T) Kennel...

Which version can you believe? When asked by a reporter about his intention to pay $450,000 lawsuit settlements to those illegal immigrants who were perhaps separated from their children, President Biden suggested the story was “garbage,” and then said that dollar amount was too high. A day later he seemed...

Frank Scavo was sentenced to 60 days in prison Monday for his role in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., his attorney confirmed. Attorney Ernie Preate Jr. said Scavo was also fined $5,000 and must pay $500 in restitution. Senior U.S. District Judge Royce C....

The Fox Chapel Garden Club has reinvented itself this holiday season by moving its annual holiday floral fundraiser outdoors, says co-chair Weezie Walter. Safety first in the era of covid, so the holiday event, traditionally held indoors at the Fox Chapel Golf Club and limited to 250 people, moves to...

Hundreds of people attended Aspinwall’s Light Up the Wall holiday celebration on Nov. 20, which took place in the community’s business districts on Brilliant and Commercial avenues. The Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event, the high point being a fireworks display. Carriage rides were available as were snacks outside...

Matty Knizner scored two of his three goals in the first period to lead Franklin Regional to a 6-2 victory over Shaler in PIHL Class 2A hockey Monday night. Ben Yurko scored the other goal in the first, Chase Williams netted a goal in the second, and RJ Kelly added...

High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Championship Class 5A Saturday’s schedule Moon (12-0) vs. Penn-Trafford (10-2) at Heinz Field, 6 p.m. Class 4A Saturday’s schedule Aliquippa (10-1) vs. Belle Vernon (10-0) at Heinz Field, 3 p.m. Class 3A Saturday’s schedule Central Valley (12-0) vs. North Catholic (12-0) at Heinz Field, noon...

There is not much Belle Vernon boys basketball coach Joe Salvino has not dealt with on the hardwood in his 38 seasons in coaching. Case in point: starting basketball practice while the Leopard football team is still playing and may be playing for some time. There are a couple of...

Barring a reversal in the last few weeks of this year, growth stocks will beat value stocks in 2021 for the fifth time in a row. These things tend to run in spurts. Value beat growth seven years in a row from 2000 through 2006. For those who don’t know...

Republican Sean Parnell suspended his U.S. Senate campaign Monday, saying he wanted to focus instead on his three children. The announcement came just hours after his estranged wife was given primary physical custody of the children and sole legal custody following a three-day trial. Parnell’s decision didn’t come as a...

The first year of the Kaitlyn Slagus era at Belle Vernon has to be viewed as a success. She inherited a young team, got the Leopards into the WPIAL playoffs and nearly advanced to the second round. The second season could bring even more successes as Slagus implements more of...

A federal judge on Monday denied a request for a preliminary injunction by unions representing Allegheny County Jail corrections officers and county police officers challenging the county’s vaccine mandate for employees. That means the mandate, without any appeal, will take effect on Dec. 1. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald had...

U.S. regulators proposed $161,823 in fines against eight airline passengers for alleged alcohol-related misbehavior, saying the rate of unruly behavior on flights “remains too high.” The highest penalty announced in a statement Monday was $40,823 against a traveler who flew Southwest Airlines Co. on April 15 from San Jose, California,...

KENOSHA, Wis. — With the ink barely dry on his acquittals, Kyle Rittenhouse is expected to face another legal battle soon over the $2 million bail posted after his arrest. Rittenhouse’s attorneys filed a motion shortly after the verdict, arguing that the money should be given to the teenager because...

A judge on Monday refused to remove a former Regent Square restaurant owner from house arrest pending retrial on sexual assault charges. After hearing testimony regarding an incident involving Adnan Pehlivan from 2012, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony M. Mariani said that he believed keeping Pehlivan on home electronic...

Lots of professional athletes grapple with the idea of what they will do when their playing careers end. For Robert Golden, the answer was academic. Golden, who spent six seasons as a safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers before retiring in 2018, founded a tuition-free charter school in his hometown to...