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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...

From the TribLIVE archive, this story was first published on Nov. 14, 2017. Thanksgiving hosts have a lot to worry about when preparing the year’s most anticipated feast; lumpy gravy, broken wine corks, unexpected dinner guests. But while there are plenty of things that can go wrong, there is only...

Hours after learning that a judge awarded primary custody of his three children to his estranged wife, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell said he cannot continue with his campaign. “There is nothing more important to me than my children, and while I plan to ask the court to reconsider,...

After four years of false starts and one year of hard work and compromise, there’s finally a federal bill that mirrors what we’ve been fighting for here in Pennsylvania. A bill that brings real money to our communities and creates jobs that cannot be outsourced. It includes investments to connect...

UNIVERSITY PARK — As late as Friday night ahead of Penn State football’s Saturday noon matchup with Rutgers, James Franklin didn’t know who his starting quarterback would be. The Nittany Lions were dealing with a team-wide sickness, and he thought there was a good chance the team would’ve had to...

Blown coverage. Blown calls Blown chances. Wait, that’s the storyline of the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 41-37 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Here’s what the writers in California had to say about the wild ending and victory for the boys in powder blue. “The Steelers scored 27 points in...

Dear Mr. President, I’d like to address a couple of blunders you made recently. First, the news about the U.S. and China working together to combat climate change. I seriously hope you don’t trust China to hold up its end of the bargain. If you do, I have a bridge...

Query Club All meetings take place in the Community Room of the Sewickley Public Library from 7-9 p.m. The Nov. 29 meeting will feature host Lynne Schneider and speakers George Craig (Pony Express) and Linda Zang (Cahokia: America’s First City). Cochran Hose Company holiday events Santa at the Station will...

PALS to meet Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Plum Community Center, 499 Center-New Texas Road. Members are asked to bring a $15 wrapped gift for the gift exchange and cookies for refreshments. Punch will be served. For their...

PALS to meet Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at Plum Community Center at 499 Center-New Texas Road. Members are asked to bring a $15 wrapped gift for the gift exchange, and cookies for refreshments. Punch will be served. For their...

Career moves Alka Patel of Collier was named vice president of government and external affairs for Comcast’s Keystone Region, which comprises western, central and northeastern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia and the Maryland panhandle. Patel leads a team responsible for engaging with the region’s local, state and federal government...

Lifetime Achievement Award Long-time South Park resident and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Realtor Lori Maffeo was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award, which is presented by the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh and given to agents with 25 years in the real estate industry. While 25 years is quite a milestone...

I want to thank U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills, for his vote in support of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and support of President Biden’s economic recovery plans. As our community emerges stronger on the other side of the covid-19 pandemic, Southwestern Pennsylvania needs and deserves an...

The Westmoreland County commissioners have a preliminary budget on the table. The proposed $365.5 million spending plan for 2022 does not raise property taxes above the 21.49 mills where they stand now. That can be a good thing. What isn’t? A disturbing trend of spending money the county isn’t making....

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. Gingerbread houses wanted to complete holiday train display New Kensington Recreation Committee will set up a model train display for the...

In response to the unprincipled and disrespectful statements made by Hempfield supervisors and the Hempfield Fire Department chief in the article ”Hempfield officials working to improve response of West Point’s volunteer firefighters” (Nov. 4, TribLIVE): Nice attempt by them to look good in the community. We volunteers are told to...

Trib Total Media is looking for aspiring journalists to apply for its Journalism Scholarship Program. “Through this program, we hope to encourage, develop and inspire the next generation of promising young journalists,” said Jennifer Bertetto, Trib Total Media president and CEO. Trib Total Media’s Journalism Scholarship Program began in 2019...

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 22....