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Spencer Wiehe, a junior at Quaker Valley High School has a passion for mountain biking. The combination of the speed, terrain and nature’s beauty can attract a lot of teens to this hobby. In part, it was this love of biking that led Wiehe to choose his Eagle Scout project....

Hurrah to Texas voters for eliminating abortions in their state. Hopefully more states will follow suit. Keep up the good fight! More than 60 million babies have been killed since 1973, the year abortions became legal in the U.S. If those 60 million babies had the right to life, they...

Climate change is an existential threat. The Government Accountability Offices states that climate-related changes have cost American taxpayers $350 billion over the past decade. The Pentagon has declared climate change to be a national security threat. The U.N. states that if global greenhouse gas emissions are not halved by 2030,...

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. Contributions needed for homeless veterans’ project Local veterans’ charity Five Forces is collecting personal items for the Homeless Heroes Stocking Project....

I’ve worked in food service assembly at UPMC Presbyterian for almost a year. I make less than $16 an hour, and even with five roommates, there’s not a lot left over at the end of the month. I just want to have some money in my pocket for once. We...

With winter on its way, PennDOT is advising motorists to slow down, increase their following distance and avoid distractions while driving. Last winter in Pennsylvania, preliminary data show that there were 301 crashes resulting in four fatalities and 143 injuries on snowy, slushy or ice-covered roadways where aggressive-driving behaviors such...

Central Valley punched its third straight ticket to the WPIAL Class 3A championship game Friday night with a 51-0 victory over Elizabeth Forward, extending its two-year win streak to 24 games. Despite a slow start — Central Valley led just 3-0 after the first quarter — the Warriors offense came...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men’s basketball recovered from its Monday loss to Massachusetts by earning a home victory over the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers on Thursday night at Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions won 74-59. The Nittany Lions (2-1) and the Terriers played close in the early portion...

High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule Class 3A Emmaus vs. Lower Dauphin at Whitehall, 3 p.m. Class 2A Twin Valley vs. Gwynedd Mercy at Whitehall, 12:30 p.m. Class A Wyoming Seminary vs. Oley Valley at Whitehall, 10 a.m. Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Finals Saturday’s schedule Mt....

Kenny Cadwallader scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give Ringgold a measure of revenge with a 4-3 PIHL Class B victory over Neshannock on Thursday in a rematch of last year’s championship game. Jacon Frahlich had a goal and an assist, Nathan Boulanger added two assists,...

Autopsy results for the Penn State student found dead last week are expected to be completed in about six weeks, the Centre County Coroner’s Office wrote this week. Justine Gross’ death was “an isolated incident,” county Coroner Scott Sayers wrote. State College police investigators believe her death was accidental, the...

The organization suing Pittsburgh over the removal of the Columbus statue at Schenley Park has said in an amended lawsuit that Mayor Bill Peduto improperly influenced the art commission’s vote to take down the 13-foot tall bronze and granite statue. The Italian Sons and Daughters of America said in the...

Conspiracy theorists need little more than suspicion, some cherry-picked facts and vibrant imaginations to spin tales about the origins of the covid-19 pandemic. But for the scientists working to establish the facts, the path to the truth is much more plodding. Their search will take them through a trove of...

Laurel: To more stores. After years of the news out of malls being all about closings and going-out-of-business sales, it is refreshing to have the trend at one shopping center going in the opposite direction. Westmoreland Mall is seeing not just new tenants but also returning ones. It’s great to...

A Fox Chapel man was killed Tuesday in Vermont after being hit by an Amtrak train as he attempted to cross railroad tracks in the SUV he was driving. Thomas Fennell, who had been attending Vermont Law School, was 23. Police in Royalton, about 150 miles northwest of Boston, said...

DETROIT — A new Ann Arbor ordinance requires all public bathrooms to provide sanitary products, including pads and tampons, to users at no cost — and it’s believed to be the first city in the United States to do so. The new ordinance, effective Jan. 1, 2022, applies to all...

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Since Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s decisive win in Virginia, education has been deemed the top issue that propelled him to victory. Specifically, the infiltration of critical race theory (CRT) into some classrooms nationwide. Parents in Virginia revolted and ultimately awarded Youngkin the governorship, and he became the first Republican to win...

On a high note The Pittsburgh Concert Chorale is back together after 18 months apart and will give three holiday concerts, including one in Fox Chapel. “Nothing compares to the sound of live music, and we are so enjoying singing in person again,” Music Director Dr. Susan Medley shared at...

Leetsdale residents have elected Sandra Ford as their new mayor, according to the Allegheny County Office of Election’s preliminary results. Ford, a Democrat, ran against fellow Democrat and current mayor, Peter Poninsky in the primary election. She defeated him, 147 to 58. Poninsky has been mayor of Leetsdale since 2002....

From the TribLIVE archive, this story was first published on Nov. 23, 2003. So many methods, so few turkeys. Today’s home cook has an array of options when it comes to preparing the holiday bird. First, there’s dining out, then takeout, then going to a relative or friend’s house. But...

In recent weeks, the federal court of appeals that includes Texas and two Deep South states has issued rulings in two cases that exemplify the extent of its conservative domination — and the continuing influence of former President Donald Trump. In one, it allowed the controversial new Texas law that...

For those who remember the American Top 40 radio show, here’s a Casey Kasem-like question for WPIAL football. Moon and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart both play home games at Moon Tiger Stadium, and both are still alive in the WPIAL playoffs. Have there ever been two WPIAL football...

Welcome to Week 12. As Chick’s Picks continued her cruise on the Highway to Heinz this week, she ran into a bit of a detour along the way. After programming her crystal ball’s GPS, Chick’s Picks noticed that an unexpected stop had been added to her route. Then, Chick’s Picks...