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Centuries of systemic racism and everyday discrimination in the U.S. have left a major mental health burden on African American communities, and the past few years have dealt especially heavy blows. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that Black Americans are twice as likely to die...

I have attended most of the Leet Zoning Board hearings concerning the placement of a new high school. During these meetings, it has become abundantly clear that a new school should not be built on the hill. Many Leetsdale residents who live below the proposed site have expressed deep concerns...

Dear Savvy Senior, My 75-year-old mother is currently taking 16 different prescription and OTC medications and I’m worried she’s taking way too many drugs. Can you suggest any resources that can help us? — Worried Daughter Dear Worried, Unfortunately, millions of older Americans are taking way too many medications today,...

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 9 win over the Browns. The Chicago Bears came to Heinz Field Monday night riding a three-game losing streak in which...

President Biden’s election and subsequent cabinet appointments were supposed to usher in experienced, competent adults to lead our country. Instead, we have: • A president who I believe is in cognitive decline who pulled our troops out of Afghanistan, leaving behind American citizens and America-friendly Afghans at the mercy of...

Flashing lights in the rearview mirror and the whine of a siren are almost never welcome. They are, at best, the beginning of an irritating delay and frequently the herald of a pricey citation. But they can also lead to more tense situations. Viral videos of traffic stops that turned...

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. Comedy night to benefit Markle fire chief Markle Volunteer Fire Department, Allegheny Township, will have a comedy night fundraiser at 8...

Addison Girdwood and Piper Coffield scored a goal apiece and WPIAL champion Mars began its defense of its PIAA Class 3A girls soccer championship with a 2-0 first-round victory over Red Land on Tuesday. Megan Boddy and Kate McEnroe earned the shutout for the Fightin’ Planets (17-0-1), who will face...

High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A First round Tuesday’s results Conestoga 1, Kennett 0 Cumberland Valley 9, Northeast 0 Methacton 3, Hazleton Area 0 Emmaus 4, Souderton 1 Lower Dauphin 4, Great Valley 0 Downingtown West 2, Parkland 1 Wilson 2, Garnet Valley 1 Central York 2, Pine-Richland...

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell on Tuesday vehemently denied that a photograph purporting to show a handprint-shaped welt on a child’s back was of his child. “That’s not a picture of my (child),” Parnell repeated twice. The testimony came during cross-examination Tuesday during his custody trial. Both he and...

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — The top Republican in the state House wants to give the legislature the ability to block regulations or administrative...

If you needed further confirmation of Washington’s current state of dysfunction, consider this: The 13 Republican lawmakers who voted with Democrats to send a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to President Joe Biden’s desk late Friday night are finding themselves threatened with primaries and worse for their (alleged) singular act of...

Pittsburgh has had its share of television news anchors and reporters coming and going this year. Here is a look at all moves covered by TV reporter Rob Owen in 2021 (so far): Departures ● KDKA’s Lynne Hayes-Freeland retired in early November after nearly 4o years on the local TV...

A selection of the best photos from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region the week of Nov. 1-7. Previous weeks Week in pictures: Oct. 25-31, 2021 Week in pictures: Oct. 18-24, 2021 Week in pictures: Oct. 11-17, 2021 Week in pictures: Oct. 4-Oct. 10, 2021 Week in pictures: Sept. 28-Oct....

Allegheny Township officials are warning motorists and residents of major closures along Route 356 next summer. As work on the connector to Freeport and the Allegheny Valley expressway wraps up for this year, the project in 2022 will impact residents along the Route 356 corridor. Work will start on either...

On Aug. 6, 2020, following numerous scandals at the National Rifle Association, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit seeking to shut down the group. In the suit, James accused Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s chief executive, and a number of senior officials, as well as the organization itself,...

Over the past year and a half, not only have Pennsylvanians had to struggle with the everyday stress of living and working during a global pandemic, they’ve also had to worry about the ever-increasing price of their prescription drugs. As the covid-19 pandemic ravaged Pennsylvania, predatory drug companies took the...

Leechburg’s boys soccer team was nothing if not resilient in 2021. Brad Walker’s team dealt with it all, including a covid-19 shutdown in the season’s opening week, three players going down with concussions, a goalie battling through a broken finger, a player ruled ineligible and a roster with just 17...

The firing of Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno on Nov. 9, 2011, was shocking, sudden and done over the phone. The Board of Trustees fired the longtime coach along with university President Graham Spanier in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. Paterno had announced...

In response to the letter “Parklet sale slap in face to those who worked to create it” (Oct. 20, TribLIVE): I’m appalled at the audacity of local leaders threatening to make an example of nonprofits that do not have a hand in the City of Greensburg’s former control over the...

Regarding the article “Tablets for all at Westmoreland County Prison” (Oct. 25, TribLIVE): Combined with the need for the newly created position of director of elections (“Quality assurance manager hired for Westmoreland elections, pay is $80K,” Oct. 21, TribLIVE), it surely seems like the commissioners are spending taxpayer dollars as...

It took a while because of the pandemic, but the Junior Girl Scouts from Plum Troop #55153 finally got their accolades. The troop worked together as a team and completed the requirements needed to earn the Bronze Award. The girls made Christmas ornaments for the residents at Concordia at Ridgewood...

For first-time parents or even families with multiple children, the decision to place your little bundle of joy in someone else’s care be a difficult one. However, the benefits of daycare can be significant, especially for children who start a program as infants. A high-quality early childhood program not only...