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Anyone that dumped their dish or any other alternative paid television subscription because of high cost and selective programming may have installed their own antennae in order to watch local TV. Pittsburgh news programming coverage is time-competitive, with each station supplying repetitive news in order to fill the time allotted....

Did you ever lament the loss of something trendy? You were digging something, life was grand, then … poof? If you care what’s surfacing in my portents, it is the downfall of the gig economy that’s making old little me … terribly blue. A fleet-footed happy job market, adored by...

Millage increases a concern As I write my October 2021 check payable to Quaker Valley School District, I look at the millage rate of 0.0194711 ($19.47 on every thousand dollars of assessed property value) and wonder about inevitable increases. The millage will rise by yearly increments for an updated high...

When you lower your expectations, here are just a few of the results. A president who cannot complete a sentence that makes any sense or has any real meaning. A president who thinks spending 3, 4 or 5 trillion dollars doesn’t cost a single red penny. A very neat trick....

Every elected official has good causes they would like to pursue and good ideas to get off the ground that are restrained by two things. First, you need the money to accomplish the task. Second, doing so has to be part of your job. Gov. Tom Wolf has problems with...

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. Springdale chiropractic clinic hosts food drive Frazetta Family Chiropractic’s 28th annual Thanksgiving food drive for Lower Valley Food Bank will be...

Robert Szypulski, a computer programmer with Windstream Communications, lives in Penn Township. His son, Scott Szypulski, is a financial research administrator for the University of Pittsburgh who lives in Oakland. This is the story of their recent adventure to Mt. Rainier and Grand Teton national parks. With national park visitation...

In the article “ ‘You can’t fix it with facts’: Doctors share patients’ excuses for covid vaccine refusal” (Oct. 17, TribLIVE), you ask, “How can a patient be in disbelief over the coronavirus, pandemic and vaccine …?” One answer is later in the article, which states the following: “Some have...

The Northern Tier Library is coming to the Pine Community Center. Bookmobile service began Nov. 1 and continues each Monday from 2-3 p.m. Family fall fun run & walk Get your sneakers ready and join us Nov. 20 at 9:30 a.m. for a 1-mile walking and running course around the...

Renae Mohrbacher scored four goals to lead No. 5 Freedom to a 6-0 victory over No. 2 Springdale in the WPIAL Class A girls soccer consolation game Wednesday night at North Allegheny. Shaye Bailey and Grace White also scored. As the third-place finisher from the WPIAL, the Bulldogs (15-4) will...

High schools Hockey Thursday’s schedule Class 3A Pine-Richland at Upper St. Clair, Ice Castle Arena-Trackside, 7 p.m Bethel Park at Cathedral Prep, Mercyhurst Ice Center, 8:30 p.m North Allegheny at Central Catholic, Alpha Ice Complex, 8:30 p.m Canon-McMillan at Seneca Valley, Baierl Ice Complex-World, 9 p.m Peters Township at Baldwin,...

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump said he was just engaging in “fiery rhetoric” when he said a former “Apprentice” contestant was lying about being sexually assaulted by him more than a decade ago. Trump said the defamation lawsuit filed against him by Summer Zervos was doomed to fail...

Last week: 9-4 (69.2%) Season: 88-35 (71.5%) When the Birdie caught wind that Seton Hill was getting Esports teams for the fall of 2022, he checked to see if he had any college eligibility left. “If you’d have seen me play Tecmo Bowl back in the day, you’d know why,”...

Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Canon-McMillan (4-6) at North Allegheny (6-4), 7 p.m. (HSSN) Semifinals Friday, Nov. 12 Canon-McMillan/North Allegheny winner at Mt. Lebanon (10-0), 7 p.m. Seneca Valley (7-3) vs. Central Catholic (8-2) at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Class 5A First round Friday’s schedule Woodland Hills (4-6) at Bethel Park...

Last week: 8-1 (88.9%) Overall: 78-27 (74.3%) If there’s one question the Birdie gets asked more than any other, it’s “Do you want fries with that?” A close second is, “How do you make your picks? It’s like you’re a fortune teller who can see into the future.” On the...

Highlands and New Castle have played some close games over the past several seasons, and Friday’s opening-round playoff game appears to be evenly matched. That’s what one would expect when a ninth-seeded team such as New Castle (6-4, 3-2) squares off against No. 8 Highlands (7-3, 4-3) at Golden Rams...

Are you ready for some Christmas music? SiriusXM is officially in the holiday spirit — the streaming service launched its 2021 bevy of Christmas channels on Wednesday. This year’s 19 channels — the service’s most to date — includes two new streams along with the usual variety of holiday hits...

Just weeks into this year’s hockey season, Stan Bowman, general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks and the 2021 U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team, resigned in the wake of allegations that Hawks upper management failed to act on a player’s sexual assault claim until after the team’s 2010 Stanley Cup championship...

While the frenzy of hot books fall has begun to subside, there are still a great many books to look forward to in November, the true start of cozy season. Most anticipated publications this coming month include an iconic Chinese artist’s political memoir; provocative thoughts on feminism from an art...

Eight candidates were on the ballot for four, four-year seats on Plum Borough School Board. The four winners were all Republicans – Ronald Sakolsky, Angela Anderson, Megan Chuderewicz and Devin Adams. Anderson was the lone incumbent. Democrats Renee Richardson, Justin Newman, incumbent Joe Tommarello and Melissa Russell were the bottom...

Matthew V. Rudzki is the apparent winner of the Nov. 2 race for the district magistrate seat based in Sharpsburg, according to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections. Rudzki, a Democrat and the outgoing mayor of Sharpsburg, received 4,367 votes, with Independent Jennifer Evashavik receiving 2,691, and...

Eight candidates were on the ballot for four, four-year terms on Oakmont council. The top vote-getters were Democrats Amanda Pagnotta, Tracey Holst, Jamie Leonardi and Republican John Arnold. Arnold was the only current council member to seek reelection – he was appointed in January to fill the seat vacated by...

In the Plum mayoral race, Republican Mayor Harry Schlegel beat Democrat David Biondo, 3,524 to 3,390, for another four-year term. Eight candidates were on the ballot to fill four seats on Plum Borough council. The top vote-getters were all Republicans: incumbents Paul Dern and Mike Doyle, as well as newcomer...

MILWAUKEE — Bob Dylan always has had his own sense of time, and timing. When the covid-19 pandemic displaced him from the road for the first extended stretch since 1986, he released his first album of original material in eight years and presented his inaugural streamed concert. Returning to the...