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Polls across Pennsylvania closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and the Tribune-Review has you covered as election races are decided. You can find complete results here and stories from dozens of races from across Allegheny and Westmoreland counties as they become available. The city of Pittsburgh will have a new mayor...

Avonworth’s speedy, wide-open offense proved to be too much for Southmoreland in Tuesday night’s Class 2A girls semifinals. The Antelopes (15-3-1) scored three goals in the first 12 minutes of the match and were on their way to a 4-1 victory over the Scotties (14-2-1) at West Allegheny’s Joe DiMichelea...

A Ross woman charged with participating in rioting at the U.S. Capitol pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Washington. Jennifer Heinl, 44, will be sentenced March 22 on a single count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. The count is a misdemeanor and carries a maximum...

A school bus driver and teen passenger were killed late Tuesday afternoon after the bus they were in collided with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 79 in Butler County. On Wednesday afternoon, officials from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland, Beaver County, identified the victims as student Brylee Walker,...

Anyone who paid attention to the 2020 presidential elections can tell you that more people voted in that race than have ever voted before. Nationwide there were more than 158 million ballots cast. In Pennsylvania alone, more than 9 million people were registered and 76.5% showed up at the polls...

STATE COLLEGE — It was a glaring contrast. One week after Penn State failed to put away Big Ten West bottomfeeder Illinois after nine overtimes, the Nittany Lions pushed Ohio State near the brink in a hostile environment. In a season that has become topsy-turvy for Penn State, the two...

Reimagining taco night can be as simple as a new protein swap. Spice up your favorite taco dishes by making walnuts the star ingredient. Nutty and full of flavor, “walnut meat” turns taco recipes into plant-forward options. Try these walnut-stuffed Korean street tacos and walnut “chorizo” tacos for a tasty...

There’s been a lot of talk lately about reimagining Appalachia, in part through a revived Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). I agree that a CCC could be a great mechanism of change for all of the people of our region. I know this because, as executive director of the Pittsburgh Conservation...

Drug overdose deaths remain one of the greatest health crises facing our state, with drug overdoses increasing in 46 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties in 2020. At the same time, Pennsylvania is facing the related public health challenge of rising rates of HIV and Hepatitis C. Our families and communities are...

A pair of inmates, a princess, a frat boy and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich were key components in the final Latrobe field hockey practice of 2021. Wait, what? The Wildcats treated the team’s last gathering as a makeshift Halloween party, dressing up in a wide variety of costumes...

In the NFL, the standard player suspension for domestic violence or sexual assault cases is six games. The NFL reserves the right to adjust the length of a suspension based on the circumstances of each case, but the baseline for discipline is six games — about 35% of a season....

Looking to increase your vacation selfie game? Don’t worry, Eduardo Vallin has you covered. As “Instagram concierge” at the W Punta de Mita hotel in Mexico, Vallin helps guests locate and take the best social media-worthy photos while they bask in that vacation glow. “One of my favorite parts of...

America. Containers at ports across the country, sitting. Big box stores unable to receive the goods from faraway places for us American consumers to enjoy our holiday celebrations. Buy American, be patriotic. However, our spending patterns are inconsistent with this philosophy. What if Santa Claus wasn’t inflatable, made of plastic...

A group called National Popular Vote (NPV) wants to rewrite the rules for presidential elections without the proper process for constitutional change. Amending the Constitution is hard for a reason. Rewriting our most basic rules risks unintended consequences, and so it requires deliberation and action by Congress and three-fourths of...

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 8 win over the Browns. In a pivotal AFC North game between three-loss teams, the Steelers left Cleveland victorious after a...

The approval of federal covid-19 response dollars for Westmoreland Manor workers could not have come soon enough (“Pandemic bonuses approved for Westmoreland Manor staff,” Oct. 21, TribLIVE). There is a major short-staffing crisis across the entire nursing home industry right now. It is imperative that available federal dollars go to...

Perhaps intending balanced coverage, the Tribune-Review let the public be misled about ivermectin and covid-19 with the letter “Ivermectin information slanted” (Oct. 22, TribLIVE), which stated, “Ivermectin has been safely used for human treatments for years, and won its inventor a Nobel Prize.” That’s misleading. The treatments involved parasitic worm...

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Greensburg Catholic Schoolhouse and St. Emma Monastery hosted a Lantern Saint Tour last week in honor of the feasts of All Saints and All Souls. All Saints Day was Monday, and All Souls Day is today. Lantern-lit walking tours were held on the grounds of the monastery in Hempfield, with...

Deanna Betras disagrees with Norwin School District leaders’ decision to ask students to change Confederate flag clothing during a “’Merica Monday” celebration (“Norwin resident seeks racial sensitivity, diversity training for school staff after students wore Confederate flag clothing”). Ms. Betras, here is a brief American history lesson for you. There...

Rowan Kriebel saved No. 2 Quaker Valley from an upset, scoring his second goal of the game in overtime to lead the Quakers to a 3-2 victory over No. 6 Ambridge in the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer semifinals Monday. Ryan Edwards also scored for Quaker Valley (18-2), which will...

It was an unusual way for Fox Chapel’s girls soccer run to end. After goalkeeper Molly McNaughton left the game with an injury following a collision with a Seneca Valley player, the Raiders took advantage of the situation and scored the game’s lone goal. Natalie Matthews, who was named all-WPIAL...