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Please reelect John Peck for district attorney. I believe he is the best candidate for such an important position. He has proven for the last 40 years that he is dedicated to keeping our community safe and criminals off the streets. As I look back at Peck’s 40 years in...

Five candidates will square off this November seeking one of three open seats on Heidelberg council. All three seats are four-year terms. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ unofficial candidate list, Democrats Dorothy McCartney, Richard A. Pattinato and Sharon Wicobroda will face Republicans Charles L. Jones and John...

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. Fall festival planned Sunday in Freeport Community Park The Greg Wells Memorial Fall Festival will be from 1 to 5 p.m....

Norwin School District needs leaders on its school board who will lead by example and from the front like Christine Baverso, Alex Detschelt, Shawna Ilagan and Ray Kocak. We need leaders like these who support parent engagement and parents’ choice; leaders who are not afraid to fight for our children;...

I read the letter from John R. Morrow, “Count your blessings” (Oct. 17, TribLIVE). Everything he said is the truth, and we should all remember to count our blessings. I am 90 years old and have it posted on my fridge to remind me every day of my blessings. Bernice...

I’m amazed how few people realize or will admit what elected Democrats are doing to our once great country. They sing with one voice against voter ID, want sanctuary states and cities to protect illegal immigrant criminals from deportation while defunding the police, support amnesty for Dreamers and illegals leading...

High schools Cross country Thursday’s results Tri-State Track Coaches Association Championship Boys Class 3A Top 20: 1. Drew Griffith, Butler, 16:13.57. 2. CJ Singleton, Butler, 16:22.67. 3. Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 16:25.31. 4. Noah Petersen, Seneca Valley, 16:39.71. 5. Brett Kroboth, Peters Township, 16:43.87. 6. Jacob Puhalla, Moon, 16:56.50. 7....

Led by 12 kills from Ella Evans and eight each from Lexa Yankauskas and Lily Alisesky, Franklin Regional defeated Plum, 3-1, in Section 1-3A girls volleyball Thursday night. The win gives the Panthers (12-2) a share of the section title with Plum (12-2) and Indiana (12-2). Postseason brackets will be...

Radar confirmed that three tornadoes touched down in the region Thursday evening and National Weather Service surveyors will spend the next couple days gathering information about them and other potential twisters, according to meteorologist Jason Frazier. Those tornadoes were near Mt. Nebo and Hampton in Allegheny County and Buffalo Township...

A McKees Rocks man filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against three unnamed Pittsburgh police officers, as well as the city of Pittsburgh, claiming he was falsely arrested following his participation in a protest over the death of George Floyd last year. John Connors alleges in the lawsuit filed by Pittsburgh...

The state Supreme Court on Thursday agreed with a lower court that the city of Pittsburgh didn’t have the authority in 2015 to pass an ordinance barring landlords from discriminating against tenants who used federally subsidized housing vouchers. City Council passed the ordinance to protect those with “Section 8” housing...

PHILADELPHIA — The Delaware County district attorney on Thursday said it was “simply not true” that SEPTA passengers last week took cellphone videos of a man raping a woman on the train instead of deciding to intervene or call police. Jack Stollsteimer, the county’s top prosecutor, said that although one...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Jordan Stout is in rare company at Penn State as the team’s primary kicker, punter and kickoff specialist. It’s a heavy workload for the redshirt senior, but Stout has thrived through the first half of the season after a couple of early hiccups. The No. 7 Nittany...

Laurel: To announcing a departure. U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills, announced Monday that he will finish his term, which runs through 2022, but not seek reelection in the midterms. “I believe the time has come to pass the torch to the next generation,” he said. It would be nice...

The jury deliberating the sexual assault case against former Istanbul Sofra owner Adnan Pehlivan told the judge Thursday afternoon that it was deadlocked. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony M. Mariani asked the jury of seven men and five women to continue their deliberations until 4 p.m. and return Friday...

They don’t call it spooky season for nothing. From skeletons to ghosts, and vampires to goblins, front yards across Westmoreland County are filled with creepy-crawlies this time of year. But some folks can’t help but go over the top when it comes to seasonal decorations. The National Retail Federation estimates...

Group of 20 diplomats have all but given up on their lofty goal of consigning coal to history and are instead closing in on a more modest plan to stop governments funding foreign coal-fired power plants, according to people familiar with the situation. With the energy crisis changing the dynamics...

A group of parents and guardians from across Western Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the acting secretaries of the state health and education departments, as well as UPMC, alleging that their children are being illegally denied medical exemptions from the school mask mandate. Ten plaintiffs from Kittanning, New...

Sewickley residents will have a variety of candidates to choose from on the ballot in their respective wards for council. In Ward 1, incumbents Brian Bozzo and Sean Figley and newcomers Todd Hamer and Craig Waller are running for two, four-year seats on council. In Ward 2, incumbent Todd Renner...

Welcome to Week 8. As a long-time local celebrity, it is not often that Chick’s Picks is star struck. This past weekend, however, was an exception. Chick’s Picks was invited to take part in the Steelers halftime celebration honoring recent Hall of Fame inductees. All of her years of fame...

When the Supreme Court rules in the coming months on the Mississippi and Texas laws substantially restricting abortions, it will do more than decide the future of its 1973 ruling legalizing a woman’s right to end her pregnancy. It will almost certainly plunge the long-simmering issue into the midst of...

Hampton Presbyterian Church will hold a trunk-or-treat event 2-4 p.m. Oct. 30 in the lower parking lot and adjoining field. This event is open to everyone. Adults: Decorate the backs of your cars for Halloween, load up on candy, and come to the HPC parking lot by 1:30 p.m. for...

The Allegheny Land Trust has conserved a 120-acre tract of woodlands and rolling meadows at the headwaters of Glade Run Lake in southern Butler County. The preservation is a collaborative effort between the trust, the Glade Run Lake Conservancy and longtime Middlesex Township landowner Joan Goswell. The land will be...