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There was a lot of fun, but there also were serious lessons when New Kensington firefighters visited with elementary students last week. What to do when there’s a fire, how to know there is a fire, and things they shouldn’t do during a fire were among the things assistant Chief...

A peeling portrait of Frederic Chopin purchased at a flea market in Poland hung modestly in a private house for almost three decades before an expert dated the painting to the 19th century, when the Polish piano composer lived. Now restored and in a gilded frame, the small painting resides...

Central Valley’s special teams scored twice off failed punt attempts as the top-ranked Warriors blanked Keystone Oaks, 42-0, in the Class 3A Northwestern 6 Conference on Friday night. Matt Merritt recovered a bad snap in the end zone on an attempted punt in the first quarter while Kyle Shad scored...

Leechburg hoped to maintain its high-scoring offense Friday night for the school’s homecoming game. But the Bishop Canevin defense had other ideas, holding the Blue Devils to just three points on a game-opening drive and tackling Leechburg 14 times for loss in a 33-3 Eastern Conference victory at Leechburg Veteran...

Southmoreland’s defense was up to the task in a 35-7 victory over Yough on Friday in Interstate Conference play at Russ Grimm Field. Its offense wasn’t too shabby either, as the Scotties gained 264 yards on the ground and 374 overall. “Defensively, I thought we played lights out,” Southmoreland coach...

The White House said Friday that President Joe Biden will not block the handover of documents sought by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, setting up a showdown with former President Donald Trump, who wants to shield those White House records from investigators. The...

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 — Even after covid-19 cases rose among children and district leaders worked to contain outbreaks among students, Pennsylvania schools have...

President Joe Biden on Friday restored the protected Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments after former President Donald Trump dramatically slashed them in an effort to open more sensitive public lands to ranching, mining and oil drilling. The president also reestablished a marine conservation area off the New England...

Motorists zipping down State Road in Lancaster this week could be forgiven for thinking they’d passed through some kind of time warp back to the 1970s when they got to the Kellogg’s cereal factory and saw several dozen workers walking a picket line, hoisting large signs reading “On Strike” or...

Runners on your mark for a new community Halloween tradition – The Great Pumpkin Race. The race, planned by The Monroeville Foundation in partnership with Forbes Hospital/AHN, will be held Oct. 24 at the Monroeville Community Park West on Tilbrook Road. In past years, The Monroeville Foundation has hosted the...

President Biden’s approval rating is tanking, fast, precipitated by the disastrous U.S. pullout from Afghanistan and now intensified by his administration’s handling of the economy and covid-19. Today, independents, suburbanites, and college-educated voters — Democrats’ Trump-era coalition — are souring on the Biden presidency. But where does this leave Black...

Conneaut Lake Park’s new owner doesn’t need state approval for the demolition and construction done in the park’s historic district. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) spokesman Howard Pollman said Thursday the commission’s legal team has found covenants, or restrictions, placed on Conneaut Lake Park’s Historic District by the state...

Dinnertime dishes loaded with nutrients help keep loved ones connected while refueling after busy days spent at work and school. Dairy foods – key ingredients in many at-home meals – provide nutrients for people of all ages to grow and maintain stronger bodies and minds. However, some bodies are unable...

The members of Joey’s presidential staff need to go to a nearby elementary school and take a quick class on the meaning of the word “illegal”! Lou Gregovits North Huntingdon...

Although I was not present at the Sept. 8 Aspinwall Borough Council meeting, I read your account (“Aspinwall Councilman David Brown draws fire from council colleagues for claims made on his election website,” Sept. 8, TribLIVE) and have spoken to council members and some audience members quoted in your story....

It’s about time someone knocks some sense into Donald Trump. It looks like he is going to continue to force his “big lie” crap until the next election, and at whose expense? Of course, the taxpayers. This is free publicity and is one of the few ways he has of...

The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Information should be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Tarentum scarecrow contest taking submissions Tarentum Recreation Board is sponsoring its 13th annual Scarecrow Contest. The contest is open to groups, including family, friends, clubs, schools...

Regarding the letter “Republicans continue to deny facts” (Sept. 2, TribLIVE): As a Republican, if you add these prefixes to Joanne Garing’s “facts” — Fakebook, Goggle, MSDNC, CNN, among others — denying “those” facts I can assure you, I don’t believe any of them. I am desperate to resolve how...

Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 2A Fox Chapel 3, Oakland Catholic 1 Penn-Trafford 7, Upper St. Clair 0 Class A Shady Side Academy 1, Aquinas Academy 0 Friday’s schedule Class A Winchester Thurston at Shady Side Academy, 3:30 p.m. Nonsection Penn-Trafford at Ellis School, 4 p.m. Football Thursday’s result City...

Zach Panza converted a penalty kick and Luge Staggers also scored to lead Hampton to a 2-0 victory over Kiski Area in a showdown between the top two teams in Section 2-3A boys soccer Thursday. Hampton (11-0, 11-0) has outscored opponents 48-3 this season. The loss snapped a six-game winning...

The New York Times recently greeted readers with the news that the FBI’s annual Crime in the United States survey shows that murder and nonnegligent manslaughter increased by nearly 30% in 2020, by far the largest increase on record. Times readers needing an escape from the grim reality of the...

An Ohio businessman who wrote more than $118 million in bad checks over four days to try to cover payroll and expenses was sentenced Thursday to serve 42 months in federal prison. Harold Sosna, 68, of Cincinnati, also was ordered by U.S. District Judge Marilyn J. Horan in Pittsburgh to...

Laurel: To lights, camera and action. While Pittsburgh has become a popular filming site and spent plenty of time on the big and small screens over the years, sometimes it can feel like the wealth of other communities can be left on the bench. But Greensburg hit a home run...

At a congressional hearing on Tuesday, former Facebook Inc. product manager Frances Haugen didn’t need to convince lawmakers that the company has a big problem. Republicans and Democrats were, for once, united on her side, at several points even calling her a “hero.” What they needed was direction. Luckily, Haugen...