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Sure-fire, get-in-the-best-shape-of-your-life-or-your-money-back fitness fads have been around for thousands of years. Just in my lifetime, I’ve seen boot camps, Bowflex, CrossFit, hula hooping, Insanity, Jazzercise, kettle bells, P90X, Pilates, pole dancing, spinning, Tabata — and that’s by no means a complete list. Over the years — centuries really — one...

An Upper Hill man will serve 26 to 60 years in prison after he was sentenced Thursday for a 2018 shooting death. Montay Bailey, 32, of Upper Hill, was found guilty of third-degree murder and a firearms count in June following a non-jury trial before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge...

The Haunted Hills Hayride will be closed this weekend, following a fatal shooting at the North Versailles attraction’s opening night on Saturday. Initially, the operators of the Hayride said they would be open this weekend, but they reversed course following a team meeting on Thursday, they said in a Facebook...

Reader RS sends this: “We read your column in our local paper and are wondering if you could give us suggestions for the best breakfast that has protein, fiber, tastes good(!), and is fairly quick/easy to prepare. Kashi isn’t doing it for us! Any ideas are most appreciated!” Glad to!...

Pierson Run Road from Saltsburg Road to Center Hill Road in Plum will be closed Sept. 28 between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. according to the Department of Public Works. The closure is to allow crews to work around manholes in the center of the road. The work is part...

A new book by journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa contains a singularly startling allegation. In the waning weeks of the Trump administration, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, twice called his counterpart, Gen. Li Zuocheng, of the People’s Liberation Army, offering assurances that the United...

When I listen to the minority of Americans who are defiant and enraged anti-vacciners and anti-indoor-mask- wearers, I can’t help but think back to when I was a teenage boy, and I was listening to presidential candidate Robert Kennedy over my transistor radio saying that we need to talk about what...

Sewickley Public Library’s StoryWalk is back this fall. The library and its community partners invite the residents to visit one of the five fall Sewickley StoryWalk locations this September. These self-guided walking tours pair books with nature by placing storybooks along a walking path for all to enjoy. The upcoming...

As I read the articles on the efforts of parents and school districts to deal with the mask/no mask issue, I also read this information: More than a quarter-million children had new cases of covid in just the last week of August, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)....

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. Benefit drag queen bingo planned Sunday A drag queen bingo to benefit paralyzed Navy veteran Dan Hika of New Kensington will...

To the residents of the Derry area: I want to thank all of you for the faith you showed in me over the last 30 years. Back in 1991 when I decided to run for the seat held by retiring Magisterial District Judge Michael Giannini, I could never have imagined...

High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A North Allegheny 4, Hempfield 0 Nonsection Peters Township 2, Upper St. Clair 0 Football Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. Hempfield at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Norwin at Central Catholic, 7...

A man who confessed to a 2015 shooting death while he was already incarcerated at Allegheny County Jail will serve 15 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday. Randy Johnson, 26, pleaded to third-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy for killing Deron McCray at his home on Chicago Street...

For now, the title of top-ranked team in Class 5A seems to fit Moon quite nicely, thank you. The Tigers (4-0) celebrated their first week with that title in the Trib HSSN rankings with a 38-7 victory over fourth-ranked North Hills in a Class 5A showdown. The tone for the...

Aly Cooper scored the decisive goal to lead Mars to a 1-0 girls soccer victory over Montour (4-1, 2-1) in a matchup of top teams in Section 4-3A. Piper Coffield had an assist for the Fightin’ Planets (4-0-1, 4-0). Belle Vernon 11, Albert Gallatin 0 — Morgan Einodshofer scored five...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-62) got shut out by St. Paul (Twins), 8-0. RHP James Marvel (5-7, 5.35) got the start, allowing eight runs (five earned), walking two and striking out two over six innings. RHP Keury Mella (7.20), RHP Matt Eckelman (5.16) and RHP Hunter Stratton (4.34) each delivered a scoreless...

Laurel: To a spectacular run. Victory Brinker’s parents knew what they were doing when they named her. The pint-sized opera singer with a voice as big as all outdoors showed “America’s Got Talent” exactly what kind of talent resides in Unity with her months of appearances culminating in Wednesday night’s...

The man contracted to provide more than $300,000 in training for officers at Allegheny County Jail has been the subject of multiple lawsuits, a foreclosure and federal tax liens in recent years, according to documents obtained by the Tribune-Review. In addition, all four Virginia sheriff’s offices where Joseph Lee Garcia...

A middle school Spanish teacher has been named the 19th Clark Faculty Chair at Sewickley Academy. Jennifer Brown found out about the honor during the back-to-school assembly Sept. 2. Just like previous years, it was a surprise. According to Brown, the Clark Faculty Chair Award is an annual award that...

Canada geese are a common sight throughout Pennsylvania. And now a Duck that made his home in Pittsburgh is heading north to Canada. Quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges signed a three-year contract with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League, the team announced Thursday. “Usually ducks migrate south around this...

Digital hunting licenses now are available to Pennsylvania hunters, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The commission authorized hunters and trappers to carry digital licenses and permits, and the change to a new online license-issuing system, HuntFishPA, has brought the capability for digital licenses with it. But paper harvest tags...

Welcome to Week 3. Chick’s Picks loves this time of year, and not just for the high school football or the pumpkin spice everything. She is an avid fan of fantasy football, partaking in two highly competitive leagues this year. As the season kicked off this past weekend, Chick’s Picks...

The North Allegheny School Board has moved its Sept. 22 meeting to 5 p.m. and it will be virtual. A link to the meeting will be provided on the district website. The agenda for the meeting will be posted by the evening of Sept. 20. Those wishing to speak must...

This week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced Congress and the American people to answer questions about his key role in orchestrating one of the biggest failures of foreign policy in our nation’s history: Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. The disastrous and hasty removal of U.S. troops left 13...