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Last week: 7-4 (63.6 %) Season: 23-11 (67.6 %) As most of you know by now, the Birdie is not really a bird. He is living, breathing, football-picking human with a big heart. “And a head to match,” a face-masked scoretaker mumbles from across the office. The cock-of-the-walk Birdie does...

Class 6A Hempfield (2-1) at Seneca Valley (2-1) 7:30 p.m. Friday, at NexTier Stadium, Jackson Township Hempfield unleashed its running game in the second half last week, daring Franklin Regional to stop it on the way to a 30-28 win. Junior Gino Caesar ran for 215 yards and two touchdowns...

Jim Reeder has always had a desire to help others. In his new role as director of campus safety and security at Shady Side Academy, Reeder gets to do just that — help keep all 1,100 students, along with faculty and staff, safe. “I’m really excited that I get to...

A woman was shot in the abdomen at about 12:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of Center Street in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County police said. Someone called 911 to report the shooting and the woman, who wasn’t identified, was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition. Allegheny County...

The Founding Fathers may have declared independence from Britain in 1776, but the real work of putting together the new government did not take place until the Constitutional Convention met between May and September of 1787 in the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. After the debate and work...

Volunteers helped make Christmas cards for current and active military members at Pittsburgh Art and Stamp Bar in Wexford. On Sept. 10, local veterans stopped by to offer encouragement and their thanks to the volunteers, who are aiming to make 1,000 Christmas cards to be sent to troops around the...

After a year’s hiatus, the fifth annual Taste of Sewickley to benefit KidsVoice returned on Sept. 11. The gathering raised $85,000 to support KidsVoice’s work advocating for Allegheny County children who have experienced neglect and trauma. The dinner event was co-hosted by Sewickley area residents Chuck and Barb Moser and...

If you drive around northeastern Pennsylvania, you’ll notice the ubiquitous presence of roadside signs marking a seemingly endless succession of boroughs and townships. Luzerne County alone has 76 municipal jurisdictions, including four cities. In the region’s industrial past, the anthracite coal industry fueled the growth of dense, immigrant-majority “patch” towns....

SAN FRANCISCO — A woman who boarded a BART train while tethered to her dog was dragged to her death after she briefly stepped off the train at a platform and the train pulled away with the dog still inside, authorities said. The fatal accident occurred at 3:16 p.m. Monday,...

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 — The state Senate committee undertaking a controversial review of last year’s presidential election results on Wednesday authorized subpoenas for...

Whether you are religious believer or an atheist, it’s galling to realize that some people are feigning religious objections to covid-19 vaccines to avoid compliance with mandates. And since the law requires that religious beliefs be “sincere,” it’s tempting to argue for strict policing of the legitimacy of requested objections....

Church news • St. James Church, New Alexandria, will show the first season of the movie, “The Chosen,” from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 18 through Oct. 9 outside on the church grounds, 306 St. James Lane. Bring a lawn chair. Food will be available. In case of inclement...

Tinkering is a big part of Austin Goehring’s life, whether it be on the golf course or in the garage. Goehring is a senior on the Southmoreland boys golf team and has made tremendous strides in his game in an extraordinarily short amount of time. Last season, he averaged a...

Penn State football will kick off its annual White Out game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Beaver Stadium. “For a long time, this White Out game, year in and year out goes a long way toward shaping our future,” coach James Franklin said. “You think about how many great players...

Younger generations seem to have a knack for disrupting the status quo, and life insurance may be next on the list. As Generation Z and millennial workers challenge the concept of a traditional career and drive an increase in freelancing, the role of workplace group life insurance in long-term financial...

The idea that those bad Republicans want to suppress votes (read minorities) is really old stuff (“Voter suppression to resume,” Sept. 7, TribLIVE). Maybe ’50s or ’60s. Let’s find a new slander. Suppression of cheating is the intent, and that worries some folks. As far as grape jelly goes, 9-year-olds...

Because of a TikTok challenge, school bathrooms are being destroyed at an alarming rate nationwide, and Pennsylvania has not been spared. Boyertown Area School District Superintendent Marybeth Torchia told her school board in Berks County on Monday that is exactly what is happening there — vandalism is on the rise...

State law provides school boards authority to make reasonable and necessary rules governing students in school. Using this authority, many schools choose to keep masks optional. Gov. Tom Wolf disagreed with the rules made by most school boards and had his health secretary issue an order requiring masks. This order...

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. Free festival set at new Buffalo Creek Nature Park The Buffalo Creek Water Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 3...

Campaign promises can be an oxymoron. They are something that a candidate swears he or she will do while shaking hands and making speeches, stumping for the job. Campaign promises are as famous for being broken as they are for being made. That doesn’t make it any less disappointing when...

It was a damp, dark night on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base on Feb. 11, 2020. President Trump, along with his vice president, had scurried away from a raucous campaign rally in New Hampshire to make a last-minute flight to the air base. The president wanted to be...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-60) got trounced at home by St. Paul (Twins), 13-4. RHP Beau Sulser (6-7, 4.91) got smacked around for eight runs on seven hits, allowing two home runs and one walk. LHP Cam Alldred (4-0, 2.08) came on in relief in the fourth, gave up a home run...