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Charges are expected to be filed against a Lawrenceville resident after Pittsburgh police removed at least 24 cats and kittens from a home along Foster Street. A warrant was served Thursday after complaints of possible animal hoarding. Officers, along with Animal Care and Control, retrieved the animals from deplorable conditions,...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 52-58) lost to Louisville (Reds), 6-3. RHP Tanner Anderson (2-3, 3.94) got the loss, allowing two runs, walking one and striking out three over five innings. RHP Connor Overton (1.99), who was just acquired from the Blue Jays, pitched a scoreless inning with a pair of strikeouts and...

High schools Cross country Thursday’s results Boys Derry 21, Southmoreland 34 Girls Derry vs. Southmoreland, ppd. Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A Pine-Richland 15, Allderdice 0 Hempfield 2, Mt. Lebanon 1 Football Thursday’s summary Nonconference Southmoreland 35, Perry Traditional Academy 20 Southmoreland 14 7 7 7 —35 Perry Traditional Academy...

When you read the paper or watch the local or nightly news (any channel) there is almost a code of silence about this administration’s fiascoes. When President Trump was in office, that is all you heard about 24/7 … everything the man was doing wrong. I am an independent voter...

It never ceases to amaze me how misinformed some letter-writers are. The writers of “We must continue to Build Back Better” (Aug. 30, TribLIVE) and “Corporations, wealthy should pay fair share” (Aug. 14, TribLIVE) complained about high income earners and corporations not paying their fair share. The truth is the...

Luke Staggers and Holden Pritts scored second-half goals as Hampton stunned defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Mars 2-0 in Section 1-3A boys soccer Thursday night. It was the first loss since Oct. 23, 2019 for Mars (1-1-2, 1-1). Thomas Bradfield recorded the shutout for Hampton (1-0, 1-0). Beaver 3, Chartiers...

In football, one big play can change a game. On Thursday night, Southmoreland got several of them. The Scotties (2-1) saw an early 14-0 lead quickly vanish but rebounded to smother City League foe Perry, 35-20, in a back-and-forth battle at Cupples Stadium on the South Side. Southmoreland forced four...

A Penn State professor is facing misdemeanor charges — and has been put on administrative leave pending an investigation — after allegedly assaulting a counter-protesting student during an Aug. 27 pro-vaccine rally. According to the criminal complaint, W. Oliver Baker — a 36-year-old assistant professor of English and African American...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The 11-year-old girl who survived her family’s massacre Sunday in Polk County said the former U.S. Marine gunman told her that he killed her parents because they were “sex traffickers,” which authorities said Thursday was “a figment of his imagination.” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said 33-year-old...

Laurel: To a last bequest. It is always hard to lose family, but people often say that what they leave behind helps keep their memories alive. For Ken Hulst, that c0uldn’t be more true. A former Lower Burrell resident, Hulst lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the progressive, uncurable nervous system...

Editor’s note: Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history. Despite losing four fumbles, North Catholic spoiled the debut of new Highlands coach Fran Rogel, 14-6, in 1971....

STATE COLLEGE — In the five years before he joined the Penn State staff, defensive line coach John Scott Jr. spent two seasons with the New York Jets and three seasons with South Carolina and Arkansas in the SEC. That’s plenty of time around some high-level players in some of...

Everyday life for Sommer Gaffney is like walking through an allergy minefield in which she has to worry about having a reaction to anything she eats, uses or wears. Gaffney struggles with many allergic reactions, but one above all others has proven especially problematic — her allergy to certain metals....

Welcome to Week 2. Amidst the chatter about T.J. Watt’s contract negotiations with the Steelers this week, Chick’s Picks was inspired to renegotiate her own contract with The Boss. She watched closely at how the talks were playing out throughout the week, and tried to apply the same tactics. Chick’s...

Editor’s note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, resources are available to help. ———— You look anorexic. You need to lose 10 pounds. You should kill yourself. Her teen patients see comments like these on social media all the time, said...

An editorial from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Then-President Donald Trump’s catastrophic mishandling of the pandemic last year has already secured his place among the worst presidents in America’s history. The one bright spot in the entire tragic debacle was his administration’s speed in developing vaccines against the coronavirus. Now, in...

Two blighted properties in Sewickley can be demolished thanks to a $30,690 grant from Allegheny County. According to county executive Rich Fitzgerald, the county has awarded more than $1.9 million in funding to support 31 applications and 100 demolitions. The grants averaged $62,422 and were awarded to municipalities and councils...

Art • Greensburg Art Center will host a retrospective exhibition in memory of Cathy Rosensteel Sept. 15 to 19 at the center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. Interactive events are scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Sept. 16. A memorial service and the installation of the color-wheel sculpture...

Steven Groves is the Margaret Thatcher Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. How should one best observe the anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001? These annual commemorations have always been momentous and solemn occasions, and the attention of the American people is where it deserves to be...

As a child, Dr. C. Thomas Brophy watched family members struggle with drug and alcohol addiction. Now he’s dedicating his career to helping others battle substance abuse. Brophy, who lives in Hampton Township with his wife and three children, was recently named full-time medical director for the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser...

There has been a great deal of contention on the Gateway School Board in recent months. Mask rules, in-person versus online education, equity director perceived need, critical race theory and Facebook and social media conflicts over policy are examples. The concerned voters of Monroeville and Pitcairn need to join together...

How can anyone in their right mind say this withdrawal from Afghanistan was good? I cannot comprehend how anyone human would condone what has been done. Not only did we abandon those people, we abandoned our own. Left equipment that will be used in whatever evil endeavors they may choose....

I believe critical race theory should be applied more widely. African Americans have suffered through slavery, greater prejudice and discrimination, and inexcusable police brutality. They face a much tougher battle. However, a lot of people historically have suffered racism, prejudice and discrimination. If you’re Native American, disabled, fat, a woman,...

Government has a lot on its plate these days. The coronavirus pandemic dominates, but it is fighting for time with weather emergencies such as hurricanes that sweep from New Orleans to New York and the need to improve infrastructure. In Pennsylvania, local and state leaders juggle education, health care, transportation,...