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One person died and seven others were left homeless in a fire Wednesday evening at an apartment house in New Kensington. Firefighters from New Kensington, Arnold, Lower Burrell, Upper Burrell and Plum responded to 1350 Kenneth Ave. shortly after 7:10 p.m. for reports of a fire at the three-story converted...

After a one-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Pony League World Series is returning to Washington in August. Games will be played Aug. 13-18 at Lew Hays Pony Field. Pony Baseball and Softball decided to bring the event back citing “significant domestic and international interest in resuming a...

CARY, N.C. — Seton Hill baseball coach Marc Marizzaldi said that his team was running on fumes after a second round loss to Angelo State on Tuesday at the Division II College World Series. Sixteen hours later, its tank hit empty. Worn down by a grueling regional and the humid...

In between stints with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the U.S. Olympic team, 35-year-old third baseman Todd Frazier is playing some independent baseball. Frazier has signed with the Sussex County Miners, the New Jersey-based team in the Frontier League announced Wednesday. He expected to make his debut with the team Friday....

A child was flown by medical helicopter and three adults were taken to hospitals following a crash in Adamsburg Wednesday, officials with the Hempfield Township Fire Department said. The 1-year-old girl was not in a car seat at the time of the crash, according to state police. A GMC Sierra...

Pittsburgh officials and the organizers of the WPA Juneteenth celebration say they are working out a misunderstanding prompted by an itemized preliminary bill for more than $130,000 the city was going to charge for its part in the event. “We had a positive conversation and I’m hoping they’ll do some...

Baseball Class 6A Quarterfinals 7-2 Hempfield (16-8) vs. 1-5 Spring-Ford (19-3) 4 p.m. Thursday at Bald Eagle Area High School, Wingate Coaches: Tim Buzzard, Hempfield; Rick Harrison, Spring-Ford Winner plays: Winner of 7-1 North Allegheny (21-3)/1-5 Central (13-2) game on Monday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Phil...

Employees at Chipotle Mexican Grill are making more money, and the consumer is covering the cost through increased menu prices. According to a report by CNBC, menu prices at Chipotle have risen by around 4% to cover the cost of increased hourly pay for the chain’s employees. Chipotle is one...

The CMT Music Awards will honor acts in country music but will also share its stage with pop and R&B stars, including Gladys Knight, Pink, John Legend, Halsey, H.E.R. and Noah Cyrus. Knight and Mickey Guyton will perform together and Chris Stapleton and fellow guitar slayer H.E.R. are joining forces...

Here is the Cheswick Christian Academy Class of 2021: Noah Christian Bach, Kassius Musashi Clay, Abrianna Amanda Devaraj, Desiree Renae Hamilton, Jocelyn Marie Harbison, Joshua Duane Harris, Spencer Addison Hauber, Lydia Ann Hetrick, Danielle Coretta Kisiel, Zachary Michael Kosor, Alyssa Michelle Phillips, Jesse William Radvansky, Angelyna Anmonique-Marie Rasulova, Cole Nathan...

Penn State made what very well could be its latest addition to a recruiting class in program history Tuesday night. Will its newest player be ready to compete for playing time this fall? Jordan van den Berg, a 6-foot-4, 279-pound defensive lineman from Iowa Western Community College by way of...

Carlynton Senior High School’s class of 2021 marched at Honus Wagner Stadium in Carnegie on June 4 to receive their diplomas. Valedictorian Reece Smith and salutatorian Evan Walker spoke, as did senior class president Natali Lutsiv. One of the smallest classes in the high school’s 50-year history, 79 students graduated....

Even though school might be out for summer, the issue of living with food insecurity doesn’t go away for many children. That worry remains high as more families endure financial struggles from the covid-19 pandemic, causing the food security rate in Southwestern Pennsylvania to hit 21%. That’s a 41% increase...

Baldwin High School’s class of 2021 graduated on June 8 during a commencement ceremony at Baldwin High School Stadium. The in-person ceremony was also live-streamed so that the community could watch the 350 students receive their diplomas....

Classes The YWCA Westmoreland County Technology Center, 424 N. Main St., Greensburg, will offer: • Yoga with Nancy Michaels – 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays, June 24 to July 29 • Microsoft Excel for Beginners – 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays, June 14, 21 and 28 and July 12 •...

Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan 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. A long-delayed upgrade of Pennsylvania’s computer system for unemployment benefits made a glitch-filled debut Tuesday, frustrating some jobless workers and confirming...

A recent graduate of Chartiers Valley High School is embarking on an exciting chapter as a young artist, showing one of her pieces at the Erie Art Museum. Olivia Prosek, 18, has been passionate about her art for several years. Her work, “Iris,” is showing in the 98th Annual Nicole...

NEW YORK — Couples in the U.S. are racing to the altar in a vaccination-era wedding boom that has venues and other vendors in high demand. With restrictions on large gatherings loosening, wedding planners and others who make the magic happen said they’ve started pushing their bookings into late 2022...

I enjoyed Lori Falce’s column “Pirates owe taxpayers better baseball” (June 4, TribLIVE). I had Penguins season tickets for 34 years. The Penguins have 41 regular-season games, two preseason games and two playoff games, equaling 45 games; with sold-out attendance of 19,000, that equals 855,000 tickets sold. The Steelers have...

The following is in response to John Miller’s letter defending the teaching of Critical Race Theory to children in our public schools. A fairly clear definition of CRT by UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs states in part: “CRT recognizes that racism is engrained in the fabric and system of...

It was great to see students and alumni speak out at the recent Greater Latrobe School Board meeting trying to save the German and French language programs (“Greater Latrobe plan to shift French, German instruction online draws protest,” May 26, TribLIVE). They were passionate and well prepared. It gives us...

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. Donations sought for telescope at VA Hospital The White Oak Knights of Columbus along with the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh...

The first hospital in Pittsburgh opened its doors in 1847, when the Sisters of Mercy built on their mission of aiding the sick. It has been 174 years, and, today, healing the sick and maintaining the healthy has become a billion-dollar industry in the region. On June 2, UPMC released...

I’ve always been interested in how our government functions, but during the covid lockdown in Pennsylvania I asked a lot of questions of our public officials as to why we were being shut down and why seemingly nothing could be done about it. I contacted my state senator, Kim Ward,...