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Taking care of a couple of leftovers from the scholastic basketball season: • Rochester lost the WPIAL Class A boys title game to Bishop Canevin, 42-27. It was 10-9 Crusaders at halftime. But the question came up — when was the last time such few points were scored in a...

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. HARRISBURG — A state lawmaker wants to compel the Wolf administration to make public details on wasted covid-19 vaccine doses, information...

I don’t know where Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew gets his idea that voters do not want mail-in voting (“Westmoreland commissioner says county voters want end to no-excuse mail-in ballots; another disputes that” ). There are many of us who are old, ill, frail or physically handicapped, or lack transportation,...

Ten Fox Chapel Area School District students won awards at the virtual Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair (PRSEF), and two students qualified for an international science and engineering fair. Junior Zoe Lakkis and sophomore Arvind Seshan were named two of seven overall winners and qualified to participate in the...

In his column “Republicans consider ballots more dangerous than bullets,” when he states that “in America, you see, everybody should have the right to vote, period,” Leonard Pitts Jr. misses one very important item: Our Constitution states that “citizens of the United States” have the right to vote, not anybody...

Pennsylvania is a state that struggles with blight. From city neighborhoods to small towns, the falling population and the changing manufacturing landscape have created communities where closed businesses and smaller tax bases have started a downward spiral in areas that are sometimes euphemistically called “once proud.” That’s a term that...

Student volunteer Tice Harkins of Sewickley was among the members of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s MD Class of 2024 who volunteered to help clean up downtown Scranton. Working in the rain, the students cleaned out the planters found in several blocks of Scranton’s downtown area and planted fresh flowers...

National Merit Scholar finalist Each year, 1.5 million high school students enter the National Merit Scholar program. Of those, 50,000 are chosen as semi-finalists and 15,000 are selected as finalists. One of this year’s finalists is Baldwin High School senior Aidan Greenaway. “Aidan is the type of student who is...

I’d like to address two “opinions” that were so “eloquently ” stated in these pages. Here’s my question to the writer of the letter “End of the virus or end of Trump letters?” (March 28, TribLIVE): People on your side of the aisle spent four years pouting and doing anything...

I have chosen to not divulge an opinion regarding the unfolding of current events. With the hostility on exhibit in the divided world of today, it doesn’t seem to be worth the exposure. Recently, I read Carol Carion’s letter “Voting for Biden was critical mistake”). It was succinct, elucidating and,...

Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Household item collection to help local families Women of the Alle-Kiski Engaging, a division of the Alle Kiski Strong Chamber of Commerce, is sponsoring...

High schools WPIAL Baseball Friday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Blackhawk 12, Beaver 6 Class 2A Section 4 Chartiers-Houston 3, Burgettstown 0 Nonsection Ringgold 5, Charleroi 2 East Allegheny 8, Clairton 1 Neshannock 15, Mohawk 0 Carmichaels 17, Jefferson-Morgan 0 Upper St. Clair 8, Pine-Richland 6 Derry 14, Burrell 4...

Payton List checked boxes all over the stat sheet in Beaver’s Section 3-4A softball victory Friday afternoon. List threw a three-hit shutout with 15 strikeouts and went 3 for 3 with two home runs and five RBIs to lead the Bobcats (3-0, 2-0) to an 8-0 victory over Central Valley...

During the Penguins’ 6-4 road win against the New Jersey Devils on Friday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., goaltender Casey DeSmith made 26 saves on 30 shots. One will live on in highlight form for some time to come. Soccer style. pic.twitter.com/QpExnC2eok— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 10,...

Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting that claimed an 18-year-old Pittsburgh man Friday afternoon in the city’s Sheraden neighborhood. Officers found Kenneth Hairston, who had been shot in the head, when they responded to a Shotspotter alert at about 1:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Stafford Street. He was...

The union that represents the Pittsburgh police is appealing the firing of an officer who has been in trouble dozens of times on technical grounds. Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1 filed a petition to vacate last month’s arbitration award, which found in favor of the City...

Rosa had been diagnosed with endocarditis, a heart valve infection, and had undergone valve replacement surgery to repair the valve that now threatened her life. When released from the hospital, she lacked adequate housing, food and support to cope with the trauma of childhood abuse. She returned to injecting fentanyl....

Frick Park Snake is back — this time on social media. It was only a matter of time. The large black rat snake that captured Western Pennsylvania’s attention on Thursday surfaced on Twitter. And it has a sense of humor. Its description: Snacking on pets since your dad was a...

Thanks to Union Aid Society donors Since 1898, the Union Aid Society has been assisting the residents of the 11 municipalities with financial aid and providing supplemental resources on numerous other local programs. As the saying goes, “This is not our first pandemic.” There are vast differences between 1914 and...

As far as I’m concerned, this state seems to be going to hell in a handbasket. Regarding the article “A bill that criminalizes spitting on Pa. police includes extra penalties for people who are sick” (March 28, TribLIVE): The bill is punishing people for being sick when they spit on...

Laurel: To artistic expression. Public displays of creativity are nothing new. They were statues in ancient Greece and frescoes on the walls of medieval Europe. But art that doesn’t just decorate the community but represents it might be even more valuable. On Sunday, a new mural will be dedicated in...

It’s a sad and disgusting state we live in when vehicle drivers and passengers have absolutely no respect for others’ property, winding down their windows and tossing out trash. The food wrappers, cans, bottles and plastics that litter our roadways show what our culture has become. There is no excuse...

This whole covid thing has put the idiots in charge. I had to submit a release-of-records form to my doctor. I offered to hand-deliver it to the office. I was told that was unacceptable, and they would not accept it. I would have to mail or fax it (email not...