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A Confederate monument valued at $500,000 was stolen in March from a Selma cemetery, officials confirmed Monday. Monday morning, a group that claims to have taken the monument, the Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair, sent emails to AL.com saying they will give the chair to the United Daughters of the Confederacy...

Sadly, as our country slowly returns to normalcy, it seems mass murders by white domestic terrorists have returned also. Lax gun purchase laws in Georgia allowed the shooter there to go out and purchase a gun as easily as buying a soda in a convenience store. Had there been a...

Eating in a restaurant can be a celebration. It can be a relief for an exhausted mom who has just done too much to think about cooking or washing dishes. It can just be a way to share a moment of friendship and relaxation while you share a pizza and...

During this pandemic, many have complained about price gouging, where retailers raised prices on needed items in short supply. This often triggered government-mandated price controls. But when prices are held constant by government decree, needed items quickly vanish from shelves, causing shortages. Thus, most people don’t benefit from lower prices...

Our Westmoreland County commissioners let us down when covid-19 hit. Instead of helping to deal with the virus, they followed the Republican Party lead and politicized a public health issue, not encouraging us to wear masks even though doing so saves lives. It has been reported that had we had...

This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — Liz Forrest doesn’t expect four of Pennsylvania’s most powerful lawmakers...

While The Lamp Theatre in Irwin remains closed for concerts and shows because of coronavirus restrictions, supporters are continuing their fundraising efforts for the venue. Volunteers are being asked to donate household goods for a flea market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on the patio adjacent...

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. Tarentum community garden plans workday The community is welcome to participate in a spring workday set for 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the...

High schools WPIAL Baseball Monday’s schedule Nonsection Seton LaSalle 12, Laurel 0 Serra Catholic 16, Springdale 1 Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Allderdice, 7 p.m. North Allegheny at Seneca Valley, 4 p.m. Pine-Richland at Central Catholic, 4 p.m. Section 2 Baldwin at Norwin, 4 p.m. Mt. Lebanon...

Dan Rafferty scored less than eight minutes into overtime to lift Franklin Regional to a 4-3 victory over Hempfield in a PIHL Class AA quarterfinal matchup Monday night. It was the only overtime game on the first night of PIHL playoff action. Jeff Anderchak, Zachary Zeto and Brett Bowser also...

A Clairton man died Monday morning in a motorcycle crash in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood, police said. Terry J. Neal, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:24 a.m., 12 minutes after the incident, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported early Tuesday. Emergency dispatchers received a report of the...

A former Allegheny County councilman convicted of stealing from a widow’s estate more than five years ago must report to court Tuesday to begin serving a prison term. Charles McCullough filed a last-ditch emergency motion with the state Supreme Court on March 31, seeking both to stay the subpoena ordering...

When stocks are punished, it’s not always for a good reason. That’s why I compile a quarterly Casualty List of stocks that have been banged up in the latest quarter and which I think have the potential to provide above-average gains. On the whole, the Casualty List has been successful....

Pittsburgh police launched an investigation Monday after “abhorrent racist graffiti” was discovered in a South Side Slopes park, authorities said. The graffiti was painted on the concession stand at Quarry Field near the intersection of South 18th and Crosman streets, officials said. Police are investigating, and public works crews are...

Editor’s note: Warner completed an Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition program and had charges expunged, according to state police documents she provided. Criminal mischief and loitering/prowling charges were withdrawn, according to those records. State police arrested a 44-year-old Scottdale woman over the weekend, who twice attempted to slip out of handcuffs when...

A group of female Republican lawmakers on Monday unveiled a bill they said was intended to protect biological girls and women who take part in school sports from competing against athletes who were born male. The proposal, they said, came in response to President Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 executive order...

STATE COLLEGE — Micah Parsons has a large range on where he could go in the 2021 NFL Draft, from the top-10 to the second half of the first round, depending on the analyst. But the former Penn State linebacker has continued to gather praise no matter where he’s projected...

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has a cough and fever with his hunger strike now in its sixth day, his Instagram account said. Three cellmates of Navalny, 44, have been hospitalized with tuberculosis, a statement posted on his account Monday said. The chief opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin...

NEW YORK — The closing of physical libraries because of the pandemic has slowed but not stopped patrons and others from calling for books to be banned or restricted. On Monday, the American Library Association reported more than 270 challenges to books in 2020, from Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye”...

You don’t need to spell everything out. Just because a law doesn’t specifically mention a given act doesn’t mean there is a loophole that makes it legal. Coerce someone into giving you their Bitcoin and you will face charges of theft or fraud. The fact Pennsylvania criminal statutes predate cryptocurrency...

A woman in a Memphis Burger King drive-thru line no longer wanted to wait for her food, so she took matters into her own hands. Fox 13 Memphis reported that on Tuesday, Memphis Police said a woman exited her car at a Burger King on Winchester Road, walked up to...

President Joe Biden’s administration is looking for ways to improve face masks — and will give out $500,000 in prizes to help do it. The Mask Innovation Challenge invites Americans to submit ideas to make masks more comfortable to wear and to eliminate “barriers to use,” such as discomfort, contact...

‘The Wedding Singer’ planned Shaler Area High School students will present “The Wedding Singer” in four livestream performances from April 15 through 17. Tickets are available to purchase. For more information, visit sasd.k12.pa.us. ^ Drive-thru spaghetti dinner The Elfinwild Lions Club is holding a drive-thru, free-will offering spaghetti dinner at...