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You’ve seen the no-contact fans at sporting and performance events: the cardboard cutouts of grandmas, dads, youngsters — even pets — that fill seats while covid-related occupancy restrictions are in place. Locally, these cardboard “fans” are popping up at The Tull Family Theater, as regional businesses “hold” the seats until...

President Biden, the man who promised to govern by consensus, having both the House and Senate under Democratic control, has already issued nearly 60 executive orders and actions, more than any other president in U.S. history. It is my opinion that some of these “signings” can only be classified as...

The Valley News Dispatch will publish a list of community Easter egg hunts and activities. To have an event listed online and in the print edition, send the information as soon as possible to The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Fourth Ave., Tarentum PA 15084 or email Carol Pinto-Smith; email...

High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Seneca Valley (11-9) at Upper St. Clair (16-1), 8 p.m.; Butler (11-8) at Penn-Trafford (13-5), 6 p.m.; North Allegheny (15-6) at Fox Chapel (17-2), 6 p.m.; Pine-Richland (11-5) at Hempfield (12-5), 6 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Saturday’s...

Avionna Menifee finished with 19 points and Carmen Coles contributed 17 to lead McKeesport to a 59-43 victory over Oakland Catholic in the WPIAL Class 5A first round Thursday night. Haley Hertzler added 10 points for McKeesport (16-4), which will take on No. 2 Chartiers Valley in the quarterfinals. Alexa...

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Fish Fry (part of the new St. Raphael Catholic Church) will be held every Friday during Lent, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (reduced hours on Good Friday). It is take-out only – credit and debit cards accepted for all orders. Cash transactions are indoors...

The same problems that plagued the No. 6 Monessen girls basketball team all season came out in full force in its WPIAL Class A playoff game against 11th-seeded Union. As a result, the Greyhounds’ season ended with a 39-24 loss. The Scotties (10-10) were led by Elise Booker, who had...

Top-seeded South Allegheny opened up postseason play with a statement victory Thursday. The Gladiators featured three players in double figures and ran away with a lopsided 75-36 triumph over No. 17 Ligonier Valley in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. SA’s three-headed monster of Antonio Epps (20...

While Belle Vernon is the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 4A bracket, the Leopards feel disrespected. Coach Joe Salvino feels like many aren’t picking his team to win a title, and his players feel the same way. So BVA came out in Thursday’s first-round game against No. 17...

Solid free-throw shooting and a strong presence on the defensive boards proved to be the difference as Central Valley posted a 51-37 victory over Burrell in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round game. Senior guard Brandon Graham scored 22 points and was 13 of 15 from the free-throw line as the...

Allegheny County Jail officials defended their handling of the covid-19 pandemic during Thursday’s oversight board meeting. Chief Deputy Warden Laura Williams told the board that there have been 2,163 inmates tested at the jail since March 2020. Of those, 287 have tested positive. According to Williams, 42 inmates are currently...

Laurel: To grand dames. March is Women’s History Month, and it has started with recognition of some amazing centenarians. Julia Parsons of Forest Hills was honored on her 100th birthday Tuesday with a parade that included a Color Guard and fellow servicemembers. During World War II, Parsons was Navy codebreaker...

Pittsburgh police are investigating after remains were found Thursday morning in Oakland, officials said. Officers received a call just before 10 a.m. about possible remains found on Brackenridge Street near the Oakland VA Hospital, said Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. Detectives arrived and found bone fragments in the street, Cruz...

Count Baker Mayfield among those who “want to believe.” The Cleveland Browns quarterback decided to go to the one place all people seemingly go to after an encounter with the third kind — Twitter — to let the world know he is “almost” certain he saw a UFO on Wednesday...

A Mercer County woman charged with breaching the Capitol during riots there on Jan. 6 has been formally indicted. A federal grand jury sitting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday returned eight counts against Rachel Powell, 40, of Sandy Lake, including obstruction; destruction of government property; entering a restricted building with...

Beginning this year with the implementation of a new Health and Human Services rule, American consumers won the right, upheld by a U.S. Court of Appeals, to access real hospital prices. The new rule requires hospitals to post their actual prices, including their discounted cash and secret negotiated rates. Armed...

Cara Group has loved running for many years. “I ran track in high school and that was when I decided I really enjoy running,” she said. “I played tennis in college, but running distance came later when I thought it was going to be an inexpensive sport to participate in...

I am sure many Americans haven’t any idea as to where we go from here. There is such turmoil in the Capitol that makes for a heads-up for our senators and representatives. They are the bodies of strength that are to hold the country together. Each one of them is...

I resisted writing this opinion for a few weeks. As I read more letters, I realized I had to speak out. Thank God we have the First Amendment. And this page is just what it says it is, opinion. (We can write or say almost anything in this country.) One...

Regarding Dr. Joel Last’s letter “Capitalism is on the right side” (Jan. 30, TribLIVE): I didn’t read Larry Josephs’ letter “Socialism vs. fascism” (Jan. 16, TribLIVE), which he was responding to, but fascism is on the far right. Fascism is far-right, authoritarian ultra-nationalism with dictatorial power of strong autocratic control....

Sports can be a passionate proposition for some people. Communities can tie their identity to their local mascot. A school district can live or die with its football team’s record as much — sometimes more — than their standardized test scores or graduation rate. If you have been to a...