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Marijuana is the trend the whole country is watching. Weed was first banned by Massachusetts in 1911. Pennsylvania was one of the last states to outlaw it in 1933. The federal government followed in 1937. For a long time, everyone was on the same page about it — at least...

In her letter “Biden against death penalty, but not abortion?” (Nov. 30, TribLIVE), Michele M. Lucas proclaims the president-elect supports abortions but does not support capital punishment. As a practicing Catholic, Joe Biden is supposed to support life, from conception to natural death. He has noted this often. But as...

To answer Paul Kengor’s question at the end of his column “Is Western Pa. home to a new Republican coalition?” (Nov. 27, TribLIVE), about whether the GOP can keep the “Reagan Democrats” voting for American values: I don’t think the Republicans can keep those voters and others who hold those...

Is your church or organization going to serve free takeout Christmas dinners? Send information to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Drive-through food distribution set for Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host a drive-through...

The last five years have been quite a ride for those baking Prantl’s famous Burnt Almond Torte — also known as “the greatest cake America has ever made.” The Huffington Post made that declaration in 2014, a year before a string of new developments at the business, which now has...

PITTSBURGH — In a year marked by unprecedented shocks to the country’s economy, PNC’s 37th annual Christmas Price Index (CPI) accounts for the pandemic’s impact on the cost of purchasing presents from the classic holiday song, “The 12 Days of Christmas.” A lighthearted take on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’...

Bellevue Elizabeth Jean O’Mara sold property at 514 Orchard Ave. to Thornridge Investments L.P. for $240,000. Thomas Yelenovsky Jr. sold property at 230 W Riverview to Emily Kristin Brosko for $179,000. Bradford Woods Erwin Weischedel sold property at 20 Laurel Road to Matthew Dugan and Annalisa Almendras for $435,000. Vancil...

Bell Acres William Chappell sold property at 13 Highview Drive to Kurt and Jacquelyn Gottschalk for $618,753. Edgeworth Benjamin Pritts sold property at 5 Little Sewickley Creek Road to Seth and Ali Shaltes for $572,000. Marshall Roberts sold property at 303 Pine Road to National Residential Nominee Services In for...

Pine Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold property at Unknown Address to NVR Inc. for $220,779. Michael Jay Brown sold property at 151 Alder Drive to Johnathan Roos and Elissa Stremlau for $665,000. Villas of English Farms L.P. sold property at 509 Cambridge Ct to NVR Inc. for $182,900. NVR Inc....

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” the oft-quoted opening line from “A Tale of Two Cities,” is an apt description of the American economy. And we know how those times ended — in revolution. The stock market booms as if America shines more brightly...

By now we know the story of the 2020 election. One with heroes and villains. Laudatory tales and vile conspiracies. And, most importantly, a fog that obscured the winner for days. In a normal year, we tune into the news on election night to learn who won and who lost....

SAN DIEGO — Joe Biden wants to be the civil rights president. You don’t say? That old dog isn’t likely to learn new tricks, and so it’s no shock that the 78-year-old president-elect sees America in Black-and-White. However, what is new — and noteworthy — is that the Biden White...

Someone shot and killed a woman in Stowe early Saturday, and police say evidence suggests she wasn’t the intended target. The shooting happened about 4:30 a.m. near the intersection of Tunnel Way and Island Avenue, Allegheny County Police said in a release. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the...

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. This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — More than 60 Republicans, including the top...

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. This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — Before any threat of a deadly, fast-spreading...

Can we just get over it? I am referring to the election. As I read the paper, on the Opinion page I see lots of pros and cons about President-elect Biden and President Trump. “Let the implosion begin” says letter-writer Paul Gernhardt (“Implosion of our country”). He lists several of...

Funny how Sandra Kramer didn’t mention President Obama in her letter “Republicans’ legacy of debt” (Dec. 1, TribLIVE). Our biggest debt, dollar-wise, incurred under him. Yes, as she states, there is “a pattern here.” And it is one of Democrats ignoring those eight years. William R. Iski Penn Township, Westmoreland...

Regarding the article “GOP commissioners reject defective mail-in ballots” (Nov. 13, TribLIVE): I would like to thank Republican commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew, who have stood up for our commonwealth’s election laws. Democrats seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of election laws, believing the campaigns aren’t over until enough...

It can be hard to calculate damages when you can’t see the breakage. Crash a car, and the body shop can tell you precisely what it will cost to turn bent and twisted metal back into a shiny vehicle with a sleek paint job. Burn down a house, and the...

As an independent who votes the candidates, I was hoping to heap some praise on President Trump for his accomplishments — for example, increasing the defense budget and promoting our military buildup. But he has reverted to his typical lies (over 23,000 false or misleading claims at last count, as...

Is your church or organization going to serve free takeout Christmas dinners? Send information to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Library announces annual Quilt Show Community Library of Allegheny Valley in Harrison will host its 23rd annual Quilt Show Jan. 1 through Jan. 23 online....

MIAMI — Prosecutors have dropped the manslaughter case against an 18-year-old who accidentally shot and killed his friend in Hialeah while he was “simulating a rap video” for a Snapchat post. The state on Friday declined to file the charge against Jonathan Batista, who had been arrested for the Oct....

When Janet Bunts was hired in August to be the new health services administrator at the Allegheny County Jail, she came to the position with 26 years in corrections. She only lasted three months before she quit in November. There’s a reason no one stays, Bunts said: “A lack of...