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SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign was powered by a cell phone app that allowed staff to monitor the movements of his millions of supporters, and offered intimate access to their social networks. While the campaign may be winding down, the data strategy is very much alive,...

An Allegheny County judge said that he’ll make a decision on Wednesday whether to count undated mail-in ballots that could impact the race for the 45th state Senate District race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Jim Brewster and Republican challenger Nicole Ziccarelli. Ziccarelli filed a petition against the county Election Board...

North Huntingdon police are trying to locate a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since Thursday. Hailey M. Mastrovich left for work at the nearby Walmart after being picked up by a co-worker but never punched in, according to Det. Thomas Harris. “Information received indicated that Mastrovich did buy a...

The post-election celebrations across the nation reminded me of the ending of the “Stars Wars” film “Return of the Jedi.” The second Death Star was destroyed. The Dark Sith (President Trump) and Evil Empire were vanquished. The galaxy celebrated joy, relief and a sense of new hope from tyranny. To...

Traffic is snarled along the westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Donegal and New Stanton because of an crash. According to PennDOT, the the right lane in the westbound direction is closed near mile marker 85 along Interstate 76. The wreck occurred at around 7 a.m. There were no...

Monroeville police filed the following charges Nov. 1 and Nov. 3 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police: • Monica Jean Simpson-Jeannet, 56, of Beaver Falls with failing to comply with traffic control devices, reckless driving, causing an accident that involved damage to an attended...

I have become very saddened and disheartened by the behavior of the Norwin School District’s school board president. As a concerned mother of three kids in our district, I have emailed our superintendent concerns about the asynchronous learning the school wants to put into place instead of bringing our kids...

I was all set to write a letter saying “Take that, Democrats” after the election, but alas, the outcome was very shocking and contrary to what I expected. As a supporter of President Trump, I realize he did it to himself; his big mouth and ego couldn’t be toned down,...

Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Christmas shop open at Freeport Area Library Freeport Area Library is hosting a Christmas shop during regular operating hours at the...

Nolan Colinear scored the go-ahead 59 seconds into the third period to give North Allegheny a 2-1 Class 3A win over Upper St. Clair (0-2) at Baierl Ice Complex on Monday night. Austin Peterson scored the game’s first goal 6:42 into the opening period to put the Tigers (2-1) ahead...

High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Class 3A Emmaus at Central Bucks East, 2:30 p.m.; Pine-Richland at Central Dauphin, 5 p.m. Class 2A Archbishop Carroll vs. Southern Lehigh at Cardinal O’Hara, 3:30 p.m.; Selinsgrove at Palmyra, 7 p.m. Class A Bloomsburg at Wyoming Seminary, 4 p.m.; Greenwood...

A Pittsburgh man faces federal criminal charges of selling endangered Asian fish, as well as invasive snakehead fish. Anthony Nguyen, 48, who investigators say also is known as JoJo Nguyen and Jackie Lee, faces charges of interstate trafficking in illegally possessed or transported fish and creating a false record filed...

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 — For more than a decade, state lawmakers have sent yearly payments to Pennsylvania’s school districts so they can lower...

On March 20, Pennsylvania had 20 diagnosed cases of covid-19. The state was at the very beginning of measures that Gov. Tom Wolf implemented to address the spread of the disease. Ten days later, Wolf was upping the response, issuing stay-at-home orders for 26 counties because the numbers were rising....

The Trump administration is rushing to issue permits, finalize major environmental regulations and even sell the rights to drill for oil in Alaskan wilderness before Inauguration Day in a push that could complicate Joe Biden’s climate and conservation agenda. The 11th-hour regulatory race underscores the extent to which federal agencies...

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is partnering with the AD99 Solutions Foundation as part of the organization’s Food Justice is Social Justice campaign. The AD99 Solutions Foundation was founded in 2019 by two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and Pittsburgh native Aaron Donald. The Food Justice is Social Justice...

Greensburg Salem School District’s three elementary schools are closed this week after three faculty members tested positive for coronavirus, according to Superintendent Gary Peiffer. Classes at Amos K. Hutchinson, James H Metzgar and Dr. Robert F. Nicely elementary schools will be conducted remotely through Friday. In addition to the three...

LOS ANGELES — Faced with a skyrocketing number of new coronavirus cases, California officials pulled what they characterized as an emergency brake, announcing that much of the state will move back into more restrictive reopening tiers. Once the changes go into effect Tuesday, roughly 94% of Californians will live in...

PHILADELPHIA — The case of Joshua Macias and Antonio LaMotta, two armed Virginia men who drove to Philadelphia on Nov. 5 to “straighten out the vote,” should be treated as a “mass shooting that was narrowly averted,” District Attorney Larry Krasner wrote to the court in a letter filed Monday....

The four farmers’ markets operated by the City of Pittsburgh will be closing for the season in the next two weeks. The final days of operation for the markets, operated by the city’s Office of Special Events, are:Friday (Nov. 20) at Allegheny Commons Park on the North Side.Sunday (Nov. 22)...

The Student Leadership class of Woodland Hills High School is holding a food drive this week. Collections of non-perishable food items will take place outside of the Woodland Hills High School gym on Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. A deposit...

Glass recycling Pennsylvania Resources Council’s traveling glass recycling bin will be at Sewickley Riverfront Park, 300 Chadwick St., Nov. 21-28. All colors of glass bottles, jars and jugs will be accepted. The following items will not be accepted: cut glass, glass bakeware, mirrors, porcelain and ceramics, stemware, light bulbs, televisions...

Holiday market Get in the holiday spirit on Nov. 22 as Carnegie’s Holiday Market takes place on East Main Street between Broadway and Mary from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shop your favorite farmer’s market vendors and Carnegie businesses. Masks are required to be worn by visitors and vendors. For...