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A federal judge Friday denied a request to permit poll watchers at Allegheny County’s satellite election offices, saying there is no constitutional right to have them there. The ruling, during a telephone conference with U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan, was a blow to two Republican congressional candidates in Western...

South Side Timothy Lanivich sold property at 1912 Jane St. Apt 3 to Nathaniel Todd for $299,000. David Albert Celko sold property at 66 Pius St. Apt 102 to Mitchell Nagy for $140,500. Donald Jones sold property at 143 S. 15th St. to Jocelyn Fitzgerald for $395,000. Mark Baldino sold...

In 2019, the commonwealth entered into a 20-year contract with an Ohio-based company to help expand access to broadband in underserved areas of Pennsylvania. Although this contract was originally billed as a way to help deploy high-speed internet throughout the state, it now appears that this contract is more of...

Shao Hui Tseng sold property at 128 N. Craig St. Apt 409 to Zhongfang Zhang for $174,000. Mildred Linzer trustee sold property at 307 S. Dithridge St. Apt 314 to Richard and Cheryl Weisberg for $360,000. Nicholas Liokareas sold property at 3606 Whitney St. to David Bellesfor for $179,900....

Coraopolis Lindsey Marie Foster Jeffreys sold property at 621 Ferree St. to Caleb and Amanda Falbo for $195,000. Findlay Patrick Looman sold property at 110 Brook Side Drive to Kevin and Leah Binsell for $410,000. Benjamin Rumburg sold property at 412 Colt Cir to Matthew Lopresti for $314,000. Twin Lakes...

As per the Supreme Court in Ex parte Milligan and American Jurisprudence 2d, Volume 16, the U.S. Constitution is in full force at all times — even during health scares. The Pennsylvania Constitution mandates: “No power of suspending laws shall be exercised unless by the Legislature or by its authority.”...

I commend you for featuring the famous Bill Mazeroski photo on the 60th anniversary of the Pirates’ fabulous win over the Yankees (“60 years later, 1960 Pirates legends recall ‘amazing’ home run that won World Series,” Oct. 10, TribLIVE). I grew up in the small Clearfield County town of Curwensville....

Talk about being fed Kool-Aid. President Trump has been feeding it to the American citizens about the coronavirus. His downplaying of the pandemic, revealed through Bob Woodward’s interviews, says it all. Trump misled the country and failed to protect American citizens, and I hold him responsible for many thousands of...

Negative press coverage of President Trump, a Christian, began before he took the oath of office and has only worsened. According to analysts at the Media Research Center, coverage of Trump on major broadcast networks is 95% negative. I can only say that God has to be on his side....

One person was killed in a shooting in Penn Hills early Friday, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said officers responded to a reported shooting in the 200 block of Curtis Street shortly after 12:10 a.m. Police said they found multiple people assisting 20-year-old Deondre Stewart, who had been shot....

Is your church or organization going to host a free Thanksgiving Dinner? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Donations being accepted for holiday vouchers Allegheny Valley Association of Churches is accepting donations to help with the food...

Cross country Boys Thursday’s results WPIAL Tri-State Track Coaches Association Championship White Oak Park, White Oak Class 3A Individual results 1. C.J. Singleton, Butler, 15:41.43; 2. Sage Vavro, Butler, 15:55.27; 3. Alex Jubert, Norwin, 16:10.31; 4. Scott Nalepa, North Allegheny, 16:24.34; 5. Gregory Kossuth, North Allegheny, 16:26.59; 6. Skyler Vavro,...

ATLANTA — A teenage girl who plotted to kill members of a predominantly Black church in Gainesville pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon and apologized for her actions. Caitlyn Pye, now 17, was arrested last fall after authorities foiled her plan to attack worshippers at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. She entered...

Plum (14-0) clinched the Section 1-3A title by winning a five-set thriller over Franklin Regional (12-2) in girls volleyball Thursday. The win finished off a season sweep of the Panthers for the Mustangs, which earned them the outright title. Armstrong 3, Freeport 1 – Armstrong earned a share of a...

The cover of Time magazine’s double issue that hits newsstands Friday will bear an important message in lieu of its famed logo — marking its first absence from the cover in nearly 100 years. The giant letters at the top of the cover instead read: “VOTE.” Edward Felsenthal, Time’s editor...

After yet another exciting week of football, Chick’s Picks was checking out some of the highlights from last Friday night’s games. She happened to catch a clip of Western Beaver kicker Cynthia Begley nailing an extra point for the Golden Beavers. While she was extremely impressed, Begley’s kick made Chick’s...

Last Week: 8-1 (89%) Overall Record: 49-9 (84%) It’s WPIAL football bracketology time as teams head into their final week of the regular season, and the Birdie was on the case first thing Monday morning. With games being canceled because of covid-19 in recent weeks, the WPIAL football steering committee...

Last week: 10-1 (90.9 %) Season: 55-21 (72.3 %) Disappointment hit the Birdie hard last week when he found out seven local games would be postponed or canceled due to covid-19 cases and other reasons. He has been moping around ever since, limping like a defensive back who just got...

Westmoreland County school districts face difficult choices as the county’s coronavirus transmission risk is expected to remain “substantial” for at least another week when the state updates its three-tiered Early Warning Monitoring System. Leaders will need to weigh student safety and legal liability as they decide whether to close schools...

Dollar General opened a new store in Penn Township, along Harrison City-Export Road. The 9,000-square-foot store is located near the Penn Crossing shopping plaza. “Our customers are at the center of all that we do, and meeting customers’ needs is Dollar General’s top priority when choosing store locations,” spokeswoman Mary...

An Allegheny County man is suing 15 different retailers — which combined have billions of dollars in sales last year — contending they improperly charged sales tax for the face masks they’ve been selling during the covid-19 pandemic. Daniel Garcia, the only named plaintiff, seeks class-action status to apply to...

Attorneys for two Republican congressional candidates suing Allegheny County want to examine exactly how elections officials are managing nearly 29,000 incorrect ballots sent to voters. The federal lawsuit, filed by Sean Parnell, who is running against U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon, and Luke Negron, who is running against U.S....

Pleasant Hills Middle School staff and students kicked off their annual food drive Oct. 22 in a very colorful way. Last year, the students surpassed their goal of collecting 10,000 pounds of food donations, so staff members followed through with their promise of dying their hair to kick off the...

Laurel: To expanding reach. KDKA Radio has been one of the voices of Pittsburgh longer than most people can remember — even if they were alive back when the Harding/Cox presidential election returns were broadcast in 1920. But after 100 years on the AM dial, KDKA is finally making the...