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The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday granted a request from Gov. Tom Wolf to reinstate crowd gathering restrictions designed to prevent the spread of covid-19. In a two-page order filed just after noon, Judges D. Brooks Smith, Michael Chagares and Patty Shwartz granted the request to stay...

To the editor: In reply to the Sept. 24 article by Joe Napsha titled “Norwin school board member asked to resign” — there are two points of irony that seem to be lost on the board members. First, the ethics policy that states “board members should demonstrate respect for diversity...

LONDON — An ambitious humanitarian project to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world’s poorest people is facing potential shortages of money, cargo planes, refrigeration and vaccines themselves — and is running into skepticism even from some of those it’s intended to help most. In one of the biggest obstacles, rich...

Freeport Area School District on Thursday confirmed that a high school football coach tested positive for covid-19. The school will not be closed because of the case, but Freeport officials said Friday’s football game against Valley has been canceled and the district was considering shutting down football activities for two...

Having advanced the cause of Middle East peace by brokering the Abraham Accords between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, President Trump must now turn his attention to the Middle West to advance the cause of his reelection. For in America’s heartland lies Ohio, the nation’s preeminent presidential prognosticator....

So I am down in Florida and after golf we are at the clubhouse and a small conversation starts about politics. Now, here is how it got out of hand. The topic went to who had the worse governor, Pennsylvania or Michigan. This actually got a little heated until we...

Row House Cinema is teaming up with the Terminal in the Strip District for a month of drive-in movies. Row House Cinema will show a movie every Friday and Saturday in October — except for Oct. 30 — at the Terminal at 21st Street and Smallman Street. Doors will open...

You are probably thinking, who is Bill Marx? Well, Bill Marx is the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District. We need to vote out Rep. Guy Reschenthaler. I believe he has failed us. He voted against raising the minimum wage, lowering prescription drug...

I want Joe Biden to win this election. I feel as if the First Amendment is at risk in a social experiment to turn outrage to rage, and it must stop. I am shocked at the opinions some people express in the Letters section. Rage is an inner breakdown of...

Quaker Valley High School held a different homecoming this year due to covid-19. QVHS kept with tradition by having teachers nominate seniors who they feel demonstrate qualities of leadership, friendliness, school spirit, who have overcome adversity, and the other positive characteristics that are valued at QV. Staff members were asked...

William Boetcker, German immigrant and Presbyterian minister, authored his 1916 list of “10 Cannots,” the last of which was: “You cannot help men permanently, by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.” We should all be following the “Carrera 2% Rule.” Two percent of the people...

A woman was in stable condition after being shot in Carrick early Thursday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. Police responded to reports of multiple shots being fired in the 1900 block of Brownsville Road just before 1:30 a.m. While police were heading there, a 911 call came in for a...

Just like riding a bike. It’s how we describe things that are so easy a child can do them. Things that take a little practice and a lot of balance. Things that can’t be forgotten because the muscles remember. The Rev. Doug Boyd’s whole life is like riding a bike....

I am 73 years old and a lifelong Democrat, Mr. Biden, but you and President Obama once said, “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.” There’s an old saying: Fool me once, shame...

The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Children’s program offered at Outdoor Discovery Center The Outdoor Discovery Center at Crooked Creek will sponsor a free program for early elementary school children, “What Is Nature?”...

A Pittsburgh medic unit was struck by two rounds of gunfire Wednesday evening in the city’s Manchester neighborhood. No one was inside the vehicle at the time. Pittsburgh police responded just before 6:20 p.m. to a Shotspotter alert indicating two shots were fired in the 1100 block of Bidwell Street....

In a recent edition of the Sewickley Herald, two Quaker Valley residents offered views concerning the tax impact of the proposed new high school project. One view, representing the QV Strong group, said a school costing $73 million would only result in a taxpayer increase between $5 a month ($60...

Bridgeville Bridgeville Mayor Betty Copeland has announced trick-or-treat will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Participation is up to each family, and participants are encouraged to follow all CDC guidelines. Members of the Bridgeville police and fire department will be patrolling the community during trick-or-treat. Carnegie Carnegie’s...

Field hockey Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Pine-Richland 1, North Allegheny 0 Class 2A Penn-Trafford 3, Latrobe 0 Football Thursday’s schedule WPIAL Class 5A Allegheny Six Upper St. Clair at Peters Township, 7 p.m. District 8 City League Westinghouse at Allderdice, 7 p.m. Golf Boys Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 3A...

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace was surprised by the ugly contentiousness of the first 2020 debate between President Donald Trump and his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, on Tuesday, but he believes the clash still offered viewers plenty of insights about the two candidates. “Obviously it was not the...

Keegan Amos, Logen Mackey and Johnny Dragisich scored to lead No. 4 West Allegheny (7-1, 7-1) to a 3-1 victory over Moon (5-2, 5-2) in a key Section 2-3A boys soccer matchup Wednesday night. Belle Vernon 5, Albert Gallatin 0 – Daniel Sassak had a hat trick and Nick Nagy...

It is now up to the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to decide if a lower court decision ruling Gov. Tom Wolf’s covid-19 shutdown orders unconstitutional ought to be stayed. The plaintiffs in the underlying case — seven business owners who challenged orders to stay-at-home, close non-essential businesses and...

Monroeville police filed the following charges Sept. 21 to 30 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Elyzah Cecil King Bradley, 19, with harassment, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and simple assault. Charges were filed Sept. 21 in connection...