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Plum plans annual cleanup day Volunteer registrations for Plum’s annual cleanup day are due by noon on April 4. The eighth annual event will be held April 19. Individuals, families, church and scout groups, athletic teams, homeowners associations, clubs and businesses are all encouraged to participate in cleaning up the...

Fish fries St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin, 5200 Greenbridge Drive, Whitehall, is holding fish fries from 4-7 p.m. March 28, April 4 and 11. St. Valentine, 2710 Ohio St., Bethel Park, is holding fish fries from 4:30-7 p.m. March 28, April 4 and 11. Menus and more information for...

South Hills senior softball league The South Hills Senior Softball league, which has been organizing games for players 55 and up for more than 30 years, is seeking new players as it prepares for its 2025 season. Games are played on weekday evenings at various South Hills fields — in...

Scott Easter egg hunt on tap An Easter egg hunt and basket auction in Scott aims to help pediatric genetic therapy research. The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. April 5 at Scott Township park, 2 Park Drive. Designated hunt times are 11:30 a.m. for children 3 and younger; 11:45...

If you think President Trump and Elon Musk will be riding off into the sunset in four years, I think you are sadly mistaken. The chaos that has begun and which will surely continue may last until Trump dies in office. He may live to be 102. That’s five more...

It’s been five years since the world came to a sudden halt. Outbreaks of a deadly coronavirus — first in China, then in Italy and Iran, and then seemingly everywhere at once — prompted the World Health Organization to declare the virus a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, bringing...

The recent bull-riding event at PPG Paints Arena showed to me a total lack of regard for the animals forced into it, as well as Pittsburghers who voted against cruel rodeos 32 years ago. In a sickening irony, the ban was enacted all those years ago after a bull broke...

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The Penn Hills Library, 1037 Stotler Road, offers a variety of programs for all ages. For a complete list of offerings, visit pennhillslibrary.org. Registration is required for the following programs unless otherwise indicated; however, the following teen programs do not require registration. To register for any of the programs, visit...

The casualties of ongoing federal funding cuts are not just faraway bureaucrats — we are losing programs that are so fundamental to our community life that we have come to take them for granted. The EPA, for example, is charged with stewardship of our air and water. It delegates some...

Roadwork set through April on Allegheny River Boulevard PennDOT is alerting motorists about maintenance work taking place through the end of April on Allegheny River Boulevard between Washington Boulevard and Sandy Creek Road in Penn Hills. Single-lane alternating traffic will be in place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays....

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 24....

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North Hills DUI Task Force makes 2 arrests, issues 19 citations A roving DUI patrol was operated along various roads on March 15 in Indiana Township, Shaler, Hampton, O’Hara, Blawnox, Etna, Millvale and Aspinwall. Police reportedly stopped 100 vehicles for traffic violations. Eight people took field sobriety tests, and two...

Prosecutors can use a Pittsburgh rape defendant’s own words against him at trial after the state Supreme Court refused to suppress a statement he made to police, who falsely told him he was not a suspect. The court last week said the statement — in which Keith Foster told a...

High schools Baseball Sunday’s results Ripken Experience At Myrtle Beach, S.C. Avonworth 8, Amos Alonzo Stagg (IL) 4 Central Bucks South 4, Thomas Jefferson 3 Moore Catholic 3, New Castle 0 Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong at Plum, 4 p.m. Franklin Regional at Penn Hills, 4 p.m. Latrobe...

President Donald Trump has ramped up his fight with the judiciary as he racks up losses in court over his administration’s efforts to reshape the U.S. government and its approach on everything from immigration to federal spending. Two months into his term, Trump is already fighting more than 150 lawsuits...

PHILADELPHIA — For 10 minutes straight Saturday night, Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci downplayed his history-making fifth NCAA title the way an NBA All-Star might dismiss winning a pickup game. Minutes after the final bout of Starocci’s collegiate career, an NCAA official introduced him at a news conference as the...

Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...

Seasoned singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright delivered a short-but-sweet performance from his diverse catalog Saturday night at City Winery in the Strip District. Wainwright is modern-day folk-rock royalty, the son of American singer Loudon Wainwright III and French-Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle. Following in the footsteps of his parents, Rufus Wainwright has...

Gateway’s baseball team got off to a strong start to the season with a 16-1 victory over North Hills in a nonsection game March 18. Roman Jennings was 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs, and Max Cobbs and Ryan Deselich each plated two runs. Winning pitcher Jon...

Church News • Greensburg Church of the Brethren hosts a night of fun and fellowship for individuals and groups with developmental disabilities from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at the church, 554 Stanton St., Southwest Greensburg. Dinner is included. Participants must be accompanied by a family member or caregiver. Donations...

It is sad that in our beautiful country, we have two such distinct parallel realities. A person can now, for the first time in our history, reasonably live inside a bubble of manufactured facts depending on one’s viewpoint. How can democracy survive when we can’t even agree on a basic...