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My junior and senior years in high school were 1968 and 1969; five decades later, I can still remember some of the main events of that era: the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy, the bombing of Cambodia, the Apollo 8 spaceflight that orbited the moon, and...

A motorcyclist died Wednesday when his vehicle collided with a car along Route 380, about one-quarter mile west of the Route 366 intersection in northern Murrysville, police said. The Westmoreland County coroner’s office identified the motorcyclist as Gregg A. Leipertz Jr., 24, of Lower Burrell. Leipertz was pronounced dead at...

Part of Prospect Road to close Prospect Road in Baldwin Borough will close from Streets Run Road to about 400 feet north of Streets Run Road beginning 7 a.m. June 8. The closure, which is expected to last about one week, will occur between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. on...

NEW YORK — Baseball players appeared likely to propose increasing the number of regular-season games this year while holding to their demand for full prorated salaries, people familiar with their deliberations told the Associated Press. A day after Major League Baseball proposed a sliding scale of salary slashing for a...

TEHRAN, Iran — The so-called honor killing of a 14-year-old Iranian girl by her father, who reportedly used a farming sickle to behead her as she slept, has prompted a nationwide outcry. Reza Ashrafi, now in custody, was apparently enraged when he killed his daughter Romina on Thursday after she...

While his son is a big, strong college football player, Artrell Hawkins Jr. knows size and strength won’t protect the young man from every danger he might encounter. That’s why Hawkins met Sunday with police in Cambridge, Ohio — a day after Aeneas Hawkins, who is black, said he was...

PHILADELPHIA — When the dentist’s office called to cancel Laura Lizcano’s appointment for a crown and cavity filling in March because of the coronavirus, she wasn’t terribly worried. The 25-year-old freelance musician didn’t know at the time that the pandemic would keep medical offices closed for months — and prevent...

Special-needs adults need protection. Often a parent is vindictive through a divorce or separation, keeping a special-needs child away from the other parent once the child turns 18. Orphans Court is an option, but it’s complex and can eliminate rights of a parent. Special-needs adults have no voice in some...

Let me see if I understand this: When people were told they needed a photo ID to vote, the liberals and the ACLU went nuts. They said the elderly would be disenfranchised because they can’t obtain documents needed to get a photo ID. Now that most areas have consolidated polling...

It has been brought to light that prior to the May 4 Franklin Regional School Board meeting, a board member sent an email to the other board members and James Heck, director of facilities, with information concerning a bid on musical equipment. The email was discussed during the May 18...

I’m no economist, but I understand need and money. I need to enjoy some of my favorite restaurants, from the pierogies in the South Side to terrific fish at the top of Mount Washington. My co-workers are in their early 30s and want to enjoy a wonderful meal with their...

What do you find to be the most distressing thing that you have faced in the last two months? Is it the loss of security and hope, loss of job, loss of freedom, loss of a family member or friend, loss of a financial fortune? Between the news coverage, social...

Read The Stroller daily for announcements of how everyone can ease the pressure and stress of others, even while maintaining social distancing. Information for The Stroller should be emailed to vndnews@tribweb.com. Lower Valley Food Bank to have distribution Thursday Lower Valley Food Bank will have a food distribution from...

Sewickley Academy will celebrate graduates Thursday with a parade. Seniors will be driven in decorated vehicles through the route, according to a school news release. Following social distancing guidelines, Sewickley Academy faculty and staff will line the sidewalks on campus and community members who choose will gather on Beaver Street...

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, along with 20 other Republicans and four constituents, challenged the constitutionality of proxy voting in the chamber on Tuesday with a lawsuit aimed at Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The plaintiffs claim that the transition to proxy voting — spurred by the coronavirus pandemic —...

Allegheny and Westmoreland county courts are both getting back to business. Plexiglas shields will stand between the judge and the lawyers. Social distancing is being promoted in the gallery. Hearings will be staggered to limit the number of people in the courtroom. But those appearances are being scheduled. The court...

Commencement for Chartiers Valley seniors has been tentatively postponed to July 9, but the district plans to celebrate this week. Beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, seniors will drive to the high school campus, where teachers will line the driveway for a drive-through celebration with music and decorations. According to the...

Sewickley Parking Authority has announced meter enforcement in Zone 1 will resume June 15. Zone 2 will remain free. Zone 1 enforcement hours will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. A 3-hour time limit will be imposed. The parking authority suspended all meter enforcement in March to...

Instead of standing in line at polling places, hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians are signing up online to vote by mail in the state’s June 2 primary — a herculean effort to avoid the spread of the deadly coronavirus (the deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot is May 26)....

As the 30 MLB team owners and the players union bicker over how to divvy up the revenue in a potential 2020 season, at least they are projecting to have some cash hitting the books. Ticket revenue and concessions accounted for 30-40% of the $10.7 billion MLB made last season,...

Fans of the Doobie Brothers will have to wait until 2021 to “Listen to the Music” live. The classic rock band announced Tuesday that their entire 50th anniversary tour will be postponed until 2021. Former frontman Michael McDonald has rejoined the band for the trek, marking his first full tour...

There’s been an enormous amount of talk lately about viruses. For the SARS-CoV-2 virus, given its ability to sicken and kill us, we speak as if we are fighting a war against an enemy bent on destroying us, as if the virus has a consciousness and developed a war plan....

Our practice has had to negotiate our way through the pandemic and mandated quarantine/shutdown. On March 24, we laid off 75% of our employees and saw only emergency patients. Last week our employees returned, and we are working at about 50% capacity. Our practice will survive, but smaller businesses and...