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Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review wrote a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Saturday, Jan. 5, 1980. The arrest of three men and a 15-year-old juvenile after...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A 66-year-old man who demanded money from a North Carolina bank isn’t being charged with a crime, officials say. The man was at a Wells Fargo in Wilmington on Thursday when he handed a teller a note with his request, according to police spokeswoman Linda Thompson. But...

Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review wrote a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Monday, Dec. 31, 1979. A murder victim whose body was found in Loyalhanna Township...

Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review wrote a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Sunday, Dec. 30, 1979. An unidentified man’s body, shot three times, was found in...

Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review ran a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Friday, Jan. 4, 1980. PITTSBURGH – The new year is only four days old...

Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review ran a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Thursday, Jan. 3, 1980. PITTSBURGH (AP) – The body of a woman who apparently...

Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review wrote a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Friday, Jan. 4, 1980. State and local police are pressing their investigation into the...

I was pleased to see that my letter (“Trump deserved World Series boos”) was appreciated by A. Atkinson (”Tired of Democrats’ letters”). While I respect his right to his opinion, does he honestly believe that will stop me from writing letters about who I feel is the worst and most...

I stayed up into the wee hours Dec. 12 to watch Jerry Nadler and his Judiciary Committee preside over the debate and vote over which articles of impeachment to bring before the House. Not to get tutti-frutti, but impeachment leads to impairment. The Democrats in Congress want to impair the...

Valley High School baseball team offers camp for students The 2020 Valley High School Baseball Camp for students in first through ninth grade will be Sundays in January at the high school, New Kensington. Boys and girls in first through fifth grade will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. and...

As we enter a new decade, the South Hills Record is looking back at 2019 and the stories that made the year memorable. Here’s a look at our picks for the top 10 stories from last year. Jefferson Hills zoning board strips UPMC permit A group of Jefferson Hills residents...

Residents of Hampton Township will be able to refuel and refresh at the new Food Mart, located at the Community Center on McCully Road The food mart, found on the main level, is designed to serve the community center patrons and the entire township campus, said Kevin Flannery, director of...

Kelci Bertosh was a little scared, but also excited to sit at a lunch table with a group of peers she rarely talks to at Carlynton Junior Senior High School. While the conversation started off slow — with basic questions like “Do you play any sports?” or “What’s your favorite...

“The Mandalorian.” Baby Yoda. A bunch of impending Marvel series. That’s what most folks know about Disney+, the too-big-to-fail streaming platform that launched in November with an arsenal of Star Wars, superhero and princess titles. Here’s what viewers don’t know: Buried beneath that mammoth pile of branded content is an...

What is a gardener to do during the gray days of winter? For many of us, it’s all about planning. This is the perfect time to scout around for plants that provide winter interest to the landscape. Put them on your list of things to get in the ground this...

SAN FRANCISCO — Psychotherapists have spent years fighting a 2014 California law requiring them to report patients who confided having looked at child pornography, complaining that it deters people with sexual compulsions from seeking treatment and forces therapists to call the police on patients they do not believe pose a...

High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Charleroi tournament Belle Vernon 66, Frazier 31 Charleroi 51, Yough 37 Southmoreland 67, Clairton 50 Jeannette tournament Valley 57, Serra Catholic 54 Indiana at Jeannette (n) Friday’s schedule Apollo-Ridge tournament Leechburg vs. Riverview, 4:30 p.m. Saltsburg at Apollo-Ridge, 7:30 p.m. Avella tournament Propel Montour...

Brandon Peterson scored 27 points, and Riley Comforti added 21 as Southmoreland defeated Clairton, 67-50, at the Charleroi boys basketball holiday tournament Thursday night. The Scotties improved to 2-5 overall. Kenlein Ogletree scored 20 points for the Bears (3-2). Belle Vernon 66, Frazier 31 — Devin Whitlock had 14 points...

Instead of just learning about Africa or Eastern Europe in social studies classes, Quaker Valley Middle School students have the chance to see first-hand the issues that are affecting people across the globe. And they get to help make a difference in those people’s lives. For the last several years,...

New Year’s 6 bowl games generate healthy revenue and expense sheets. So how much money will Penn State make, and spend, at the Cotton Bowl? A look at past financial statements lends some hints. The College Football Playoff centralized revenue distribution for the Power 5 conferences, delivering an estimated $66...

WASHINGTON — All but the smallest civilian drones would have to broadcast radio tracking data to ensure greater safety and prevent terrorism under a sweeping proposal unveiled by U.S. regulators Thursday. The long-awaited draft rules call for a massive new tracking network for everything from toys to larger commercial drones...

CHICAGO — Jose Martinez has been thwarted when buying concert tickets online. He changed banks after finding his financial institution’s mobile app wouldn’t work for him. Sometimes, when he can’t finalize a purchase on an e-commerce site, he simply takes his business elsewhere. Martinez, 37, is legally blind. The Chicago...

Three Alabama high school students were killed, and two others injured in a horrific crash on Christmas night. The dead were all cheerleaders at Geneva High School, said Geneva County Coroner Donny Adkinson. The crash happened when their car ran off into a wooded area. The tragedy was first reported...

WASHINGTON — That glass of Champagne being raised to welcome in the New Year is about to get a lot more expensive. Absent a major breakthrough in trade negotiations with France, the Trump administration is preparing to raise tariffs on a host of French products — including cheeses, wines and...