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WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed to make it easier for power companies to dispose of the toxic residues from burning coal, building on other steps the agency has already taken to rewrite Obama-era rules for coal ash pollution. The EPA’s actions would unwind some of the...

The Shaler Soccer Club U10 team led by Head Coach Tara Ronel and Assistant Coach Josh Dabbs went undefeated this season with a record of 7-0-1, defeating Deer-Lakes, Fox Chapel, Hampton, North Hills, Pine-Richland and Tri City, and tying with Avonworth. The team consists of Drew Kryzosiak, Danny Thompson, Esayas...

We were all born with a voice. We were not automatically granted the right to use it. That came by standing up and demanding it. When America was a colony, we had the rights that England gave us. We weren’t satisfied with that. We demanded a say in how we...

The annual Holiday Craft Bazaar at Little Hill United Methodist Church is a place where people can find interesting items that are perfect gifts for the holiday season. The church is at 2350 Magee Rd. in Sewickley. Follow them on Facebook at @LittleHillUMC....

NEW YORK — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Monday she is sorry for blocking a former Brooklyn elected official from her Twitter account after he was critical of her. In a statement, the Democrat said she had reconsidered her decision, as part of the settlement of a federal lawsuit that Dov...

Plans to develop a small park recalling Freeport’s past as a port on the Pennsylvania Canal are moving forward. Two members of the Freeport Renaissance Association, Karen Lindbergh and Mary Bowlin, outlined plans for the Canal Park to Freeport Council last week. Lindbergh, the association’s vice president, presented a rough...

Election Day in Western Pennsylvania is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To get information on the local races, candidates and issues that are on your ballot, see the list below. For more information on polling places, go to the official election pages for...

Brian Shaw, a wounded New Kensington police officer, called out for help moments after being shot three times in an alley where he chased a man believed to have run from a sports utility vehicle following a traffic stop. “I’ve been shot. I’ve been shot,” Shaw said into his radio...

Regarding Lynne Henry’s letter “Strange way to treat God`s creatures” (Oct. 18, TribLIVE) and the article “Fox hunting returns to Ligonier Township this weekend” (Oct. 3, TribLIVE) gave me a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. To me, fox hunting is outright animal cruelty and should be banned,...

Gov. Tom Wolf is persistent if nothing else. Wolf has proposed a severance tax for five consecutive years. The interesting part is that each year, the severance tax is to fund another program, project, line item. This year Wolf has spent a great deal of time selling his RestorePA program....

The Starr investigation, 20 some years ago, into President William Jefferson Clinton’s shady, possible criminal dealings in Whitewater land management brought about an endless barrage of details, some sordid. In the end, an exhausted and exasperated American public learned the House of Representatives filed charges of perjury regarding an extramarital...

Sewickley-based Allegheny Land Trust (ALT) finalized the purchase of 38.5 acres of Moon Township green space near mile marker 1 of the Montour Trail last month. Hundreds of thousands of people use the trail for outdoor recreation each year. Hollow Oak Land Trust and Montour Trail Council used their donor...

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 4....

Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 4....

On the day I was hired for my first job as a reporter, a cryptic two-inch-long story appeared on the front page of the paper that had hired me. The headline read “Local man held in Iran.” I’d never planned to be a journalist. But 40 years ago, in the...

Volunteers needed to help with tree planting in Harrison Volunteers are needed Saturday to help with a tree planting project in Harrison Township. Volunteers will gather at 8:30 a.m. at the Highlands Community Center for coffee and breakfast rolls and sign in. A planting demonstration with the TreeVitalize staff will...

There will be sword fights, jabs and lots of laughs on the new Thomas Jefferson High School stage, as students come together to christen the auditorium with its inaugural show on Nov. 21 and 23. Students will perform “Game of Tiaras,” which combines Shakespeare’s King Lear with Disney princesses and...

Two Hampton high school students participated in the 2019 FBI Pittsburgh Teen Academy, building their interests for careers in law enforcement. Lillian Ebeling-Koning and Gillian Mulcahy joined other high school seniors in the area to attend the FBI Teen Academy on Oct. 23 at its headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh. Though...

Shaler Area students, local educators and community leaders are collaborating to offer culturally appropriate library programming. The first free event is an Indigenous Nation Celebration for primary and elementary school students and their families 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at Shaler North Hills Library. Ingrid Kalchthaler, library youth services coordinator, said...

High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs First round Tuesday’s schedule Class 3A Downingtown West vs. Central Dauphin at Methacton, 6 p.m.; Wilson vs. Peters Township at Mechanicsburg, 5 p.m.; Cardinal O’Hara vs. O.J. Roberts at The Proving Grounds, Conshohocken, 5 p.m.; Emmaus vs. Garnet Valley at Nazareth, 6:30 p.m.; Lower...

For most of Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game, it looked like Baldwin would pull off the road upset as the No. 11 seed and celebrate the school’s first football playoff win in 28 years. However, McKeesport quarterback Devari Robinson had other ideas, and his second-half heroics kept another...