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Fox Chapel Area High School hosted its early graduation ceremony on Jan. 17 on campus. Bonnie Berzonski, district communications coordinator, released the graduate list and said that students graduate early for a variety of reasons that may include travel, early college start, working or volunteer opportunities. Commencement was held for...

If Donald Trump sends forces to seize Greenland, Denmark is politically and morally justified in stopping them. If American troops threaten Danish forces, the Danes should defend themselves. If Americans fire at them, the Danes should shoot back — however many young American soldiers, sailors and pilots might die or...

Plum approves 2025-26 school year calendar The Plum School Board has approved the district’s calendar for the 2025-26 school year. The first day of school will be Aug. 20 and the last day will be May 29. Graduation is tentatively set for May 27. Before classes begin, “Meet the Teacher”...

It seems to me that an unyielding virus of fiscal ineptness has developed in the Great Land of Westmoreland (GLOW). It started when two of the three county commissioners — the regular one and the bald one — went scorched earth on taxpayers a year or so ago after they...

Valentine’s Bingo to benefit firefighters Penn Hills No. 7 Volunteer Fire Department, 125 Universal Road, is hosting a Valentine’s Bingo fundraiser on Feb. 15 with a $1,000 jackpot. Doors open at 4 p.m., and bingo starts at 5:30. Tickets cost $20 and includes one sheet (six cards) per regular game,...

During a tour of communities in western North Carolina and neighborhoods in Los Angeles devastated by natural disasters, President Donald Trump told victims, state officials and assembled media that his administration would look to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the nation’s foremost disaster response agency, or consider eliminating it...

As a Jewish resident of Pittsburgh, I support the Not on Our Dime campaign to demand accountability in city policies and ensure our public resources reflect our shared values. Not on Our Dime is gathering signatures for a referendum to align Pittsburgh finances with residents’ moral standards by divesting from...

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Dick’s Diner in Murrysville purchases more than 2,800 eggs every week. That’s 16 cases, each holding 15 dozen eggs. But what used to cost the diner $800 a week has skyrocketed to more than double the price — nearly $1,730 every seven days. That’s nearly 62 cents per egg. General...

Using the devastating California wildfires in an attempt to score political points about Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry is a new low — even for Alison Steele and the Environmental Health Project (“Linking Pa.’s shale gas industry to Calif. wildfires,” Jan. 20, Triblive), a group that has received nearly $2 million...

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...

Scholarships open to Franklin Park seniors The Franklin Park Community Scholarship Application is now available to any graduating senior who resides in the borough. Beginning this year, there is a separate application for the Melvin D. Lubert Scholarship for Technical Schools. Any senior looking to attend an accredited technical school...

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 3....

High schools Basketball Boys Boys Sunday’s results Win Palmer Memorial Classic At Sewickley Academy Avonworth 65, Plum 38 Quaker Valley 74, Aquinas Academy 54 Woodland Hills 57, Burrell 51 (OT) Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley at Woodland Hills, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Section 3 Thomas Jefferson at...

Rowan Carmichael poured in 36 points to lift Class 4A No. 2 Avonworth to a 65-38 victory over Plum at the Win Palmer Classic on Sunday at Sewickley Academy. Avonworth (16-3) jumped out to a 25-13 lead in the first quarter and pulled ahead 39-22 at halftime. Will Beckner had...

The Trump administration has eliminated deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States, making them vulnerable to be sent back to the South American country in 60 days when the protection expires, according to an official from the Department of Homeland Security. The development comes days...

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...

As Pennsylvanians observe our dapper rodent weather prognosticator’s forecast, workers across the commonwealth will continue to wake up each day faced with the same reality we’ve known for 16 years now — we still have a $7.25 per hour minimum wage. As legislative efforts to raise it stall year after...

Art • The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg, will have a free Sunday Fun Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 9 as part of its Black History Month celebration. There will be live music, community partner tables, activities and food vendors. Reservations...

The sound you hear is the illusion of American exceptionalism going pop. Turns out, we are as easily seduced by the allure of strongman populism as countless countries before us. It feels fresh but this is an old tired recipe. The promise of protection against the “other.” A self-righteous but...

Edgeworth Rebecca Earlewine sold property at 325 Sycamore Road to Matthew and Monica Ruane Rogers for $770,000. Leet HPA Borrower 2019 2 LLC sold property at 303 Kenney Drive to SFR Acquisitions 4 LLC for $243,000. Leetsdale William Maslanik sold property at 68 Beaver St. to Roman Verbystskvy and Tetyana...

Bellevue Michael Belenak sold property at 77 Longmore Ave. to Pridewell LLC for $58,377. Christopher Hicks sold property at 182 N Balph Ave. to Evan Johnson and Meghan Veglia for $195,500. John Manzella sold property at 620 Orchard Ave. to Robert and Jeanne Randig for $253,750. Bradford Woods LW Invests...

Aspinwall Anthony Fusca sold property at 402 Virginia Ave. to Labriola Enterprises L.P. for $435,000. Blawnox Craig Carr sold property at 209 Summit Drive to PNC Bank for $94,000. Etna Estate of Michael Henn sold property at 111 Cherry St. to 99 Sycamore LLC for $75,000. Michael Ashmore sold property...