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Let me get this straight. The left thinks President Trump is dangerous and crazy, the right thinks Pelosi and Schumer are dangerous and crazy, both groups think Bernie is dangerous and crazy, and everybody thinks Ocasio-Cortez is dangerous and crazy. Put this all together and it proves that Americans are...

Allegheny Land Trust will host a night of discussion and status surrounding the Big Sewickley Creek Watershed Conservation & Stewardship Plan. The purpose of the plan is to provide a better public understanding of the watershed’s natural and cultural assets, threats to water quality and property due to flooding, conflicting...

The City of Arnold will have 10 of its blighted structures razed this summer. City Redevelopment Director Rick Rayburg, who was feeling confident that those 10 could be demolished, had started moving to acquire the final four last month. However, the number of demolitions still hinged on whether there would...

The Blessed Trinity Academy Bulldogs varsity track team competed and were victorious at the May 18 Diocesan Championships at Robert Morris University. Formed in 2017 by the regionalization of St. Ursula, St. Bonaventure, and St. Mary’s, Blessed Trinity Academy is home to pre-kindergarten through eighth grades. Blessed Trinity Academy is...

Hello, Sewickley, Sweetwater Center for the Arts will host a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday for the Journey of Hope exhibition. Since the beginning of the year, Sweetwater has worked with the children of Holy Family Institute’s Journey of Hope program. This program offers a safe, supportive environment...

HIGH SCHOOLS BASEBALL PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s result Souderton 6, Central Bucks South 3 Class 5A Championship Friday’s result Red Land 8, Lampeter-Strasburg 3 Class 4A Championship Friday’s result Selinsgrove 7, Beaver 4 Class 2A Championship Friday’s result Devon Prep 3, Serra Catholic 2 SOFTBALL PIAA Playoffs Class...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 35-30) lost 4-2 to Pawtucket (Red Sox). The Indians got out to an early lead after 2B Jake Elmore (.364) and CF Jason Martin (.229) drove in runs to make it 2-0 in the first inning. The Red Sox scored four unanswered runs, including three in the seventh,...

Mercyhurst pitchers Tyler Garbee and Matthew Minnick paced in the dugout during the Lakers’ game against UC San Diego. Not surprising considering this was the Division II World Series and the Lakers were facing elimination with a loss. But their anxiety had as much to do with an anticipated phone...

Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s result Souderton 6, Central Bucks South 3 Class 5A Championship Friday’s result Red Land 8, Lampeter-Strasburg 3 Class 4A Championship Friday’s result Selinsgrove 7, Beaver 4 Class 2A Championship Friday’s result Devon Prep 3, Serra Catholic 2 Softball PIAA Playoffs Class 5A Championship...

When low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines begins new service from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas later this month, passengers may be surprised to find the carrier do something it hasn’t been known for: Arrive on time. And when the Florida-based carrier lands in Sin City, the chances that Spirit fliers...

PARIS — The billionaire French donors who publicly proclaimed they would give hundreds of millions to rebuild Notre Dame have not yet paid a penny toward the restoration of the French national monument, according to church and business officials. Instead, it’s mainly American and French individuals, via Notre Dame charitable...

Pennsylvania doesn’t have the same earthquake building code requirements as California. The state doesn’t demand you inspect your home for dinosaurs before you sell it. It makes sense that things that aren’t a problem aren’t regulated. Even if there was an earthquake in Central Pennsylvania this week, it’s not the...

• The Youghiogheny River is yielding catches of walleye, channel catfish, smallmouth bass and trout to fishermen that are trolling its waters in the past few days. The bulk of the smallmouth bass and trout are being caught closer to Ohiopyle, and the walleye and catfish are toward the Layton...

What started out as an office prank made me aware of a great injustice in this world that each and every one of us ignore daily. It was a slow day in the newsroom so I decided to have fun with a coworker. So I popped a few of the...

PANTAN, India (AP) — The Rabha tribal community in India’s northeastern state of Assam celebrates the Baikho festival each year, performing traditional rituals to please a deity of wealth and ask for good rains and a good harvest. On the first day of the weeklong rituals, people scrub their homes...

The latest “Shaft,” which adds a new generation of bad mother———s to the mix, is not what you might expect. It’s not gritty or raw or even attempting to be all that cool. Instead it maintains intoxicatingly upbeat sitcom-style energy, with gentrification jokes, generational jabs (mostly at the expense of...

With an engineering background, I try to live my life logically and with truth. What follows is the only sex-ed course you need. The purpose of sex is to perpetuate the species. Although there is pleasure as an incentive to procreate, pleasure is not its purpose. It is logical and...

With Bob Nutting as owner, Pittsburgh will never have a good baseball team; the Pirates will be average at best. Coming up on July 31, the trade deadline, don’t expect any buying from Nutting, just selling whatever good players we have left. Pittsburgh is still a great sports city, with...

Letter-writer Dwayne Kiger (“Christian leaders & Trump,” May 26, TribLIVE) is preaching in a closed church. Since Kiger references Scripture, why not then, “let he that is without sin cast the first stone” or “judge not lest thou be judged.” The electorate went to the polls in November 2016 knowing...

MIAMI — A former assistant principal at Norland High School in Miami Gardens, Fla., has been arrested and charged with murdering educator Kameela Russell, whose body was discovered floating in a Miami Gardens canal. Police detectives took Ernest Joseph Roberts, 39, into custody early Friday morning. Police obtained an arrest...

Northern Tier Regional Library has a variety of upcoming activities and events. The library is at 4015 Dickey Road, Gibsonia. • From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., families will be able to enjoy guests from several organizations in our community. Along with these visits, there will be STEM activities and informal...

Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at bethsamueloffice@comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 6:30 p.m. June 14 – Shabbat in the Park; RSVP for location • 9 a.m. June 15 – Torah Yoga • 7 p.m. June 20...

Hello, Sewickley, The Center for Young Musicians’ teen hang-out, “Off the Record,” and Studio419 have joined forces to provide teens with a space where they can relax, enjoy snacks, learn from each other and express themselves freely. In this six-week music and art crossover summer series, teens will explore their...