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WASHINGTON — The House Intelligence Committee is investigating whether four lawyers tied to President Trump, his family and businesses helped to devise false testimony given by Trump’s long-time lawyer Michael Cohen to Congress in 2017. The committee is demanding they turn over documents and agree to interviews, Chairman Adam Schiff...

With the one-and-done aspect of the WPIAL playoffs, baseball coaches always say they need to win and advance in the postseason. On Tuesday, Brentwood decided to steal and survive in a preliminary-round game. On opening day of the district baseball playoffs, Brentwood ran past Summit Academy, 8-1, to advance to...

CHARLOTTE — A brewery in Charlotte may have set a record this week for the recovery of a stolen vehicle, after offering a keg party to whoever found it — including the thieves. It took just 42 minutes for the missing truck to turn up, The Unknown Brewing Co. says....

PHILADELPHIA — Sales of soda and other sweetened beverages have declined by 51% at chain stores in Philadelphia since the city’s controversial tax on beverages took effect in 2017, according to a study released Tuesday, one week before city primary elections in which the tax is a key issue. Total...

Tiger Woods addressed the drunken driving death of an employee at his restaurant, after the dead man’s family teed off on the golfer. “We’re all very sad that Nick passed away,” Woods said at a news conference Tuesday at Bethpage Black in Long Island, where he was asked about the...

The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad has arrested the man they saw was driving the car in a fatal Penn Hills hit-and-run crash last month. Surron Burch, 21, was charged Wednesday with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and related counts. His arrest at a Penn Hills home is the...

It was nice to see several players from the Freeport 1979 WPIAL championship baseball team came out to Community Park last Wednesday to cheer on the Yellowjackets. Coach Bob Isenberg, along with players David and Dennis Montgomery, Jim Solomon and Jeff Markwell were introduced to the crowd just prior to...

Apollo-Ridge School District’s $25.5 million preliminary budget for next school year does not include an increase in property taxes, despite a 1% increase in proposed spending over this year, officials said. The preliminary budget unveiled Monday keeps the tax rate at 62.4 mills in the Armstrong County municipalities of Apollo,...

Priests are people, too. They do good things and bad things and sometimes very bad things. They make sacrifices and they make mistakes. Priests are no more likely to lie, cheat, steal or hurt someone than a teacher or a banker, a barber or a chef. The statewide — and...

The Piazza family’s nationwide anti-hazing tour may continue, but it might feature a slightly different script after a Centre County judge ruled Tuesday that a 2018 gag order applies to them. Defense attorneys Frank Fina and Steve Trialonas — who represent former Beta Theta Pi fraternity members Brendan Young and...

Walmart wants to one-up Amazon.com in the fight for online shoppers. The world’s largest retailer is rolling out a next-day delivery service to counter Amazon’s recent move to speed shipment times for top customers to just one day from two. Starting Tuesday, Walmart customers in Phoenix and Las Vegas who...

It’s just enough time to mix a cocktail. Helicopters have been whisking the wealthy from Manhattan to New York’s airports for decades. Now the ride costs as little as $195, and you can book it via a smartphone. Back in 2014, when Rob Wiesenthal founded Blade Urban Air Mobility, a...

Trader Joe’s has debuted a wacky and wonderful YouTube channel. If you are a Trader Joe’s fan — and who isn’t? — then you’re going to love the chain’s new YouTube channel. The California-based grocer, which recently took top honors in Consumer Report’s annual supermarket survey, quietly launched the new...

The world’s largest chocolate market is finally getting a taste of the ruby range, the first new type in more than 80 years. Switzerland’s Barry Callebaut, the top maker of bulk chocolates, is rolling out its ruby breakthrough in the United States almost two years after announcing the discovery. The...

There are so many corrupt politicians that it impossible to identify the good guys. The same goes for the Department of Justice and the FBI. Why do Americans stand for this? John W. Newhouse Shaler...

I moved to Plum several years ago with the hopes of sending my kids to quality schools. My son just started kindergarten this year, and I fear for his future if we don’t see changes on the school board. First, I find it hard to understand how a board can...

Anticipating Election Day, May 21, I am forced to face two of my greatest disappointments: citizens who don’t take the time to vote, and the Republican Party’s promotion of voter suppression. The right to vote is the bedrock principle of our democracy. For someone to casually forego this opportunity is...

NEW DELHI (AP) — For years they’ve been told about the power they can wield with their votes, and how elections can bring so much change to this sprawling, often-chaotic nation. But few of these women, marooned at the fringes of Indian society, believe such talk anymore. They’ve been hardened...

Hello, Sewickley, Know a teen who needs to make some extra money for summer? They can reserve a spot at the first Teen Stuff Swap at the Sewickley Public Library. The teen-vendored flea market will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. June 1. A full or half table can...

The annual Millvale Music Festival took place May 11, when a variety of bands performed throughout the borough. Here are scenes from the day....

Troop 17 of Parkwood United Presbyterian Church in Allison Park hosted an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for eight scouts who have earned Boy Scouts’ highest award on May 11. All eight scouts are Hampton high school seniors preparing for graduation. The Eagle Court of Honor took place at Camp...

The primary will be May 21, and there six candidates — three of whom are presently serving — running for five open seats on the Hampton Township School Board. The candidates discuss why they are running and what they hope to accomplish if elected: Robert Shages Robert Shages has lived...

Shaler commissioner candidates are facing off in the May 21 primary election, with contested races only in Wards 1 and 7. Voters in each ward will cast one vote. Wayne Skelley, a board member since 2016, is battling newcomer Frank Iozzo for a four-year term in Ward 1. Both are...