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The New York Islanders are better than I figured. (Perhaps I should have taken a closer look at the standings.) The Islanders won two close games on Long Island because they were able to impose their style. The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t stink. They just couldn’t get going. The Penguins pay...

Summoned to the White House last Sunday, embattled and apparently overwhelmed secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen arrived with a resignation letter in tow. “Despite our progress in reforming homeland security for a new age,” it read, “I have determined that it is the right time for...

It’s not easy representing Jeannette with dozens of great athletes over the years. But A.J. Sharp did it and did it well Saturday during the 15th annual Roundball Classic at Geneva’s Matheny Field House., scoring 18 points for the boys Class 3A/2A team in a 121-114 victory over the Class...

Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • In the Twi-Night Trap League on April 11, Youngwood finished in first place with a score of 195. Connellsville (194), Ruffsdale (188), East Huntingdon (187) and Hecla (186) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (19) leads the season standings, followed by Ruffsdale (11.5), Hecla (10.5), Youngwood...

Imagine being robbed and finding out that, despite reporting it to police and turning over pictures and serial numbers for your TV and your laptop, the report sat on a shelf and waited for an investigation that never happened. Imagine being shot and discovering that the bullet was in an...

I have traveled into and out of Pittsburgh International Airport at least 240 times since the new terminal opened in 1992. My first trip was on the terminal’s first day. My wife and I arrived eight hours before our flight’s scheduled departure because we expected the newness of the airport...

A clothing line with a vulgar-sounding name is about to test the U.S. Supreme Court’s commitment to free speech. The justices will hear arguments Monday from a lawyer for Erik Brunetti, who was rejected when he sought federal protection for his “FUCT” trademark. Brunetti is asking the court to strike...

I recommend that anyone who is a member of a minority (homosexual, black, Hispanic, women, et al.) and has a deep resentment of President Trump, or who cannot understand how any rational person could support this president, view Mark Levin’s March 3 interview with #WalkAway movement founder Brandon Straka on...

Gov. Tom Wolf must enjoy Groundhog Day, as his latest plan, Restore Pennsylvania, is simply the same attempt to tax and borrow on the backs of citizens. Like Groundhog Day, Wolf’s plan is the same every year. The only difference is that every year he masks his attempt to tax...

Regarding the article “Gore: US getting close to political shift on climate change”: Climate activism is not just for Democrats; however, it has been associated with them. The article implies that conservatives and moderates being pushed toward action are outsiders to climate change, coming late to the party the liberals...

Hello, Sewickley, The sound of handbells will fill St. James Church as Ring Pittsburgh takes part in the Music Plus Concert Series on April 28. Their 3p.m. concert will be led by founder and director Jim Rossetti, whose work with handbells goes back 26 years. Ring Pittsburgh is an auditioned...

Edgeworth Elementary librarian Gabriella Miller, third from left, in hat, was selected as an All-Star teacher by Chevron, the Grable Foundation and the Pittsburgh Pirates. A surprise assembly was held at the school on April 8. Miller received $1,000 to use in her classroom and a custom Pirates jersey and...

Shaler officials recently discussed possible plans for a child care site development. Wright Childcare Solutions would purchase 904 Mount Royal Blvd., site of the long-vacant Braun School, planning commission member Chris Chirdon said at an April 9 commissioners meeting. Planning commission Chairman David Piekarski said the planning board needs to...

Socialism has hit the mainstream — or so we’ve been told. Yes, democratic socialists are winning elections, including recent Pennsylvania victories in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and Bernie Sanders is again a frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination. But does this mean Americans’ political views have U-turned from free-market capitalism? That’s...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 5-3) won 9-2 over Charlotte (White Sox). The Indians scored five runs in the third inning and three in the fourth to gain a 8-1 advantage. 1B Will Craig (.290) highlighted the third inning with a two-run homer. He finished 2 for 4 with three RBIs and two...

High Schools Baseball Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 10, Allderdice 0 (5 inn.) Central Catholic vs. Butler, ppd. North Allegheny at Seneca Valley, ppd. Section 2 Hempfield at Norwin, ppd. Section 3 Bethel Park 7, Mt. Lebanon 4 Peters Township 16, Upper St. Clair 2 Class 5A...

Top-ranked Central Catholic scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to help secure a 5-2 victory over Butler in a Section 1-6A baseball game Friday night at Kelly Automotive Park. Brian Dzuban had a double and two RBIs, and Conor Deasy and Zach Palmer also had extra-base...

MINNEAPOLIS — Amid the chaos and confusion in the aftermath of Justine Ruszczyk Damond’s fatal shooting, a Minneapolis police lieutenant testified Friday that only when he spotted her photo in her home did he realize she was the 911 caller who summoned the officer that killed her. Responding officers from...

MINNEAPOLIS — A 5-year-old boy plummeted three floors Friday after being pushed or thrown from a balcony at the Mall of America, according to witnesses, and a 24-year-old man with a history of causing disturbances at the mall was in custody. Bloomington Police Chief Jeffrey Potts said police don’t think...

Monroeville police say a shooting that prompted an evacuation of Monroeville Mall on Friday evening was a “targeted event” that involved an altercation between two groups of men. Police Chief Doug Cole said police received no reports of any injuries in the shooting at the first-floor entrance to the Macy’s...

There were big changes to the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings with 10 teams falling out of the Top 5 from a week ago. Among those teams vacating their spots in the state rankings were two teams from the WPIAL as both Central Catholic and Moon suffered a pair...

Michael Binney thought the jinx was over. During a fall-season match, the Bucknell men’s golf coach watched two of his players, Connor O’Brien and Quaker Valley grad Chris Tanabe, get into a four-man playoff for the title at the Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge in Vermont. A Bucknell golfer hadn’t won...

Just three years ago, the Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse team earned its first section title and first WPIAL playoff berth in the history of a program that is in the midst of its ninth season. But alignments change, players graduate and coaches often are forced to adjust on a year-by-year basis....