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Life below zero isn’t easy — but it’s rewarding. That’s the message teacher Michael Penn presented during a PowerPoint presentation to fourth-grade students from David Leech Elementary School on Friday, chronicling his recent polar adventures in Antarctica. Penn, 54, of Beaver County is a teacher in the Shaler Area School...

The 2018 season was special for the Franklin Regional girls lacrosse team, but the Panthers aren’t looking back. The Panthers, 14-4 last season, came up just short of a berth in the WPIAL championship game under first-year coach and Franklin Regional alum Mackenzie McGuire. But they made the PIAA playoffs...

Last week’s column discussed the highly publicized university corruption scheme wherein wealthy parents bought admission at prestigious universities for their children. That is dishonest and gives an unfair advantage to those young people but won’t destroy the missions of the universities. There is little or no attention given by the...

Venezuela is a disaster. Yet 20 years ago, it was the wealthiest country in Latin America. It still has the world’s biggest oil reserves. It should be a happy and prosperous nation. But then Venezuela went socialist. Democratic socialist to be exact. They voted for it. Hugo Chavez promised the...

Global climate change devastation hit hard in 2018. From Hurricanes Florence and Michael decimating the Carolinas and Florida to deadly, unprecedented wildfires in California, those were just three of the 10 costliest climate-driven, extreme weather events of the year that killed thousands of people and caused nearly $85 billion in...

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, just like we learned in elementary school science class. We have to react. Don’t react to a fire, and you get burned. Don’t react to a traffic light, and you can cause a crash. But overreaction is as bad as...

CARLSBAD, Calif. — It was a long time coming, this child support payment. But nearly 50 years after a judge awarded Toni Anderson child support, the now 73-year-old Carlsbad woman took her ex-husband back to court — and won her bid to force him to pay up. The settlement tally,...

Cast members from Brentwood Middle/High School’s upcoming musical “Mary Poppins” sang and danced across the stage, as large patches of wallpaper peeled off the walls inside the auditorium. There are a lot of great things happening in public schools in Brentwood, leaders told a crowd of 100 elected officials, business...

West Jefferson Hills School District leaders are considering revamping rules for field trips to ensure students aren’t missing too much class time. Administrators have recommended revisions to the district’s field trip policy to keep them from taking students out of class for more than two days at a time. However,...

A television commercial actor says proudly that his insurance company “doesn’t hold grudges.” President Donald Trump does — even beyond the grave. While family, friends and others still mourn the passing of war hero Sen. John McCain, Trump never learned not to speak ill of the dead. Those who served...

Does competition in health care bring down costs? Judging from their comments, health care providers are more interested in competing on quality than on cost. When a doctor tells people they need a procedure done, how many shop around for price? Does building more hospitals bring down the cost of...

An open letter to Sen. Pat Toomey: Dear Sen. Toomey, Your action to join with all the Trump haters on the Democratic side of the aisle and the 11 so-called Republicans to try to stop Trump from declaring the invasion of our country by illegal aliens a national emergency is...

Bringing together classic music lovers and drag lovers into one room, Thorgy and the Thorchestra will make its U.S. premiere with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra June 27. The Heinz Hall show will bring Thorgy Thor, famed worldwide from the hit shows “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Drag Me Down the Aisle,”...

Hello, Sewickley, The Sewickley Valley YMCA’s Large Pool will be filled with Easter eggs for kids to collect and exchange for prizes from noon to 1 p.m. April 13. Participants will then make a holiday craft and have a light snack from 1 to 2. Children under 8 years of...

Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at bethsamuel office@comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 6 p.m. April 20 – Passover Across America - Second Night Seder Blackburn United Methodist Church The church is at 910 Blackburn Road, Sewickley...

A Homestead man shot and killed one man and injured another over a parking dispute, Allegheny County Police said. Neil Chandler, 42, is accused of shooting two men who went to a Homestead home on Thursday after a funeral, according to a criminal complaint. Calvin Walker, 39, of West Mifflin...

A.W. Beattie Career Center will send Ben Marcouiller, one of its FIRST Robotics student leaders, to compete in April at the World Championships in Detroit for the opportunity to earn a full college scholarship. FIRST Robotics is an international high school robotics competition, in which A.W. Beattie competes as Team...

Burrell wrestling reigned supreme for the 13th straight season this past season, continuing a streak of WPIAL Class AA championships that is unmatched in the sport. The Bucs defeated Freedom, 54-21, in the district championship match, adding more hardware to an already crowded trophy case. The years of success has...

Harrison would like to make renovating the township’s crumbling war memorial a tie-in to the township’s 225th anniversary next year. The township plans to appoint a committee to determine what needs to be done to restore the war memorial, whether a new one needs to be built and how money...

With two days of rain in the forecast, and warmer weather on the horizon, the perfect combination was in place to begin planting the spring garden. It’s exhilarating to be back in the cool soil after another long winter. Although traditionally St. Patrick’s Day has been the benchmark for an...

High Schools Baseball Thursday’s results WPIAL Ripken Experience In Myrtle Beach Elkhorn (Wisc.) 9, Hopewell 2 South Park 6, Chardon (Ohio) 0 Nonsection Bishop Canevin 10, Clairton 2 Brentwood 7, Brashear 3 Burgettstown 5, Washington 3 Carrick 14, Springdale 3 Derry 6, Jeannette 4 DuBois Central Catholic 9, Greensburg Central...

Jarett Bach entered the season as one of the WPIAL’s top pitchers. On Thursday, he put his arm on display. The senior Pitt recruit allowed four hits and struck out 16 batters in 61⁄3 innings to lead Yough to a 9-2 nonsection victory over visiting Albert Gallatin (1-1). Vinny Martin...

The big change for high school track and field in the Carnegie area is Carlynton and Bishop Canevin forming a co-op. It’s the first time the neighboring schools have combined for track and field, though they are no strangers to joining forces. “We had talked about it for year,” Carlynton...

The shortage of applicants for part-time police positions in Freeport is prompting council to reconsider its options. For months, the borough has been advertising for part-time police officers to supplement its two-man, full-time force but with little to show for it. Councilman Sean McCalmont said the situation is serious. “We’ve...

WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday demanded that Chairman Adam B. Schiff step down from his post in light of his repeated allegations that President Trump’s campaign colluded with Russians in the 2016 election, the latest in growing GOP attacks against the California Democrat. The heated,...