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We name names. The goal of journalism is to disseminate information. We find out who made a decision, who bought a business, who staged a protest, who won a prize, who died in a crash, who saved a life. And we name names. There are times that we pull the...

Andy Cohen has just joined the growing roster of this year’s GLAAD Media Awards honorees. Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live!” host will receive the advocacy group’s Vito Russo Award during the New York edition of the 30th GLAAD Media Awards on May 4. The award, named for GLAAD’s founder, is...

As reported by the Associated Press Feb. 25, many companies who produce consumer products are now making the effects of climate change a major part of their look ahead to a planet where increasing heat will alter what people buy. But once again, the United States is falling behind in...

I recently struck up a conversation with a local high school history teacher in a restaurant. I pointed out that the Democratic Party is split and is going toward socialism. He denied that, and said he has been a Democrat all his life and doesn’t see anything different in the...

The double standard stood out in Congress when the Democratic-controlled House passed a hate resolution without mentioning the name of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who made anti-Semitic comments (“Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments prompt House Democrats to craft anti-Semitism measure,” March 4, TribLIVE). On the other hand, Republican Rep....

Sewickley’s Watson Institute was founded in 1917 as the legacy of Mr. and Mrs. David Thompson Watson of Sewickley. Their former summer home, “Sunny Hill,” became the D.T. Watson Home for Crippled Children after their deaths. Over the years, the organization has expanded its mission to care for and educate...

Hello, Sewickley, Sweetwater Center for the Arts will host an opening reception for “60 Years of Making: Edinboro University Ceramics Alumni Exhibition” from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday as part of the Third Thursday series. Edinboro University faculty have been teaching the art of pottery, vessels and ceramic sculpture for...

The first winner of the Trib’s Bonus Strip program has been selected, and the lucky reader will walk away with a 50-inch TV. The person with the winning number — A06631 — should call 800-724-8746 to claim the prize. The Bonus Strip kicked off last week to provide readers of...

The homicide trial of former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld is continuing Wednesday. Proceedings got underway around 9 a.m. in Room 313 of the Allegheny County Courthouse. Rosfeld is accused of shooting Antwon Rose II three times as he ran from a June 19 traffic stop in East Pittsburgh....

These easy Grasshopper Brownies are super chocolatey, minty and ridiculously delicious. A brownie base is topped with a thick layer of mint frosting and a thin layer of dark chocolate on top. The flavor combo is inspired by the famous vintage “grasshopper” cocktail made with creme de menthe, creme de...

It’s time to close the book on another scholastic basketball season in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Deer Lakes lost a PIAA quarterfinal game to Sharon this past Saturday and all that’s left, locally, is Cager Classic XXIII on Saturday night at Highlands High School. What a great season it was for...

High Schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Kennedy Catholic 75, Coatesville 69 Pennridge 52, La Salle College 47 Championship Saturday’s schedule Pennridge (26-4) vs. Kennedy Catholic (26-3) at Giant Center in Hershey, 8 p.m. Class 5A Championship Friday’s schedule Archbishop Wood (20-8) vs. Moon (27-2) at...

As the Chartiers Valley girls basketball players saluted their fans from midcourt following their win over Thomas Jefferson, coach Tim McConnell showed off his sweet tooth as he begged for more Hershey’s kisses to reign down on him and his team. In a season filled with all wins, this may...

Losing a tooth wasn’t going to stop the path to Hershey for Bishop Guilfoyle’s Luke Ruggery. The senior guard and St. Francis (Pa.) recruit lost a front tooth driving to the hoop in the second quarter of Tuesday’s PIAA Class 2A semifinal boys basketball game. He gave the tooth to...

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Vontaze Burfict, one of the most heavily fined players in the NFL, signed with the Raiders after visiting the facility Tuesday. Burfict, 28, was released by the Bengals on Monday. His defensive coordinator in Cincinnati was through 2017 was Paul Guenther, who now has the same position...

LORETTO — North Catholic has played the wicked step-mother to many opposing girls’ basketball teams’ Cinderella dreams over the years. On Tuesday night, it was Mifflinburg. It took about 28 minutes until the clock finally struck midnight, but the Trojanettes found their shooting touch over the final two quarters, and...

WASHINGTON — Some U.S. negotiators are concerned that China is pushing back against American demands in trade talks as progress slows toward a deal that could give President Trump a boost for his 2020 re-election bid, according to people familiar with the talks. Chinese officials have shifted their stance with...

It was Michael Rosfeld’s tone that caught Lashaun Livingston’s attention. She said it was difficult to hear what then-Officer Rosfeld said to the driver and two passengers of the 2014 gold Chevy Cruise he’d stopped on East Pittsburgh’s Grandview Avenue, but the tone rang through. It was harsh and angry,...

Robert “Beto” O’Rourke’s biggest fans and supporters insist he is a forward-thinking, future-oriented visionary, but no contender for the Democratic nomination feels more familiar than the former three-term congressman from El Paso. That’s because he has the highest combined score in both deja vu and nostalgia, which are two different...

WASHINGTON — The USB drive was black and red, and its white label seemed inscrutable — Tracking #: 180208140208. But on Feb. 8, 2018, the tiny digital storage device helped change history when special counsel Robert Mueller gave it to the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan. The drive contained Michael...

Much like Class 4A, a new champion will be crowned in Class 3A after 2018 champion Brownsville fell to Class 2A with district realignment. In fact, the WPIAL champion from a year ago isn’t the only successful squad to drop in class. WPIAL runner-up Avonworth and PIAA Class 3A runner-up...

Do we really need another way to be addicted? We have internet and we have cellphones. We have alcohol and we have drugs. Lots of drugs. From the legal to the illicit to the things we use as substitutes for drugs when drugs are too hard to find. And we...

Quaker Valley Police Officer Aaron Vanatta will welcome three national experts to discuss school safety Thursday and Friday at the Hyatt Place Pittsburgh South, Meadows Casino, 212 Racetrack Road, Washington. Michele Gay will present “Beyond Tragedy: Response and Recovery in a School-based Crisis.” Following the loss of her daughter, Josephine,...

The 19-year-old woman who died after a chain-reaction crash on the Parkway West Tuesday afternoon has been identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Victoria Elizabeth Brandt, of South Park, died at the hospital after being thrown from a Honda Sedan. The sedan’s driver, an 18-year-old-man, fled on foot...