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Watch out. Capitol Hill and Silicon Valley have locked their sights on the next targets of a frightening free speech-squelching purge: independent citizens who dare to raise questions online about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. I’m vaccinated. My children are up to date. There’s no dispute that vaccines have...

He played the Steelers like a fiddle. Then he beat them like a drum. What was the deciding factor? Was it the blue hair and the blond mustache? Or was it the videos he appeared in with the blue hair and the ‘stache, speaking semi-coherently and looking like he was...

100 years ago Local veteran back from France Paul Heilman, who enlisted in the 18th regiment some time ago, has arrived back home on Sixth Avenue in Parnassus. Heilman carries two wound stripes and was cited for bravery during the battle of the Argonne forest. 75 years ago Bus drivers...

Daylight saving time is upon us again. So are complaints about the hour that gets lost when clocks jump ahead an hour. The grumbling is as sure a sign of spring as the first robin and more reliable than that rodent in Punxsutawney. We wonder why we do it. What...

Having lived on both sides of our criminal justice system, through my own incarceration to now assisting re-entrants back into society as the founder of Breaking the Chainz Inc., I’ve seen multiple stumbling blocks to success: access to safe housing, family reunification, job readiness, substance abuse treatment, anger management, financial...

I would like to clarify a few things for Wayne Campbell (“Keep Sunday hunting ban,” Feb. 23, TribLIVE). He thinks the public should have had more time to discuss lifting the ban on Sunday hunting, but this argument has been around for years. He doesn’t reveal that Pennsylvania legislators have...

Antwon Rose was fatally shot on June 19, 2018, after a traffic stop in East Pittsburgh. Then-police Officer Michael Rosfeld was charged with homocide. The community responded as protesters closed down major highways demanding justice. TribLIVE.com photojournalists covered the story with images from the crime scene, the protests and finally...

The Sewickley Chamber of Commerce will host an informative session for those who have interest in joining the board at 9 a.m. March 19 in the first floor conference room of Sewickley Public Library. The Sewickley Valley Chamber of Commerce is an organization whose primary purpose is to promote and...

Making pizza at home is gratifying, and it almost always tastes better than what you can get from delivery. But achieving a pizza with a crisp crust in the home oven can also be a real challenge. You need to stretch the dough carefully, preheat a heavy baking stone and...

I confess. I have a serious thing for lemons: on my clothes, in my decor and definitely in my desserts. The more tart lemon flavor in foods, the better. At this point in my addiction, I’m just a step away from biting directly into the bitter fruit to get my...

I’ve been writing this column for 43 years and speaking publicly for nearly as long. If there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that when it comes to my subject matter, you can’t win ‘em all. What is now called “parenting” has become a highly emotional subject for many, right up...

Sure, there are lessons to be learned at the Museum of the Dog: About the symbolism of dogs in art history, and the ways that artists humanize them, and their role as a worker and companion. But if you are a Dog Person — and if you’re here, you’re probably...

As a two-time Penguins Cup champion goaltender, a four-year starter and a three-time PIHL All-Star for Franklin Regional, senior Danny Soltesz’s expectations are always high. But Soltesz, more often than not, exceeds expectations. Such was the case in the Panthers’ 2-1 win over Mars in which Soltesz stopped 37 of...

TOKYO — Satellite images suggest North Korea was preparing to launch a space rocket even before the breakdown of the Hanoi summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un, experts say. There is no way of knowing whether Pyongyang will follow through with the plans, which would undoubtedly be seen...

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition and government loyalists held rival demonstrations in Caracas on Saturday, as both sides prepared for what some fear could be a protracted power struggle. The rallies unfolded as power and communications outages continued to hit Venezuela, intensifying the hardship of a country paralyzed by economic...

Women comprise 30 percent of the state’s judiciary, with the figure being slightly higher with the current makeup of the Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court bench. The county has three women judges — Rita Hathaway, Michele Bononi and Meagan Bilik-DeFazio — among the court’s nine working judges. There are two...

It’s been 12 short days since new Apollo-Ridge coach Jason Mamros was hired. To say it was a late hire would be an understatement if Mamros was an outsider, but the 1987 Leechburg grad knew his new team long before they were Vikings. “I’ve coached a lot of these kids...

High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A First round Saturday’s results Abington 69, Cumberland Valley 44 Allderdice 61, Canon-McMillan 58 (OT) Boys Latin 78, Norristown 69 Butler 56, Chambersburg 42 Chester 55, Parkland 41 Coatesvile 85, Emmaus 76 Harrisburg 63, Downingtown East 61 Kennedy Catholic 55, Fox Chapel 28...

The Fox Chapel boys basketball team took a trip to the “Magic City” on Saturday evening became part of the magic show. The Foxes hung around early, but trying to keep up with District 10 champion Kennedy Catholic was a tall task as the Golden Eagles rolled to a 55-28...

The Pine-Richland boys basketball team had a three-hour bus ride home from Hershey on Saturday night. It was a happy one. Dan Petcash had 25 points, and Greg Shulkosky added 22 as the Rams defeated Wilson, 89-64, in the opening round of the PIAA Class 6A playoffs at Milton Hershey...

CLEARFIELD — In a season of milestones, Deer Lakes attained another Saturday night. But it wasn’t easy. The Lancers failed to hold an eight-point lead late in the fourth quarter but pulled out a 56-52 overtime victory against Brookville. The PIAA Class 3A first-round victory was the first state playoff...

WASHINGTON A four-word phrase common on late-night television, exclaimed by announcers giddy about their offers: “Buy this kitchen knife that is so sharp it can slice and dice diamonds, and we’ll throw in a nonstick frying pan that can double as a satellite dish. BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE! If you...

Apollo-Ridge senior pitcher Mollie Charlton felt it. Heck, she could almost taste it. Charlton remembers last season’s WPIAL Class AA playoff game against No. 4 seed Mohawk so vividly, the hairs on her arm stand up. The feeling of electricity that passed through every one of Charlton’s teammates that day...

STILLWATER, Okla. — Lindy Waters scored 19 points to lead Oklahoma State to an 85-77 victory over West Virginia on Saturday. Waters was one of five players to score in double figures as OSU pushed its record to 12-19 on the season and 5-13 in the Big 12. Yor Anei...