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Allegheny County is a study in the delicate dance between industry and regulation. Between coal mining and the steel industry, Pittsburgh was long tarred with a smoky, sooty reputation for being a grimy factory town. It took a lot of work to polish up the Steel City, but one of...

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...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission wants to change the first day of deer season from Monday to Saturday after Thanksgiving (“No guarantees around opening day and hunting participation,” March 30, TribLIVE). That’s all well and good, except they don’t seem to have taken into consideration how many families get together on...

David Poskin’s letter “Highlands budget woes” hit the nail on the head regarding school funding in Pennsylvania. Too many schools are experiencing declining enrollments but skyrocketing costs. Hardly a year goes by that there isn’t a sizeable increase in our real estate taxes. In districts where enrollment is declining, it...

Hello, Sewickley, Celebrate the Sewickley Public Library and regional artists this evening at Spring Bound V. Exhibited artwork at the library will be for sale. After the artists’ commission, 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit the Friends of Sewickley Public Library. Champagne vernissage with passed hors d’oeuvres will be...

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will host an organ recital featuring Ann Labounsky, Ph.D., chairman of the organ and sacred music degree programs at Duquesne University, at 4 p.m. April 28. Labounsky is widely known in the United States and Europe as a virtuoso performer and improviser at the organ. The...

Jason Deichler thinks back to a day during his freshman year of college at Virginia Tech when he heard from an officer on the USS Dallas about Navy life on a submarine. It was in that moment he knew he had found his career. When his dad, James, who later...

Creamy Tomato Sauce With Italian Sausage might sound like a winter dish, but for Mary Pegher of Franklin Park, this gem of a recipe is for spring entertaining. Graduation and summer deck parties are now being planned and stress-free entertaining is in the air. When using a warm chafing dish,...

Sunday is a big day for Lisa Whelchel. Not only is the actor best known for playing Blair on “The Facts of Life” hosting the “Lisa’s Call” marathon of the family comedy starting at 5 p.m. on MeTV, she will also debut as the host of the network’s first original...

For the second consecutive year, The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation (NAMM) has honored Shaler Area School District with its Best Communities for Music Education designation. Shaler Area is one of 623 districts in the nation and 92 in the state to earn the award for demonstrating “outstanding achievement...

Minor League Report Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 0-2) fell 5-4 to Columbus (Indians) in 11 innings on a walk-off single. RHP Mitch Keller (0-0, 0.00) did not record a decision after allowing two earned runs on three hits with six strikeouts and five walks in 4.2 innings. RHP Montana DuRapau (0-1,...

High Schools Baseball Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Canon-McMillan 6, Mt. Lebanon 5 Peters Township vs. Brashear, ppd. Upper St. Clair at Baldwin, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong 8, Woodland Hills 1 Franklin Regional 7, Fox Chapel 6 (8 inn.) Penn Hills 9, Gateway 2 Section 3...

David Monaco’s two-out single in the sixth inning plated the lone run of the game as South Park edged Belle Vernon, 1-0, in a Section 3-4A baseball game Friday night. Brenden Gray allowed six hits and struck out 10 batters in 6 1/3 innings to earn the victory for the...

Now that the 2019 high school baseball season is two weeks old, it’s time for the debut of the Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings. The four defending state champs from 2018 are ranked No. 1 in the four lowest classifications while the Class 6A and 5A defending champs, Canon-McMillan in...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Tom Izzo struggled with tears of joy as Michigan State knocked off top-seeded Duke to reach the Final Four. He was emotional again only a few hours later when fans packed the Breslin Center to welcome the gritty Spartans back to campus. This season might be...

WWE’s WrestleMania 35 takes place Sunday at MetLife Stadium just outside New York City. Sixteen matches are scheduled. It will last over seven hours. That’s too much, especially when most of the matches are haphazardly built and mean little. Seven hours is even longer than the Pirates’ home opener. The...

In 2018, the Franklin Regional boys lacrosse team made the WPIAL playoffs for the second straight year, doing so for the first time in six years. Although they lost in the first round both times, the Panthers have made the necessary changes within the program to continue their success in...

At 4 a.m., while the Robert Morris campus slumbers in silence, it isn’t unusual for senior Abrielle McCartney to be out for a run. A 6-mile run. It’s part of her ROTC training as the Canon-McMillan grad prepares for active military duty next year. On most days, she is lucky...

Hampton Middle School’s Senior Spring Breakfast had a great turnout from the community as the students cooked, served and entertained senior citizens during this annual event....

Why legalize pot? With all of the problems going on now, Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman want to legalize grass. Then we can all be subjected to secondhand dope smoke, not to mention getting a buzz off of it when idiots stand in front of our houses...

We were asked what we wanted black boys to do. For their society, they should consider not running from the police. We all suffer from the aftermath of shootings — endless news coverage; promises by district attorneys of convictions; protests of acquittals, shutting down roads; and promises to teach children...

It is really sort of a shame that letter-writer Ron Raymond (“Balance of media needed,” March 9, TribLIVE) believes in the “24/7, Trump-bashing, fake-news mainstream media.” Perhaps he isn’t aware that Fox News is owned and operated by billionaire Australian Rupert Murdoch, called by some a proto-fascist. Murdoch probably does...

From Jan. 1-5, UPMC Presbyterian did a lung transplant each day and more since. The Jan. 2 transplant was for my younger brother. I constantly get emails and calls from the American Red Cross that it needs blood now, especially Type O Positive. Since I last donated blood on Jan....

Baldwin Borough Public Library finally has the home staff and supporters have wanted for decades. On April 1, the library opened its doors at 5230 Wolfe Drive in a building all its own. “To be standing here now, it’s surreal,” said Tracy Bakowski, who has worked at the library for...

Hello, Sewickley, Looking for something to do with the family tonight? Sewickley Valley YMCA will host a Disney-themed Family Fun Night from 6 to 8:30 p.m. In addition to regular activities, the event will feature a bounce house and reserved family time in the warm water pool. The event is...