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President-elect Donald Trump unburdened me of another great fear when it was announced Mike Pompeo would not be joining the Trump Cabinet. For context, as CIA director in 2017-18, Pompeo plotted to kidnap and assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. And, more recently, Pompeo was caught on video dancing with Israeli...

Final edition of joint plan available online The final edition of Plan for Our Future, Fox Chapel and O’Hara’s joint implementable comprehensive plan, is ready for public view. To view or download the document, visit O’Hara’s township website and click on the Plan for Our Future − Final Edition link....

First responders are learning to combat a new type of safety risk: electric vehicles. “They’re silent,” Eureka Fire-Rescue Chief Brad James said. “You pull up and you assume it’s off. If it’s still in drive and the patient or first responder accidentally hits the pedal, that thing can take off.”...

Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 18....

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 18....

High school Football WPIAL playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule Class 5A Pine-Richland (11-1) vs. Peters Township (11-1) at Acrisure Stadium, 8 p.m. Class 3A Avonworth (10-3) vs. Central Valley (7-5) at Acrisure Stadium, 5 p.m. Class 2A Seton LaSalle (11-0) vs. South Park (11-1) at Acrisure Stadium, 2 p.m. Class A...

HARRISBURG — A first-of-its-kind database from Spotlight PA will make it easier for the public to track how Pennsylvania counties decided to spend tens of millions of dollars from their first rounds of opioid settlement payments — and whether a powerful state oversight board ultimately approved those decisions. Pennsylvania expects...

Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...

HARRISBURG — The 2024 presidential election is over. And after months at the center of the political universe, Pennsylvania voters have shown the nation how they feel politically: Most picked Donald Trump. Trump beat Kamala Harris in the commonwealth by a little less than 2 percentage points. It was a...

Church News • A free food and fellowship luncheon will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19 at First Presbyterian Church, 501 Fayette Ave., Belle Vernon. Public welcome. Details: 724-929-7616. • Greensburg Church of the Brethren will host a night of fun and fellowship for individuals and groups...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — James Franklin turned a question about getting younger players snaps at Purdue into an answer about the Big Ten, SEC and college football’s toughest conferences. Franklin was asked after Penn State’s blowout win over Purdue about getting underclassmen playing time. The Nittany Lions won 49-10, allowing...

(Editor’s Note: Penn Township resident Robert Szypulski and his son, Scott Szypulski of Oakland, share their latest trip to Canada. They are regular visitors to our nation’s national parks.) Sooner or later, those who enjoy epic Rocky Mountain hikes in the awesome American national parks of Colorado, Wyoming and Montana...

Some after-election points: 1. Well, the good news is that Disney does not have to make new animatronics for its Hall of the Presidents; they can reuse Donald Trump’s old one. 2. Forty-eight percent — well, OK, 47.8% — of the people are sad that their candidate did not win....

Aspinwall James Gilmore sold property at 228 Fourth St. to Jorge and Amy Kathryn Puron for $345,000. CPP Group LLC sold property at 406 Eastern Ave. to Rickey Miller for $416,000. Robert Shulik sold property at 412 Field Ave. to Brittany Spitznogle for $215,000. Raymond Zinobile sold property at 944...

Aleppo Richard Starr trustee sold property at 205 Sewickley Heights Drive to Leland and Elaine Sapp for $273,000. Bell Acres Kevin Keegan sold property at 109 Turkeyfoot Road to Si Bishop for $322,500. Edgeworth Jill Edwards sold property at 308 Maple Lane to Peter Kimball Kendall and Alanna Rachel Downing...

Bellevue Syed Rasheedullah Hussaini sold property at 340 Lincoln Ave. to Joshua David and Jocelyn Perkins for $239,875. Anders Anderson sold property at 75 Meade Ave. to Kenneth Marshall and Carin Mincemoyer for $125,000. Etna 100 WOA LLC sold property at 43—45 Sycamore St. to Nest Egg Ventures LLC for...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Ryan Lynn sold property at 508 Sherwood Road to Daniel Geary for $310,000. Monroeville Ryan Williams sold property at 350 Coleman Drive to Mason Mauldin and Maria Daugherty for $249,900. Ryan Wierzchowski sold property at 573 Firethorn Drive to James and Daniel Boden for $125,000. Pascal...

Bethel Park Estate of Robert McNeils sold property at 3234 Apache Road to Martin and Cheryl Franzmann for $135,000. Cedar Brook Properties Funding 1 LLC sold property at 2910 Bethel Church Road to Martin and Dianne Wharton for $205,000. Lindsey Wild sold property at 115 Bluestone Drive to Ryan and...

Bridgeville Jarrett Lemonakis sold property at 410 Forbes St. to Salina Michele Kovski for $220,500. Joshua Neely sold property at 1000 McLaughlin Run Road to Laeth Abdlrazq Mahmod for $67,000. WEGO Enterprises sold property at 274 St. Clair St. to Julian Givi for $117,500. Eric Bott sold property at 130...

As I was following the letters to the editor from parishioners who lost a beloved priest through a forced resignation, I felt sadness for the parishioners and the priest. But one letter especially caught my attention: “Father Moineau deserves better” (Sept. 11, TribLive). He pointed out that the Diocese of...

The 2024 election season was expensive. AdImpact, a Virginia-based advertising analytics firm, reported the total cost of political advertising leading to this year’s general election at a staggering $11 billion. Most of that, obviously, went to the presidential races. The top of the ticket crossed $3 billion. That was more...

Baldwin Borough Rose Milkovich Andrews sold property at 5250 Elmwood Drive to Brian Davis and Rose Andrews for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $89,800). Estate of Thomas Kelley sold property at 424 Faith Drive to Kathie Jo Manning for $268,000. Daniel Griener sold property at 4733...

Etna Benjamin Rossmiller sold property at 40 Kittanning St. to James Price for $92,000. Harmar Charles Anchors sold property at 433 Forest Highlands Drive to Yeheng Li and Hua Xing for $390,000. Estate of August Maggio sold property at 775 Freeport Road to MCE 24 LLC for $285,000. Fox Chapel...

Bell Acres Estate of Edward Dorin Brutout sold property at 115 Lewis St. to Michael Villani for $172,622. Edgeworth William Nicholas Cheddar Jr. sold property at 307 Highland Lane to Gay McGeary for $305,000. Leet Michael Molinaro sold property at 219 Ambridge Ave. to John Lang for $177,000. Wayne Stull...