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State Rep. Eric Nelson is nearing 10 years in office, yet I believe he continues to ignore the will of his constituents. His opposition to legalizing recreational marijuana even when it could generate millions in tax revenue shows me just how out of touch he’s become. Studies show that 40%...

High schools Football Friday’s results KDKA Kickoff Classic (at Wolvarena) North Allegheny 28, Woodland Hills 26 LaSalle College 23, Central Catholic 6 Nonconference Albert Gallatin 48, Greensburg Salem 33 Allderdice 30, Fox Chapel 7 Apollo-Ridge 20, Leechburg 16 Avella 41, Mapletown 6 Avonworth 35, Burrell 6 Bentworth 47, Brownsville 6...

Top performers for Week Zero of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 359 - Evan Devine, Bethel Park (15 of 28) 277 - Andrew Loebig, Seneca Valley (13 of 22) 273 - Ethan Hellmann, Upper St. Clair (17 of 22) 260 - Joey Felitsky, North Catholic (12 of 17)...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 72-51) managed five hits in a 5-0 loss to Syracuse (Mets). 1B Nick Yorke (.279) went 2 for 4. CF Jase Bowen (.283) went 1 for 3 with a double. C Rafael Flores (.245) went 1 for 3. RHP Wilkin Ramos (0-1, 5.79) started and went 2⅔ innings,...

Visiting Jeannette stunned Mt. Pleasant with a pair of long passes that led to touchdowns early in Friday’s Week Zero game at Viking Stadium. The Jayhawks scored on their first four possessions. But the Vikings rallied for a wild 29-23 win. Jeannette struck first by driving out of a third-and-20...

A Valley High School football player was released from a Pittsburgh hospital Saturday morning after being treated for a severe concussion he suffered in the team’s game Friday night, the player’s mother said. Josh Dunlap, a senior defensive back, was sore but not experiencing any concussion symptoms Saturday morning, said...

PHILADELPHIA — When Troy C. Leonard, who worked on designing the President’s House almost two decades ago, first found out exhibits at the site are at risk under the Trump administration, he said, he was crushed. “I was devastated that the exhibit that we had worked so hard on and...

By hosting an unprecedented short-notice summit with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and key European leaders last Monday, President Donald Trump significantly raised the prospects for ending Russia’s 3½-year-long war against Ukraine. The vibe at the opening was affable and positive. The participants genuinely looked determined to work out compromises that...

WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend repeatedly denied to the Justice Department witnessing any sexually inappropriate interactions with Donald Trump, according to records released Friday meant to distance the Republican president from the disgraced financer. The Trump administration issued hundreds of pages of transcripts from interviews that Deputy Attorney...

LOS ANGELES — The record for the amount paid for a basketball card is about to be broken by Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 47th birthday … with some help from his “big brother,” Michael Jordan. The 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs card featuring...

Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84. Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that the Canada-born jockey died of natural causes Friday at his home in Drummond, New Brunswick. He won...

A University of Pittsburgh professor is suing the school and his dean, alleging he was removed from running the Center for Urban Education over his support for Palestinians. T. Elon Dancy II, an education professor, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Pittsburgh on Thursday against Pitt and Eboni M....

This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat’s free newsletters here. Pennsylvania told the U.S. Justice Department that it will not give federal officials a version of the state’s voter rolls that contains...

Vladimir Putin came to Alaska and got the red-carpet treatment, complete with a fighter-jet flyover and a warm presidential handshake. The state was an ironic location for a summit given Russia’s continuing seller’s remorse over having sold it to America in the mid-19th century. While expectations were low for a...

Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. Please see the website for more activities. Antioch Baptist Church will celebrate its 135th church anniversary on Aug. 24 at 10:45 a.m. Pastor Verton...

PennDOT announced that paving work with lane restrictions will be done Monday through Thursday on Ridge Road, Seven Sisters Road and Garretts Run Road in Kiski Township. Work will occur during daylight hours and there will be single-lane restrictions controlled by flaggers. Derry Construction Company Inc. of Latrobe is completing...

Pat McAfee, who was one of the top kickers and punters in the Big East Conference, became an All-Pro in the NFL and is now a sports media star, will join fellow West Virginia greats in the latest class of the school’s Sports Hall of Fame. Wren Baker, WVU’s vice...

Publicize your high school’s class reunion for free in The Stroller. Send information as soon as possible to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. • Freeport High School Class of 1955 will have...

As many in our business community know, the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce recently released the long-awaited feasibility and economic impact study for a hotel and conference center in our region. The results are not just promising — they are transformational. This project stems from a clear message: The loss...

According to the article “Pledge to move homeless people raises questions” (Aug. 14), there were 5,138 homeless people in Washington, D.C., at the end of January. President Trump has ordered that they leave “IMMEDIATELY.” He said, “We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the capital.” Kevin Donahue,...

The pre-registration deadline for the annual Yough-N-Roll bicycle ride is Sept. 2 with the event taking place Sept. 13 on the Great Allegheny Passage. The ride will be followed by a free Party on the Trail at the Boston access 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Both events are fundraisers for the Mon/Yough...

The following is a feature from TribLive: A weekly news quiz: 1. This week, a state will require applicants for teaching jobs from California and New York to pass an exam that the state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology.” What state was it?...