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Tickets available for garden club’s Bluegrass Brunch The Penn Hebron Garden Club is hosting a Bluegrass Brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 3. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door, if available. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. Tickets includes a brunch and music by...

The Pitt-Greensburg Chorale and Chamber Singers, along with the Campana Consort will present a Chorale Cafe on Wednesday beginning at 7 p.m. for fans of movie music, musicals, doo wop, and Big Band Swing music The audience is encouraged to arrive at 6:30 p.m. for the free event to enjoy...

A walk in the neighborhood can be quite enlightening. Deborah Rust was taking a stroll around the Traditions of America Richland active adult community when she encountered fellow retiree Bob Graham, commenting on keeping the grass alive in summer heat. “After we talked a little bit more, he said, ‘Oh,...

Since the election of Donald Trump in 2016, I have been frequently asked this question: What would your father (Pittsburgh native, former Republican governor and U.S. attorney general Dick Thornburgh) think about the state of the country, about the state of the Republican Party and about Donald Trump? These questions...

LOS ANGELES — James Franklin aptly used the word “resilient” to describe Penn State’s 33-30 win Saturday following a second-half comeback and overtime walk-off field goal at USC. From top to bottom, that theme rang true. The Nittany Lions offense went without a touchdown in the first half. The defense...

With Pennsylvania defined as “the Keystone” and 19 electoral votes in the balance, the presidential contest here could determine what happens in the rest of the republic. Critical to the fortunes of Vice President Kamala Harris are her performance in municipalities situated in “persuadable” counties. How might she incorporate such...

Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region — and the world — with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....

The perfect ending to her final season. Franklin Regional girls tennis senior Makinzie Marcus recently won the Section 1-3A doubles championship, a significant step up from her runner-up finish last year. Marcus and her partner Michelle Yan entered the tournament as the No. 1 seeds. “There was definitely expectation there,...

Second grader Mia Lindborg got the news all children at that age dread: We’re moving. Her father, Ryan, a project manager for Cleveland Clinic, had been tasked with spearheading the development of a new facility, and that would require his family to relocate. Move? Away from the familiar surroundings of...

Tristan Ralph wasn’t the first player from the Plum boys soccer team’s Class of 2024 to be recruited by Pitt-Johnstown. Two of his teammates, Ethan Andrejeski and Tyler Yurisinec, had connected with UPJ coach Eric Kinsey during their junior years and set the wheels in motion to potentially join the...

Regarding the presidential election, a recent letter-writer stated that personality doesn’t matter, policies do. I disagree. Personal character is very important. I want a president who has the strength to listen to a variety of voices and think through changing circumstances. I want a president who values public service and...

What is happening to America is apocalyptic. Bidenomics has caused severe financial hardship to America and has especially hit hard the elderly and those on fixed incomes. Under Biden/Harris we have had the CCP flying spy balloons over America while simultaneously buying up millions of acres of farmland with most...

Club’s program addresses North Park Longvue Acres Garden Club welcomes Deaglan McManus, an Allegheny County Parks ranger, to present the program at the group’s Oct. 22 meeting. McManus will speak about “A New Deal for North Park: How the Great Depression and the New Deal Created the North Park We...

Fall leaf collection runs through Dec. 6 Plum’s fall leaf collection is underway and runs until Dec. 6. Leaves will be collected on the weekday after residents normal trash pickup. There will be no collection on Nov. 11, Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. Unforeseen circumstances could cause a change in...

Donald Trump, who calls climate change a hoax and who has in the past interfered with the government’s responses to major hurricanes in certain states as well as in Puerto Rico, has lied in claiming that the Biden administration has not properly responded to the needs of communities affected by...

It used to be common to see “Let’s Make a Deal” contestants leave the TV game show smiling after winning $100 for every coin they could pull out of their purse or pocket. But as America moves ever closer to becoming a cashless society, it’s just as likely to see...

If there is but one reason for not voting for Donald Trump, it is Jan. 6, when Trump instigated the insurrection on our nation’s Capitol. What American who watched was not horrified? I think this was the one event that Trump believed would keep him in power, thwarting the will...

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Dog park in Aspinwall to open earlier Aspinwall’s dog park will open an hour earlier this season. Gates at the Aspinwall Recreation Site will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily from Nov. 1 through March 31. Borough officials said the earlier start is to help pet owners...

David Tucker is a returning patient of Sheep Inc., a faith-based health care center that provides various health care services to people without insurance. The former firefighter and EMT first used the service’s Monroeville pop-up location in 2017 during a spell of unemployment when he came down with pneumonia. Tucker,...

Be quiet during Pittsburgh Steelers games. Turn out the lights when you leave a room. Don’t touch the thermostat; put on a sweater. Those are a few maxims hammered into Western Pennsylvania psyches over the course of generations. Early in the fall season, Elaine Lee has no intention of kicking...

Kamala Harris is either a liar or is ignorant of the facts. She keeps repeating things that are known not to be true, e.g., “Donald Trump wants to be dictator,” “Trump said there will be a bloodbath if he doesn’t win,” “Trump called the Proud Boys ‘good people.’ ” etc. All...

Editorial cartoons for the week of Oct. 14....

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 14....