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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. As she read the memo explaining why she was being fired, Kierra Varcos felt her cheeks burn and blood pound in her ears. She had...

Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’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,...

Sewickley Academy has added rowing to its roster of sports available to student-athletes. The team will be conducted through a partnership with the Pittsburgh Rowing Club, led by coach Florin Curuea, a Romanian Olympic rower, starting next school year. “With a focus on promoting physical fitness, camaraderie and skill development,...

Four reasons why the Pirates are losers: 1. They are poor evaluators of talent. Their first-round picks struggle to make it to the majors. 2. They are poor developers of talent. How do you build up a pitcher’s arm when you only pitch him three innings per outing? 3. They...

After three days in their war room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ decision makers emerged Saturday night after selecting seven players who could help shape the 2024 team. The Steelers fortified their offensive line and added key pieces on offense and defense. Trib beat writer Joe...

Etna Certified Investment Properties LLC sold property at 41 Cherry St. to JNM Investment Group LLC for $95,000. Jaxon Properties LLC sold property at 3 Greeley Ave. to Blue Hill Real Estate LLC for $125,000. Indiana Courtyards At Hidden Falls L.P. sold property at 303 Hidden Falls Courtt to Leo...

Bellevue Ashley Griffin sold property at 434 Dawson Ave. to Joseph Price III and Madeline Hirsch for $330,000. Bradford Woods Daniel McElhinny sold property at 68 Forest Road to Emilio and Kristina Moriconi for $530,000. Etna Certified Investment Properties LLC sold property at 41 Cherry St. to JNM Investment Group...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Brian Polinsky sold property at 53 Garden Ter to 53 Garden LLC for $87,000. Samuel Mussmann sold property at 2184 Garrick Drive to Sean and Jena Billock for $318,500. Edgewood Joseph Grabowski sold property at 1027 East End Ave. to Joseph Bowers and Amanda Hinton for $525,450....

I recently watched a Jordan Peterson video discussing how 2024 will end. He stated “nothing better in your life can happen to you than what happens when you tell the truth.” He reaffirmed that political power resides with citizens, not the elites, and that we should be bold truth-tellers no...

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania primary confirmed what everyone already knew: President Joe Biden, a Democrat, will face off against former president and Republican Donald Trump in November in a replay of the 2020 election. In a similarly unsurprising revelation, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, will defend his seat against his...

Fundraisers • A spring craft and vendor show will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 4 at St. John the Evangelist Church Hall, 306 St. John Drive, Latrobe. Homemade haluski, pierogi and meatball sandwiches and other lunch items will be sold. Free admission. The church is accessible and...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Leechburg Hall of Fame dinner set for May 19 The annual...

The writer of the letter “Revisionist history” (April 13, TribLive) asks to be shown “anywhere in the United States Constitution and its amendments where ‘embedded’ is the phrase ‘separation of church and state.’ ” James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, wrote in his Detached Memoranda: “Strongly guarded as is the...

High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Homer-Center tournament Consolation Apollo-Ridge 4, Penns Manor 2 Championship Homer-Center 11, Derry 10 Nonsection Carrick 8, Brentwood 4 Ellwood City 13, Union 3 Gateway 4, Seneca Valley 2 Knoch 4, Deer Lakes 0 Softball Saturday’s results Class A Section 2 Carmichaels 5, Jefferson-Morgan 2 Nonsection...

Dylan Vojnik hit a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the fifth inning to lead Gateway to a 4-2 victory over Seneca Valley in nonsection baseball Saturday at PNC Park. Elliot Sterner worked a scoreless fifth to earn the win for the Gators (1-12), who picked up their first win...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 12-12) and Omaha (Royals) were rained out. A makeup date was not announced. Next: Sunday at Omaha (Royals), doubleheader, 1:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 5-14) gave up a run in the eighth and another in the ninth to lose 5-4 to Akron (Guardians). RHP Eddy Yean (1-1, 2.92) gave...

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday for his seventh Middle East trip since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, setting off a war in Gaza that has claimed tens of thousands of lives and threatened to widen into a regional conflict. Fresh...

BOSTON — A confirmed case of the tick-borne Powassan virus has been reported in the Bay State, according to officials who are warning residents to take precautions against the disease. The Sharon Health Department has confirmed the town’s first case of Powassan virus — which, like Lyme disease, is transmitted...

LOS ANGELES — O.J. Simpson’s death certificate released this week confirms he died of prostate cancer at his home in Las Vegas, his attorney told the Times. Attorney Malcolm LaVergne said Saturday the Clark County, Nev.-issued death certificate “just confirms what I think most people widely suspected anyway — it...

A surge in Texas power prices for August suggests another summer of heavy electricity demand — and potential grid strain — to meet air conditioning needs. Traders start looking at prices months in advance to gauge the outlook for demand. Already, in mid-April, August power prices for Dallas soared to...

North Allegheny’s rowing team opened the spring season by earning four medals and taking third place at the Huron River Sprints in Kensington, Mich., on April 20. The men’s novice 4x of Nikhil Kshirsagar, Neil Pore, Grady Stoll and Max Disque with coxswain Abby Berger finished second. The women’s JV...

In March, former President Donald Trump began hawking a “God Bless the USA” Bible online for $59.99, a King James Version that also includes the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Pledge of Allegiance. “Let’s make America pray again,” he said. “We must defend God in the public square...

Donald Trump was recently accused of “Bible blasphemy” for selling a version of the Bible, which prompted me to write this article on his motivations for such an act. Is this truly blasphemy? Or is it a way to encourage his followers to study the Holy Scriptures to “Make America...

I wonder what sort of medical degree the writer of the letter “We need real presidential leadership” (April 18, TribLive) has; I didn’t see “Dr.” in front of his name. But he can say unequivocally that President Biden has dementia? Has he examined him, talked with him one-on-one or given...