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High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Plum 6, Armstrong 5 Fox Chapel 3, Penn-Trafford 2 Franklin Regional 11, Penn Hills 0 Class 3A Section 1 Ellwood City at Riverside, ppd. Mohawk at Quaker Valley, ppd. Section 3 Burrell at Valley, ppd. Derry 5, Freeport 2 Shady Side...

Collin Barkley was 2 for 5 and hit the go-ahead two-run double in the ninth inning as Derry outlasted Freeport, 5-2, in extra innings to complete a Section 3-3A baseball sweep. Cason Long was the winning pitcher for the Trojans (2-1, 2-0). Malik Febinger and Michael Hanz collected two hits...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — AccuWeather on Wednesday released its seasonal forecast, predicting a “potentially explosive” hurricane season this summer and fall. The season runs June 1 to the end of November, but there is the potential for tropical systems — storms that gain their energy from hot sea surface temperatures...

Organizers of Leetsdale’s Easter Egg Hunt said nearly 200 families from the Quaker Valley area hopped over to Henle Park to search for 1,000 eggs as part of the annual event March 24. By the end of the search, the children’s baskets were filled with candy. The Easter Bunny also...

LOS ANGELES — In what’s been a week of uncertainty and speculation surrounding the Dodgers, the team secured some important long-term clarity Wednesday afternoon. On the eve of their regular-season home opener, the Dodgers and catcher Will Smith agreed to a long-term contract extension for 10 years and $140 million,...

Legislation that would help to ease state inmates’ transition into society and give them an opportunity to get out sooner won passage in the state House of Representatives on Wednesday. One bill would require the state to assist inmates in obtaining identification before leaving prison, and another would allow inmates...

WASHINGTON — Even with President Joe Biden’s job approval rating stuck underwater, Democrats have a path to the House majority. It just involves winning virtually all of the “toss-up” races. On the other hand, even though Republicans are seeing their House majority shrink with each passing resignation, the GOP is...

Covid-19 can damage your heart, even when the virus doesn’t directly infect cardiac tissue. That’s the latest from a recent study supported by the National Institutes of Health. Published in the journal Circulation, the study observed the damaged hearts of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with the virus...

Protecting the environment is an important goal of Pine, where leaders aim to provide community members and visitors the opportunity to lead an environmentally conscious and sustainable lifestyle and spread awareness. The township will host its first Earth Day Event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 27 at the...

They opened the season surrounded by strangers in a tiny, rattling dome in South Korea. They played two games witnessed in Los Angeles only by those fans willing to awaken in the middle of the night. By the time they embarked on the 6,000-mile flight home, all hell had broken...

An Illinois federal judge recently ruled that the Constitution protects the gun rights of noncitizens who enter the U.S. illegally. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Coleman dropped firearm possession charges against Heriberto Carbajal-Flores, who was in possession of a handgun in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago on June 1,...

Providence Heights Alpha School eighth-grade student Aine Corrigan has earned the Carson Scholars Fund Award. Aine is being honored because she demonstrates the highest standards of academic achievement, integrity, and civic and social responsibility. In addition to a $1,000 college scholarship, Aine will receive a medal and certificate at the...

Church News • Living Word Congregational Church, 2003 Ridge Road, Jeannette, will have Holy Week prayer services at 7 p.m. March 25 through March 29. A celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord will be at 11 a.m. March 31. • Emmanuel Reformed United Church of Christ, 3618 Hills Church...

Former President Donald Trump has been fined $454 million. The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States states, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” I wonder, in this economy today, how much should be considered to be an...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will not take up the appeal of a Carnegie man whose murder conviction was tossed by an Allegheny County judge but later reinstated by the Superior Court, clearing the way for him to be sentenced. Charles Becher, 27, was convicted in 2021 of third-degree murder for...

Vice President Kamala Harris was like a jack-in-the-box during President Biden’s State of the Union address, standing and clapping wildly after almost every sentence he uttered. She looked like an idiot. In the audience sat Marjorie Taylor Greene, a conservative Republican representative from Georgia wearing a red MAGA baseball cap....

Should our vote for president be for Joe Biden or Donald Trump, and who, and what media, should we believe? Should we vote: 1. For personality or job performance and policies? 2. For one who created and managed successful corporations, or one who is a lifetime employee of government? 3....

After eight months of closed doors, the Regional Youth Services Center in Hempfield is reopening. The Westmoreland County juvenile detention facility was shuttered after a series of troubling state inspections, including one involving a teenager’s attempted suicide. There was a near riot. There were poorly trained employees — in addition...

Los Angeles journalist Laila El-Haddad’s op-ed “My family in Gaza faces starvation. How do I find solace this Ramadan?” (March 16, TribLive) could have been an insightful, sincere report on tragic circumstances in Gaza. But instead another dishonest, disingenuous report that leaves us more disappointed than informed, more frustrated than...

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After 25 years, “Mamma Mia!” still has audiences dancing in their seats to the timeless tunes of pop group ABBA. The 25th anniversary tour’s Pittsburgh engagement, presented by the Cultural Trust as a season special part of the PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series, opened Tuesday night at the Benedum Center....

Every year, the United States saves millions of lives and helps create a better, safer world for everyone — and we do it for a mere fraction of our federal budget. Development and humanitarian assistance make up less than 1% of the budget but support programs and policies that improve...

WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday it has opened an inquiry into U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas. The committee included no information on its investigation, but Nehls released a statement saying the inquiry was into his “campaign finances.” He denied wrongdoing and said he looked forward to assisting...

High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong at Plum, ppd. Fox Chapel at Penn-Trafford, ppd. Franklin Regional at Penn Hills, ppd. Class 3A Section 1 Beaver Falls at Shenango, ppd. Ellwood City at Riverside, ppd. Mohawk at Quaker Valley, ppd. Section 3 Burrell at Valley, ppd. Derry...

Brad Heinbaugh had 10 kills and Keith Otto added eight kills and four aces to lead Penn-Trafford to a sweep of Bethel Park in nonsection boys volleyball Tuesday night. Game scores were 25-16, 26-24, 25-20. Owen Gisi had five kills and Nathaniel Rugh dished out 35 assists for the Warriors....