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By the narrowest of margins – a single pin in a five-game qualifying series – Burrell senior Leah McCandless advanced to the step-ladder finals at the Western PA Regional girls singles bowling tournament Friday at AMF Noble Manor Lanes. That was the only break she needed. She went on to...

The Pittsburgh police officer fired for repeatedly using his Taser on a homeless man who died the next day has been reinstated. Keith Edmonds, who was terminated on March 24, 2022, appealed that firing through the city’s police union. On Friday, a neutral arbitrator found that Edmonds should be reinstated,...

Coretta Scott King is often remembered as a devoted wife and mother, yet she was also a committed activist in her own right. She was deeply involved with social justice causes before she met and married Martin Luther King Jr., and long after his death. Scott King served with civil...

An Allegheny County judge on Friday gave the owners of Century III Mall until next month to show good-faith progress in razing the nuisance property or she will move forward with a proceeding that could allow the District Attorney’s Office to take possession and have it demolished with public funds....

Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Friday, March 8, 2024: • Who is going to tear Century III Mall down? The owners of the blighted Century III Mall said in court papers filed this week that they have contracted with a company to raze the property, but they claim...

People often think of disasters as great equalizers. After all, a hurricane, tornado or wildfire doesn’t discriminate against those in its path. But the consequences for those impacted are not “one-size-fits-all.” That’s evident in the U.S. Census Bureau’s newly released results from its national household surveys showing who was displaced...

This month’s lib Q&A: 1) Which U.S. presidential candidate does Putin support? Answer: Biden. 2) Which U.S. presidential candidate does President Xi of Communist China support? Answer: Biden. 3) Which U.S. presidential candidate do the citizens inflicted with Trump Derangement syndrome (TDS) support? Answer: Biden. 4) Since when did “make...

Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. On March 17, the church invites you to its Family and Friends Day, where ushers and missionaries will be celebrated. The service begins at 10:45 a.m. Pastor Verton L. Dean Sr., will bring forth the message. This year’s theme is “Everyone...

Millions of people all over the world wish for what we already have. Some would die for it. Our freedoms must never be taken for granted. There are elements to our complicated system of government that define the United States as a free country. The Constitution, the Rule of Law...

Brackenridge • Free Easter celebration, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 30 at Generations House of Worship, 1160 Parkside Drive. Children 11 and younger will receive candy bags and there will be a scavenger hunt for children 12 to 18, bounce houses and food trucks. Reservations required. Reservations: tinyurl.com/ghoweastercelebration2024. Cheswick...

Laurel: To an elegant return. Some schools are making sure that in a world of texting, the time-honored skill of handwriting doesn’t get lost. State Rep. Joe Adams, R-Wayne/Pike, has introduced a bill that would require public schools to teach cursive. While some schools — like Mary Queen of Apostles...

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. Seed-sharing library opens in Harrison Community Library of Allegheny Valley, 1522...

For millions of children, immunizations can make the difference between a life of poverty and one of possibility. When kids are protected from infectious diseases, they can go to school, their parents can go to work and their communities can thrive. Over the past two decades, the world has made...

The trade of popular winger Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes for a package of players and draft picks left a sour taste in the mouths of many Penguins fans Thursday night. Imagine how the folks at The Milkshake Factory felt. The sweet shop with 11 locations in Western Pennsylvania...

Allegheny County Police are investigating a fatal shooting Thursday night outside of a Penn Hills bar. Police said 32-year-old Andrew William Miller of Verona was shot in the chest outside the World Class Tavern in the 600 block of Long Road. Miller was taken to UPMC Presbyterian hospital, where he...

High schools Basketball Boys First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Central Dauphin (18-8) at Upper St. Clair (20-5), 1 p.m.; Mt. Lebanon (20-5) at State College (12-12), 3 p.m.; Emmaus (20-7) at Red Lion (18-8), 5 p.m.; Central York (21-3) at Garnet Valley (19-8), 1 p.m.; McDowell (20-5) at Baldwin...

The owners of the blighted Century III Mall said in court papers filed this week that they have contracted with a company to raze the property, but they claim that the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office is interfering with their ability to carry out the demolition. A hearing on the...

Andrew and Lauren Hackney’s daughter was 7 months old when they took her to the pediatrician because she’d been refusing her bottle. The doctor diagnosed her with dehydration and recommended she be evaluated at a hospital. Within weeks of the baby being admitted for treatment, a caseworker with Allegheny County’s...

HERSHEY — Anyone might have more experience than an opponent on the wrestling mat, but no one at the PIAA girls wrestling championships Thursday afternoon had an advantage in experience in the event itself. That happens when it is the first championship meet of its kind. So you can forgive...

Everybody dance now! The Heinz History Center’s annual History Uncorked fundraiser will be throwing it back this Friday night with the theme “We Love the ’90s.” “This year is the 26th History Uncorked, and every year we have a different theme for people to get excited about,” said Angela Gaitaniella,...

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed Thursday in Clairton, authorities said. Allegheny County Police homicide detectives are investigating the late-morning shooting. Marquise Jones was found in the 900 block of Toman Avenue following a call to 911 at 11:22 a.m. for a shooting. He was pronounced dead at the...

When the Supreme Court ruled on March 4 that former President Donald Trump could appear on state presidential ballots for the 2024 election, it did not address an idea that seemed simple and compelling when Justice Brett Kavanaugh raised it during the Feb. 8 oral arguments in the case: “What...

Julia Maruca’s reporting of issues facing pharmacies should help bring more attention to the subject of prescription benefit managers’ (PBMs) inordinate influence in the pharmaceutical marketplace. I believe there should be more investigation into the vertical integration of PBMs, health care insurance companies, pharmacies and specialty pharmacies, and I submit...

RACINE, Wis. — Michigan Tech University biologists have been observing a remote Lake Superior island’s fragile wolf population every winter since 1958, but they had to cut this season’s planned seven-week survey short after just two weeks. The ski plane they study the wolves from uses the frozen lake as...