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Trib Total Media scholarship applications sought Trib Total Media’s Scholarship for Diversity in Media, created in 2020, is open to minorities as defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Program. Eligible applicants must be current high school seniors planning to attend an accredited four-year college or university with a major in...

Eight Fox Chapel Area High School students were selected by audition to perform with the 2024 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 1 East Band. They are seniors Elijah Herzer (bass clarinet) and Chloe Kim (clarinet); juniors Marina Dunham (bassoon), Lindsay Gould (baritone saxophone) and Patton Johnson (percussion); and sophomores Elliott...

America is aging. Between now and 2050, the number of people older than 64 will increase by more than half, to 86 million. Nineteen million of those seniors will be older than 84. That means demand for long-term care will grow. Residential care with nursing coverage can cost more than...

I agree with the letter “Biden should be impeached over immigration” (Jan. 3, TribLive), but it leads to another question: Didn’t former President Trump break his presidential oath to the Constitution and cause an insurrection? By doing so, should he be on any states’ ballots? Or is this just a...

The National Commission on Correctional Health Care mandates that individual counseling be provided to residents at a county jail. This last year, there were eight therapists in our jail’s budget to provide individual counseling, but only one was hired, and recently. Many residents in our jail are in a state...

Pittsburgh’s sports arenas can be expensive to visit. Average ticket price at Acrisure Stadium to see the Steelers play? About $120. Want to see the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena? Average there is around $224, depending on where you buy your tickets. The Pirates are downright cheap; while the lowest...

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. Rotary offers annual scholarships The Bob Williams Memorial Rotary Scholarship, sponsored...

Seven-term state Rep. George Dunbar, R-Penn Township, has announced he won’t seek an eighth term; there is a God, thank-you. County Republican Party Chair Bill Bretz and all the local RINOs praised his service and said he will be missed. I say, missed by the Dems. I’m sure Bretz will...

High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. New Castle at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Section 2 Baldwin at Upper St. Clair, 7:30 p.m. Canon-McMillan at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. Norwin at Hempfield, 7:30 p.m. Class...

London Creach scored a game-high 21 points as No. 1 Oakland Catholic (16-0, 7-0) defeated McKeesport, 58-49, on Monday in a Section 3-5A matchup of the top two girls basketball teams in the Trib HSSN Class 5A rankings. Josie Fontana scored 14 points and Kaylee DeAngelo hit four 3-pointers and...

Dr. Joseph Testa is now serving the Shaler Area School District as director of student services. The role of the director of student services is to serve as an instructional leader in the planning and overseeing of school psychologists, social workers, nurses and SAP (Student Assistance Program) as members of...

This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG — With little fanfare, Gov. Josh Shapiro in December signed into law a bill aimed at fixing long-standing problems within Pennsylvania’s vexing system for safeguarding adults...

As we honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday today with a federal holiday, there will be programs, pageantry and celebrations for a man who expressed a powerful dream in 1963. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial But that dream remains largely unfulfilled. King’s dream was one of...

On the desk in her office at Mercyhurst, women’s basketball coach Brooklyn Kohlheim has a notebook belonging to sophomore post player Bailey Kuhns. Inside are the Greensburg Central Catholic grad’s jottings regarding her duties on the court. The notes are neatly written, underlined, highlighted and feature little arrows drawn here...

Last year, Hempfield’s girls basketball team went 9-13. This year, under new coach Bob Madison, the Spartans won seven of their first 11 games. Ashley Hosni, a trusted senior, pointed to some things that the new coach brings to the table. “Coach Bobby, he’s brought a whole new atmosphere,” Hosni...

I heard there was another Republican presidential debate. I didn’t watch it — I’ve suffered enough, thanks. I don’t care how few political masochists tuned in to CNN last Wednesday night to watch Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis engage in another meaningless debate. I don’t care who the big-shot media...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — There was something special going on in 1994. It was a year of numerous noteworthy debut album releases and mainstream breakthrough records for several acts. This period in time was particularly huge for Southern California acts. Garden Grove punk outfit the Offspring and Los Angeles punks NOFX...

Coach Mike Tomlin is noted by the media for never having had a losing season. A new accomplishment can now be added to his resume. Coach T. is now the only coach in NFL history to lose a pair of back-to-back games to two teams with 2-10 records while playing...

Carson teachers receive grants Lauren Bosetti and Patrick Niven, teachers at North Allegheny’s Carson Middle School, have been awarded with $500 Make Activities Count grants from local McDonald’s restaurants. Bosetti will use the funds to stage a Greek festival during her Greek Literature and Mythology unit, and Niven will create...

Say you could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it. Grab women by the private parts. Have more than 22,000 confirmed lies. Make fun of handicapped people. Say fallen soldiers are “suckers and losers.” Say the election is rigged ahead of time, in case you lose. Never...

When we think about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as we do on the January holiday that celebrates him each year, the words of his most famous speech are the ones that most easily come to mind. “I have a dream,” he thundered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial...

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. American Cancer Society seeks volunteer drivers The American Cancer Society is...

Happy New Year, America. It is estimated that between 1892 and 1954 some 12 million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal of Ellis Island. All were vetted upon entrance. Since the three years of the Biden administration, it is conservatively estimated that almost 4 million immigrants have illegally crossed the...

Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 15....