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The 2024 presidential primary season officially begins in just a few weeks, but former President Donald Trump’s commanding lead in the polls of likely Republican primary voters and President Joe Biden’s absence of a Democratic challenger appear to destine a repeat of the 2020 election. The most innovative country in...

This is my simple reply to the letter suggesting that we all go vegan in 2024 (”Vegan New Year’s resolution benefits all,” Dec. 27, TribLive): No thanks. Why would I stop eating the proper human diet, even for a single day? I will continue to nourish my body with the...

Now that U.S. Steel is in the news with its impending sale, let’s take a look at the reasons why it is a poster child for what ails American corporations. First is the corrupting influence of lobbies. Because of the steel industry’s decades-long lobbying, the companies have received billions of...

The Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Joe Biden more than a year ago, is a game-changing law that invests hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change and boost renewable energy. It includes lucrative tax credits aimed at making it cheaper to produce clean hydrogen, which are expected...

Dire propulsion problems might have doomed a Pittsburgh’s company’s effort to put the first commercial lunar lander on the moon. Hours after a successful pre-dawn launch Monday from a Florida spaceport, Astrobotic issued a grim update on the status of Peregrine, the spacecraft it is seeking to land on the...

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. Tickets on sale for drag queen bingo fundraiser A drag queen...

Many young men answered their country’s call and served with honor. Many suffered greatly for their efforts, both physically and mentally. Some never came home at all. All the while, our political leaders failed us. Over 300,000 have died since coming home due to Agent Orange, a product private industry...

Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 8....

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 8....

High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Class A Section 3 Hillel Academy at St. Joseph, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Beaver County Christian at Propel Montour, 7 p.m. Girls Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Norwin at Hempfield, 7:30 p.m. Pine-Richland at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m....

According to a Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company Facebook post, Station 232 was alerted of a motor vehicle crash in the 800 block of Clairton Boulevard around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Rescue crews arrived on scene to find two pickup trucks with heavy damage, one of them split in half. All...

SILT, Colorado — An investigation is being conducted into an apparent altercation between U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband Jayson Boebert at a restaurant, police in Silt, Colorado, confirmed Sunday. It’s unclear what happened on Saturday, but Boebert’s campaign released a statement Sunday in which she said she “didn’t...

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,...

The first new president of Bethel Park Council since the 20th century is John Oakes. During council’s Jan. 2 reorganization, the Ward 3 representative on council was elected unanimously to succeed longtime leader Tim Moury, who did not seek reelection in 2023. Council elected Joseph A. Consolmagno, Ward 1, as...

While United Launch Alliance is gunning for its first successful launch of the new Vulcan Centaur rocket early Monday, NASA and commercial company Astrobotic have their own high hopes for success for the moon-bound payload. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology’s Peregrine lunar lander will become the first mission to fly under NASA’s...

I want to thank our Westmoreland County commissioners for the lovely Christmas gift of a 32.5% tax increase. Your thoughtfulness this time of year is truly appreciated by your constituents and especially those of us on a fixed income. I suggest that had you implemented this increase before the election,...

The letter “Only Trump can save us” (Dec. 26, TribLive) purports to explain the climate crisis as a globalist conspiracy to nationalize the economy and make us change our collective lifestyle. This plot is said to be orchestrated by the suppliers of windmills and related technologies. The author notes that...

Oakmont Gary Fletcher trustee sold property at 242 Rivermont St. to Nathan and Jessica Rhoads for $578,000. Donna Medved sold property at 125 View St. to Remedy Redevelopment LLC for $130,000. Brooks & Blair Homes Oakmont LLC sold property at 89 First St. to Lee Ann Shelburne for $2,085,000. Margaret...

Blawnox Amy Little sold property at 602 Carla Drive to Jhonathan Ramos Fernandez and Sugen Cubas Torrealba for $210,000. Clifford Elby Dow sold property at 429 Fountain St. to Bird on the Run 2 for $165,000. Etna Estate of Mildred Shaginaw sold property at 67 Cherry St. to Muhammad Masood...

Aleppo Ruth Cain sold property at 103 Berdine Drive 2344 to We Buy Homes Pittsburgh LLC for $160,000. Julia Tr sold property at 120 Veshio Drive to John and Olivia Chutz for $580,000. Estate of Wesley Smith Jr. sold property at 30 Rhodes Ave. to Christian and Jennifer Nauman for...

Bellevue Emily Moll sold property at 74 Longmore Ave. 4018 to ABCEZ Moving Co. Inc. et al. for $68,500. Peanut Capital LLC sold property at 451 Orchard Ave. to Claude and Alison Broussard for $460,000. Jacob Singerling sold property at 122 N Jackson Ave. to Jonathan and Katie Libertore for...

Churchill Bradley Towell sold property at 2101 Beulah Road to Christopher and Amy Heckman for $37,500. Bellagia Properties LLC sold property at 1611 Branning Road to Timothy Koltonski and Carianne Turin for $365,000. Edgewood Janice Johnson sold property at 175 Lloyd Ave. to Yufei Zheng for $375,000. Evan Williams sold...

Regarding “Personal finance class long overdue for Pennsylvania students” (Dec. 28, TribLive): What a great editorial! It was good news to hear that our state finally woke up in 2023 and realized this should be part of our children’s education. Where have they been for 200 years? Better yet, where...

In January of presidential years, there is a turnover of authority. It doesn’t happen in Washington, where everyone is far too focused on the White House or which U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs. The U.S. House of Representatives — where all seats are up at once — becomes...

There is a popular commercial dealing with the timeshare industry. Basics are this: You don’t know how much and for how long you are going to pay for a real estate mistake. You signed a blank check for life. Several times this paper has granted me my railings against the...