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Last week: 1-0 (100%) Season: 109-28 (79.6%) The nostalgic Birdie, long off his diet and primed for Christmas cookie season, filled his yellow belly with chocolate after Belle Vernon won last week. He couldn’t help himself. It was habit. Mama Birdie was making peanut butter blossoms — “kiss cookies” as...

When it comes to seniors’ economic security, America is in poor shape. This October, an annual assessment of pension systems worldwide gave the United States a barely passable C+, ranking the country’s retirement security apparatus below Kazakhstan and just a slight notch above Colombia, two far poorer nations. How can...

I read with great interest the editorial “Lawmakers should pull trigger on hunting bills” (Nov. 28, TribLive), especially the last paragraph. Yes, there are valid reasons for and against moving the first day of hunting back to Monday. At least 75% of the hunters are in favor of moving opening...

A man was in critical condition Wednesday after two state Attorney General’s Office agents shot him at the Greyhound bus station in Downtown Pittsburgh, police said. Two men began fighting on a bus around 6:40 a.m. and their altercation continued outside on the station’s concourse, police spokeswoman Cara Cruz said....

Quaker Valley Middle School welcomed 42 educators from 16 school districts across Western Pennsylvania for an engaging Apple Distinguished Schools visit on Dec. 1. The day kicked off with a formal presentation by the Quaker Valley Middle School’s Apple Distinguished School application team, led by principal Dr. Anthony Mooney and...

I am horrified by the monstrous outbreaks on prestigious campuses and big-city streets of antisemitic demonstrations, many of which terrorize Jews and have an anti-American tinge. Antisemitism has a centuries-old history in the Middle East and Europe, and the U.S. is not without fault, but these current quasi-militant protesters appear...

Richland Center will be closed on Dec. 25 and 26. The library will also be closed on Jan. 1, 2024. The Pine Center will be closed from Dec. 25 through Jan. 1, 2024. Pine Tree Shoppes Bookmobile’s last day of service is Dec. 15. It will resume on Jan. 5,...

News that Sandra Day O’Connor, the Supreme Court’s first woman justice, had died Friday at 93 caused the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board to recall her visit a decade ago. Although retired since 2006, she politely disappointed the board by holding to the high court’s practice of refusing to comment on...

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The writer of the letter “Mike Johnson and Democrats’ turmoil” (Nov. 22, TribLive) seems to believe that the only people who should be able to express their opinion are those who believe the way Johnson does. He should look up the rants Johnson makes, starting with Donald Trump’s threats to...

High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Lincoln Park 97, Beaver 67 Nonsection Aquinas Academy 75, Propel Andrew Street 73 Armstrong 60, Kiski School 54 Avonworth 69, Shady Side Academy 60 Belle Vernon 64, Steel Valley 53 Blackhawk 74, Mohawk 68 Burrell 43, Our Lady of the...

Greensburg paid nearly $87,000 to the Internal Revenue Service as a result of an audit that determined the city and its police officers had not been paying Medicare taxes. City administrator Kelsye Hantz said the audit looked at 2021 and the payment, which covers the amount owed by the city...

Riley Farabaugh scored 32 points to lead Mt. Lebanon to a wild 83-80 victory over North Allegheny in three overtimes in nonsection boys basketball Tuesday night. North Allegheny’s Anthony Sciote hit a shot from half-court to tie the game at the end of regulation and Tigers teammate Ty Iwanonkiw hit...

President Joe Biden said he might not be running for a second term if former President Donald Trump were not seeking to return to the White House, arguing Trump poses a grave threat to American democracy. “If Trump wasn’t running, I’m not sure I’d be running,” Biden, 81, told donors...

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, under the direction of Manfred Honeck, performed George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” on Tuesday in the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica. First performed on April 13, 1742, in Dublin, Ireland, “Messiah” didn’t have its premier in London until nearly a year later....

Two nonprofit environmental organizations filed a federal Clean Water Act lawsuit on Tuesday against a Beaver County manufacturer that they said is illegally discharging millions of tiny plastic pellets into the water and riverbanks around Raccoon Creek and the Ohio River. The lawsuit, filed by PennEnvironment and Three Rivers Waterkeeper,...

Police are investigating an incident in a Greensburg Salem elementary classroom that was reported in October, Superintendent Ken Bissell told school board members Monday. Few details about what’s being investigated have been released. A letter Bissell sent to parents last week notified them of an incident that came to the...

The Fox Chapel Area High School junior class council is sponsoring the first-ever Jingle Bell Bash on Monday, December 18. The holiday celebration is for children ages pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Members of the FCAHS junior class and members of high school clubs will oversee activities that will include holiday...

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. HARRISBURG — During the chaotic start to this year’s legislative session, Pennsylvania House Democrats used their new majority to pass a high-profile set of changes...

The George Santos fiasco is finally at an end, at least in Congress, with the U.S. House of Representatives — including 105 of his Republican colleagues — voting Friday to expel him. The 311-114 vote comfortably cleared the two-thirds majority needed to make him only the third House member to...

When chief executives buy their companies’ shares, it’s often worth considering the stock. Company insiders achieve better capital gains, on average, than the typical investor does. The effect is especially strong for chief executive officers (CEOs) and chief financial officers (CFOs). Using Guru Focus software, I screened on Dec. 3...

The parents of a 5-year-old Monroeville boy who shot and killed his 3-year-old sister in 2021 were sentenced to probation on Tuesday. Martaz Colvin, 31, who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person, and Brea Sanders, 29, who pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering another person were sentenced...

Findlay-based Dick’s Sporting Goods struck a deal with Notre Dame to become the official retailer for the university’s athletics. Dick’s and Notre Dame Global Partnerships inked a multi-year partnership, which will include promotions and giveaways on Notre Dame Athletics’ digital platforms, social media channels and national radio network and at...

Aspinwall’s Light up the Wall Dec. 2 drew a heavy turnout as people enjoyed music, roasted marshmallows, mild temperatures and fireworks to welcome the holiday season. Festivities were centered along the business districts of Brilliant and Commercial avenues. A magician and a juggler entertained, as did the Fox Chapel Area...