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The staffing crisis at the Allegheny County Jail has paralyzed staff from being able to provide a safe and humane environment to the residents of our jail. The health care staff has had 94 vacancies, and many correctional officers have to work so much forced overtime that they have to...

Beth Satariano was among more than 680 students who earned named scholarships at Baldwin Wallace University this fall. Satariano, a graduate of North Hills High School majoring in voice performance, earned the E.S. & M.R. Griffiths Scholarship, the Frank Steingass Scholarship and the Ruth Baur Scholarship. Sarah Kuchma was recently...

High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Nonsection Greensburg Central Catholic 82, Ligonier Valley 37 Hopewell 74, New Brighton 54 Southmoreland 76, Frazier 50 Uniontown 97, Washington 40 West Shamokin 58, Apollo-Ridge 36 Tuesday’s schedule Class 4A Section 2 Lincoln Park at Beaver, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Ambridge at New Brighton, 7...

Megan Marston scored 31 points to lead Plum to a 62-38 girls basketball victory over Beaver on Monday in a nonsection matchup of teams that opened the season with undefeated weekends. Riley Stephans added 10 for the Mustangs (3-0), who won a pair of games at the Freeport tournament. Samantha...

The TV adaptation of the book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” has aired for so many decades that people who watched it when they were children can do so again with their grandkids. And whatever the generation, the green, pointy-headed Dr. Seuss creation maintains a high level of holiday popularity....

A Beaver County man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges that he abused intellectually disabled residents at a care home where he worked as an aid. Tyler Smith, 33, of New Brighton, will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on March 25. The negotiated plea agreement in...

Monroeville must have seemed like the tropics compared with the North Pole for Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Western Pennsylvania rang in December with unseasonably warm weather, as mild temperatures and plenty of sunshine greeted guests as they arrived at Forbes Hospital the morning of Dec. 2. Once inside, they were...

James Franklin, sitting in an airport, called in to back-to-back Zoom news conferences Sunday night, hours after it was announced that Penn State would play in the Peach Bowl. On the first call, Franklin and Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin exchanged pleasantries and spoke broadly about each other’s teams they...

Strangers talking to schoolchildren on the internet — what could possibly go wrong? If that’s not bad enough, how about parents having no idea that it’s even happening? The newest threat to parental rights is entering our school districts behind closed doors. Kooth is a for-profit business from the U.K....

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 his run for governor, Josh Shapiro was boosted by his reputation as a deal-making coalition-builder. That standing ran into a different reality...

Last year, Jeannette’s boys basketball team lost in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs to Northgate. There are plenty of reasons for the Jayhawks not to dwell on that defeat. It came at the end of a perfectly respectable regular season — they went 13-8, 7-5 in section play...

When he got Isabella DeVito into the wrestling room at Lock Haven, second-year coach Matt Lackey immediately was struck by her demeanor. For someone who competes in such a high-intensity sport, she was, in Lackey’s words, “very mild mannered.” But once she got on the mat, that demeanor changed. Under...

I’m always amazed when letter-writers cite the Constitution and twist it to support their topic (“Unborn Americans have right to life,” Nov. 28, TribLive). But I digress. This is tough for me to write, as I am pro-life and agree with this particular letter-writer. But not for the same reason....

Food drive Baldwin Borough Police Department has partnered with South hills Interfaith Movement to help alleviate stressors for families in crisis this holiday season. BBPD will serve as a drop-off location for non-perishable food items and personal care items: 3344 Churchview Ave., Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Most needed items...

Christmas concert at Cross Roads Judi Figel will present a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 2310 Haymaker Road Monroeville. She is a dynamic singer with a fun-loving personality who performs a wide variety of music styles. Tickets are $15 and will be available...

Benefit event at Plum High School Plum Senior High School and Rachel’s Challenge will host the ninth annual Stuff-a-Bus toy drive from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 at the high school bus lot. Students, school staff and other volunteers will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys for...

Obee appointed trustee Members of the Chautauqua Corporation elected Sewickley’s Bob W. Obee as the newest of four trustees of the Chautauqua Institution at the corporation’s annual meeting Aug. 12. The new trustee class officially began its term Oct. 1. Obee is a founding principal of Businessolutions LLC, a boutique...

AARP Plum AARP will hold its Christmas Party at Jaden’s II on Dec. 12, beginning at 11:30 a.m. The entertainment will be The G Boys. Plum AARP is a social club open to residents of Plum, Penn Hills, Monroeville and surrounding communities. Each meeting offers free cake and coffee/tea and...

Richland History Group The Northern Tier Regional Library, in conjunction with the Richland History Group, is holding a free program “The Underground Railroad in Northern Allegheny County,” Dec. 9 at the library on Dickey Road in Richland from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Acting Richland History Group president Paul R. White...

Holiday decoration contest West View’s annual holiday decoration contest is underway. The West View Community Association has secured more than $800 worth of gift certificate prizes. Mail photos of your house to WVCA, 454 Perry Hwy., West View, PA 15229 or email lynnwebster@wvcapgh.com by Dec. 20. Judges will visit the...

Toys for Tots collection in Scott Scott Township is collecting for the Toys for Tots drive. Toys can be dropped off at the township administrative offices, 301 Lindsay Road, second floor, during regular business hours. You may also order toys through Amazon and have them delivered to the offices. The...

Two decades after September 2001, the formerly ostracized Islamists have learned to speak the college hipster language of anti-colonization. They remind us of the not-uncommon forced evacuations of border villages almost 80 years ago, and they understandably gripe about many Palestinians living in a stateless “archipelago.” They go on about...