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Two Shady Side Academy students recently took their seats as junior Fox Chapel Council members. Mayor Alex Scott administered the oath of office to Avery Litwin and Ethan Kolek on Sept. 18. The council selected Litwin and Kolek out of four candidates in August. Litwin is a member of the...

Dining out is more expensive than ever. The cost of gas is rising again. And the price of travel — including airfare and hotels — has kept pace. Right? Not exactly. Airfare costs declined by 13% between September 2022 and September 2023, according to September 2023 Consumer Price Index data...

An Allegheny County jury on Wednesday said that a man involved in a summer afternoon gunfight in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill that led to the death of a 1-year-old struck by a stray bullet is guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Marvin Hill, 44, of Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood, will be sentenced on...

This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. This article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing policy. In 2022, when the judge of elections at Jay Schneider’s township polling place asked him to...

Snow hit parts of Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday morning. It began overnight on Halloween. Much of the snow was north of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County in places such as Butler and Mercer counties, as well as Westmoreland County to the east. National Weather Service meteorologists had predicted an accumulation of...

There is but one race, the human race. Divisions of this one race have occurred due to geographic ancestry, behaviors, activities and interests, and through all manner of other shared groupings. We humans seem prone to segregation that has been encoded into the human race’s psyche. We can see this...

Cold weather shelters have opened for the season in Westmoreland County. The shelters provide emergency lodging for people or families who are homeless or don’t have heat through a partnership among the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Welcome Home Shelter and Union Mission. When nighttime temperatures fall below 25...

Taulia Tagovailoa holds every major passing record — passing yards, completions and touchdowns — at Maryland. The younger brother of Dolphins star Tua Tagovailoa has been the Terrapins’ leader and linchpin for four seasons, ever since he transferred from Alabama. But in that span, the Nittany Lions have had Tagovailoa’s...

Sheriff James Albert went into office with solid objectives: to restore experience and integrity to the office, offer training, including active school shooter courses for all deputies, put a stop to lawsuits that had cost the county taxpayers more than $750,000 and much more. The sheriff who was elected five...

So Hamas carries out surprise attacks on Israel and the barbarians murder hundreds of Israelis, kidnap Israeli citizens to use as hostages, murder people en masse at an open-air concert, cut the heads off of infants, and use their own people as human shields, and the butchers then call for...

Northern Tier Regional Library’s Richland Center will close at 4 p.m. Nov. 22 and be closed on Nov. 23 for Thanksgiving. The Pine Center location will be closed Nov. 2 for a high school in-service day. It will also be closed Nov. 23-27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Register for programs...

A baby is a reason to celebrate. From the moment a couple gets the good news, it can be all about looking forward to the happy event. Creative pregnancy announcements. Gender reveal parties. Showers and ultrasounds and names. But not every pregnancy ends in that kind of joy. While much...

I was encouraged to see the article “Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, poll shows” (Oct. 2, TribLIVE). However, when I opened the story, my excitement quickly abated as I saw that the source is the Associated Press. Even when the AP and its local surrogates...

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“Counterpoint: The impeachment to end them all” (Sept. 30, TribLIVE) contains one alternative fact after another, what I consider false statements regarding Ukraine, the Mueller report, President Trump’s two impeachments and President Biden’s role in Burisma. Publishing unfounded assumptions is no way to improve our society. The article states that...

The third time wasn’t the charm for Greensburg Central Catholic. And, even though it took five sets, Serra Catholic made sure of it. The experienced Eagles rallied back all night and were able to dominate at the net in the final set to outlast the Centurions, 3-2, in the WPIAL...

High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Saturday’s schedule At Washington & Jefferson Finals Class 3A Pine-Richland (18-0) vs. Peters Township (13-4-2) at Washington & Jefferson, 4 p.m. Class 2A Penn-Trafford (17-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-6) at Washington & Jefferson, 2 p.m. Class A Shady Side Academy (9-5) vs. Aquinas Academy...

When I read the Fair Districts PA chair’s letter “Fair Districts nonpartisan” (Sept. 12, TribLIVE), I nearly laughed out loud. One of the letter-writers is a registered Democrat and the other has pro-Biden posts on her Facebook page, but I’m sure it’s just a coincidence. It’s also just a coincidence...

Quaker Valley High School drama club will present “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” Shows are 7 p.m. Nov. 9-10 and two Nov. 11 shows, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., all at 625 Beaver St. The story is set in Ohio and features a man named Sheridan Whiteside, played by...

Mykola Denysenko scored the go-ahead goal in the 35th minute and Graham Kunz added a needed insurance goal in the second half to lead No. 2 North Allegheny (16-1-3) to a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Butler (14-3-3) in the WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer semifinals Tuesday night. The Tigers...

Three Muslim women who wear hijabs are suing Amazon saying that they were subjected to religious discrimination while working at a Pittsburgh distribution center last year. Yvette Smith and her two daughters, Tiara Smith and Sadaira Smith, of Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. filed the federal complaint on Monday alleging religious, race...

Pittsburgh police said Tuesday they are increasing patrols in Squirrel Hill following the second incident in under a week of antisemitic vandalism appearing in the neighborhood with the city’s largest Jewish population. Police received reports Tuesday morning of graffiti scrawled on the sidewalks at a parklet in the Summerset at...