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Walt Disney World has increased prices on its theme park annual passes between $30 and $50, depending on the level. Disney also raised the parking fee at the parks from $25 to $30, matching the charge at Universal Orlando ‘s parking garage and at SeaWorld Orlando theme park. The top-line...

Last week: 9-2 (81.8%) Overall: 61-19 (76.3%) When The Birdie strolled into the office Monday morning, he was whining up a storm. He was mad that the temperature had dipped below 50 degrees. “Once you put your Bermuda shorts in the back of the closet, they’re not coming back out...

For the Italian Sons and Daughters of America, their fight over the removal of the Columbus statue from Schenley Park is about process as much as it is about preserving heritage. “The mayor can’t wake up one morning and decide he’s king, he’s a tyrant and he can do whatever...

An appellate court sitting in Pittsburgh heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case over a 3% city tax imposed on professional athletes and entertainers performing at publicly funded facilities. The seven-judge panel of Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court must decide whether the city’s Sports Facility Usage Fee is constitutional. A decision is...

I graduated from the Kiski School in 1987, so I am a contemporary of David Conrad, who wrote an eloquent op-ed lamenting the decision of our alma mater to begin accepting girls next year (“What The Kiski School has lost,” Oct. 9, TribLIVE). David went so far as to speak...

Five Democrats and five Republicans, are squaring off for five open seats on Riverview School Board in the Nov. 7 election after votes split along party lines in the primary. Each candidate was asked for general biographical information and to answer the question: What do you view as the most...

Anyone involved in the rescue, recovery and cleanup efforts of the crash of United Flight 93 in Somerset County is invited to a meeting next month to learn about the Victim Compensation Fund and World Trade Center Health Program. The town hall meeting is slated for Nov. 8 at 6...

Regarding the op-ed “The impeachment to end them all” (Sept. 30, TribLIVE): While the “where there’s smoke there’s fire” justification for the President Biden inquiry has some merit, May Mailman’s completely inaccurate representation of the facts of the President Trump impeachment does not. The “untrustworthy” accusations were shown to be...

Church News • A public square Rosary crusade will be at noon Oct. 14 at Epiphany of Our Lord Church, 44 Pennsylvania Blvd., Monessen. Bring a lawn chair and dress for the weather. Details: Shirley Beneccio, 724-684-7099 or 724-875-7460. • First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon, 501 Fayette St., will...

Just read an opinion by none other than Ronald Reagan’s son Michael (“House Republicans need to grow up,” Oct. 9, TribLIVE). I would urge every Republican to read this piece. It is truly a wake-up call from one of your own. I also urge Democrats to read it, as I...

Editor’s note: The Pine Creek Journal only publishes election previews with candidate interviews for contested municipal and school board races. The preview for the Pine-Richland school board race will appear in a later issue. Only candidates on the ballot (no write-ins) will be interviewed. According to the Allegheny County Office...

The writer of the letter “Flags fly in support of Biden” (Sept. 24, TribLIVE) speaks of President Biden’s greatness and vision. Well, let’s look at the facts. • In 2022, Biden permitted the largest undocumented immigrant crossing in our country’s history, 2.4 million, and with them came disease, crime and...

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I know there has been a focus on the Pirates securing their fifth losing season in a row and their 27th losing season out of the last 31, but I have to say that this is the first year in at least a decade that I was avidly listening to...

Penn State says a conservative activist did not appear for a speech on campus because her event was not booked properly, although the speaker’s representatives suggested the university was using this as cover for preventing the event out of political concerns. Riley Gaines made waves among conservative press outlets after...

High schools Cross county Division II Section 3 Boys Burgettstown 15, Keystone Oaks 50 Girls Keystone Oaks 15, Burgettstown 50 Field hockey Tuesday’s results Section 3A Mt. Lebanon 6, Hempfield 0 Section 2A Penn-Trafford 2, Latrobe 1 Fox Chapel at Oakland Catholic, (n) Section 1A Aquinas Academy at Winchester Thurston,...

Andrew Prunier, Jaxon Camp and Parker Brennan scored to lead Montour to a 3-1 victory over Moon in a key Section 2-3A boys soccer matchup Tuesday. Montour (11-2, 11-1) now leads Moon (12-3-1, 10-1-1) in the race for first place in the section with two games remaining. Mike Walenchok scored...

When Penn State welcomes 100,000 fans into Beaver Stadium this weekend, millions of dollars will flow into the athletic department’s pockets — and a chunk of that change will go to those on the opposing sideline. Penn State will pay $1.6 million to UMass for the game on Saturday, according...

Gold medal-winning gymnast Mary Lou Retton is in the ICU, where she’s fighting for her life, her daughter McKenna Kelley said on Tuesday. On a fundraising page asking for prayers and donations, Kelley revealed that the 55-year-old tumbler has been in the hospital for over a week with a “very...

This week, the state’s Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) will meet in Pittsburgh to gather testimony from educators and education advocates on the state of public education in Pennsylvania. Considering the Commonwealth Court’s ruling this year declaring the state’s funding of public education to be unconstitutional, the BEFC is tasked...

Domestic abuse doesn’t always look like a black eye or a broken wrist. Physical abuse is the most identifiable because it can be seen. It’s the abuse we know from television, movies and public service announcements. There also is emotional abuse. There is verbal and psychological abuse. There is isolation...

Friends of the Bethel Park Park Library members made a $10,000 donation to the institution they support, fittingly enough during September, Love Your Library Month in Allegheny County. The money was raised through Friends of the library activities throughout the year, and the donation will go toward purchasing materials and...

The parallels were striking — and surely not coincidental. Exactly 50 years and a day after being taken completely off guard by a coordinated military attack by its neighbors — Egypt and Syria — Israel was again caught by surprise. Early on Oct. 7, Hamas militants invaded southern Israel by...

Oct. 3, 2023, will go down in American history as the first time a speaker of the House was expelled from Congress by his own peers. Kevin McCarthy, a man consumed of blind personal ambition and self-interest, was shown the exit door by his congressional colleagues. Eight Republicans — Andy...