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INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 5-5) had its five-game winning streak snapped by St. Paul (Twins), 10-6, in 12 innings. LF Tucupita Marcano (.455) was 1 for 5 with a walk and two strikeouts. RF Cal Mitchell (.200) was 3 for 5 with three RBIs. CF Travis Swaggerty (.275) was 1 for 5...

The prosecution told the jurors they have more than enough evidence to reach a guilty verdict. The three .45-caliber bullets that struck off-duty Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall in the back match a .45-caliber handgun found in an alley near the crime scene behind the defendant’s house. And DNA taken...

High schools WPIAL Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 12, Allderdice 6 North Allegheny 13, Butler 0 Section 2 Norwin 7, Canon-McMillan 5 Hempfield 11, Baldwin 1 Mt. Lebanon 16, Central Catholic 1 Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong 12, Penn Hills 1 Fox Chapel 6, Gateway 0 Penn-Trafford...

Winning pitcher Mason Horwat broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the third inning and Jake Osborn followed with a sacrifice fly to lead Avonworth to a 2-0 victory over South Park in a Section 2-3A baseball showdown Tuesday. Horwat allowed three hits and struck out 11 in...

Jullian Lorenzo awoke in his dorm room at the University of Pittsburgh late Monday night to the sound of sirens, nonstop coming from outdoors and 10 stories down. Peering from his window inside Bruce Hall, diagonally across Forbes Avenue from Hillman Library, he saw a chaotic scene, the start of...

A former Uniontown woman will serve two years in federal prison for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Shelly Stallings, who now lives in Morganfield, Ky., was sentenced on Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. In addition to her prison term, Stallings must also serve...

Pittsburgh police on Tuesday arrested a suspect in Shadyside’s second bank robbery in two days. Police said they responded to reports of a robbery in progress just after 11:15 a.m. at a First National Bank branch in the 6000 block of Centre Avenue. Rashon Coleman, 29, of Pittsburgh was arrested...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have hosted a range of players across multiple positions in advance of the 2023 NFL Draft later this month. They have officially conducted 30 of 30 available draft visits, with an additional two vists coming from local players, including Penn State’s Joey Porter Jr. and West Virginia’s...

For nearly 40 years, organ transplants in the United States have been directed by a single nonprofit called the United Network for Organ Sharing — UNOS. Critics say UNOS has come to be plagued by problems including outdated technology, wasted organs and lack of transparency. In March, the Biden administration...

Indiana Township has been named a 2023 Banner Community for the 11th time. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and the Allegheny League of Municipalities made the announcement April 11. Indiana Township has been named a Banner Community in each of the 11 years of the program, which recognizes municipalities and municipal...

McCandless has been named a 2023 Banner Community for the 11th time. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and the Allegheny League of Municipalities made the announcement April 11. McCandless has been a Banner Community in each of the 11 years of the program, which recognizes municipalities and municipal authorities that show...

The detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia on espionage charges marks an unusual throwback to the old Soviet tactics for handling foreign correspondents. Authorities in Vladimir Putin’s Russia have increasingly used criminal charges against their own journalists as part of a “increasing crackdown on free and...

A vintage fishing lure show will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 29, at the Holiday Inn in Weirton, W.Va. Early Americana vintage fishing tackle and lures from the 1890’s to the 1980’s will be on display. The event is open to the public, and patrons can...

The single lane restriction along Route 28 southbound in Aspinwall and O’Hara will continue through Thursday, PennDOT announced. A single-lane restriction will occur on southbound Route 28 from the Virginia Avenue on-ramp to the Highland Park Bridge interchange from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Crews will conduct sound...

Kennywood says it will open for its 125th season as scheduled on April 22 after amusement park officials met with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office last week to address security concerns. “The intent of the meeting and future steps is to demonstrate the shared commitment the park, law enforcement...

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! It’s 5:30 a.m., and all around the North Allegheny School District, alarms jolt teens from their dreams. They wake up, contemplate life choices, then groggily crawl out of bed, sometimes eat breakfast, and try to catch the school bus in time. Sleep deprivation, whether due to late-night...

Travelers using public cellphone charging stations at airports - and other places - have been warned by the FBI to be wary of using them. Your information could be a victim of “juice jacking” by those stations available to the public in places including airports, hotels and shopping centers. Earlier...

Tommy Stevens was assigned the “Lion” position ahead of the 2017 Fiesta Bowl. Will Levis featured in the “Falcon” package in 2020. There’s precedent for Penn State to utilize the legs of its backup quarterback. That’s why interest was piqued when James Franklin said at the start of spring that...

I read the article “Pence says Trump ‘endangered my family’ on Jan. 6” (March 12, TribLIVE). Former Vice President Mike Pence said, “I had no right to overturn the election. And (Trump’s) reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day, and I know history will hold...

Malajah Johnson, a member of Thiel College’s class of ’23, was named as one of the Student of the Month honorees for March. The Student of the Month honor is awarded to seniors. It is among the most prestigious student awards at Thiel College, with only six students each semester...

The letter “DeSantis would be better than Biden” (March 28, TribLIVE) notes that “Over the last two years, our (shining city on a hill) has been tarnished” by illegal immigration. Both political parties use immigration as a political football. Neither one wants to solve the issue. They would rather have...

Robby Palmieri is one of seven Baldwin Wallace Univeristy and one of 364 NCAA Division III men’s wrestlers to be named as a National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-American honors. Palmieri, who garners his first accolade, is a national security major. This season, he was an All-Ohio Athletic Conference...

Eric Nelson is proposing legislation to decrease funding to the University of Pittsburgh, University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. These are premier public schools in the state. The University of Pennsylvania is an Ivy League school and supports one of the few veterinary schools in the nation. This legislation is...

Reports of an active shooter at Hillman Library on the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland campus just after 11 p.m. Monday night turned out to be false after a heavy police presence was called to the scene. At 11:20 p.m., Pittsburgh and Pitt police responded to reports of shots fired at...