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Sure, tulips are lovely, and roses sublime. But the pale pink froth of sakura — or cherry — blossoms is extraordinary. Tripadvisor recently ranked the best spots around the world to see these blossoms — and it’s hardly surprising that two Japanese cities top the list. These beautiful cherry trees...

This nightmare just will not go away. We know that Oleg Deripaska was a key coordinator of Russia’s foreign influence operation in the 2016 presidential campaign. We know he was associated with Paul Manafort, the ex-operative for Putin’s puppet regime in Ukraine, ex-campaign adviser for President Trump, and ex-felon whom...

Paige Crawley earned an Honorable Mention Award for the short video “The 8 Principles of Graphic Design” in the annual Flux Student Design Competition, sponsored by the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Crawley is a student at Edinboro University. Isabella Boehm was the light board operator for Albrught College Theatre’s...

Hunter Gray, Jason Rau and Ashlyn Wightman were named to the dean’s list at Thiel College for the fall 2022 semester. Lauren Graper and Calley Reelan made the dean’s list at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for the fall 2022 semester. David Kondracuik made the dean’s list at Geneva College for...

Jasmine Lin, who is in the photographic and imaging arts program; and Dominic Bellisario, who is in the game design and development program, made the dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the fall 2022 semester. Members of every Golden Eagles athletics program at Clarion University gathered Jan. 26...

Antioch Baptist Church Sunday service is at 10:45 a.m. Antioch Baptist Church is located at 332 Elizabeth St. For more information, call 412-741-7688 or visit www. antioch fwbaptistsewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center Beth Samuel Jewish Center meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom for Morning Shabbat Services. First Friday...

Lydia Thomas was named to the dean’s list at Baylor University for the fall 2022 semester. The following students made the dean’s list ta Indiana University of Pennsylvania for the fall 2022 semester: Nicole Grace Brennan, Lauren N. Casper, Megan Marie Collins, Davis Ray Gindlesperger, Samantha M. Joyce, Fountainwood Drive,...

The Monroeville Council is considering an update to its comprehensive zoning ordinance that looks like changes in land use are going to make it worse for environmental justice communities near the landfill. Harms to air and water are sure to follow as a result of allowing fracking as a conditional...

The start of deer season is not just a date on the calendar. It is a lot more complicated than that. It involves the science behind how deer move and feed, where they live and when they breed. It is part of a management process that looks to keep a...

Liberal Democrats are waging war against America, hurting middle-class Americans most. Since President Biden took office, every major policy imposed on the country has had far more deleterious effects on America’s middle and lower classes than on the rich because the elitist Democrats and their rich corporate and celebrity contributors...

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The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report reveals the Alzheimer’s and dementia caregiver burden continues to grow in Pennsylvania. Today, there are more than 400,000 family members and friends serving as unpaid dementia caregivers in the commonwealth providing 464 million hours of unpaid care, valued at $10.7...

Kiski senior goaltender Evin Brice turned in a masterful performance Monday night, making 34 saves to lead his team to a 4-1 victory over Fox Chapel in the PIHL Penguins Cup Class A championship game. It was a showing at least a month in the making. On Feb. 13, Fox...

High schools WPIAL Baseball Monday’s results Nonsection Bentworth 6, Waynesburg 5 Butler 10, Knoch 0 Central Valley at Canon-McMillan, (n) Charleroi 23, Monessen 1 Chartiers-Houston 8, Jefferson-Morgan 3 Conifer (CO) 10, Montour 0 Father Judge 6, Mars 1 Freedom 15, Carlynton 0 Freeport 11, Moniteau 2 Greensburg Salem 5, East...

Ava Persichetti scored 23 points to lead District 6 champion River Valley to a 44-38 victory over OLSH in the PIAA Class 3A girls basketball semifinals Monday night. Rylee Kitner added 10 points for River Valley (29-2), which trailed by a point heading into the fourth quarter. River Valley will...

There was no damage to Baggaley Elementary School Monday night after a heat lamp melted a piece of plastic in a classroom, according to Superintendent Michael Porembka. Firefighters vented smoke from the area after being called to the Unity building on Route 982 around 8:30 p.m. “Our fourth grade students...

One side felt elated, the other was shell shocked in Cranberry just seconds into the Class 3A PIHL championship game, as the Penguins Cup title game started with a turnover and a bang for the defending champion Peters Township Indians. Upper St. Clair, the seventh seed in 3A, won the...

A Dunbar woman was killed and school van driver seriously injured Monday afternoon during a three-vehicle crash in Fayette County, according to state police. Trooper Kalee A. Barnhart said Brenda Dewitt, 56, was traveling west on Furnace Hill Road in Dunbar around 3:30 p.m. when she tried to pass a...

EBENSBURG — Suspended Somerset County District Attorney Jeffrey Thomas will await sentencing under “protective custody” inside Cambria County Prison for his assault conviction, the prison’s warden said. In doing so, he’ll spend the next two months in a private cell. However, the fact he’ll be segregated from the rest of...

ATLANTA — Lawyers for Donald Trump launched a broad attack on a Fulton County criminal probe into election interference in Georgia, arguing in a court filing Monday that the conduct of the prosecutor, the judge and a special purpose grand jury tainted the investigation. The former president’s legal team asked...

Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw’s appearance before a state Senate committee on Monday focused heavily on the decision to purposely burn the leaking chemicals, which sent a plume of ash and smoke into Pennsylvania. Shaw’s repeated insistence that a “unified command” group of government and agency officials, led...

The Shaler boys volleyball team opened the season over the weekend by winning the Meadville tournament. The Titans went 10-0 in pool play before defeating Moon, State College and Meadville in the playoffs to win the title. Shaler moved ahead of North Allegheny and into the top position in the...

BRANSON, Mo. — Kirk Elmquist wants Missouri golfers to know how lucky they are. “I think the world has recognized Big Cedar as one of the top resorts to play golf, and it’s right here in your backyard,” says Elmquist, the executive director for the Branson/Lakes Area Tourism Community Enhancement...

The Syrian soup shurba w’kibbeh is pure comfort food, a rustic mixture of meatballs and rice in a simple tomatoey broth that’s redolent with warm spices. It’s also a prime example of the complex flavor you can build by drawing on ingredients already in your pantry. This recipe from our...

After Slippery Rock sophomore Aleks Brozeski won the PSAC championship in the women’s indoor triple jump, her event coach, Tabitha Bemis, was asked about the victory by one of her fellow coaches. The Norwin grad’s performance came as a bit of a surprise. On paper, at least. Brozeski entered the...