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The Divine Mercy Academy gymnasium was alive with the sounds of cheering. Part of it, naturally, was prompted by the Monroeville school’s cheerleaders, young and not-so-young. At other times, the folks sitting in the bleachers rooted for classmates, teachers and even Principal Nikole (with a “k”) Laubham as they participated...

A forecast of bad weather has prompted Fox Chapel School District Police to move the second-annual Community Safety Event to Saturday, May 13. The event had been scheduled for Saturday, April 22. The event will from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Aspinwall municipal parking lot, 241 Freeport Road in Aspinwall....

Earlier this week, we dove into Penn State’s offense and assessed where it stood coming out of spring ball. Now, it’s the defense’s turn. Let’s take a look at how the depth chart might look for defensive coordinator Manny Diaz days after the Blue-White game. DEFENSIVE TACKLE Starters: Hakeem Beamon,...

Regarding the letter “Time for Mark Madden to go” (April 17, TribLIVE): Madden is usually spot on with his observations of teams that have poor management, planning for the future and coaching and poor performing players. He is pointing the finger at team owners, not the fans. If the Steelers...

The Westmoreland County Farm Bureau is recognizing Rural Roads Safety Week this week by encouraging county motorists to be aware of farm vehicles and equipment and travel safely on rural roads. You may have noticed farmers returning to the fields to begin planting crops. Tractors, farm trucks, wagons and other...

Sometimes having fewer people to do the job might mean more work for the employees but a lower bottom line for the payroll. You have a store to staff, for example. You want 10 people to work from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. You only have five. You shuffle those...

To help mark its 20th anniversary, the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company’s production of “Pyramid Builders” turns to racial issues of the past to bring its audience into a stark future that is meant to demonstrate the dangers of hatred—and make audiences think. Director Bianca LaVerne Jones said her motivation for...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free spring muster and wildflower walk planned in Apollo Roaring Run...

Jury selection begins Monday in the capital case against the man accused in the 2018 mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue building in Squirrel Hill. Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, could face the death penalty if convicted in the federal case. The process of choosing 12 jurors and...

The front-page article “Thomas says he didn’t have to disclose luxury trips” (April 8, TribLIVE) calls out Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for possibly omitting required documentation about vacations and gifts received from a friend and his possible conflict of interest. Thomas claims he followed reporting requirements at that time....

Officials are searching for a man who shot at at least four people, wounding a child and two others near Gastonia, Gaston County Police said Wednesday. Police identified Robert Louis Singletary, 24, as the shooter, facing murder charges, officials said in a news release. The shooting happened Tuesday night just...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 7-10) dropped its second straight with a 12-7 loss to Memphis (Cardinals). 1B Malcom Nuñez (.222) went 2 for 5 with a solo home run and a two-run single. C Tyler Heineman (.444) was 2 for 4 with a triple, double and two RBIs. 3B Nick Gonzales (.283)...

High schools WPIAL Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 4, Allderdice 0 Seneca Valley 4, Pine-Richland 0 Section 2 Hempfield 11, Canon-McMillan 1 Central Catholic 8, Baldwin 0 Norwin 10, Mt. Lebanon 2 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 7, Fox Chapel 3 Plum 12, Penn Hills...

Austin Lafferty threw a six-inning perfect game and with 14 strikeouts, lifting South Park to a 10-0 win over Keystone Oaks (3-6, 3-2) in Section 2-3A baseball Wednesday. Troy Cunningham hit a game-ending grand slam for the Eagles (4-4, 4-2). Bishop Canevin 11, Cornell 0 – Winning pitcher Kole Olszewski...

Amen to Cornell University President Martha Pollack and Provost Michael Kotlikoff for refusing to ratify a proposal introduced by the student senate to mandate trigger warnings into syllabi and course content. In a statement, Pollack and Kotlikoff said such a mandate “would infringe on our core commitment to academic freedom...

A Peters man who left his infant in a hot van for hours in June pleaded guilty on Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter. Khang Nguyen, 33, was ordered to serve two years probation by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill E. Rangos. He also pleaded to one count of reckless endangerment....

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The Chartiers Valley Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team won third place in the Western PA regional competition. With the lofty standing, the students qualified for the state finals, held April 1 at Lock Haven University, where they finished fifth. Team members are seventh-graders Adam Rubritz, Brooke Bittner and...

Silicon Valley Bank’s failure rattled confidence in small- and mid-sized banks across the U.S. and once again ignited cries to more tightly regulate banks. That’s wrong-headed. We need to step back and examine how non-money center banks, which are essentially depositories, get into trouble and better apply the tools we...

Nicholas Altavilla made the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester at Palmer College of Chiropractic. Accounting and business administration/personal financial planning major Nabin Pokhrel is among four PennWest Edinboro students who volunteered this spring to prepare and file taxes for low-to-moderate income workers in Erie County, Pa. Pokhrel trained...

Editor’s note: South Hills Record is publishing candidate interviews for contested municipal and school board primary races only. The Republican ticket for the Baldwin Borough council race has Rebecca Conley running uncontested — she is the only Republican on the ballot for three open spots on the November ballot according...

Summer hours begin Sunday, May 28 at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road in McCandless. Summer hours are: Sunday – closed; Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library will be closed on May 28 and...

More than 12 million people live in Pennsylvania, and 3 million of them — nearly one-quarter of the state’s population — depend on Medicaid. That’s why it’s so concerning that the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) recently issued new guidelines that will add an extra burden to Pennsylvania’s...

Spring ball is over for the Nittany Lions. Penn State wrapped up camp over the weekend with the Blue-White game, the team’s 15th and final practice. Over the last month or so, there’s been plenty of chatter about position battles and player development in Holuba Hall and at the Lasch...