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Beyhive, this is not a drill. Beyoncé on Wednesday announced her forthcoming Renaissance world tour and posted the concert dates on her website. The singer will travel across Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, with the tour kicking off May 10 in Stockholm and concluding Sept. 27...

A look at where Western Pennsylvania senior football players signed to play at the Division I and II levels during the early-signing period in December and Wednesday. Division I FBS Name, school, pos., college Chase Arrington, North Catholic, DB, Eastern Michigan Cruce Brookins, Steel Valley, DB, Pitt* Kameron Cheatom, Brashear,...

This story first appeared in Talk of the Town, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA’s State College regional bureau featuring the most important news and happenings in north-central Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. ALTOONA — At least two school districts in Pennsylvania now allow their police officers to store...

On Dec. 15, a week before the early signing period, Chimdy Onoh took a risk. Onoh, for a while an under-the-radar recruit in the 2023 cycle, was verbally committed to Old Dominion since September. But as the signing period drew closer, Onoh’s stock rose as the offensive tackle was bumped...

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — In an abrupt change, Pennsylvania’s struggling mortgage relief program will no longer work with the private company originally hired...

The North Allegheny School Board has scheduled a special meeting Feb. 8 to discuss a state audit that criticized the school district for raising taxes even though the district had millions in cash on hand. The meeting will be 7 p.m. in the Central Administrative Office’s Board Room. At issue...

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Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA this summer after being traded in a dramatic prisoner swap in December with Russia has collided with free agency, creating potential travel complications for the league out of safety concerns for her. If Griner, who is a free agent but has said she’ll return...

Political pundits rate Pennsylvania among the swing states. Reviewing the Keystone map, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are overwhelmingly Democratic strongholds. Rural Pennsylvania — what political pundits call the “T” — has always been Republican and now has gone super-red. So, the critical battle concerns Philadelphia’s suburbs, with about 22% of the...

Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour is coming to Pittsburgh this summer. The pop superstar announced the anticipated tour with an Instagram post Wednesday morning, with a date set for Aug. 3 at Acrisure Stadium. Her most recent album, “Renaissance,” came out last summer and features singles “Break My Soul” and “Cuff...

Pat Riley remembers just about every detail surrounding the events of Dec. 29, 1961. It was a cold night in Schenectady, New York. A little snowy, the roads a little icy. And when the bus carrying the opposing team from New York City arrived, all of Riley’s Linton High teammates...

LOS ANGELES — Rounds of sliced-thin, pink, white-speckled mortadella are popping up on sandwiches, on charcuterie plates and even in the occasional cocktail in Los Angeles, but it’s hard to view any food item depicted in ancient Roman carvings as a flash in the pan. The Italian deli meat that...

The “Dr. Phil” daytime talk show is coming to an end after 21 seasons. Dr. Phil McGraw, CBS Media Ventures said, “is choosing to exit daytime for new ventures.” Original episodes will air through the current season. “Dr. Phil” airs on weekdays on CBS. “I have been blessed with over...

The new Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission’s guidelines that have resulted in the cancellation of reenacted battles at Bushy Run Battlefield is a classic example of unelected “woke” appointees mandating their insecurities upon us without any public input (“Bushy Run Battlefield reenactment canceled amid new state guidelines,” Jan. 28, TribLIVE)....

Northern Tier Regional Library is open Monday-Wednesday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Thursday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The bookmobile will be at the Pine Tree Shoppes in Wexford on Fridays from 12:30-2:45 p.m. and at Pine Community Center on Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The Pine Center will be closed Feb....

We are at the mercy of our politicians. All of our problems started with giving the rich and companies tax breaks. They gave tax incentives for our companies to go overseas. We had the fear of Donald J. Trump. Now we have the fear of the new Congress. They want...

It would be great if everyone was trained to be a helping hand. But wishing doesn’t make it so. Neither does the vote of a city’s leaders. Last week, Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Deb Gross, D-Highland Park, put forward legislation that would create a training program to help people with crises...

Before voting to fund cash-strapped Lower Valley Ambulance Service, Springdale Township Commissioner Tim Basilone is asking for two things. Basilone wants to see a solid business plan and receive assurance that the EMS provider can successfully serve as the township’s primary ambulance provider. Basilone made those requests at last week’s...

Punxsutawney is preparing to roll out the welcome mat for the crowds descending on the small Jefferson County borough for Groundhog Day. As dawn approaches Thursday, Punxsutawney Phil will emerge from his burrow on nearby Gobbler’s Knob to say yea or nay to an early spring. Depending on the weather,...

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. Orders being accepted for annual Daffodil Days fundraiser The American Cancer...

I feel overwhelmed when I get an alert from my weather app warning me about dangerous air quality conditions within my community. Are local residents expected to stay in the house and drop all responsibilities during this time to protect our health? Action is needed now to ensure that residents...

High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 New Castle 64, Butler 49 Central Catholic 55, Seneca Valley 43 North Allegheny 61, Pine-Richland 54 Section 2 Baldwin 75, Canon-McMillan 68 Mt. Lebanon 49, Hempfield 30 Upper St. Clair 63, Norwin 33 Class 5A Section 1 Bethel Park...

Makhai Valentine led all scorers with 35 points as Steel Valley defeated OLSH, 86-80, in a Section 2-3A boys basketball showdown between WPIAL contenders Tuesday night. Cruce Brookins followed with 24 for the Ironmen (10-9, 8-2). Rocco Spadafora hit for 26, BJ Vaughn had 19 and Bryson Kirschner finished with...