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Penn State’s defense is flush with playmakers at some important spots. Chop Robinson and Adisa Isaac are proven disruptors off the edge, and second-year end Dani Dennis-Sutton should take a big step forward in the fall. Kalen King, who led the Nittany Lions in pass breakups (18), leads a deep...

It is high time for our government to clean the clock of TikTok by banning its use in the United States. This two-headed monster (spying and propaganda) needs to be kept out of this country. Frank Ernhart Greensburg...

Etna Kendra Clarke sold property at 83 Dewey St. to Sonder Holdings LLC for $76,500. Harmar BMK Holding Co. Inc. sold property at 806 Route 910 to 806 Rte 910 LLC for $1,600,000. O’Hara Perry Rofey trustee sold property at 132 Alleyne Drive to Francis and Sara Serbin Cartieri for...

Due to actions taken during the Jan. 9 school board meeting, children in the Hempfield Area School District lost an opportunity to have personal instruction from an author who’s written over 100 children’s books — because our school board didn’t like the man’s politics. A community member raised a concern over...

Norfolk Southern was hit with a lawsuit Thursday. The U.S. Department of Justice filed the suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in reaction to the Feb. 3 train derailment near East Palestine. Some train cars held hazardous materials, including the chemical vinyl chloride. The spilled...

Bellevue Scott Janeda sold property at 654 Highland Pl to Michael Petik for $232,500. Andoni Marquez sold property at 422 Teece Ave. to Colin and Brianna May for $322,150. Christopher Driscoll sold property at 100 Watkins Ave. to John Kocka for $678,000. Etna Joseph Missenda sold property at 13 Catherine...

Edgewood Mary Leigh Sciulli sold property at 550 Greendale Ave. to Blu Star Orgins Real Estate LLC for $150,000. Forest Hills Marci Scrock Mikesell sold property at 1006 Braddock Road to Kerridwen Parslow and Lyle Seaman for $270,000. Monroeville Robert William Priester III sold property at 125 College Park Drive...

Four Fox Chapel Area High School students were selected by audition to perform with the 2023 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Region I Band concert March 25 at Butler Intermediate High School. The students selected were: senior Elijah Conklin, French horn; juniors Elijah Herzer, bass clarinet, and Chloe Kim, clarinet, and...

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. Vaccination and microchip clinic offered by Animal Protectors Animal Protectors of...

About 10 years ago, I tried to engage our representatives to do something about weapons. Newtown, Conn., is very close to where my grandchildren were raised. After a few letters — which Sen. Tim Murphy actually answered and blamed mental health — things returned to status quo. Here we are...

For many people in and around East Palestine, Ohio, life changed when a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed Feb. 3 near the Pennsylvania border. The controlled burn of toxic chemicals that followed sent a large plume of black smoke into the air that could be seen for miles....

Shaler bested North Allegheny in the Derry boys volleyball tournament championship match in a battle of two of the top contenders in Class 3A on Saturday. The Titans took down Penn-Trafford in the semifinals and Meadville in the quarterfinals. The Tigers beat Latrobe in the semis and Altoona in the...

High schools WPIAL Softball Saturday’s results Nonsection Burrell 2, Moore Catholic (NY) 0 Oak Harbor (OH) 8, Burgettstown 4 West Allegheny 21, Fulton (KY) 1 West Allegheny 7, Miami East (OH) 6 Track and field Saturday’s results South Hills Classic At Baldwin Boys 100: 1. Will Coleman, Allderdice, 11.27; 2....

Indianapolis (Triple-A, 0-2) was pummeled 11-2 by Omaha (Royals) Saturday afternoon. Starting pitcher Caleb Smith allowed eight runs, all earned, in 4 2/3 innings on eight hits with five strikeouts and three walks. He gave up two homers, including a grand slam by Jackson Reetz in the fifth inning. Carmen...

JetBlue is seeking permission to merge with Spirit Airlines. The U.S. Department of Justice is working to block the purchase. Does this make sense for air travelers? JetBlue sells itself as an upscale low-cost airline, with 34 inches of seat pitch and no-cost amenities for which other airlines charge a...

On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is the 4-milligram nasal spray version of naloxone, a medication that can quickly counteract an opioid overdose. This means that Narcan will be available for purchase without a prescription at more than 60,000 pharmacies nationwide. For...

Mack Apel, a third grader at Hosack Elementary, won a pair of state championships last month. A member of the North Allegheny junior wrestling team, Apel bested a field of 30 qualifiers to win the 8-and-under 74-pound championship at the Pa. Keystone Wrestling state championships March 19, at IUP. He...

Any family will tell you that balancing work and parenting is challenging in the best of times. With the parents of most young children in Pennsylvania working, child care is critical to supporting the commonwealth’s labor force and employers. When parents don’t get the child care they need, it diminishes...

I’m a strong supporter of having the Saturday after Thanksgiving as the opener for rifle deer season. It allows generations of my family to hunt together. I can hunt anytime, but my son is unable to get off weekdays to hunt. With a Saturday opener, my grandson doesn’t have to...

DeSantis would be better than Biden In response to Joseph Sabino Mistick’s commentary “DeSantis is no Reagan” (March 18, TribLIVE), I’d like to make a few comments. Mistick accuses DeSantis of flying Venezuelans to Martha’s Vineyard to show he’s tough on immigration. Not so. DeSantis did this to put illegal...

The writer of the letter “We’ve gone from best president to worst” (March 24, TribLIVE) seems so enthralled with his hero from Mar-a-Lago, I’m surprised he didn’t cite any of Trump’s alleged wonders. Perhaps he was thinking of Trump’s attempted coup. Gee, most Americans call that treason! Let’s look at...

Evan Gershkovich has been arrested in Russia. A Wall Street Journal reporter, he is charged with espionage. It is the first time Russia, as the nation it is today, has arrested an American journalist. Many outlets point to the 1986 arrest of U.S. News & World Report journalist Nicholas Daniloff,...

Holy Week and Easter Services Brackenridge • A community Good Friday service, “The Seven Last Words of the Cross,” will be from noon to 3 p.m. April 7 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 847 10th Ave., Brackenridge. Each word will be presented by a different local minister and accompanied by...

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. Comedy night to benefit American Cancer Society A night of comedy...