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A popular fast-food chain specializing in chicken fingers could be coming to Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is looking to open a restaurant at Fifth Avenue and Atwood Street in a building that formerly housed the restaurant and bar Thirsty Scholar, according to plans presented to Pittsburgh’s Planning...

The biggest surprise of Penn State’s offseason so far came on Sunday night when Taylor Stubblefield was relieved of his duties, effective immediately. The firing of Stubblefield, who spent three seasons with the Nittany Lions, was abrupt and came with interesting timing. A half hour after Penn State announced that...

Longvue Acres Garden Club Longvue Acres Garden Club’s January will present “The History of North Park,” an overview from prehistoric times to the present by Allegheny County Interpretive Park Ranger, Deaglan McManus on Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Northmont United Presbyterian Church, 8169 Perry Highway, McCandless. The club’s programs...

After having moved to Pittsburgh, my parents wanted what all parents want — to send their children to the best school possible. When I was in first grade, I attended the Environmental Charter School (ECS) in Regent Square, which at the time had 75 students per grade, because it looked...

If people are not intelligent enough to understand their state’s voting rules for mail-in ballots, their votes should not be counted by either party. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...

Pine-Richland High School senior Gianna Rotelli, a JROTC cadet, was recently selected to receive an Air Force J-100 Character-in-Leadership Scholarship. She is one of 100 cadets nationwide to receive the award. The J-100 program provides recipients with four years of paid tuition at any college or university with an AFROTC...

Once again a tractor-trailer missing turns off 119 ended up in Bovard. This happens numerous times a year. The driver ripped electric lines and a pole at the end of Price Street and damaged property and homes. We were without power for seven hours. There is a child on this...

Nondisclosure is the enemy of freedom of information. Government of the people doesn’t just encourage transparency. It demands it. It is the responsibility of the people to be informed voters who then make informed decisions about who they want to represent them. That can’t occur if decisions happen behind a...

President Joe Biden just tossed a giant bone to the Democratic Party with the revelation that, like broadcasting confetti, he distributed classified top-secret government documents throughout his home, inside his Corvette, at the University of Pennsylvania and God only knows where else. I cannot imagine a political party would even...

The McCandless Democratic Committee is hosting its annual petition season fundraiser on Feb. 23 at the Chadwick Event Center at 10545 Perry Highway in McCandless from 6 to 8:30 pm. The purchase of a ticket includes a buffet dinner. Democratic candidates will be available for a meet-and-greet. Candidates will be...

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 Breaking Bread dinner set Thursday Knead Community Café, 1011 Barnes...

It is both utterly shameful and wholly predictable that the Pennsylvania House Republican leader, Brian Cutler, wants to leave 100,000 Pennsylvanians without House representation for as long as he possibly can, rather than holding special elections for two open state house seats as soon as possible (“Judges weigh GOP bid...

High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s result Southwestern Christian Athletic Conference Trinity Christian 59, Propel Andrew Street 44 Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Pine-Richland at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at New Castle, 7:30 p.m. Section 2 Hempfield at Norwin, 7:30 p.m....

Alayna Rocco scored 17 points, hitting the 1,000-point mark for her career, as North Catholic defeated Knoch, 56-38, in Section 1-4A girls basketball Monday night. Anna Waskiewicz led North Catholic (11-3, 6-0) with 18 points and Tori Drevna added 13. Hattie McGraw scored 12 and Naturelle Ewing had 10 for...

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania is a hugely important political battleground, but it hasn’t traditionally mattered much in presidential primaries. That’s because the state votes so late. It holds its presidential primary on the fourth Tuesday in April, long after many states have voted. Despite being one of the biggest swing states...

A Greensburg man was seriously hurt after he was hit by a pickup truck Monday while walking along Route 119 in Hempfield, state police said. David A. Green, 30, was hit by a Ford F-350 and a trailer it was towing, according to troopers. The pickup was traveling southbound in...

DETROIT — The Detroit Institute of Arts cannot be forced to relinquish control of a multimillion-dollar painting by Vincent van Gogh at the center of a federal lawsuit because the artwork is protected by a federal law granting immunity to foreign artwork on display in the United States, the museum’s...

This month, as we celebrate Black history, millions of Americans will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King was, without question, one of the greatest historical figures of the 20th century. He dedicated his life in an effort to ensure the ideals of life, liberty and the...

It is a new year full of possibilities and potential! Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall has been a pillar of our community since 1901. Even with over a century of activity in the space, we still find ways to make each year a little different than the one...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed forward Matt Boldy to a seven-year, $49 million contract extension on Monday, making him the latest young player in the NHL to cash in early off his entry-level deal. Boldy will count $7 million against the salary cap through 2029-30 on the...

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 — For nearly two months, a team of advisers has been working to ensure Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro has a...

On the campaign trail, Josh Shapiro championed more money for public schools. Now that Democrats control Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives for the first time in over a decade, the state’s governor-elect will likely find ample support for that goal. “Everyone knows that our schools are chronically underfunded,” said state Rep....