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Route 30 between Latrobe and Irwin remains in terrible condition with potholes and seam holes throughout the entire distance. Doesn’t PennDOT care? When do our taxes buy us value? Dave Bonazelli Unity...

Submissions from nonprofit organizations for Briefly Speaking can be emailed to Carol Pinto-Smith at cpinto-smith@triblive.com or mailed to Briefly Speaking, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084. Include a complete street address and daytime phone number. Submissions are due at least two weeks before the event. Each announcement is printed once;...

The disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has put a spotlight on the railroad industry. Their average profit margin since 2001 has steadily increased from 15% to 50% in 2019. The national average profit margin for U.S. industries is 9%, but for railroads it is five times the average....

On Friday, the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office filed a notice that it would seek the death penalty for Johnathan Morris. Morris, 31, is charged with criminal homicide, attempted homicide, assault of a law enforcement officer, murder of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault and carrying a firearm without a...

Registration is open for the St. Margaret Foundation’s Brian Demchak Hope Challenge presented by PNC. Participants complete a virtual 5K at 3.1 miles, or a distance participants prefer, choosing their own route and location, even in a swimming pool, and complete it anytime from May 14-May 20. The registration fee...

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. Monarch Hospice seeking volunteers Monarch Hospice, Lower Burrell, is looking for...

Inflation, we are told, results when people spend too much money, driving up prices; too much money chasing too few goods. Wall Street wants to cure it by hammering on working people. The Federal Reserve raises interest rates, in effect sending every employer a memo saying it’s time to lay...

There’s no such thing as a bad shot in overtime – a point Ringgold’s Caden Doran proved in the PIHL Varsity Division 2 championship game Tuesday night at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. Doran scored on a shot from just inside the blue line 9:58 into the extra period as Ringgold...

High schools WPIAL Baseball Tuesday’s results Nonsection Armstrong 10, Indiana 2 Fort Cherry 9, Bishop Canevin 8 Freedom 17, Carlynton 0 Freeport 8, Apollo-Ridge 0 IMG Academy 10, OLSH 0 Leechburg 6, River Valley 5 McGuffey 17, Frazier 7 McKeesport 1, Greensburg Central Catholic 0 Mohawk 7, Sharpsville 4 Neshannock...

Cameron Lindsey scored 19 points to lead Aliquippa to a 56-28 victory over Otto Eldred in the PIAA boys basketball Class 2A semifinals Tuesday night. The Quips jumped out to a 12-5 lead in the first quarter and blew the game open with a 23-7 run in the third. They...

A woman whose body was found Monday in the Ohio River has been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as Nia Sandra Rash, 25 of Crescent Township. She had been missing since December. Her body was removed from a dam along the river in Crescent, according...

Like a race-car driver slicing in front of the competition, the Nasdaq Stock Market has resumed market leadership in 2023. This year through March 17, the Nasdaq Composite Index has returned 11.1%. The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index has fallen 3.8%. The most widely watched market gauge, the Standard...

The last couple of weeks for the Kiski Area hockey team have been a whirlwind. The Cavaliers went from suffering a 10-2 loss in a showdown with PIHL Class A Blue Division leader and eventual winner Fox Chapel on Feb. 13 to a 4-1 victory over the same Fox Chapel...

The man accused of killing 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 has schizophrenia and epilepsy, his defense attorneys said in a court filing late Monday. The revelation, contained in a response opposing the government’s request to do a psychiatric and neuropsychological evaluation on Robert Bowers, came...

You have to be “woke” to understand it, I guess. Last week, conservative activist and author Bethany Mandel went viral for her screeching response on defining the term woke, which has become the catch-all phrase on the right for everything wrong with our country. During the March 14 edition of...

A court recently ruled that the health care system Tower Health did not meet the mandated requirements to receive tax exemptions on four of its properties in Pennsylvania, in part because it was too focused on profit despite its status as a nonprofit institution. “This decision is validation that our...

Scott resident Mike Suley, an assessment/tax consultant, received two awards recently. A proclamation from Allegheny County Council acknowledged his 40-plus years as an advocate for homeowners. He also is a consultant in a lawsuit against the county assessment office claiming that it artificially inflates tax bills in the appeals process....

For the second time in a week, the two sides in the trial of Christian Bey — the man accused of killing off-duty Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall in July 2019 — gave their opening statements to a jury. The do-over resulted from a prosecution witness improperly testifying that she...

As the first quarter of 2023 comes to an end, the economy remains a prime concern for many Americans. It has been difficult to ignore the effects of inflation on everyday essentials, and market results have reflected this uncertainty. While the current unemployment rate is at a near 50-year low...

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...