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The Trib won three Emmy awards this weekend for its work on video projects produced by its team of journalists. The three Mid-Atlantic Emmy regional awards recognized projects about the history of trolleys in Pittsburgh, the 9/11 terror attacks and a Black athlete from Connellsville who broke racial barriers. “We...

STATE COLLEGE — In a split second, PJ Mustipher disappeared. It’s not often the 6-foot-4, 318-pound defensive tackle gets lost in the crowd. But with Northwestern knocking on the door, looking for life and pushing for a one-score game at Penn State’s 1-yard line, Mustipher became invisible under a collection...

Diversity has proven to be a good thing. When voting in November, please consider the importance of diversity. I’m referring to political diversity. Currently, Democrats control the House of Representatives because of their majority; the Senate, because of the vice president’s tie-breaking vote; and the White House. Thus, we have...

Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, starts at sundown Tuesday, beginning a 25-hour period of fasting and repentance. This year, as we atone for our collective sins — our own and those of our brothers and sisters — I am asking my fellow Jews to dedicate our...

Some feel brick-and-mortar libraries are no longer necessary with all the internet has to offer. But libraries provide much more than what can be found online. The internet doesn’t provide the same assistance as a knowledgeable librarian when it comes to identifying legitimate, quality sources for a school project or...

There was little question that the coronavirus pandemic would have widespread ramifications. It would hit the economy. It would hit social services. It would hit government and retail, and let’s not forget hospitals. But from the beginning, one of the main concerns was how it would impact education. The answer...

Aspinwall Patrick Carnevale sold property at 412 Virginia Ave. to Jonah Sol Rattner for $450,000. Etna Sandra Stayduhar sold property at 158 Washington St. to Philip Cristina for $170,158. Fox Chapel Nathaniel See sold property at 220 Woodland Farms Road to Brett and Amanda Rampone for $531,900. O’Hara Richard Moody...

Aleppo Jesse Torisky sold property at 1160 Duff Road to Kenneth and Christy Vogt for $292,500. William Wible sold property at 206 McCoy Place Road to Jesse and Rachel Bukenberger for $411,000. Edgeworth Mary Margaret Hill sold property at 303 Maple Ln to Richard and Sara Bondi for $785,000. Franklin...

Bellevue Patrick Earley sold property at 554 Highland Pl to Kristopher Maier and Carolyn Ivanusic for $235,000. Robert Payer sold property at 26 Lincoln Ave. to Bryan and Kylie Brown for $98,900. Etna Sandra Stayduhar sold property at 158 Washington St. to Philip Cristina for $170,158. Franklin Park Charles Lang...

Chalfant Estate of Joanne Baburich sold property at 213 Wilkins Ave. to Jess Lambert for $65,000. Churchill Christopher John Watkins sold property at 1533 Williamsburg Pl to Jillian Cardwell for $139,000. Forest Hills Todd Phillips sold property at 18 Greenwood Road to Michael Clemm Jr. and Tunisha Smith for $366,000....

Republican Sen. Joe Pittman’s op-ed “You can’t have family-sustaining jobs without employers” (Aug 13, TribLIVE) is typical Republican doublespeak and a race to the bottom. Tax give-aways to big corporations and failure to increase the minimum wage are what got us into the situation we are in today. Our middle-class...

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The article “Survey: Many at-risk youths in Allegheny Co. lose family to gun violence” (Aug. 17, TribLIVE) is a heartbreaking read. I am the parent of three young children in the Mt. Lebanon School District, and while the children in our district may not face the same hard realities of...

Mak Sexton threw three touchdown passes — two to Duane Brown — and IUP handed Slippery Rock its first loss, 20-12 on Saturday. Sexton was 19 of 29 for 240 yards, with 10 of those completions and 140 yards going to Brown. Kalen Frazier and Naszhir Taylor intercepted passes for...

High schools Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Western Beaver 18, Freedom 6 Class A Big 7 South Side 49, Summit Academy 0 Eastern Jeannette 38, Riverview 6 City League Nonconference Steubenville C.C. 29, Carrick 0 Westinghouse at Kennedy Catholic, ppd. Saturday’s summaries Western Beaver 18, Freedom 6 Freedom...

Tyson Florence ran for 162 yards and a touchdown to lead Western Beaver to an 18-6 victory over Freedom in Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference football Saturday. Xander LeFebvre added two rushing touchdowns for Western Beaver (5-1, 2-1). Damian Grunnagle ran for 102 yards for Freedom (2-4, 1-2). South Side...

Wexford’s Modern Piano store is entering a new chapter with the retirement of previous owners Dave and Cindy Byce. Cranberry couple Anthony and Tara Braun officially took ownership of the store in August — with Tara Braun as the majority partner. “It began with a push from my husband —...

While Riverview employed ball control through the remnants of Hurricane Ian on Saturday afternoon, Jeannette employed a quick-strike offense. The Raiders ran 37 plays from scrimmage in the first half, compared to just 10 for the Jayhawks. But Jeannette made the most of its opportunities and rolled to a 38-6...

It was one spectacular night for Highlands junior Aaran Randolph, the area’s newest football standout. Randolph’s quick rise to prominence came from working out of the wildcat formation for the Golden Rams. He ran twice for 94 yards in the Sept. 23 game against Indiana. But in Friday’s game against...

EASTON, Mass. — Ashur Carraha threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Corbett on the first play of the fourth quarter and Stonehill made its first Northeast Conference game a success with a 24-20 win on Saturday over Duquesne. It was the first NEC game for the Skyhawks (3-0, 1-0),...

Controversy seems to follow Antonio Brown wherever he goes. That trend continued on Saturday, when the New York Post released videos from a May 14 incident at a Dubai hotel pool. Brown, who was apparently nude in the pool, is shown shoving his naked buttocks directly in the face of...

After a rough start, the Shady Side Academy football team finally broke through with a resounding 41-0 victory over South Allegheny. The victory was at the Gladiators’ new stadium in Liberty Borough, near McKeesport. The key performers for the Bulldogs were senior Joey Bellinotti, who scored touchdowns on a 5-yard...

It’s a high school girls tennis season where Fox Chapel is once again at its accustomed spot among the WPIAL’s elite. The Foxes were 6-0 in the section and 7-2 overall heading into the home stretch of the regular season. Fox Chapel was a strong candidate to bring home the...

Three members of the North Allegheny boys golf team advanced to the final round of the WPIAL Class 3A tournament. Sophomore Chris Hoffman and juniors Collin Wang and Jake Watterson advanced after finishing among the top 36 at the first-round competition Sept. 27, at Champion Lakes Golf Club in Bolivar....

“PROCEED DIRECTLY TO KEATING. IT IS BEING OVERRUN.” Those were the first words we heard over the radio on the morning of Oct. 3, 2009. In response, 1st Lt. Aaron “Finch” Dove and I, who were the lead aircraft in a formation of two F-15E Strike Eagles, positioned ourselves for...