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Brandon Cummings hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points to lead No. 3 Lincoln Park to a 62-49 boys basketball victory over Montour in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-4A Tuesday night. L.A. Pratt added 12 and Dakari Bradford had 10 for Lincoln Park (9-4, 7-1). Vason Stevenson...

I have to admire the restraint of Pittsburgh Public Schools board member Kevin Carter’s comments about the recent proposed City Council resolution regarding our “educational emergency” while we try to reopen Pittsburgh’s schools safely during a global pandemic (“Pittsburgh City Council accused of ‘grandstanding’ as it seeks involvement in school...

The Pennsylvania Superior Court said Tuesday that an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge erred when he did not sentence the man convicted of killing a family of three in a fiery Thanksgiving Day crash in 2016 to a mandatory term of life in prison. Demetrius Coleman, 26, who is being...

The video showed Rachel Powell leaning through the window of the Capitol building, shouting at those who had just breached it. “Hey, guys, I’ve been in the other room,” she yelled through a bullhorn. “People should probably coordinate if we’re going to take this building.” FBI Special Agent Carlos Fontanez...

Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Langston Valentine, 38, of Pittsburgh on charges of leaving an unattended child...

As a parent of two remotely schooled Pittsburgh Public Schools students, I am extremely concerned about my children’s education and mental health during the pandemic. For almost a year now, I’ve watched my children stare at screens for eight hours a day and complain that they think they are learning...

Apparently, as the temperature drops, corks pop. A new study has found that one in four adults in Pennsylvania admit to drinking more when it’s cold outside. Conducted and published by American Addiction Centers, roughly 25% of adults in the Keystone State indulge in booze during the chilly weather. Another...

A woman and her 11-year-old daughter who were severely injured in the fatal bus crash last year on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County have filed a federal lawsuit alleging negligence. The complaint, filed Saturday in U.S. District Court, names as defendants Z&D Tours Inc., which operated the tour bus;...

Two Greensburg Salem School District buildings will be closed through Feb. 18 because of “the number of faculty, staff and students who were in close contact with a positive covid case,” according to district officials. Students at Amos K. Hutchinson Elementary School and Greensburg Salem Middle School will learn remotely...

Allegheny Health Network’s Jefferson Hospital held a covid-19 vaccination clinic for minority patients over the age of 75 on Feb. 4. According to Nikki Buccina, a media representative for AHN, 242 patients received their first dose of the vaccine. The clinic, which was by appointment only, was open to minority...

As of the writing of this opinion, Gov. Tom Wolf is proposing to raise taxes on a family of four earning more than $84,000 per year. Conversely, President Biden wants to give a huge stimulus check to families of four earning more than $84,000 per year. Wonderful! Now a family...

It is an understatement to say Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus pandemic response has not been universally popular. While some point to the administration’s restrictions on gatherings, early shutdowns of businesses and schools, mask mandates and other measures as important steps to limit the spread of covid-19, there are plenty of...

Misusing terminology is not simply a matter of semantics. A person who confuses the meaning of words is likely to behave accordingly. That occurred to me during a conversation with a parent who was using the word discipline as if it was a synonym for punishment. When I pointed that...

Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Kyra Starver, 20, of Plum on charges of burglary, criminal trespass and...

Monroeville police filed the following charges Jan. 26, 29 and Feb. 1 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Magdelena Rose Ludwig, 23, of Pittsburgh with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia. Charges were filed Jan. 26 in connection...

A missing man Pittsburgh police said was considered endangered has been found. Richard Varek, 62, of the South Side Slopes was located and was safe, police said Tuesday morning. Varek had last been seen around 1 p.m. Monday getting off a Port Authority bus at Smithfield and Carson streets. Varek...

It is disappointing that Gov. Tom Wolf would propose a massive tax increase which, despite a proposed increase in the exemption for lower-income families, would hit countless middle-class families through a boost of almost 50% in the state’s levy on income, taking it from 3.07 to 4.49%. The governor knows...

No. 1 Waynesburg was practically unbeatable Monday night, winning all 21 contested bouts over two matches to claim a WPIAL Class AAA Section 4 championship. The Raiders (10-0) defeated Peters Township, 66-6, in the finals and Mt. Lebanon, 72-6, in the semifinals. Cole Homet (138), Wyatt Henson (145), Luca Augustine...

The Stroller is compiling a list of fish fries taking place Ash Wednesday and/or Fridays during Lent. To your non-profit’s fish fry listed in the paper and online, send complete information in writing to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Riverview Community...

High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 1 Ringgold 82, Laurel Highlands 39 Class 4A Section 1 Deer Lakes 70, Knoch 39 Section 2 Quaker Valley 84, Hopewell 48 Lincoln Park 73, Beaver 34 Class 3A Section 2 Avonworth at Freedom, ppd. Class 2A Section 3 Clairton...

Katelyn Robbins scored 15 points and Upper St. Clair clamped down on defense and defeated Thomas Jefferson, 43-25, in a nonsection girls basketball matchup of ranked teams Monday night. Ava Keating added 10 points for Upper St. Clair (9-1, 3-0), which didn’t allow more than 10 points in any quarter....

In this pandemic era when “new normal” has become a catch phrase, there is still one old normal: Burrell wrestling. The Bucs won their 18th consecutive section title Monday night with a 49-18 victory over Mt. Pleasant (10-6) at Valley High School. Burrell (10-1) won all but one of the...

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 87-7 Monday to confirm Denis McDonough to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, making him the second nonveteran in history to helm the massive federal agency that oversees health care and other benefits for the nation’s veterans. McDonough, 51, received a muted reception from veterans...