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A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting last month in Aliquippa is in custody, state police said. Rico Ramone Rodgers, 21, of Aliquippa is charged with homicide and firearms violations. He was arrested without incident around 2 p.m. Saturday in Homewood by Allegheny County, Pittsburgh and state police...

It is a privilege to announce the five finalists of the first Willie Thrower Award, created to recognize the top quarterback in the WPIAL/City League. The finalists in the voting were determined by a panel of 68 coaches and media members who covered high school football this past season. The...

Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan 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 — In 2020, the coronavirus thrust state government into the lives of Pennsylvanians unlike any other time in recent history....

I hear from so many politicians and parents that the kids should be in school. I agree. So, with all the complaining from politicians and parents, why were employees of public schools not first on the list to get vaccinated? Every employee at public schools should have been on the...

Could you imagine funeral homes billing big pharma for all the deaths caused by our deadly drug epidemic? They created pills that are addicting and are prescribed by doctors. People, even those with non-addictive personalities, have a hard time breaking that addiction, so pharmaceutical companies made more drugs to help,...

Kevin Harpur of Allison Park celebrated his 100th birthday Jan. 30 with family members in a unique way. Though Kevin is a lifelong bachelor, his family of nephews and nieces, along with their families, celebrated his milestone birthday with a reverse drive-by. His nieces, Judy McDowell Daniels and Maura McDowell...

Is citizen Donald John Trump, formerly known as President Donald John Trump, above the law? If convicted of crimes he committed prior to and during his presidency, should he be punished to the fullest extent of the law? If he is not held accountable for his possible high crimes and...

If you lost your job today, how long would you be able to support yourself and your family? How long until you couldn’t make your house payment? How long until the electric bill wasn’t paid? When would you start balancing the car insurance against the homeowners insurance? And none of...

If at first you don’t succeed try, try again. Who would think that Joe Biden would be elected president after 47 years in Washington? Many of us feel this election had some serious flaws, especially with mail-in ballots. Should we have an investigation? No doubt! We want a true investigation,...

Here is a look at some of the images Tribune-Review photographers captured this week around Westmoreland County....

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. Goodwill offers...

Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Tournament Hoops for a Cure At North Allegheny Belle Vernon 62, New Castle 56 North Allegheny 75, Hampton 54 WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Hempfield 66, Greensburg Salem 26 Class 4A Section 1 Burrell 50, Keystone Oaks 39 Section 3 South Park 61, Southmoreland 30 Class...

Rodney Gallagher scored 24 points and No. 5 Laurel Highlands pushed back Section 1-5A challenger Albert Gallatin, winning 69-66 in a marquee boys basketball matchup Friday night. Caleb Palumbo added 15 points and Brandon Davis had 12 for Laurel Highlands (6-3, 5-0), which held on after taking a 15-point lead...

Basketball Boys WPIAL Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 87, Butler 72 Seneca Valley 73, North Hills 71 Section 2 Baldwin 64, Canon-McMillan 52 Mt. Lebanon at Peters Township, ppd. Section 3 Norwin 69, Greensburg Salem 20 Fox Chapel 47, Penn-Trafford 46 Hempfield at Central Catholic, ppd. Class...

Dean’s list The following students from the South Hills area were recognized for their academic achievement during the fall 2020 semester by being named to the dean’s, president’s or provost’s list at the college or university they attend: • Chatham University: Angelica Campano of Jefferson Hills, Christopher Brinkley of Brentwood....

High school tutoring Pine Township is offering in-person tutoring sessions every other Tuesday through April 20 for students who attend Pine-Richland High School. The free sessions will be limited to four students and four tutors in each room while following covid-19 safety precautions. Sign up online for the various sessions...

NEW YORK — Donald G. McNeil Jr., The New York Times science reporter whose fame grew during the covid-19 pandemic, is stepping down following allegations that he used the N-word during a company-sponsored student trip to Peru in 2019. “We do not tolerate racist language regardless of intent,” Executive Editor...

NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell has unleashed a sprawling attack on her criminal case, slamming the Justice Department, victims, their lawyers and the media. The British socialite filed seven motions late Thursday seeking to dismiss her indictment for grooming victims of Jeffrey Epstein in the mid-1990s and lying under oath....

For three quarters, the Knoch Knights looked to upset No. 1 North Catholic on the road. But the defending WPIAL champion Trojans scored the first 15 points of the fourth period and pulled away to a 67-55 victory in Section 1-4A play. After trailing by as many as seven points...

Robert Morris men’s lacrosse will join the ASUN conference for the 2021-22 season, the school announced Friday. The Colonials will compete along with Air Force, Bellarmine, Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy and Utah in the league formerly known as the Atlantic Sun. Because it has six members, the conference will receive...

WASHINGTON — A Republican group plans to run ads in the home states of nearly two dozen GOP senators during next week’s impeachment trial, pressuring them to vote to convict former President Donald Trump and bar him from holding office again. The Republican Accountability Project is spending a half-million dollars...

The offseason is proving to be every bit as brutal for the Penn State football program as the 2020 season was. Only this time, instead of an 0-5 start and a 4-5 finish, this pain is self-inflicted — by the program’s own Twitter account. The official Penn State football Twitter...

Students in the Keystone Oaks School District didn’t attend classes this week, thanks to the strike just initiated by the local teachers’ union — and not every teacher in the district is happy about it. Given the pandemic’s effect on schools, this is already a difficult time for students, parents,...

Penn State has named Ty Howle its new tight ends coach, the program announced Friday morning. Howle, who served as an offensive analyst for the Nittany Lions last season and was a four-year letterwinner as an offensive lineman with the program from 2009-13, will take over the position for recently...

The Port Authority of Allegheny County on Friday filed a motion seeking to stay a federal court injunction while it appeals the decision that found prohibiting employees from wearing Black Lives Matter masks was unconstitutional. In the filing, the agency wrote that the court “disregarded Port Authority’s interest in protecting...