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HARRISBURG — POV: You’re on TikTok, and so is your governor — even as your Legislature considers banning the app from state-owned devices and networks. Efforts to ban TikTok over security concerns about China’s influence through the platform have picked up steam in the past year in state legislatures, with...

In November, the Texas Legislature enacted Senate Bill 4 to empower state law enforcement to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants. First-time offenders face six months of imprisonment, while second-timers can be incarcerated for up to 20 years. Texas prisons are already overcrowded, inhumane spaces. During last year’s heat wave, more than...

PennDOT has released an update concerning the portions of state roads are closed or restricted in Allegheny County and Beaver County due to flooding and slides as of 11:30 a.m. Saturday: Allegheny County Saxonburg Boulevard, south of Berryhill Road in O’Hara Township: closed (due to slide) Bunola River Road, between...

A trio of Plum youth wrestlers — Nicholas Pifer, Braeden Watters, and Ethan Schwartz — recently qualified for and participated in the Keystone state tournament in Reading, and the Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling state tournament at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center. Schwartz, in the 10U 55-pound division, now is a two-time Keystone...

Six North Allegheny seniors will take part in the annual Roundball Classic basketball all-star games, set for May 22-26, at North Allegheny. Top senior players from the WPIAL, City League and District 10 were selected to play in the all-star weekend, which ties a bow around another season in Western...

Money, the legendary California Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh said, “is the mother’s milk of politics.” Judging from the way cash is flowing into the Biden and Trump campaign coffers, each of the major 2024 presidential campaigns has no shortage of mothers. On March 28, President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign raised...

I would like to thank the writer of the letter “Doesn’t anyone care about roadside trash?” (March 19, TribLive) regarding roadside trash along Route 28. It’s a disgrace to see so much trash discarded along our roads. It’s an embarrassment. I was a Scout den leader for eight years with...

Ranking Biden and Trump The 2024 Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey was published in February. The ranking system is based on opinions of historians and political scientists, which focus on presidential achievements, leadership qualities, failures and faults. The following are the top 10 presidents: No. 1 is Lincoln, followed by...

An oath is a solemn promise, usually sworn by an elected or appointed official, while raising their right hand up to God. At one time, I was a sworn officer. I took an oath to protect and defend people as well as to uphold the law. If I dishonored that...

All conversations about college tend to boil down to the same problem: It just costs too much. The average cost of one year in college is about $19,000. That puts Pitt and Penn State in that arena. As state related but not state run, they are high for public schools...

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. Cabin Fever Reliever Raffle event to benefit HOPE Center The Alle-Kiski...

I am so tired of the MAGA base claiming to be the only “patriots” in this country. Let me ask this question, from the American citizenship exam: What is the supreme law of the land? The Constitution. Yes, that document our Founding Fathers were adamant about — balance of power,...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 3-3) beat Memphis (Cardinals ), 8-3, in Paul Skenes’ second Triple-A start. Skenes (0.00) allowed one hit – a single to 1B Luken Baker to lead off the second – and one walk while striking out six in three scoreless innings. LHP Eric Lauer (1-0, 4.05) followed and...

High schools Baseball Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at Butler, ppd. Seneca Valley 17, Allderdice 3 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 1, Canon-McMillan 0 Hempfield 5, Central Catholic 3 Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford 9, Armstrong 2 Section 3 Shaler at Moon, ppd. Class 4A Section 1 Beaver at...

The Justice Department can reopen an antitrust probe into the National Association of Realtors, an appeals court ruled Friday, rejecting a bid by the real estate trade group to enforce a 2020 settlement with the Trump administration to close the case. “The fact that DOJ ‘closed its investigation’ does not...

Graham Keen hit an RBI double in the top of the first inning and three pitchers combined on a shutout for Mt. Lebanon in a 1-0 victory over Canon-McMillan in Section 2-6A baseball Friday. David Shields started and pitched three innings, allowing no hits and striking out seven. Sawyer Klasnick...

DALLAS — Nearly a week has passed since Saturday evening’s multivehicle hit-and-run collision involving Kansas City Chiefs wideout Rashee Rice, and it’s not yet clear what charges the 23-year-old might face for his role. Rice’s attorney, state Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, said he expects Dallas police to file charges soon...

A man who was shot in McKeesport on Friday evening has died. Allegheny County Police are investigating the shooting in the 600 block of Hospital Way. The county 911 dispatching center got the call at about 6:20 p.m. The victim was not immediately identified. He was taken to an unnamed...

Former President Donald Trump is set to return to the Lehigh Valley next weekend for a campaign rally as he seeks a second term in the White House. A rally has been scheduled for the Schnecksville Fire Hall on Old Packhouse Road in North Whitehall Township at 7 p.m. April...

Last week my favorite former Democratic elected official passed away — my not-so-secret friend, Sen. Joe Lieberman. We were colleagues from the Connecticut delegation in Congress in the 1990s, but our friendship superseded that period. Just last May, I reached out by phone to Joe. As I grew accustomed to...

The first task for newly promoted Duquesne men’s basketball coach Dru Joyce III will be to reload the Dukes’ roster. Not only will Duquesne lose seven players to graduation, the Dukes also had two reserves enter the transfer portal this week. Freshman guard Kaillon Nicholls, who averaged 1.0 point and...

When I turned 60, my primary care physician said something profound: “There is no reason for someone to wake up in this day and age and find that they have advanced colon cancer.” It was a nudge in the right direction. Early detection and early intervention have been medicine’s mantra...

Few runners in college football possess Nicholas Singleton’s combination of size and speed. Penn State’s third-year junior racked up more than 1,800 rushing yards and totaled 24 touchdowns during his first two seasons at Penn State. The 6-foot, 226-pound Singleton again will team with classmate Kaytron Allen to lead the...