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Michael Keaton. Michael Douglas. Michael Keaton Douglas? “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” star Michael Keaton wants to start using his birth name professionally. But he’s not shedding the Keaton. He’s just adding a Douglas. The “Dopesick” Emmy winner, who has been using “Michael Keaton” as his stage name since the 1970s, said he...

Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July, President Biden said “there is no place in America for this kind of violence.” On that July day, most Americans claimed to agree with Biden’s sentiment. On Wednesday, at least four high schoolers were killed in Georgia, and President Biden said...

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What’s the capital of Kyrgyzstan? In which decade did the Hindenburg disaster occur? Which actor starred in the most “James Bond” films? Debating the answers to questions like these with a group of friends and a round of beers can really make an ideal night out. And with the increasing...

LeVia Trattoria in Lawrenceville is closing at the end of the month. “Our lease expires in November, we will not be renewing and have made the difficult decision to close LeVia Trattoria effective the end of September,” chef Anthony Castine wrote in letter posted on Facebook. “As of now, we...

Gov. Josh Shapiro will appear on ABC’s The View Friday morning in his role as one of the most vocal supporters of the Democratic Party ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Shapiro will find himself in a comfortable setting on the show with the panel...

Look, of course it’s the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season and a good percentage of the weekend will be taken up by all things Black and Gold. But maybe a palate cleanser from all that Iron City is in order? If so, check out these events for a chance...

This election has my head spinning. Robert Kennedy Jr. has dropped out of the presidential race and now supports Donald Trump! Can a brain worm do that? Then there is the border. Trump rails against criminal activity by illegals. But surely many such “criminals” crossed when he was president. Best...

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As reported in a recent paper published in the journal Science, a study “evaluated 1,500 climate policies that have been implemented over the past 25 years and identified the 63 most successful ones.” The conclusion: “(o)ur insights on effective but rarely studied policy combinations highlight the important role of price-based...

Do your research on each candidate. Understand the bias in the media, including a study that showed from the day after President Biden relinquished his nomination to Aug 17, Vice President Kamala Harris’ media coverage was 84% positive vs. President Trump’s 89% negative by ABC, CBS and NBC. Visit X...

• Freeport High School Class of 1955 will get together at 1 p.m. Sept. 25 at River Forest Country Club, 130 Club House Drive, Allegheny Township. Classmates and spouses welcome. • Ken-Hi Class of 1958 will have a reunion Sept. 19 at Hill Crest Country Club, Lower Burrell. Classmates who...

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. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Open house and kids...

Laurel: To paying respect. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is the most visited of all the locations on the National Mall offering remembrance of a person or a group of people. More than 5 million visitors make the trip there every year. But that memorial is unique in...

Most research on the most stressful jobs in the country finds the job of a correctional officer as one of the most stressful. The Department of Justice identifies the constant exposure to the risk of potential violence is what distinguishes the job of the correctional officer from other occupations. The...

How about some music? Or cats? Is it time for a good book? It’s the season for cozy interests to take over — and there are plenty of festivities to celebrate them this weekend around Westmoreland County. Summer concert series We didn’t see the total end of free summer concert...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 67-65) lost 3-2 to Toledo (Tigers) in a game shortened to eight innings. RHP Thomas Harrington (3.67) started and went six innings, allowing two runs on four hits with no walks and five strikeouts. LHP Michael Plassmeyer (4-10, 7.73) gave up one run on three hits in the...

High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A Pine-Richland 6, Norwin 0 Class 2A Penn-Trafford 2, Fox Chapel 0 Class A Aquinas Academy 2, Oakland Catholic 1 Football Thursday’s result City League Allderdice 33, Perry 0 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Aliquippa at Avonworth, 7 p.m. Ambridge at Hopewell, 7 p.m....

Miles Frazier, Zack Angoff and Sean Scanlon scored to lead Mars (4-0-1, 2-0-1) to a 3-2 overtime victory over Indiana in Section 1-3A boys soccer Thursday. Russell Crane scored twice for Indiana (4-1, 2-1). Avonworth 10, Mohawk 0 – Nathan Kline scored a pair of goals to lead Avonworth (3-1,...

PennDOT is reminding motorists of single-lane restrictions on Route 28 in O’Hara, Harmar, Springdale, Frazer and East Deer will continue Friday, weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions will continue in both directions on mainline Route 28: • Northbound: Restrictions from the RIDC Park (Exit 10) interchange to the Russellton/Creighton (Exit 13) interchange...

A judge Thursday took a Carnegie man to task as she sentenced him to prison for a fatal shooting outside a McKees Rocks strip club three years ago following a dispute in the parking lot. Charles Becher, 27, was sentenced to 12 to 24 years in prison by Allegheny County...

A Hempfield Township man died late Thursday afternoon when a farm tractor he was using to mow grass overturned and fell into a creek, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. Clifford E. Schweinsburg Jr., 79, was mowing grass in Hempfield along Township Line Run Creek — a tributary of...

Jerry McCool’s face was so badly beaten that trauma physicians initially thought he’d been shot. He was placed in a medically induced coma, given a tracheotomy to breathe and a feeding tube to receive sustenance. His family did not know if he would survive the April 14, 2023 assault outside...

Get ready for Revving Into Reading. That’s the theme for festivities scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 14, when the grand opening of Northern Tier Regional Library’s Pine Center runs in conjunction with a Touch-a-Truck event. More than 15 trucks and other vehicles will be parked outside the...