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The 30th annual Yough-N-Roll bicycle ride is set to hit the Great Allegheny Passage Sept. 14. The ride will be followed by a free Party on the Trail at the Boston access 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Both events are fundraisers for the Mon/Yough Trail Council. Volunteers maintain 15 miles of trail...

Recently I received a mail-in ballot application from Washington, D.C., which I did not request. It was addressed to my household, thus two applications. My dear wife has been deceased for almost nine years. I have until Oct. 29 to send in the application. Sounds like I can vote twice....

I write this letter because I feel disappointed, saddened and frustrated by the recent decisions that have been leveled against Father John Moineau. As a lifelong Catholic, I’ve had experiences with many priests who came and were transferred, none of whom have touched my heart, inspired my spiritual growth and...

I want to validate my co-worker Chris Hunter’s commentary about closed beds, persistent understaffing and turnover at UPMC Western Psych (“Amid growing mental health crisis, why are a third of Western Psych beds closed?” Aug. 7, TribLive). With four decades of service, I’m the most senior staff nurse in our...

The reality competition series “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has enjoyed 16 regular seasons and a constellation of spin-offs since it premiered in 2009. Each season chronicles famous drag diva RuPaul’s search for “the next drag superstar.” If the regular seasons uplift one superstar, each season of “All Stars” produces supernovas. And...

Westmoreland County Commissioners need to talk about a change to how elected officials are paid. They need to do it openly, publicly and on the record, rather than lobbing comments back and forth via answers and interviews. But they aren’t. County law ties elected officials’ raises to the consumer price...

In his op-ed “What kind of prosecutor was Kamala Harris? The answer could be pivotal to her campaign” (Aug. 23, TribLive), Harry Litman states: “The presidential campaign is shaping up to be a tale of two prosecutors, both named Kamala Harris.” Harris is one prosecutor who has gotten this one...

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It became popular to champion free markets and demonize government regulations. That attitude led to years of nonenforcement of our anti-trust laws. Predictably, business mergers proliferated. Big corporations got bigger, and many became monopolies. As monopolies, they engaged in price-gouging and union busting, competition was stifled, and the quality of...

High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Class 3A Mt. Lebanon 4, North Allegheny 2 Class 2A Penn-Trafford 1, Latrobe 0 Nonsection Hempfield 4, Allderdice 0 Pine-Richland 4, Peters Township 0 Football Thursday’s schedule City League Allderdice at Perry, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Aliquippa at Avonworth, 7 p.m. Ambridge...

Trevor Kovatch and Brandon Yeschenko scored to power Belle Vernon to a 2-1 victory in an early season nonsection matchup of boys soccer undefeated teams Tuesday. Dominic Pireaux recorded his first varsity assist and Chris Howman also had an assist for the Leopards (3-0). Landon Stuart scored for Mt. Pleasant...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-64) was idle. Next: Wednesday at Toledo (Tigers), 6:35 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 55-72) was held to four hits in a 5-0 loss to Hartford (Rockies). CF Sammy Siani (.255) was 2 for 3 with a single and a double. C Carter Bins (.193) also went 2 for 3...

Elon Musk is excited about the possibility of joining a second Donald Trump administration — and he’s sharpening his ax. The right-wing tech entrepreneur announced shortly after the former president was shot during a July rally in Pennsylvania that he “fully” supports the MAGA candidate. But Trump said in a...

WASHINGTON — The bald eagle is poised to officially rise to its long-assumed perch as the national bird of the United States if House members follow suit when they return from recess and pass legislation that sailed through the Senate. The Senate took the first step toward that designation July...

The things that truly last when men and things have passed, They are all in Pennsylvania this morning! Rudyard Kipling, “Philadelphia” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s being passed over as Kamala Harris’ running mate reflects the low esteem that the state’s political figures are held nationally. Since the nation’s founding, Pennsylvania,...

The Dave Matthews Band is returning to Pittsburgh this fall for a PPG Paints Arena show. On Tuesday, the band announced a six-night fall tour will kick off Nov. 15 in Pittsburgh. The tour will then move on to a show at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio (Nov. 16), a...

It’s routine practice for government officials to kill animals deemed invasive or destructive. For the most part, Americans accept this or look the other way — especially if the “pests” are insects, rodents or garden-munching deer. That’s changed now that the Fish and Wildlife Service plans to shoot thousands of...

The Pittsburgh Penguins have found their new play-by-play voice for radio broadcasts. Joe Brand was hired for the position on the Penguins Radio Network, president of business operations Kevin Acklin announced Tuesday. Brand, 33, replaces Steve Mears, who took a position as the television play-by-play broadcaster of the Blue Jackets....

Prospects of Vice President Kamala Harris on the tinderbox that is today’s world stage opposite Putin, Xi, Jong and the ayatollah are both cartoonish and frightening. Bernard Borza Greensburg...

A frequently asked question from fans coming out of Penn State’s 2024 opener at West Virginia centered on one of the Nittany Lions’ high-profile transfers: where was Julian Fleming? Fleming, the former Ohio State wide receiver and five-star prospect at Southern Columbia, did not record a catch and wasn’t targeted...

The proposed sports complex for the North Huntingdon public works property, I think, would have a lot of infrastructure hurdles to overcome. The Maple Lane access is narrow and has a 10-ton weight limit. There also is a sinking spot in the road that needs fixed. The Skellytown Road access...

At a time when the Catholic Church is having a hard time finding people who are willing to give their life to God and teach the Catholic faith, Bishop Larry Kulick of the Diocese of Greensburg made an unfortunate poor decision for putting Father John Moineau on a leave for...

“If music be the food of love, play on,” says Orsino in a famous line from Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night.” In Shakespeare in the Parks’ production of the play, they took him literally. Celebrating their 20th season, Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks kicked off the month-long run of the play...

The editorial “The pollution of our waterways belies their beauty” (Aug. 18, TribLive) brought important attention to the unseen pollution below the surface of Pittsburgh’s rivers. But unseen pollution in the air is doing even more damage. I recently stood before the Allegheny County Health Board to say everyone in...