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A woman in Clairton was struck by a hit-and-run driver early Saturday who had just fired gunshots as they fled. Allegheny County Police said local police were called to the intersection of Third Street and Waddell Avenue at about 2:20 a.m. They had received a report “of a disturbance, followed...

North Allegheny’s girls soccer team got off to a high-scoring start to the season. The Tigers defeated Altoona, 7-0, in the season-opener Aug. 23, at NA Intermediate High School. Bella Montgomery scored twice, and Rowan Barsotti, Addison Heim, Luciana Zagacki, Mia Bosley and Mia Barsotti added goals. Margaret Nestor earned...

If you left the U.S. for a summer vacation, you may have encountered a strange and refreshing custom: not tipping. Or at least not tipping everyone in sight. Americans have long been among the world’s most profligate tippers. “We tip more occupations than any other country, and we tend to...

The writer of the letter “Whose head should be examined?” (Aug. 20, TribLive) insinuated that Donald Trump is anti-Jewish by citing the remark he made in Charlottesville that “there are very fine people on both sides.” That talking point has long been debunked because it was taken out of context....

Women’s rights may determine presidential election The lyrics to an old movement song, “Pass It On,” carry the warning that freedom “doesn’t come like a bird on the wing” and “doesn’t come down like the falling rain,” then advise that “freedom is a hard won thing” and “every generation has...

Living in Penn Hills for most of my life, I’ve seen a lot over the years, and one thing that stands out is how often the natural gas and oil industry gets misunderstood. Many folks might not realize the true impact it has on our daily lives and families like...

If Gov. Tim Walz retired from the National Guard in 2005 to avoid deployment to Iraq and to run successfully for Congress on an anti-Iraq war platform — bravo, Mr. Walz! It was a known fact in 2005 and as early as late 2003 that George W. Bush’s invasion of...

On Wednesday, Nippon Steel made a promise. The Japanese giant would invest “no less than $1 billion” into the U.S. Steel operations in the Greater Pittsburgh area. “Nippon Steel believes that a transformed Mon Valley Works will expand U. S. Steel’s ability to serve a broader range of markets and...

Are Donald Trump and his followers WEIRD? Is it WEIRD to believe in a multiple adulterer, sexual assaulter, pathological liar, habitual swindler and charitable “giver” (Trump Foundation) whose only charity is himself? Is it WEIRD for a prez wannabe to “dignify the office” by shilling low quality/high-priced Bibles and Air...

Publicize your nonprofit’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. Labor United celebration runs this weekend in Northmoreland Park The annual...

The definition of democracy is “a rule by the people by which the people vote for their elected representatives.” Where was democracy in choosing the next Democratic candidate for president ? No one had a choice; Vice President Kamala Harris was thrust onto us like a bad cold. So much...

High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Nonconference Armstrong 42, Hampton 30 Avonworth 28, West Mifflin 22 Belle Vernon at Aliquippa, ppd. Bethel Park 49, Mars 13 Blackhawk at Beaver, ppd. to noon Saturday Burgettstown 11, Bentworth 6 Carlynton 21, Avella 0 Carmichaels 8, Sto-Rox 8 Chartiers Valley at West Allegheny,...

Ja Vaughn Moore rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns to lead Class 5A Bethel Park to a 49-13 nonconference victory at Class 4A No. 3 Mars (1-1) on Friday night. David Dennison added 142 rushing yards and two touchdowns for Bethel Park (2-0) while teammate Tanner Pfeuffer threw for...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 63-63) and Louisville (Reds) were suspended with the game tied 5-5 going into the 10th inning. The game will resume at 6:05 p.m. Saturday. Next: Saturday vs Louisville (Reds), 7:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 53-71) defeated New Hampshire (Blue Jays), 7-5, in 10 innings thanks to a walk-off three...

Top performers for Week 1 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 337 - Luca Santini, Laurel (18 of 32) 302 - Dominic Detruf, Hempfield (18 of 38) 295 - Joey Felitsky, North Catholic (27 of 45) 265 - Ryan Cortes, South Allegheny (19 of 22) 259 - Porter...

Some football experts say that the most important drives in a football game are the ones right after halftime. That proved to be the case for Yough on Friday night in its Week 1 matchup versus Charleroi at Myron Pottios Stadium. After being shut out in the first half, the...

The highly anticipated nonconference matchup between defending WPIAL and PIAA champions didn’t make it very far due to Mother Nature on Friday night at Heinz Field in Aliquippa. The game between Class 4A champion Aliquippa and Class 3A champion Belle Vernon was canceled with 1:49 left in the opening quarter....

Deer Lakes rode the legs of Zier Williams to outlast Class 2A No. 3 ranked South Park, 35-22, in a nonconference football game Friday night. In a game with many twists and turns, the Class 3A Lancers moved to 2-0 on the season. Williams, the senior running back, scored three...

Former President Trump returned to one of his Pennsylvania strongholds Friday, labeling his rivals with crude nicknames, relitigating grievances against the media and casting a sense of urgency of the presidential campaign. Trump rallied Friday afternoon with thousands of supporters, who lined up hours early to watch him speak at...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom might not rejoin the Texas Rangers’ rotation on this homestand after all. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Friday that deGrom will make two more minor league rehab starts in the next eight days: On Sunday, with Triple-A Round Rock, and another next Saturday, most likely...

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two tropical waves in the Atlantic and a new system in the Gulf of Mexico with the potential to grow into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, the closer of the two Atlantic systems is...

A Butler woman died in a crash Thursday in Armstrong County, Coroner Brian K. Myers said. Myers identified the crash victim Friday afternoon as Michelle D. Vanscoy, 45. According to Myers, the woman’s car was clipped in the back corner by a vehicle pulling out from Walman Supply in East...

The Commonwealth Court said Friday that not counting mail-in ballots with missing or mistaken dates on their outer envelopes is unconstitutional. “The refusal to count undated or incorrectly dated but timely mail ballots submitted by otherwise eligible voters because of meaningless and inconsequential paperwork errors violates the fundamental right to...

Ronald Silver II, a sanitation worker in Baltimore, won’t be spending this Labor Day weekend with his family. On Aug. 2, during a sweltering 100-degree heatwave, Silver died while working a shift in a city garbage truck. His death was preventable. In July, following worker complaints, Baltimore’s inspector general reviewed...

Two men accused of killing a Penn Hills teenager more than three years ago avoided a retrial this week by entering a new plea. Deontae Nalls, 24, of Plum, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder on Wednesday, while Daeshuan Smith, 23, of Penn Hills, entered no-contest plea to a charge of...