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The commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a well-earned heritage of economic resiliency and strength. And despite setbacks in recent years, western Pennsylvania is on the path toward recovery. An important part of that recovery is being driven by our local small businesses. As the president of an organization charged with ensuring...

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Supporting our military and their families is a sacred obligation of our nation and each of us as citizens — a debt we can never fully repay. This commitment unites all Americans — Democrats, Republicans and independents alike. Vice President Kamala Harris has been by President Biden’s side in the...

Artist Louise Silk, a born-and-raised Pittsburgher, has created a chronicle of her life over the decades through quilting. Starting on Sunday, visitors to the John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh’s Strip District will get the chance to see Silk through her art — and stitch themselves into the patchwork as...

We, as a nation, need to bow our heads in prayer. We have two astronauts “stuck” in space. They will not be able to be retrieved until sometime in February! Their first attempt to transfer the astronauts to safety failed. They need our help. Pray for divine guidance that our...

Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual bible study is at 6:30 p.m. A link is available on the website. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge....

It’s a busy weekend in Pittsburgh! With three days off to bask in the last of summer and football season right around the corner, the city has plenty of excitement and relaxation to offer. If you want to avoid the insanity of the North Shore, there are definitely other happenings...

I watched Kamala Harris’ recent Raleigh economic speech online. Two Harris observations: 1. She believes policy problems are solved with government spending. 2. She is economically illiterate with limited leadership skills, characteristics that disqualifies her from presidential consideration. Take, for example, fighting inflation with price controls. When inflation started raging,...

My mother has two birth dates: the one on her passport, and then the real one. She was born in January in the late ’60s in Beirut, Lebanon. But because her birth was not registered for another 10 weeks, official documents give a date in March. With every phone call...

Former President Donald Trump was back in Western Pennsylvania for the first time since an assassination attempt injured him last month in Butler County, and he is hoping his visit will rally his MAGA base to boost him to a Pennsylvania and national victory come November. Trump took the stage...

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. Hartwood Acres to host Allegheny County Music Festival The 24th annual...

Festival • The West Newton Community Festival will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 6, noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 7 and 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 8 in Vine Street Park. There will be entertainment, games, food trucks, crafters, a basket sale and more. A parade will...

Laurel: To demanding action. The bare minimum that should be expected of a shopping area is accessibility. Long before there were food courts and anchor stores, marketplaces realized that, to serve their purpose, they had to be easily traversed. In the modern era, that means they should have good roads...

Before the late 1990s, laws regulating firearms were in place and American citizens did not feel threatened by gun violence. During the George W. Bush administration, gun regulations were allowed to lapse. Gun manufacturers and the NRA were responsible for lobbying members of Congress to vote for gun legislation that...

There’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that we’ve arrived at Labor Day, signaling an unofficial end to summer. The good news is that a three-day weekend is coming up. Here are some fun events to take the sting out of summer’s close and help you enjoy...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 63-63) outslugged Louisville (Reds), 10-6. RF Matt Gorski (.255) went 4 for 4 with a double, a two-run homer, his 20th, and four RBIs. LF Jack Suwinski (.194) went 1 for 4 with his fourth homer. CF Billy Cook (.282) went 2 for 5 with two RBIs. DH...

Adam Urena threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns as Mercyhurst defeated Wheeling, 28-25, on Thursday to win its first Division I FCS game after making the leap from Division II this season. Cameron Barmore caught seven passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns for the Lakers (1-0). Earnest Davis...

High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A Mt. Lebanon 9, Norwin 0 Pine-Richland 15, Hempfield 0 Class 2A Peters Township 10, Latrobe 0 Football Thursday’s result Nonconference Westinghouse 52, Linsly (WV) 0 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Apollo-Ridge at Jeannette, 7 p.m. Armstrong at Hampton, 7 p.m. Beaver Falls at...

Mark Bence scored the overtime winner to lead Shady Side Academy (1-0-1, 1-0-1) to a 2-1 victory over Deer Lakes (2-1, 1-1) in an early season matchup of Section 1-2A boys soccer contenders Thursday night. Allderdice 4, West Mifflin 0 – Jacek Piekut had a goal and two assists and...

A Hazelwood man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him late Thursday of second-degree murder for a 2019 Wilkinsburg home invasion. Brandon Franklin, 27, will be formally sentenced in November, but second-degree, or felony, murder carries a mandatory prison term of life without...

DJ Graham, the son of Shenango football coach Jimmy Graham, died Tuesday, two days after his 17th birthday. Shenango’s scheduled football game at Ellwood City on Friday night has been canceled. DJ Graham was not a member of the football team, but he played baseball and was on the golf...

Jack White says he is suing Donald Trump over his campaign’s use of the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” in an online video posted by Margo Martin, Trump’s deputy director of communications. “Oh….Don’t even think about using my music you fascists,” White wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday, which...

Three people charged with killing a man in Wilkinsburg after tracking his movements for weeks pleaded guilty Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Herbert Lee Walker III, 29, and Jeremiah Ligon, 27, of Penn Hills both pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and conspiracy for their roles in the death...

In case you needed a reminder: Billionaire Mark Cuban is not buying his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not ever. The topic came, yet again, Wednesday after the Pirates collapsed in epic fashion, blowing a 10-3 lead to the Chicago Cubs en route to a 14-10 loss. Pittsburgh...

Oneka Jones believes her son was born to be a protector. Willis D. Brooks worked as a school security guard and hoped to one day become a Pittsburgh police officer. He also was a certified state constable and worked security at an after-hours club in Knoxville. It was at that...