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Last week: 8-3 (72.7%) Skimmers and scammers. You know who you are, and the wordie Birdie is watching you. “These fake livestreams of games are getting out of control,” Birdie said. “Looking for the game you want to watch on the world wide web is like walking into a land...

The Pirates blew a 7-run lead to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Livvy Dunne noticed. Dunne’s boyfriend, rookie pitcher Paul Skenes, started the game and left after five innings with a comfortable 10-3 lead. Not so fast. The Pirates’ bullpen collapsed and gave up 11 runs. Six of those runs...

Kroger Co. hiked prices on milk and eggs more than needed to account for inflation, the company’s top pricing executive testified during a court hearing on the U.S. government’s bid to block the grocery chain’s purchase of rival Albertsons Cos. In a March 2024 email to his bosses, Andy Groff,...

The Washington County Board of Elections must notify voters when their mail-in ballots have errors and give them the chance to vote provisionally, a judge has ruled. A group of seven voters sued the county in July, alleging that a board policy passed a few months earlier that prohibited elections...

Everyone knows who will replace Olu Fashanu, Penn State’s first-round left tackle. Drew Shelton, a player with experience and upside, is eager to protect Drew Allar’s blindside. But who starts opposite Shelton is still a mystery ahead of Saturday’s opener at West Virginia. Anthony Donkoh and Nolan Rucci are the...

A former Rivers Casino employee who repeatedly reported being sexually harassed by “high rollers” is suing the Pittsburgh gambling venue after she said she was fired for reporting the alleged abuse. The nine-page complaint alleging a single count of retaliation was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court. It seeks the...

In a recent poll conducted by the Pew Research Center, health care was the third most important issue for voters in the presidential race, a concern voiced by 57% of respondents who were interviewed. In many cases, voters are worried about high drug costs. That’s why, this year before he...

Sheetz has entered Michigan and plans a larger expansion in the Motor City. Michigan’s first Sheetz store opened Tuesday in Romulus, which is near Detroit Metro Airport, attracting large crowds of excited customers, the Detroit Free Press reported. President and CEO Travis Sheetz flew in for the grand opening and...

Fundraiser • The Western Pennsylvania region of the Antique Automobile Club of America will host its 60th annual Paul P. Bell Memorial Auto, Custom and Street Rod Show from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at Legion Keener Park, 1658 Catherine St., Latrobe. Vehicle fields will include class judged...

While Donald Trump was president, the inflation rate averaged just a bit over 2%, and the month he left office it had fallen to 1.6%, one of the lowest rates in 40 years. Then President Biden and Vice President Harris come into office with their $5 trillion spend-and-borrow-and-print-money economic program,...

So Pittsburgh Public Schools has rolled out a plan to close schools (“Firm suggests closing 16 Pittsburgh Public schools, opening 2 new ones,” Aug. 14, TribLive). This is something that should have happened years ago. However, it will impact some of the lowest hourly employees first, from cafeteria workers and...

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 to win it again,” with instructions...

Children will make up elaborate stories to get out of trouble. The broken cookie jar is because of a monster. Or an imaginary friend. Or the dog. Yeah, that’s it. The dog did it. The child will tell that story with innocent eyes as big as the missing cookies. It’s...

Our Declaration of Independence states, “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed.” We the governed do not agree with this Supreme Court’s rulings. They are taking away our rights and freedoms and the laws and regulations that protect us. The Supreme Court...

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. Apollo library to offer oral history workshops The Pennsylvania Rural Arts...

Solar is the most affordable form of energy, but many face barriers to accessing its benefits. With funding available to expand solar in Pennsylvania, the best way is establishing a community solar program. Community solar allows everyone with an electric bill to benefit from solar: farmers who host projects, members...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 60-63) got past Louisville (Reds), 4-3. RHP Mike Burrows (3.27) started and pitched four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk with five strikeouts. SS Liover Peguero (.251) went 2 for 4 with a two-run homer, his 12th. LF Matt Gorski (.245) went 2 for 4 with...

High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Nonsection Penn-Trafford 1, Shady Side Academy 0 Peters Township 8, Aquinas Academy 0 Football Thursday’s schedule Nonconference Linsly, W.Va. at Westinghouse, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Apollo-Ridge at Jeannette, 7 p.m. Armstrong at Hampton, 7 p.m. Beaver Falls at Imani Christian, 7 p.m....

Alex Parise and Jeven Kelly scored to lead Peters Township (2-0) to a 2-0 victory over Norwin (1-1) in nonsection boys soccer Tuesday night. Avonworth 12, Riverside 0 – Abdul Basit had three goals and two assists to lead Avonworth (1-0, 1-0) to a Section 2-2A win over Riverside (0-1,...

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had reached an agreement with Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on rules — including whether candidates’ microphones will be muted — for the presidential debate set to take place in Philadelphia on Sept. 10. But Harris’ campaign refuted that assertion, doubling down...

LOS ANGELES — Amazon’s podcast studio, Wondery, on Tuesday announced it has landed a multiyear deal with “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce,” as it continues to add more audio programs to its ad sales and distribution portfolio. The deal includes global distribution rights to audio and video episodes...

On the heels of starting a new Armstrong County chapter this summer, Team Friends will hold its annual fundraising event. And the emphasis is on “fun.” Organizers selected the Dr. Seuss-inspired theme “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” for the extravaganza, scheduled for 5:15 to 8 p.m. Sept. 10 at Narcisi...

Think back to those opening days of each new school year. Maybe you remember starting kindergarten or first grade, excited about riding a big yellow bus and walking into a big brick building. Perhaps you recall the anticipation of greeting classmates you hadn’t seen since spring, trying to finally work...

President Biden’s political implosion has sparked one of the most chaotic election cycles in modern history. Desperate to put the turmoil behind them, Democrats moved with lightning speed to anoint Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee. In doing so, they careened from one disaster to another by...