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The fall sports season comes to a close this week with the PIAA football championships at Cumberland Valley. Plus, Trib HSSN will carry broadcasts of several boys and girls basketball games, as well as hockey games and wrestling matches. Here’s a look at this week’s broadcast schedule: Tuesday, Dec. 6...

Save the date! Students in the Fox Chapel Area School District will present their 33rd annual telethon 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 23 to raise money for Fox Families Care. Fox Families Care helps bridge the gap between needs of children and families in the school district and resources. Students from...

Election Day is behind us, but as of this writing, the election is far from over. Races around the country remain contested, heading for a run-off or likely to wind up in the courts. I can say only one thing for certain about this election: A lot of voters are...

After 40 seasons as one of the WPIAL’s winningest football coaches, Tom Loughran has stepped down at Fox Chapel. Loughran won 210 games in his career, one of just 34 coaches in the league’s 117-year history to reach that plateau. In 1997 and in 2005, his South Park teams won...

You’ll have a little longer before you have to worry about having a Real ID to board a domestic flight or enter a federal building. The federal Department of Homeland Security has extended the deadline yet again, until May 7, 2025. The deadline had been set for this upcoming May....

We all want our homes to be filled with joy, comfort and the people we love the most during the holidays. But many of us will miss someone at the holiday table, because our country’s overdose crisis now touches almost every family and community. Overdoses took over 108,000 lives in...

James Franklin was sitting in a Kansas airport when he called in for Sunday’s Rose Bowl teleconferences. That’s the life of a coach in December as bowl destinations are announced and recruiting pushes are finalized. Franklin is looking forward to facing Utah in “The Granddaddy of Them All” on Jan....

About 8 million bottles of laundry detergent, fabric conditioners and cleaning products have been recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with bacteria. The Laundress products were sold at major retailers nationwide including Bloomingdale’s, Target, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and online at Amazon through September 2022, for between...

Exportadora Copramar has recalled 1,260 cases of James Farm frozen raspberries because of the potential that the fruit is contaminated with hepatitis A. Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, its testing indicated hepatitis A in the raspberries with UPC code 76069501010...

Regarding the article “Trump files lawsuit to avoid Jan. 6 committee subpoena” (Nov. 12, TribLIVE): President Trump’s suit asserts that “no president or former president has ever been compelled” to provide testimony or documents in response to congressional subpoenas. What about Watergate and President Nixon? The only reason he didn’t...

Sewickley Music Club The Sewickley Music Club’s third musical program of the year will be a festive performance by Bryan Sable, pianist, called “Christmas at the Keys!” Sable graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Music Education from West Liberty State College and holds a M.Ed. in Administration, K-12, from...

Rotary scholarships The Bob Williams Rotary Memorial Scholarship Program has scholarships available for the 2022-2023 academic year. In recent years, at least eight scholarships at $5,000 each have been awarded. High school seniors in Allegheny and Beaver Counties are eligible to apply. Vocational students, G.E.D students and those attending parochial,...

Whitehall history program Join Whitehall Mayor James Nowalk in the Whitehall Borough Community Room from 7-9 p.m. Jan. 5 to learn about how the borough was formed. Sponsored by the Whitehall Borough Historical Society, the free program will celebrate Whitehall’s 75th anniversary. For more information or to RSVP, email whitehallhistory100@gmail.com....

Holiday Light Contest The Etna Neighborhood Association is sponsoring a holiday light contest for borough residents. ENA members will visit every street in Etna Dec. 19-20 to judge the displays. Prizes will be awarded for each ward. Winners will be announced on Facebook the week of Christmas. Millvale parking Parking...

Kids’ Day Out West View United Methodist Church, 146 Cornell Ave., will hold a Kids’ Day Out in the Fellowship Hall from 1-4 p.m. Dec. 10. Children will be doing a Christmas craft, games and watching a movie. Snacks provided. RSVP by Dec. 9 via email at office@westviewumc.church, phone at...

Regarding the article “After a year, omicron still driving covid surges and worries” (Nov. 25, TribLIVE): Most people want to move on from covid-19. But many health professionals warn of a potential surge in respiratory illnesses this winter, especially after holiday gatherings. For Pennsylvania’s disability community, however, the pandemic never...

A former state representative once joked that he wisely kept his sparkling new state-leased vehicle out of sight in his home garage when he was in the district and drove around town in an old beater to remind his constituents that he was a man of the people. Like everyone...

Convention center hosts celebrities Steel City Con is returnining to the Monroeville Convention Center Dec. 9-11 at 209 Mall Blvd. Featured guests include Mark William Calaway, who went by The Undertaker as a professional wrestler; WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler; All Elite Wrestling champion Jon Moxley; actors...

Lake Shore Drive open Lake Shore Drive within North Park in McCandless has reopened to bicycle and pedestrian traffic, according to the Allegheny County Parks Department. The road has been closed since Oct. 31 for slope stabilization work. Crews still need to pave a section of the roadway adjacent to...

Youth Christmas concert Pittsburgh Youth Concert Orchestra’s Christmas Concert is scheduled for 4 p.m. Dec. 11 at St. Richard Church, 3841 Dickey Road, Richland. Pablo Ardilies is the conductor. The performance is part of the newly established Saints Martha and Mary Parish Concert Series, which will foster a deeper appreciation...

‘Road to Bethlehem’ A “Road to Bethlehem” experience is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 10 and 11 at Presbyterian Church of Plum Creek, 550 Center New Texas Road. The journey of approximately 20 minutes will start in the church and continue outside, chronicling the story of the birth...

Presto VFD pancake breakfast Presto Volunteer Fire Department, 5228 Thoms Run Road, Collier, will hold a pancake breakfast with a special seasonal guest. The event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 18. Toys for Tots drive Scott Township is collecting for Toys for Tots. Last year’s drive...

Dean Streator holiday concert The Dean Streator holiday concert is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Bethel Park Community Center. Featured will be Community Band South, directed by Jim Bennett and Max Gonano; Bethel Park High School’s Top 21 Vocal Ensemble, directed by Todd Kuczawa; Southminster Presbyterian Church...

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. Tarentum to sponsor holiday light decorating contest Tarentum Recreation Board is...