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With 2022 moving into October, it enters a predictable season. No, not Halloween. Not the relentless march to the end-of-year holidays. Not the chilly transition to fall and then winter. Taxes. Specifically, it’s time for municipalities to start talking about budgets and whether they will raise the amount of tax...

Four Pine-Richland seniors have been named 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists: Luke Kastner, Jacob Lukez, Benjamin Rishel and Andrew Salvadore. High school juniors entered the 2023 National Merit Scholarship program by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The nationwide pool of semifinalists represents less than 1%...

I applaud letter-writer Richard Dulemba for his rebuttal, “Clarifying Jan. 6 hypocrisy” (Sept. 13, TribLIVE) to Dr. Joel Last’s letter “Jan. 6 hypocrisy” (Sept. 1, TribLIVE). It goes to show how in denial many are and the lengths they will go to defend President Trump. Then you have Paul Carrick...

This November, we the people have to choose whether to continue on the destructive path the nation is on, or reverse course. To me the choice is simple. If you feel you’re better off now than you were four years ago, or if you’re happy with record high energy prices,...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Prospect Cemetery schedules ghost tours Prospect Cemetery Historical Ghost Tours will...

In Westmoreland County, Republican commissioners just made it harder for you to vote. In previous years, if you didn’t receive your mail-in ballot in time to complete and have it delivered, you had the option of putting your ballot in a secured drop box. This assured your vote was received...

High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Section 3A Pine-Richland 15, Allderdice 0 Peters Township 1, North Allegheny 0 Nonsection Penn-Trafford 2, Norwin 0 Football Thursday’s schedule WPIAL Class A Eastern Greensburg Central Catholic at Frazier, 7 p.m. City League Nonconference Perry at Carrick, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule Class 6A Mt....

Mikayla Coury scored the decisive goal, assisted by Lily Householder, to lead Burrell to a 1-0 victory over Freeport in Section 2-2A girls soccer Monday. It was the first loss of the season for the Yellowjackets (9-1, 6-1), who split the season series with the Bucs (9-2-2, 6-2-1). Ali Hughes...

A former Washington County couple who have since moved to North Carolina pleaded guilty on Monday to felony charges stemming from their participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Dale Jeremiah Shalvey, 38, now of Conover, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement officers and obstruction...

NEW YORK — Wall Street soared to its best day in months Monday in a widespread relief rally after some unexpectedly weak data on the economy raised the possibility that the Federal Reserve won’t have to be so aggressive about hiking interest rates. The S&P 500’s leap of 2.6% was...

Investors suffered their third unpleasant quarter in a row in the quarter that just ended. After this pounding, quite a few stocks look attractive to me. I’ve highlighted a few of them on my Casualty List. This list, which I compile each quarter, contains stocks that have been smacked down...

The city of Pittsburgh’s official holiday tree will come from the Alle-Kiski Valley. A 40-foot blue spruce will be donated by Guardian Angels Parish from its Springdale campus. It will be situated at the City-County Building, along Grant Street downtown, and will be lit Nov. 19 during the unofficial start...

Guests at Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company Station 1’s open house tended to be smiling, whether they were trying on firefighting gear, having a close-up look at equipment or enjoying free hot dogs. During their Oct. 2 visit, they also may have gained some insight as to the extent that...

Two years after a group sued to try to keep the Christopher Columbus statue in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park over city officials’ objections, an Allegheny County judge has thrown out the complaint, clearing the way for the statue’s removal. A spokeswoman for the mayor’s office said they are reviewing the opinion...

The air is crispy, the leaves are turning and jack-o’-lanterns are starting to show up on front porches. October has arrived. Which means horror movie season is officially here. It’s the best time of the year to sit back with a scary movie, or a whole lot of them, the...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Alcohol was available to all fans 21 and older at Beaver Stadium during the game this weekend between Penn State and Northwestern. It came after the Penn State board of trustees approved the expanded sale of alcohol in the stadium on Sept. 23 and picked the matchup...

Ken and Traci Saunders’ two long-haired Chihuahuas are an important part of their family. Riley, 11, is black and white and acts like an energetic puppy despite her age, while Rosco, 6, is light brown and more skittish. As members of the Nativity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hampton, the couple...

The first-ever Power of Music event featured local musicians and speakers sharing their inspirational stories of overcoming challenges, injuries, sicknesses and addictions. Held under the tent at McCandless Crossing on Sept. 27, musicians told their stories and performed their songs. Musician and lawyer Shelley Duff organized The Power of Music,...

Khaream Miller had no prior criminal history and a permit to carry a concealed weapon. When he was struck following a verbal dispute on Feb. 5, Miller pulled out his handgun and started firing. Keith Glaser was struck six times. Miller, 23, returned to his McKees Rocks apartment, called 911...

The Pitt football team has won an ACC championship and made six bowl appearances since Pat Narduzzi was hired as the program’s head coach in December 2014. But the Panthers also have experienced some crushing losses in his nine seasons, including Saturday’s 21-17 loss to Wake Forest. Here’s a look...

When teachers and students returned to Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh in Hampton this academic year, they were greeted with a “bright” and “cheerful” space that’s quite different from the typical 1950s Catholic school the building used to resemble, according to Leslie Mitros, the head of school. Aquinas Academy has completed...

As we enter the final weeks of a Senate race that may determine which party controls the U.S. Senate, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz continue to argue over who will be the best fighter for hardworking Pennsylvania families. The upcoming debate between the two Senate candidates must...

Pop star Ed Sheeran will bring his “+ - = ÷ x Tour” (pronounced “The Mathematics Tour”) to Acrisure Stadium on July 8 with special guests Khalid and Rosa Linn. This will be Sheeran’s first show at the newly renamed stadium, but he’s played Heinz Field as opener for Taylor...

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